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I know there are a decent number of people that are bricking to Fastboot. I *believe* that TheCubed has fixed one of these, but I'm not positive about this. One of the number 1 reasons for bricking to Fastboot, however, is pushing a recovery that doesn't match the MD5SUM somewhere in the process. If anywhere in the process, the MD5SUM doesn't match, please don't push it. It's not worth it, and is a guaranteed brick.
I unfortunately don't have the knowledge to unbrick you from Fastboot, but I am going to try to pick TheCubed's brain to see if there is anything that can be done in his absence (after all, unbricking all the people that brick shouldn't be his sole responsibility, he has more fun things to do, I'm sure ).
Until then, good luck with this, and I hope Cubed has a solution for you all!
hello everyone, im pretty sure i was the first one to run into this issue since it happened twice on two different phones. but for an extremely easy fix just look here, believe me it doesn't get any easier than this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088046
Thanks man you saved a total wipe and flash! Worked like a charm. Not quite sure why it got corrupted. I checked the md5 at every stage everything was fine until the format prompt. Weird.
Hey all, Let me start by apologizing for not posting this in the right place (More than likely). i didnt see any threads for LG p505 Phoenix.
On to buisness, i had an error booting into ClockWorkMod Recovery. My phone is booting incorrectly ever since. ive tried to take the battery out and replace it, but that didnt work. I tried to follow some repair work listed on the forums, but i need further assistance. ive gotten as far as the SDK dev package and attempting to restart the bootloader, but no luck. it keeps saying it cant detect the device. the computer recognizes it as ASUS Android Bootloader Interface. Any help?
Where did you learn how to put CWM on you phone? If it wasn't here, why not try those forums where you did?
Try this
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-lg-phoenix-thrive/
Well, i got CWM on my phone via the Rom Manager App on the Market. but, after toying around with my phone trying to fix it, it appears that it is stuck on the bootloader, and not CWM. when it DOES "boot up", it only displays lines of code that varies when i plug it into a power source or my PC.
Are you rooted?
yeah i am. couldnt have gotten this far without that step.
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yeah i am. couldnt have gotten this far without that step.
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Just didn't want you thinking you could flash cwm by installing rom manager.
What exactly is going on. Give lots of details.
* iTouched Epic
Well, good for you. im such a rookie that would be entirely possible. lol. anywho, i asked for help on another forum, who a couple people on have some experience with programing and such, and i pretty much explained everything there is to explain there.
however, the website wont let me post a link to said post, so im going to try to copy/paste because i REALLY dont feel like typing all that out again if i dont have to.
Copy link and put (dot) as the dot .
* iTouched Epic
the story is, i tried to boot my phone (LG phoenix [p505], running CarloROM, standard Kernnel) into ClockWorkMod Recovery Mode, but upon booting up, teh device went to a black screen, save for a couple words, most partial. the readable text says "UDC_Start()". on pluging it into the PC, it displays the following text:
-- suspend --
-- reset --
EP1/out FAIL nfo=40 pg0=74000
-- portchange --
usb_read() transaction failed
-- reset --
-- portchange --
fastboot: oops !
fastboot: Processing commands
i am trying to utilize the only fix ive found, which is to reboot the bootloader via andriod developer debug window. i tell the command prompt to run the "adb reboot bootloader" function but it says it cant find the device.
it also appears on the PC as "ASUS android bootloader interface"
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here's all the details ive got thus far
Try flashing stock recovery on it. Flash back to complete stock. Did you check to make sure cwm was compatible with your device?
Was the other forum not helpful to you?
* iTouched Epic
boborone said:
Try flashing stock recovery on it. Flash back to complete stock. Did you check to make sure cwm was compatible with your device?
Was the other forum not helpful to you?
* iTouched Epic
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First, not the other forum isnt helping as it's a small user group and no one's responded yet. second, as previously stated, after posting this thread, ive determined that the phone did NOT boot to CWM. and second, yes, CWM is compatable and has worked in the past. i heard about it from someone that has used it on his p505 and it works perfectly.
There are a lot of devices that only run a modded version of cwm. I have a Samsung intercept that won't run with standard cwm.
* iTouched Epic
people on the android central forum you posted a link to say the phoenix runs just fine with standard CWM
Did you try flashing the touch version of cwm? My epic touch sgsll bricks with that?
* iTouched Epic
i rooted my phone, downloaded ROM Manager, gave it Super user permissions, and flashed Optimus One (Old BaseBand). exactly as instructed.
Where did you learn about doing this? You said you tried asking on another forum. What did they say? Did you try what they said? Have you tried what I said about going stock?
* iTouched Epic
i learned all this from here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-lg-phoenix-thrive/138186-how-clock-workrecovery-mod-cwm.html
no one has responded on the other forum as previously stated
i have learned that my device is booting to the bootloader, not CWM, also as previously stated.
thus, flashing a new ROM of any sort is impossible.
FawkesPhone said:
i learned all this from here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-lg-phoenix-thrive/138186-how-clock-workrecovery-mod-cwm.html
no one has responded on the other forum as previously stated
i have learned that my device is booting to the bootloader, not CWM, also as previously stated.
thus, flashing a new ROM of any sort is impossible.
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You never said you didn't get any responses from the other forum. If you posted the question yesterday and gave it a couple hours, no responses, then started flipping out cause your is phone is messed up and so you decided to join for the soul reason of using it as a technical support and post in off topic cause this site doesn't even develop (notice I didn't say support) your phone, I say you need to chill out and go back to other site and get a lil bit more in depth with your question. Cause honestly I would have overlooked your question with how it was written and the little information given. Those guys know about your bootloader. I don't. Not many here do. LG doesn't make flagship devices, hence why they're not here.
I can tell you that if nobody does help you, you need to read up on how to shell into the phone and flash something else like that.
* iTouched Epic
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First, no, the other forum isnt helping as it's a small user group and no one's responded yet.
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Also, why waste an hour of my time? If you're gonna tell me to eff off, why not do it at the beginning?
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Also, why waste an hour of my time? If you're gonna tell me to eff off, why not do it at the beginning?
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I didn't tell you to f off, but, in all seriousness, I don't like it when people join this site just to ask a question.
Then you post in the wrong forum about a phone that isn't even developed on here.
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^ Just wanted to point that out. ^
And I did try to help you. I don't know LG bootloaders. But I went through seeing if you made some noob mistake that I could help with. Then when that was sorted out, I told you how to help yourself. If you're are going to take someone telling you how to help yourself as telling you to f off, not sure you are going to make it here on XDA. Good luck with that attitude.
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Did you try to search here on this site?
Searched here on XDA and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289265&page=3
You see, we don't mind helping people at all, it's the people that won't help themselves that get on people's nerves. Look man, I will help you as much as I can. But you have to be willing to help yourself, too. Finding threads like the one I posted above is what I mean by searching and reading on how to shell into the phone, using adb to fix your problems. You have a jacked up phone, don't get frustrated and mad at the world, calm down, chill out. You can fix it.
Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum; this is my first post.
I have an M7 on a stock HTC/AT&T ROM running Lollipop 5.0.2 with Sense 6.0.
I would like to root the device so that I can do things like eliminate ads, remove bloatware, run more advanced software, etc., but I do not want to loose things like Beats Audio/Boom Sound. So I'm thinking I just want to stick with the stock AT&T/HTC M7 ROM.
I have seen reference to the Sunshine App, but unless someone can tell me it does something absolutely magical for the one-use $25 payment they expect, I'm fine doing it the free way. I got the impression about Sunshine that it doesn't actually get you all the way to root. If it got me all the way and saved my data/apps, too, I'd be all over it.
Can someone please give me the full path of steps I need to go through to get this done? I'm not a dumb guy. Pretty computer savvy, actually, but there is a lot of jargon and intermediate steps that seem to be involved in all of this. Some of the videos I'm seeing are quite dated at this point, and I have to wonder if they are relevant to an AT&T M7 on Lollipop a this point. But I thrive on step-by-step tutorials, so if you guys point me to the right videos or written tutorials, I should be fine.
Any suggestion on the best way to backup my device would be appreciated, too. I understand I'm going to get all my data and programs wiped somewhere along the path.
Thank you!
djMot said:
Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum; this is my first post.
I have an M7 on a stock HTC/AT&T ROM running Lollipop 5.0.2 with Sense 6.0.
I would like to root the device so that I can do things like eliminate ads, remove bloatware, run more advanced software, etc., but I do not want to loose things like Beats Audio/Boom Sound. So I'm thinking I just want to stick with the stock AT&T/HTC M7 ROM.
I have seen reference to the Sunshine App, but unless someone can tell me it does something absolutely magical for the one-use $25 payment they expect, I'm fine doing it the free way. I got the impression about Sunshine that it doesn't actually get you all the way to root. If it got me all the way and saved my data/apps, too, I'd be all over it.
Can someone please give me the full path of steps I need to go through to get this done? I'm not a dumb guy. Pretty computer savvy, actually, but there is a lot of jargon and intermediate steps that seem to be involved in all of this. Some of the videos I'm seeing are quite dated at this point, and I have to wonder if they are relevant to an AT&T M7 on Lollipop a this point. But I thrive on step-by-step tutorials, so if you guys point me to the right videos or written tutorials, I should be fine.
Any suggestion on the best way to backup my device would be appreciated, too. I understand I'm going to get all my data and programs wiped somewhere along the path.
Thank you!
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just posted this for someone else
Flash TWRP 2.8.5.0
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
/ enter recovery
Exit recovery choose yes to Root
when the phone boots up go to the SuperSU Icon in the app drawer
it will ask to update / choose TWRP
after it reboots your rooted
clsA said:
just posted this for someone else
Flash TWRP 2.8.5.0
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
/ enter recovery
Exit recovery choose yes to Root
when the phone boots up go to the SuperSU Icon in the app drawer
it will ask to update / choose TWRP
after it reboots your rooted
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Thanks, but I think you are making a few too many assumptions that I understand what your saying.
I don't think I can just flash twrp before unlocking the bootloader, am I right? And I have no clue how to flash twrp, how to set up to do that, and what to have where. I can do the steps if I know what they are. So I really am looking for a pretty explicit set of steps. You've given me some steps, yes, and thank you for that(!!), but I think you're coming from a position of already knowing exactly what you are doing and all the ramifications of each and every step you would take, so by the time it gets to me it just sounds like the cliffs notes and I'm still wondering what the novel is about.
And, yes, I get that some of you here answer these kinds of noobie questions a lot, and it just gets tedious repeating yourselves. Unfortunately for us noobies who come looking to the experts for the straight-up how-to, the responses all seem like "just do this, do that" without any discussion of how to do this and how to do that. I've read several "how do I root my phone" threads here, but the answers all seem just a little to Greekish to me, and to others too I would imagine. The video tutorials here were recorded back when the M7 was brand new and there's no indication at all whether updates along the way to present day have altered the process, or whether there is a safer, better way after all this time. I have no idea if they are relevant today.
I get that I'm asking a lot for such an old device, but I would really appreciate a little of a tutorial approach.
Thanks very much.
djMot said:
Thanks, but I think you are making a few too many assumptions that I understand what your saying.
I don't think I can just flash twrp before unlocking the bootloader, am I right? And I have no clue how to flash twrp, how to set up to do that, and what to have where. I can do the steps if I know what they are. So I really am looking for a pretty explicit set of steps. You've given me some steps, yes, and thank you for that(!!), but I think you're coming from a position of already knowing exactly what you are doing and all the ramifications of each and every step you would take, so by the time it gets to me it just sounds like the cliffs notes and I'm still wondering what the novel is about.
And, yes, I get that some of you here answer these kinds of noobie questions a lot, and it just gets tedious repeating yourselves. Unfortunately for us noobies who come looking to the experts for the straight-up how-to, the responses all seem like "just do this, do that" without any discussion of how to do this and how to do that. I've read several "how do I root my phone" threads here, but the answers all seem just a little to Greekish to me, and to others too I would imagine. The video tutorials here were recorded back when the M7 was brand new and there's no indication at all whether updates along the way to present day have altered the process, or whether there is a safer, better way after all this time. I have no idea if they are relevant today.
I get that I'm asking a lot for such an old device, but I would really appreciate a little of a tutorial approach.
Thanks very much.
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Yeah, that's not going to happen
Read the FAQ >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228274
and the So you came at XDA-Developers to find help
If your still stuck after that then ask questions.
Hint: I described all the steps in post 2 above
djMot said:
Thanks, but I think you are making a few too many assumptions that I understand what your saying.
I don't think I can just flash twrp before unlocking the bootloader, am I right? And I have no clue how to flash twrp, how to set up to do that, and what to have where. I can do the steps if I know what they are. So I really am looking for a pretty explicit set of steps. You've given me some steps, yes, and thank you for that(!!), but I think you're coming from a position of already knowing exactly what you are doing and all the ramifications of each and every step you would take, so by the time it gets to me it just sounds like the cliffs notes and I'm still wondering what the novel is about.
And, yes, I get that some of you here answer these kinds of noobie questions a lot, and it just gets tedious repeating yourselves. Unfortunately for us noobies who come looking to the experts for the straight-up how-to, the responses all seem like "just do this, do that" without any discussion of how to do this and how to do that. I've read several "how do I root my phone" threads here, but the answers all seem just a little to Greekish to me, and to others too I would imagine. The video tutorials here were recorded back when the M7 was brand new and there's no indication at all whether updates along the way to present day have altered the process, or whether there is a safer, better way after all this time. I have no idea if they are relevant today.
I get that I'm asking a lot for such an old device, but I would really appreciate a little of a tutorial approach.
Thanks very much.
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Hi,
I know its 2019, four years since you posted this request, but I just pulled my HTC One M7 AT&T after 3 years and had the exact same query and needed a way to ensure that steps mentioned in posts like these in 2015 are still relevant/applicable on our device running Android 5.0.2 with HTC Sense 6.
I was looking to have a device specific tutorial to finally make the plunge to install a custom ROM (someone ported Android 10 to this device!) , but remember there being some complexities back in the day to do this on our device. Were you able to get around this? Look forward to your response.
Thanks & regards,
Deepesh
Someone has to do something about this. Beginners like myself are bricking their phones every day and getting frustrated. Sure there is a fix but with how hard this is to learn for beginners its really frustrating.
Edit: This was meant to try to help beginners understand that the chainfire root method is for Lollipop and not for Marshmallow. I do not believe this should be taken down, just labeled for Lollipop so beginners don't soft brick their phones using this guide on a phone with Marshmallow.
Clay said:
Someone has to do something about this. Beginners like myself are bricking their phones every day and getting frustrated. Sure there is a fix but with how hard this is to learn for beginners its really frustrating.
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root process for lollipop..
unlock your bootloader
fastboot flash twrp recovery
flash supersu via your new recovery
reboot and youll have root.
how hard is that? if its too hard, id suggest doing some reading about the process first, its all over google.
There's a new post every day about someone following the root process for lollipop when they have Marshmallow. I am far from computer illiterate and from the number of posts on this I think it speaks for itself.
At least label it more obviously that it's for lollipop.
I used chainfires root method and personally I don't see how anyone that's got a brain could screw this up. All ya gotta do is read and read then read some more. It's not hard people's . Chainfires method is about as simple as it can get. @Chainfire is a genius I hope he doesn't see this post, hell I'm embarrassed for him.
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the difference bwtween lollipop and marshmallow is that you also have to flash a custom kernel in twrp right before you flash supersu. besides that, its identicle.
I'm agree with you if you're talking about Android M. It's really crazy.
But as far as I remember, there was no notable obstacle on LP version root.
Unlock bootloader. Flash recovery and flash supersu....any other step?
If they are not familiar with adb, I guess they may face trouble. Actually the problem occurs from the start at downloading adb tool(platform_tools on SDK) with that sucking google tool.
..However, if they are, they shouldn't do root. It's too risky if they don't even know the basics.
So the instructions for how to root lollipop should be removed because some people don't take the time to read everything and confirm which version of Android they have on their phone?
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I'm agree with you if you're talking about Android M. It's really crazy.
But as far as I remember, there was no notable obstacle on LP version root.
Unlock bootloader. Flash recovery and flash supersu....any other step?
If they are not familiar with adb, I guess they may face trouble. Actually the problem occurs from the start at downloading adb tool(platform_tools on SDK) with that sucking google tool.
..However, if they are, they shouldn't do root. It's too risky if they don't even know the basics.
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actually, wrong. if you have issues with adb, thats nice, but adb has NOTHING to with rooting a nexus device. rooting uses fastboot, not adb.
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So the instructions for how to root lollipop should be removed because some people don't take the time to read everything and confirm which version of Android they have on their phone?
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removed, no. it should stay to show the history of rooting, among other things. but people should edicate themselves before ever rooting their devices. stupid people isnt an excuse to get rid of our history.
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actually, wrong. if you have issues with adb, thats nice, but adb has NOTHING to with rooting a nexus device. rooting uses fastboot, not adb.
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removed, no. it should stay to shiw the history of rooring, among other things. but people should edicate themselves before ever rooting their devices. stupid people isnt an excuse to get rid of our history.
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Ah.. you're right. Fastboot flash and unlock, right. I was talking about Android SDK(platform-tools) but it seems that I mistaked it, since I'm with adb console window for pulling something now(..)
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Ah.. you're right. Fastboot flash and unlock, right. I was talking about Android SDK(platform-tools) but it seems that I mistaked it, since I'm with adb console window for pulling something now(..)
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thats alright.. seems as most accidentally say adb instead of fastboot, which isnt a big deal. unless youre a new user and keep trying to use adb to root.
Hey just trying to help the beginners. Take a look at this thread and tell me where it mentions its for lollipop.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481
Or where it mentions its not for Marshmallow. I'll save you the trouble. Nowhere.
I don't deserve all the ignorant remarks here. Uncalled for.
Some of you are right, taking it down is not the right path, but mentioning what version of Android its for is the right path.
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Hey just trying to help the beginners. Take a look at this thread and tell me where it mentions its for lollipop.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481
Or where it mentions its not for Marshmallow. I'll save you the trouble. Nowhere.
I don't deserve all the ignorant remarks here. Uncalled for.
Some of you are right, taking it down is not the right path, but mentioning what version of Android its for is the right path.
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then you have to think when it was written.. before marshmallow. before marshmallow, rooting was exactly the same for any nexus, all the way back to the nexus one. they had no idea that marshmallow would change things. what we can do as people is inform others of the changes.
Look at it from a beginners standpoint, which this site is always going to have plenty of. For them to know all that you mentioned is asking a lot. I am no longer going to bicker with everyone in this thread. Just wanted to help the beginners and share my view point as a beginner. I have learned a lot and appreciate all those that contribute to this site. Looking forward to rooting my phone and trying out some roms. Have a good day all.
Clay said:
Someone has to do something about this. Beginners like myself are bricking their phones every day and getting frustrated.
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I can imagine your disappointment or frustration. But I can't agree with this post.
New things or methods do not need to work immediately for 100%. It is a process of creating, trial and error. And make things better every time. Stopping this process is fortunately impossible, but it should be also wrong. Because it's a free choice for everyone to be a part of it or not.
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then you have to think when it was written.. before marshmallow. before marshmallow, rooting was exactly the same for any nexus, all the way back to the nexus one. they had no idea that marshmallow would change things. what we can do as people is inform others of the changes.
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I can imagine your disappointment or frustration. But I can't agree with this post.
New things or methods do not need to work immediately for 100%. It is a process of creating, trial and error. And make things better every time. Stopping this process is fortunately impossible, but it should be also wrong. Because it's a free choice for everyone to be a part of it or not.
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So you believe that labeling a root method with the version of Android it works for and which version the method knowingly soft bricks you phone is not a good idea? Brilliant.
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So you believe that labeling a root method with the version of Android it works for and which version the method knowingly soft bricks you phone is not a good idea? Brilliant.
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well, if you root marshmallow the way you root any other nexus before marshmallow, it wont soft brick the device, it just wont gain root. i guess a soft brick is possible, but thats an easy fix. if it hard bricked devices, then thats a different story. but a soft brick can happen in a typical day of modding your device, and learning to fix a soft brick should be done before ever rooting your device.
Clay said:
Someone has to do something about this. Beginners like myself are bricking their phones every day and getting frustrated. Sure there is a fix but with how hard this is to learn for beginners its really frustrating.
Edit: This was meant to try to help beginners understand that the chainfire root method is for Lollipop and not for Marshmallow. I do not believe this should be taken down, just labeled for Lollipop so beginners don't soft brick their phones using this guide on a phone with Marshmallow.
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Just read. Seriously. The last 10-20 pages of that thread are non-stop warnings and info, repeated over and over and over and over.
When you follow a guide, check the date, check the versions applicable, and read recent commentary for up-to-date information. If that is two hard, XDA DEVELOPERS is too hard for you...
Lets not encourage people to rampantly flash anything unless it has flashing red warnings... That is the wrong mentality. People should learn enough to understand what they are doing, not just be encouraged to follow the flashing red arrows.
We have the guide that we have, because it was the last one someone took the time to write, or because no one has written one the matches it since. All the information is in it... Even if you maybe have to read more then one post.
If you don't make something better, you have little right to complain. Its open source community development. We only have the things people made for us.
how i see any android mods or ways you do things.. if its 1 month or older, i assume that its out of date first. if no newer ways exist, then i try it. but i always make a backup in my recovery first, just in case. things move by within android relatively fast, so one month old can easily be out of date.
OK everyone. I get it. I am a beginner and should have gained complete knowledge of everything rooting and Android before starting this process.
I started this thread to try to help beginners that seem to, on a daily basis, use the chainfire root method on Marshmallow and soft brick their phones. Nothing more, nothing less. If having interest in helping these guys out before they go down the wrong road is wrong then tell me what is right. I am walking away from this thread as nothing good will come of it.
Clay said:
OK everyone. I get it. I am a beginner and should have gained complete knowledge of everything rooting and Android before starting this process.
I started this thread to try to help beginners that seem to, on a daily basis, use the chainfire root method on Marshmallow and soft brick their phones. Nothing more, nothing less. If having interest in helping these guys out before they go down the wrong road is wrong then tell me what is right. I am walking away from this thread as nothing good will come of it.
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theres much good that has come from this thread already!
anyways, i learned all that i could learn before i ever first rooted(to an extreme maybe). i started with android two weeks before the g1 ever was released(got mine two weeks early). at the time, nobody knew anything about android. so, we all learned along the way. before rooting, i became the leader in the biggest android forums(at the time). only about 6 months after, i rooted my g1, before any legit root method ever existed. we learned, and we taught.. before any real methods existed. now that there are real methods, they change constantly as well, so we keep on learning and teaching
Nexus 6 Rooted and Unlocked and now new Feb OTA - Pls guide
Dear Friends,
I am currently having Nexus 6 with Build Number MMB29S which is rooted unlocked. Last time I had to wipe clean Nexus 6 just to update to this build. The nexus toolkit was somehow not working for me.
Now I see again that there is an OTA called Feb Security update for android 6.0.1.
I really don’t want to flash factory image bcz it will overwrite everything and erase all. Last time was a bad exp.
Kindly help.
Reformatting and again restoring is too much of pain.
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Have you tried WugFresh's Nexus Root Tool (NRT)? Backup your device via recovery, and save your backup in a safe location like your PC.
Then use NRT "no wipe' install.
I've rooted everything starting with the OG Droid and beyond; so now days I don't bother rooting by hand unless I have to, and if someone has a good tool I use it. I'm a big fan of Wug's NRT the only time it gave me any trouble was during the transition to M.
If the OP doesn't have the experience to be able to resolve problems that might crop up in the process of using a rootkit like the WugFresh tool like you apparently do, you shouldn't be recommending the rootkit tool to the OP. He should instead have a properly working ADB/Fastboot setup and issue the commands manually.
Assuming your bootloader is still unlocked, flashing from factory image should not wipe your data (just make sure you don't flash userdata.img). I don't use NRT, but I'm told it does have the option to flash factory image without wiping your data (again, assuming your bootloader is still unlocked).
If your bootloader is locked, you have no option but to unlock it (which will wipe your device). Bite the bullet and do it - and don't lock your bootloader after that. Mark it as a lesson learned
Edit: I'd urge you to learn using fastboot directly, instead of using the toolkit. That way, you'd know exactly what step does what. It really is not that hard - read the sticky threads about how to flash using fastboot. It is fairly straightforward, and more importantly, you'll know what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65136208&postcount=13
excellent thank you
however need help i last two steps
followd word by word
If it were me, I'd welcome the suggestion to use NRT, so I think he should be recommending the rootkit tool to the OP.
@aiiee: Seriously? Nexus phones are the easiest to root and modify, requiring nothing more than ADB, Fastboot, and the drivers for the device. Rootkits are complete rubbish for a Nexus device. All they do is automate a process that you can do yourself, simply by using your head, and a keyboard.
Since using a rootkit doesn't actually teach you how to root the device, if you encounter a problem using one, what will you do? Will you be like most everyone else who uses one and come to XDA begging for help because you couldn't be bothered to learn how to do it the right way? Or will you be a smart one and figure out the solution to the problem by doing research?
The best solution is to ask yourself first what root is and whether you really need it. If you determine to yourself that you do need root, then you start reading threads in the forum, and start learning about the proper root processes for this device. When you not only have read everything, but also have understood it, then and only then do you attempt the procedure yourself.
Under no circumstances should anyone be recommending a rootkit. Everyone should know how to use ADB and Fastboot to do the job. It doesn't take long and it's really simple to do.
meh, I just don't like your strident tone. And your argument doesn't hold any water. If I get in trouble with a rootkit, then I can learn what it does. To listen to you we should all build our own cars in case they break down. ehhh, not so much you know?
I know several people on this forum who would disagree with you regarding said argument not holding water. But frankly, what you think about me or my argument is irrelevant. Rooting is serious business, period. While it is possible to brick a device using either Fastboot or a rootkit, by learning everything you possibly can about how it's done through use of the tools Google provides, you have a chance of reviving your device. Otherwise, you're coming here to beg for help.
@Strephorn Alkaholi, not a fan of the "begging" comments, and frankly what you think of me or my argument is also irrelevant. Isn't that nice?
Not a fan of the begging comments? Too damn bad. This is XDA Developers, not XDA Help-me-because-I-can't-be-bothered-to-learn-how-to-properly-root-my-device.
I can dismiss your opinion because you provide no solid reasoning to back it up. Meanwhile, not only do I provide a reason, I provide methodology which happens to follow site rules, which happens to be "search before you post."
Don't bother replying, as you and another poster in this forum have reaffirmed my belief that humanity in general is a parasite that has become larger than the host.
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