Like the title says im after the system dump for this device, it has already been leaked as a few sites are reporting having it so if anyone has it or knows where to find it please share so i can extract wallpapers sounds apps etc to share
Any advice on how to do a system dump? I should have my First in a few days.
fungflex said:
Any advice on how to do a system dump? I should have my First in a few days.
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I have mine right now but I don't know how to go about dumping the system.
rooobbbbb said:
I have mine right now but I don't know how to go about dumping the system.
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Do you have the Android SDK installed and are familiar with using adb?
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Do you have the Android SDK installed and are familiar with using adb?
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Absolutely to both.
rooobbbbb said:
I have mine right now but I don't know how to go about dumping the system.
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Could you check to see if it's possible to disable LTE? or did AT&T do something to prevent that as it does on every phone but the iPhone?
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rooobbbbb said:
Absolutely to both.
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IIRC, you should just be able to `adb pull /system` to get the important bits. It's not a full dump, but I think you need root level access for that. And the only way I know how to get root access is to flash a zip through recovery, and TWRP/CWM hasn't yet been released for the First.
I couldn't disable LTE but I don't see why I would, the battery is awesome. Can't dump anything right now I'm out. Am I the only person with this phone already?
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rooobbbbb said:
I couldn't disable LTE but I don't see why I would, the battery is awesome. Can't dump anything right now I'm out. Am I the only person with this phone already?
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Well, considering that it doesn't come out until tomorrow, I'd be willing to say yes.
I was wondering why no one was posting anything about it. Lol
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So in all seriousness, I have the First, I have the bootloader unlocked via htcdev.com, I'm rather familiar with adb and fastboot, and I would love to upload a system dump if someone can tell me what commands to run.
I'm trying `adb pull /system` right now, but it's getting "permission denied" on some files, so I don't know how useful that will be. I've also tried looking around online, but just about everything I find is assuming that you already have a custom recovery or a rooted system; nothing wants to tell me how to get myself to that state from scratch, and I'm very hesitant to just start flashing stuff at random without a proper image dump to fall back to.
Anyone have a good idea where to start?
nuclear_eclipse said:
So in all seriousness, I have the First, I have the bootloader unlocked via htcdev.com, I'm rather familiar with adb and fastboot, and I would love to upload a system dump if someone can tell me what commands to run.
I'm trying `adb pull /system` right now, but it's getting "permission denied" on some files, so I don't know how useful that will be. I've also tried looking around online, but just about everything I find is assuming that you already have a custom recovery or a rooted system; nothing wants to tell me how to get myself to that state from scratch, and I'm very hesitant to just start flashing stuff at random without a proper image dump to fall back to.
Anyone have a good idea where to start?
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Do you have a retail AT&T First? Can you confirm that retail AT&T First is unlockable via htcdev?
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Yes, this is a retail model, and yes, the bootloader was unlocked via htcdev.com.
nuclear_eclipse said:
So in all seriousness, I have the First, I have the bootloader unlocked via htcdev.com, I'm rather familiar with adb and fastboot, and I would love to upload a system dump if someone can tell me what commands to run.
I'm trying `adb pull /system` right now, but it's getting "permission denied" on some files, so I don't know how useful that will be. I've also tried looking around online, but just about everything I find is assuming that you already have a custom recovery or a rooted system; nothing wants to tell me how to get myself to that state from scratch, and I'm very hesitant to just start flashing stuff at random without a proper image dump to fall back to.
Anyone have a good idea where to start?
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Humor me for a moment, if you will. Connect your device to your computer and run `adb root`. You should get a permission denied error of some sorts. I'm curious to see if Facebook is shipping with root enabled.
dstaley said:
Humor me for a moment, if you will. Connect your device to your computer and run `adb root`. You should get a permission denied error of some sorts. I'm curious to see if Facebook is shipping with root enabled.
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Code:
[email protected] ~/first » adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
^C
nuclear_eclipse said:
Code:
[email protected] ~/first » adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
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That's what I figured would happen! It looks like this may be an option to root the 4.1.2 build. It worked on the One S and the Nexus 7, which gives me hope.
dstaley said:
That's what I figured would happen! It looks like this may be an option to root the 4.1.2 build. It worked on the One S and the Nexus 7, which gives me hope.
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No good, but thanks for providing the link. The only shot we have left is waiting for the RUU to be leaked so we can pull recovery out of it, and get a CWM/TWRP made from it.
What is RUU and how does that help us? Sorry, just coming from a Nexus-only world, so I'm not familiar with modern HTC/Samsung devices.
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RUU stands for ROM Update Utility and is a Windows executable file that can flash and restore a HTC device. There are ways to extract binaries from this file, and if there are no root exploits that will work on this phone, we will need to extract the original recovery.img from that RUU to build a custom recovery, in which at that point allows us to flash SuperUser.apk to get root.
TRF-Inferno said:
RUU stands for ROM Update Utility and is a Windows executable file that can flash and restore a HTC device. There are ways to extract binaries from this file, and if there are no root exploits that will work on this phone, we will need to extract the original recovery.img from that RUU to build a custom recovery, in which at that point allows us to flash SuperUser.apk to get root.
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RUUs for the HTC One were first available on March 26, just about a month after its announcement (and, oddly, a few weeks before it's general release). Since these have to be leaked by HTC, there's no telling when we will see those. Is there any chance another root exploit exists in stock Android 4.1.2 that we could exploit in order to get root?
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Yesterday I bought an HTC One (in Thailand) and I with all the talent I could muster I put my phone into a sad state already. I can get into fastboot and access my device from the computer, but that is about it. Recovery doesn't work at all.
./fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-m7.img gets recovery working with twrp, but that doesn't seem to help much at the point I'm at now.
I have a Mac, so the all-in-one tool I've seen will not work for me (I'd prefer not to use a tool at this point anyway while I'm still learning the android ecosystem).
I tried to download the HTC One development image from HTC's website and thought I could use that with fastboot, to get myself up and running again. After the download, I noticed the .zip file seems corrupt though. I couldn't open in Mac's Archive Utility. Using the command-line unzip, it will unzip with errors. Subsequent downloads did not help.
But I tried an update anyway:
./fastboot update PN07IMG_M7_UL_JB_50_BrightstarUS_WWE_1.29.1540.3.zip
Whoops: didn't find expected signature
read_central_directory_entry failed
error: failed to access zipdata in '4?];g????
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I'm not even sure updating the phone with the factory image is the correct thing todo, but if it is, does anyone have a link to a uncorrupted zip file?
Is there another way to get my phone back in shape? I'd like to avoid using any tools other than adb or fastboot so I can really understand the process of what's going on myself.
The people that are more knowledgeable about fixing stuff like this will likely need to know which variant your phone is.
Have you tried the RUU thread? That might be able to get you back to at least stock.
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Tetsumi06 said:
The people that are more knowledgeable about fixing stuff like this will likely need to know which variant your phone is.
Have you tried the RUU thread? That might be able to get you back to at least stock.
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I'm not sure what other info to provide. It's an HTC One (m7), not tied to any carrier. I unlocked it and rooted it too. it's s-on (from what i gather it's not possible to have an HTC One in s-off yet). Prior to my messing around with it, the phone was running Android 4.1.2 when purchased...just the normal HTC One specs...until I blew all that away of course.
If there is some specific information I need to provide to help that I'm not aware please let me know.
Thanks!
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I'm not sure what other info to provide. It's an HTC One (m7), not tied to any carrier. I unlocked it and rooted it too. it's s-on (from what i gather it's not possible to have an HTC One in s-off yet). Prior to my messing around with it, the phone was running Android 4.1.2 when purchased...just the normal HTC One specs...until I blew all that away of course.
If there is some specific information I need to provide to help that I'm not aware please let me know.
Thanks!
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Also forget to mention, as far as I know the ruu is an exe that only runs on windows.
Have you tried sideloading a stock ROM? When you're in TWRP are you able to mount cache/sdcard/system?
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Have you tried sideloading a stock ROM? When you're in TWRP are you able to mount cache/sdcard/system?
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I only see 4 partitions available to mount: Cache, Data, System, USB-OTG. Of those I can only select Data and System.
Also, you could point me to where I could find a stock ROM for the HTC One?
Thanks,
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I only see 4 partitions available to mount: Cache, Data, System, USB-OTG. Of those I can only select Data and System.
Also, you could point me to where I could find a stock ROM for the HTC One?
Thanks,
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have you tried to push the rom via fastboot
Please see general faq, item 10...
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have you tried to push the rom via fastboot
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not sure how to do this correctly...i tried the following series of commands in this order:
./fastboot flash boot boot_signed.img
./fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img
./fastboot flash system system.img
so far so good...but then ./fastboot update PN07IMG_M7_UL_JB_50_BrightstarUS_WWE_1.29.1540.3.zip
failed (see my original post for why). it seems the developer rom downloaded from HTC is corrupt (I noticed this will unzipping it).
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Please see general faq, item 10...
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my phone is in a state where adb cannot see the device, only fastboot can see the device. this tip won't work unfortunately.
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I only see 4 partitions available to mount: Cache, Data, System, USB-OTG. Of those I can only select Data and System.
Also, you could point me to where I could find a stock ROM for the HTC One?
Thanks,
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Ah, using twrp's adb sideload it looks like i can load a rom file onto the phone. But definitely the rom from HTC website is corrupt. Message on the phone indicated the sideload failed due to a corrupt zip file.
Can someone please point me to a sane HTC ROM file and I'll try that to sideload that?
Thanks again for all the help. much appreciated.
It started here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530605
I followed this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509676
Got nowhere because of the puttytel window timeout problem.
Related to this post was this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47749358#post47749358
I have an unlocked bootloader on Moto X from sprint. I just need the easiest way to root.
This looked confusing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536200. Gotta be another way.
Have considered restoring to stock and taking the dang thing back http://atsgadgets.com/how-to-restor...lite-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon-us-cellular/. So frustrated.
I've offered paypal to those who can do it successfully. I am so burnt out on trying to make this work. This PITA is not worth android. I have a one click jailbroken phone now. And I have successfully rooted and installed custom roms before but this is totally out of hand how complex this is for me. Maybe I'm just remedial but it seems several are having trouble with this model. For open source, this should not be this tough.
/rant. Almost ready to throw in the towel, but still listening.....
Sorry for the multiple posts. Just trying to get some new opinions. HTC Evo 4 g was done in 10 minutes. This has taken 4 days.
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bullpen7979 said:
I have an unlocked bootloader on Moto X from sprint. I just need the easiest way to root.
This looked confusing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536200. Gotta be another way.
Have considered restoring to stock and taking the dang thing back http://atsgadgets.com/how-to-restor...lite-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon-us-cellular/. So frustrated.
I've offered paypal to those who can do it successfully. I am so burnt out on trying to make this work. This PITA is not worth android. I have a one click jailbroken phone now. And I have successfully rooted and installed custom roms before but this is totally out of hand how complex this is for me. Maybe I'm just remedial but it seems several are having trouble with this model. For open source, this should not be this tough.
/rant. Almost ready to throw in the towel, but still listening.....
Sorry for the multiple posts. Just trying to get some new opinions. HTC Evo 4 g was done in 10 minutes. This has taken 4 days.
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Are you on 4.4 and what computer OS are you using?
I am on android version 4.2.2 and windows xp SP 3. thanks for your response, sir.
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I am on android version 4.2.2 and windows xp SP 3. thanks for your response, sir.
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Here, go into Settings -> About Phone and tell me what your Build Number is (at the very bottom).
Do not put in the cmd window mfastboot, just try fastboot flash recovery twrp 2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img. Now also put the recovery image in the same folder as fast boot, I believe its SDK tools folder
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I am on android version 4.2.2 and windows xp SP 3. thanks for your response, sir.
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The method that you thought was confusing, is the one you should use. If I have time, I could try helping you with it.
ALU0506, the build number is 13.9.0Q2.X-116-MX-17-57-1. Thanks everyone for your help.
I have downloaded the files mentioned in the thread. Thats as far as i have gotten. If you have time to help, that would be great. I mean like over the top great
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I have downloaded the files mentioned in the thread. Thats as far as i have gotten. If you have time to help, that would be great. I mean like over the top great
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I can try helping over gtalk.
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I have downloaded the files mentioned in the thread. Thats as far as i have gotten. If you have time to help, that would be great. I mean like over the top great
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Plug in your phone and put it into fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader then type fastboot devices does it show that you are connected?
I will try that as soon as I can and get back to you. I have two computers one at my hotel and one here. I'm not sure I have the ADB tools on my netbook
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I will try that as soon as I can and get back to you. I have two computers one at my hotel and one here. I'm not sure I have the ADB tools on my netbook
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if you are still looking for help i can help you get this done on gtalk as well. send me a pm with your username. it will take virtually no time at all
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if you are still looking for help i can help you get this done on gtalk as well. send me a pm with your username. it will take virtually no time at all
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especially since he already unlocked the bootloader. Just flash recovery, then flash supersu.zip.
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especially since he already unlocked the bootloader. Just flash recovery, then flash supersu.zip.
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ya during his four days of misery, he could have just read for 1 hour on the stuff so it would seem confusing anymore and then he would have had a rooted phone. But either way, his problem is solvable with a few simple instructions.
OK Jay/Aooga.
Finally back from work.
Plug in your phone and put it into fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader then type fastboot devices does it show that you are connected?
open cmd window, typed adb reboot bootloader, and got:
T063202TFL and fastboot, and then a prompt.
OK Jay/Aooga.
Finally back from work.
Plug in your phone and put it into fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader then type fastboot devices does it show that you are connected?
open cmd window, typed adb reboot bootloader, and got:
T063202TFL and fastboot, and then a prompt.
Phone is in fastboot mode with white, yellow green text.
Device is unlocked. Status code 3.
Battery OK Charging
Transfer mode USB connected.
It looked as though I had to be able to accept the 4.4 kitkat OTA in order to get this done. but when i went to the usual spot to look for system updates it said there were none available.
Anyhow, I am super grateful for your help. Sorry to be such a remedial doofus
Looks like we can wait till tomorrow. Or today. Or whatever timeline it is.
so i am trying to root using this io method i believe it is called i thought i had adb installed but it seems as though it is not. i have tried using a few methods here on xda none seem to work restarted pc several times as well as phone run adb devices and my devices isn't there in fact i got invalid command or whatever. ran the root tool same thing happend yes i am usb debugging enabled, ethernet mode. does anyone have a good guide to get adb to install correctly on windows 8.1 nothing
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so i am trying to root using this io method i believe it is called i thought i had adb installed but it seems as though it is not. i have tried using a few methods here on xda none seem to work restarted pc several times as well as phone run adb devices and my devices isn't there in fact i got invalid command or whatever. ran the root tool same thing happend yes i am usb debugging enabled, ethernet mode. does anyone have a good guide to get adb to install correctly on windows 8.1 nothing
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ok well i got adb working showed device but when i run root script it says push any key to continue i click it and it says not a valid command or something and exits? not sure what the deal is here a little frustrating i am a bit confused why i haven't seen this talked about any where?
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ok well i got adb working showed device but when i run root script it says push any key to continue i click it and it says not a valid command or something and exits? not sure what the deal is here a little frustrating i am a bit confused why i haven't seen this talked about any where?
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What exactly did it say?
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What exactly did it say?
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thanks anyway i got it so my questions at this point are: our bootloader is locked on 12b right and is that just stopping us from kernels? last time i remember a locked bootloader you needed a safestrap to flash anything so i am a bit baffled. 2 best way to get custom recovcery what is the best least issues and most compatiable, i have seen some failed efs partitions causing bricks and can we flash any rom placed here in the developement section on any softwasre version with any recovery.thanks for any and all help anyone can give. i have searched the forums just keep getting mixed awnsers to my questions just want to make sure i am doing the right thing.
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thanks anyway i got it so my questions at this point are: our bootloader is locked on 12b right and is that just stopping us from kernels? last time i remember a locked bootloader you needed a safestrap to flash anything so i am a bit baffled. 2 best way to get custom recovcery what is the best least issues and most compatiable, i have seen some failed efs partitions causing bricks and can we flash any rom placed here in the developement section on any softwasre version with any recovery.thanks for any and all help anyone can give. i have searched the forums just keep getting mixed awnsers to my questions just want to make sure i am doing the right thing.
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1. I believe our bootloader is locked, I don't think safe strap is necessary just make a backup before you flash anything too risky
2. For the custom recovery this method seems to work the best http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670 it also explains #1 better. You can also flash Clockwork Recovery the difference is mainly personal preference. To get the latest TWRP on you'll need to flash the .img then when it's all set up flash the .zip.
3. For the failed efs partitions here's a link to back that up (I had no idea that was a problem). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451390 I only used this when I flashed a different radio, also the only brick that I know of is with FreeGee on 12b but that's the lazy way and who knows maybe he fixed it.
4. ROM's will usually tell you what is compatible and what isn't, if you have the latest TWRP or CRP you should be fine on 12b just read the instructions and scan the comments for issues.
Glad I could help
Thanks!
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Full stock LVY48H on Fi . I've been wanting to go Marshmallow, but Google hasn't gotten around to sending me the OTA. I found this thread in the General forum and downloaded the appropriate .ZIP, but the contents don't look a bit like the ROM downloads, so fastboot doesn't appear to be an option. How do I put it on?
Download factory image, extract, flash each img file separately except for userdata.
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Full stock LVY48H on Fi . I've been wanting to go Marshmallow, but Google hasn't gotten around to sending me the OTA. I found this thread in the General forum and downloaded the appropriate .ZIP, but the contents don't look a bit like the ROM downloads, so fastboot doesn't appear to be an option. How do I put it on?
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If your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash it manually in ABD or use that toolkit (for factory image). I did that but it it also wiped my phone, which was fine by me, it needed a good cleaning after flashing updates to another custom 5.1.1 rom over and over again!
@nhizzat: I was thinking that, but I'd only done a factory load that way and wasn't sure if I could do a full version jump without cats and dogs living together and mass hysteria (i.e. having to reload all the personals), so I was happy to find that OTA thread. Shame they didn't bother with practical matters such as what to do with that information.
@Tower1972: Attached is a screenshot of the contents of the ZIP. How would I go about flashing that with ADB?
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@nhizzat: I was thinking that, but I'd only done a factory load that way and wasn't sure if I could do a full version jump without cats and dogs living together and mass hysteria (i.e. having to reload all the personals), so I was happy to find that OTA thread. Shame they didn't bother with practical matters such as what to do with that information.
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RTFM
Tower1972 said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash it manually in ABD or use that toolkit (for factory image). I did that but it it also wiped my phone, which was fine by me, it needed a good cleaning after flashing updates to another custom 5.1.1 rom over and over again!
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when youre giving advice to someone, make sure that its correct. you dont flash anything with adb, you use fastboot. fastboot is different than adb.
@boomerbubba: FTFY: Here's a guide on how to do that. I prefer civility when applicable; my sympathies for whatever is going on in your life to make you want to answer in such a way.
@simms22: Turns out the advice was correct: "adb sideload [OTA file].zip" is the appropriate command to accomplish what I'm after here.
Some strategic Googling found me the answer while I was awaiting responses, here it is for the benefit of anyone who should have the same question. Prollyshooda done that first.
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@boomerbubba: FTFY: Here's a guide on how to do that. I prefer civility when applicable; my sympathies for whatever is going on in your life to make you want to answer in such a way.
@simms22: Turns out the advice was correct: "adb sideload [OTA file].zip" is the appropriate command to accomplish what I'm after here.
Some strategic Googling found me the answer while I was awaiting responses, here it is for the benefit of anyone who should have the same question. Prollyshooda done that first.
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actually, you were incorrect. you said use adb to manually flash. now you said adb for adb sideload. those are two completely different things. all adb sideload does is move a file from your computer to your phone.
edit.. now you are right, i read your response wrong :angel:
Contrition on the Internet? Whodathunkit! We should get together for a beer, I like your kind of folk.
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Contrition on the Internet? Whodathunkit! We should get together for a beer, I like your kind of folk.
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contrition is one of the things that pull me down. but its honesty, and the truth. so i stay with it
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@nhizzat: I was thinking that, but I'd only done a factory load that way and wasn't sure if I could do a full version jump without cats and dogs living together and mass hysteria (i.e. having to reload all the personals), so I was happy to find that OTA thread. Shame they didn't bother with practical matters such as what to do with that information.
@Tower1972: Attached is a screenshot of the contents of the ZIP. How would I go about flashing that with ADB?
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I don't know what zip file that is, but it's not a factory image from Google. If you download a factory image from Google, you extract every img file and flash using fastboot.
What is everyone's fascination with adb sideload?
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What is everyone's fascination with adb sideload?
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It doesn't require an unlocked bootloader. Which for the people that haven't done that, it wipes your phone as part of the unlock process.
Also, it is a smaller download if you are on an ISP with limited bandwidth.
Google says....
http://https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
That will get you going, but since the included script won't work, you have to unzip the zip package, what you will find inside the parent folder. Happy flashing
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I don't know what zip file that is, but it's not a factory image from Google. If you download a factory image from Google, you extract every img file and flash using fastboot.
What is everyone's fascination with adb sideload?
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That ZIP is an OTA downloaded from the thread referenced in my original post. My fascination with adb sideload (now that I know what it is) is that I can accomplish an upgrade with a single command, which suits my advanced case of laziness very well . Seems much easier than unzipping a file, then unzipping a file from that file (more than doubling the storage requirement, I have a rather small SSD) and issuing several fastboot commands with slightly different syntaxes and hoping I didn't miss (or mistype) something.
I already know how to do a full flash, I unlocked the bootloader and did so first thing when I bought it used to make sure it was cleared of the previous owner's data and completely up-to-date. What I wasn't sure of is if it would be safe to do so for a full version jump. I'm much more comfortable with OTAs since I've applied several and it stands to reason that a carrier would never issue one if it might cause an undue number of problems for their support staff to address.
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That will get you going, but since the included script won't work...
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That script just burns my biscuits. Why in the name of all that is neat and groovy can't Google fix such a basic problem?
Mostlyhrmlss said:
That script just burns my biscuits. Why in the name of all that is neat and groovy can't Google fix such a basic problem?
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because its fixed in the latest version of fastboot, that no one seems to be using..
simms22 said:
because its fixed in the latest version of fastboot, that no one seems to be using..
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Why break it in the first place? lol It's the first thing you learn here, debug & test before releasing it to the masses
So, I got the latest ADB and FASTBOOT from here, put the device in ADB update mode through recovery mode (already OEM unlocked and USB debugging enabled), ran 'adb sideload <filename>' as instructed onscreen, and got "error: device (null) not found" from the command. The device shows up in the Windows device manager when in bootloader mode, but disappears when I go to recovery mode. What am I doing wrong?
Mostlyhrmlss said:
So, I got the latest ADB and FASTBOOT from here, put the device in ADB update mode through recovery mode (already OEM unlocked and USB debugging enabled), ran 'adb sideload <filename>' as instructed onscreen, and got "error: device (null) not found" from the command. What am I doing wrong?
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do you have the drivers installed? fastboot wont see your device until then.
I installed the drivers as part of the ADB/FASTBOOT package referenced above, but that's not the problem: the device is not shown at all in the Windows device manager, as if it wasn't plugged in.
Hello everyone! I was hoping to root my Nexus 6 with Android 6.0 on board but I can't seem to find any info on the topic, can anyone help me out??
Thanks!
ichigo663 said:
Hello everyone! I was hoping to root my Nexus 6 with Android 6.0 on board but I can't seem to find any info on the topic, can anyone help me out??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3059493
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/toolkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-9-8-t2947452
Anything that can be done on a Linux system?
Don't use toolkits on marshmallow.
Download TWRP, fastboot flash it, flash custom kernel, and SuperSu 2.52
Sent from my Nexus 6 running cyosp using Tapatalk
Can any of these be done without a computer. I only have my phone
pitbullmommy45245 said:
Can any of these be done without a computer. I only have my phone
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No you will need a computer to do this. I would not advise modding your device at all if you do not have access to a PC.
That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
khw1959 said:
That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
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Dont even get me started on using a kit.
As to why. If something goes wrong you will need a PC to fix it.
khw1959 said:
That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
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Because if something goes sideways, and eventually it will, youl'll have no clue what it did, and how to fix it.
Nexus phones have open source tools, adb and fastboot, to manipulate them, they are very easy and straightforward to use.
I understand that coming from different phones, that only have hacks and tricks to unlock the bootloader and change the recovery, using tools seems obvious, but with a Nexus it's counterproductive, and makes fixing things so much harder.
Sent from my Nexus 6 running cyosp using Tapatalk
Thank for that insight. I wanted and took the easy/prepared route for unlocking and root of this phone. I was once familiar with manual way when the N2 was unlocked. I got to re-learn again. My last job made me very anal retentive about following instructions, and I think that made the rootkit easy to use. In 3 days I used it when I got with 5.1.1 and yesterday for 6.0. Today I flash Roms to find the one I like.
ichigo663 said:
Anything that can be done on a Linux system?
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Adb and fastboot work on linux.
Any easy way to root 58r ??
Exqctly like K and N. Flash modified boot.ing, and flash SuperSu.zip in TWRP.
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Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
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Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
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Because at one time it did require a kernel change to get root.
ghost010 said:
Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
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Because you needed a custom boot.img to root 58K too. It will either contain a modified kernel with SELinux set to permissive (I've patched mine by hand, so I know what I'm talking about), or contain an updated sepolicy binary to allow su to work. Also since you said you didn't have red triangle, it means your fstab.shamu was also replaced with one with disabled verity.
So. Don't use rootkits. If you do use rootkits and discover you don't know what's happening, at least please don't keep correcting those who try to help you.
scryan said:
Adb and fastboot work on linux.
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I was hoping that someone would answer this. Flashing files and rooting on Linux is MUUUUCH easier than Windows. Why? No need for special drivers to recognize your device.
Even better, if you try to run a adb/fastboot command without having them installed, Linux will tell you the actual command for you to type and download/install them...all within the command window.
This might sound confusing, but it is really easy and seamless, in my opinion.
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I was hoping that someone would answer this. Flashing files and rooting on Linux is MUUUUCH easier than Windows. Why? No need for special drivers to recognize your device.
Even better, if you try to run a adb/fastboot command without having them installed, Linux will tell you the actual command for you to type and download/install them...all within the command window.
This might sound confusing, but it is really easy and seamless, in my opinion.
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Most of what you said depends on your distro.
On Arch you definitely need to add u-dev rules for the phone to be noticed, and if you dont have them installed and you try to run it, it won't tell you how to download.
But.... If you install via a package manager it will be automatically added to your path
Also, I have NEVER downloaded drivers for my phone in windows, and never needed to.
That's good to know. I should've added that I use Ubuntu as my distro, and I love it.