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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
As always, mucking with your device at this level is risky. If you follow this process, you do so entirely at your own risk. I accept no responsibility for any detrimental effects resulting from following this process, or for any problems associated with the updated files. Only if you accept these risks should you use these instructions.
PREREQUISITES
Unlocked bootloader (see my guide to do this)
Working fastboot (also see my guide )
Patience
NOTES
I developed and followed this process on Ubuntu Natty, 64bit. I see no reason why it should not work on any other platform, since the only tool used is fastboot and the syntax for fastboot is the same on any platform. if you need to know how to get fastboot working, there are already many guides for that (see my how to unlock your bootloader thread, for example)
BUTTON CONFUSION
When in landscape mode, with the camera at the top, the power button is on the left 'vertical' side of the tab. On the top is the volume rocker. In this orientation:
- The LEFT side of the volume rocker is VOLUME DOWN
- The RIGHT side of the volume rocker is VOLUME UP
This might seem obvious, but to anyone who is used to phones, this is the opposite, since they were designed to be used in Portrait mode.
PREPARE
1) With your Tab in fastboot mode (step 1 of "GETTING ROOT" below), make sure you have a working fastboot implementation:
Code:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number. If there is a problem, you won't get any response.
2) Downlad View attachment skitzandroid-10-1v-root_0.2.zip and View attachment skitzandroid-stock-recovery.zip
3) Create a folder on your desktop called "root"
Code:
mkdir ~/Desktop/root
for Ubuntu or
Code:
md %userprofile%\desktop\root
for Windows
This will be referred to as the working directory throughout the rest of this guide
4) Copy skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip to your working directory (DO NOT UNZIP!)
5) Extract the skitzandroid-recovery.img file from skitzandroid-stock-recovery.zip to your working folder. Your working folder should now have 1 IMG file and one ZIP file.
6) This was an afterthought - Make sure fastboot is somewhere in your path (ie can be executed from anywhere). To test, 'cd' to any random folder and type 'fastboot' and make sure it runs.
7) Copy the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file to the root of your sdcard. You can eithe drag/drop, or run:
Code:
adb push skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip /sdcard/
from your working directory
...now the easy part
GETTING ROOT
1) Power off your Tab and power it back on, while holding the VOLUME DOWN button.
2) When the DOWNLOAD / FASTBOOT icons appear, press VOLUME DOWN again to select FASTBOOT icon (the one with the USB logo) and press VOLUME UP to confirm selection.
3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
Code:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
4) Open a terminal / CMD prompt and CD to your working folder
Code:
cd ~/Desktop/root
for Ubuntu or
Code:
cd %userprofile%\desktop\root
for Windows
5) Run the following command:
Temp Root:
Code:
fastboot boot skitzandroid-recovery.img
..and wait. It might not look like anything is happening but it is.
Permanent Root:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery skitzandroid-recovery.img
6) You should now have a recovery menu. Use the volume rocker (up/down navigates menu options) to select "Install zip from SDCARD" (or something like that - if someone can post the exact menu item wording, I will update the guide). Press (tap!) the POWER button to confirm the menu selection
7) Navigate to the root of your internal storage (/sdcard), select the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file and press (tap!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
8) Once complete, use the Volume rocker to select "REBOOT" from the menu and press (tap!!!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
9) You're done! Press the thanks button on this thread to continue
TESTING
1) Once your Tab boots up, check your apps menu to confirm the existence of SuperUser app.
2) With the Tab attached to your PC via USB cable, do the following:
Code:
adb shell
su
..and watch the screen on your Tab for a SuperUser prompt. If you see this, congratulations!
If you have never rooted a phone/tablet before, go get Titanium Backup Pro and ROM Manager from the market. As soon as the custom ROMs start flowing in, you'll be all set to go.
Edit: How about thanking smaskell who was very patient and persistent in dumping the image from his Google IO 10.1 - for the good of his fellow XDA members. Without his help, this would not be possible.
Note that the above process doesn't flash the recovery, just loads it.
If you want to flash the recovery permanently, all you need to do is follow the guide above and then, in step 5, use this command instead:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery skitzandroid-recovery.img
You will then have a permanent recovery which you can get to by doing:
Code:
adb shell
su
reboot recovery
at any time.
Note that doing just
adb reboot recovery
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...for some bizarre reason does not boot to recovery. Open up a shell first, as shown above.
I will also give you credit in the guide for having "Balls of Steel" to steal a phrase from PaulObrien
EDIT:
...and the Balls of Steel award goes to *drumroll*
Egan
...for having the balls to flash the recovery. Thanks egan. If I was in a battle, I'd definitely want you in our squad
FAQ
Does it need unlocked bootloader? Yes, see my other guide for this.
Do I need to wipe, or will it wipe my device? No and No.
Can I return my device to factory default config? Yes. This process does not flash the partition unless you follow the process in post 2 which is optional.
Changelog
0.2 - Added busybox (can be flashed over the top of 0.1 without wipe)
0.1 - Initial Relase
Factory Voda Tab Images
Recovery
Boot
System
Awesome news! Thanks to everyone who worked on this - I can't wait!
Great, great job you guys! This thing needs root so it can grow
Thanks a lot bcmobile and smaskell! Ill give it a go around launch.
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Thank you guys, it's working great on my 10.1v
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this already - but is there anyway of getting temp root on these devices so I can backup all my apps and data (properly) before unlocking / flashing recovery / rooting??
This wont make any changes to the partitions. You could undo the whole process by just deleting a few files.
The process in my second post would actually flash the image, and would be permanent if you had no 'factory' recovery image to flash back.
The 'standard' process in post 1 is normally used for testing and doesn't overwrite the recovery partition
Thanks a lot. Works like a charm
Now to make a full "original" fastboot flashable restore fileset:
Boot: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/boot.img
System: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/system.img
Would this be enough to have a proper "original" image? (With the small addition of root offcourse)
(Did a dd of dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/efs.img too, just to have a backup
Will see if I can make a full nandroid back-up now
Before flashing any recovery images etc..
gjroeleveld said:
Thanks a lot. Works like a charm
Now to make a full "original" fastboot flashable restore fileset:
Boot: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/boot.img
System: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/system.img
Would this be enough to have a proper "original" image? (With the small addition of root offcourse)
(Did a dd of dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/efs.img too, just to have a backup
Will see if I can make a full nandroid back-up now
Before flashing any recovery images etc..
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That's all the backup I have done so I hope so
Just uploading a new version of the update zip (v0.2) which includes busybox
bcmobile said:
This wont make any changes to the partitions. You could undo the whole process by just deleting a few files.
The process in my second post would actually flash the image, and would be permanent if you had no 'factory' recovery image to flash back.
The 'standard' process in post 1 is normally used for testing and doesn't overwrite the recovery partition
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Sorry, I realise that applying the root won't wipe anything, but unlocking the bootloader comes with a nice factory reset if I'm not mistaken..
gjroeleveld said:
Now to make a full "original" fastboot flashable restore fileset:
Boot: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/boot.img
System: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/system.img
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Sorry for the ignorance, but are these fastboot or a adb commands?
Good work!
You should mention that you can't unlock and flash the Root-Update in one step.
The recovery complains then that /data/media is missing
Regards
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black beard said:
Sorry for the ignorance, but are these fastboot or a adb commands?
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These are adb commands you need to do with su!
black beard said:
Sorry, I realise that applying the root won't wipe anything, but unlocking the bootloader comes with a nice factory reset if I'm not mistaken..
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That is part of the recovery image, not the unlocked bootloader.
You can always put back a stock image using fastboot which is one of the really nice things about fastboot unlocking vs bootloader exploits. "fastboot oem unlock" can then be undone by "fastboot oem lock" and nobody would know the diff.
seraphimserapis said:
Good work!
You should mention that you can't unlock and flash the Root-Update in one step.
The recovery complains then that /data/media is missing
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Thanks!
Yeah, oem unlock doesn't actually do anything until the next boot
Egan said:
Thanks a lot bcmobile and smaskell! Ill give it a go around lunch.
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Works like a charm! Now lets backup the original recovery and then flash the stock recovery .
Egan said:
Works like a charm! Now lets backup the original recovery and then flash the stock recovery .
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Are you going to flash it?
You will earn the official "Balls of steel" badge
Thanks,
Also remember to enable USB debugging after you have done the unlocked bootloader, took me 5 min to to realize why adb did not want to work, 5 scary min after the reboot.
I've tried to make a proper nandroid backup but haven't been able too.
Tried with romdump 0.72 but that crashes :-(
Most tutorials use Rom Manager, but that needs some work from @koush before we can use it.
I'll google on
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Now that the bootloader is unlocked, everyone is asking "WTF do I do now?". Well, here's a bit of help to get you started. I'm assuming you already have adb and fastboot setup and working -- if not, quit reading and get that taken care of. Also, I only run Linux...so I'll try to be transparent and only list the fastboot commands.
I assume that you're not a complete moron and can Google what you don't understand.
Don't use the stock\SDK fastboot binary for flashing /system.
An updated fastboot binary for Lin\Win\Mac can be found here on the Batakang FTP from our local, neighborhood Mattlgroff.
Linux -- Rename the file to moto-fastboot and add it to a directory in your $PATH -- Ubuntu\Debian users can just add it to ~/bin (enabled by default)
Windows -- Rename the file to moto-fastboot and put it somewhere handy...that's on you to decide.
ROOT\ADMINISTRATOR INFO
On Linux, you might have to run as root in order to run some of the fastboot commands. If your system uses sudo for root commands, typing "sudo -i" will bring up an interactive sudo shell so you don't have to type sudo over and over again. If your system uses su for root, well, you already know the command.
On Windows, you have to enable Administrator Privileges to be able to run some of the fastboot commands.
Linux Terminal Hints
~/ means your home directory -- example -- "gedit ~/Documents/file.txt" would open file.txt in gedit easier than /home/yourusername/Documents/file.txt
You can add a * to file names and directories to not type as much -- example -- "gedit ~/Doc*/file.txt" is the same as the command above, only shortened. If two files have similar names, like Documents and Downloads, then you have to type the name up until the firs different character then add *.
Use the command "../" to go up\back one directory. The command is stackable so "../../" would go back 2 directories and so forth and so on.
Use "cd" to change directories. Is an example really needed for this...
Proper Apps to Use
For zip file editing, use 7-zip on Windows and Archive Manager (file-roller) on Linux
For editing text files on Windows use Notepad++ or any text editor that has unix line breaks -- do not use default Notepad or Wordpad -- you've been warned. Use what ever you prefer on Linux. I prefer Gedit myself.
Basic Fastboot Command Syntax
fastboot flash "partition" "image" -- flashes partition image where partition is where to write to and image is the path to the image being written.
example -- fastboot flash system /path/to/system.img
fastboot -w -- does a factory reset; to expedite things, "-w" can be added to "fastboot flash system system.img -w"
fastboot continue -- continue with the boot process
fastboot devices -- list devices fastboot recoginzes
fastboot -s "device model number" -- set the device fastboot will write commands to; use "fastboot devices" to find model number
fastboot reboot bootloader -- reboot phone into fastboot mode (or restart fastboot mode while in fastboot); same as "adb reboot bootloader"
fastboot help -- list all of this & more
Command Info
Not all the fastboot commands work for us. Specifically, the "erase" commands. If a wipe command doesn't work, skip it. I'll mark them with a ! at the end if it might fail.
Install CWM Recovery by Epinter
Read Epinter's RAZR HD CWM Thread
Download the recovery image
On stock rom, navigate to /system/etc and rename install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak
Reboot into fastboot -- use "adb reboot bootloader" from Terminal\Command Prompt
Wipe the existing recovery -- "fastboot erase recovery" !
Flash the recovery with "fastboot flash recovery cwmrecovery6028-xt925_20130219-epinter.img"
That's it, CWM is installed.
Install Stock Fastboots JB
Download the respective fastboot zip you want to use
Extract the zip
Open a terminal to the extracted zips directory
Reboot into fastboot
Type the following commands in this order
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
fastboot erase system -w !
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot -w
fastboot erase cache !
fastboot reboot
Install Stock Fastboots ICS
Download the respective fastboot zip you want to use
Extract the zip
Open a terminal to the extracted zips directory
Reboot into fastboot
Type the following commands in this order
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
fastboot erase system -w !
fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
fastboot erase cache !
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
Install Alternate Radio
Reboot into fastboot
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
NON-HLOS.bin is found inside a fastboot zip.
Easy Kernel Install
Download kernel-flash.zip in the attachments[/URL]
Open the zip
Replace the zips current boot.img and device_tree.bin from the fastboot of your choice
Install the zip with CWM
By default, kernel-flash.zip comes with Mex Retail kernel and devtree
Easy CWM Install
Download recovery-flash.zip in the attachments[/URL]
Install the zip with CWM
Not sure if its SS compatible, but it is CWM compatible (for the lazy Photon Q users).
Obtain root after installing a Stock Firmware
There are two choices for obtaining root after a stock flash. the closed source SuperSu by Chainfire & and the open source Superuser by Koush.
Download SuperSu zip from Chainfire (Closed Source)
Download Superuser from Koush (Open Source)
Download the one of the root zips above.
Reboot into CWM/TWRP -- adb reboot recovery
Locate and flash the zip (see below for an alternative way)
Reboot, that's it. Nice not having to run exploits\hacks\Linux just for root
Install Rom/Zip file with ADB + CWM
CWM has the awesome ability to install zip files without having to manually copy them to the phone first. All's necessary is a PC with working adb.
Reboot into recovery
Select "install zip from sideload"
On PC, type "adb sideload /path/to/zip" and press enter
The zip will now be copied to the phone's cache & install
Once installed, do any requirements you'd normally do like wipe caches, etc
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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miketravis said:
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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Unless you're not rooted with an unlocked BL, there's really no reason why it shouldn't work?
Sent from my N4'd Atrix HD
I was rooted before unlocking... shouldn't it still be rooted?
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miketravis said:
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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Did you uninstall safestrap?
Yep. Should I reinstall it and try again?
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reinstalled safestrap and tried again, success!!
Not sure why that made a difference but I got it so thank you very much.
miketravis said:
Yep. Should I reinstall it and try again?
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reinstalled safestrap and tried again, success!!
Not sure why that made a difference but I got it so thank you very much.
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Still did not work for me
Did you install recovery inside safestrap? Then fastboot cwm?
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miketravis said:
Did you install recovery inside safestrap? Then fastboot cwm?
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Yes, I did. After fastboot, I followed the OP instructions to uninstalling the SS recovery and SS app. Boot into recovery and got the open android.
tvd0405 said:
Yes, I did. After fastboot, I followed the OP instructions to uninstalling the SS recovery and SS app. Boot into recovery and got the open android.
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same here.
I have the same problem. I was able to flash cwm, uninstall the SS recovery, and uninstall the app. The first time I got the dead android symbol. I restored SS via Titanium Backup, reinstalled the SS recovery, and flashed cwm again. I tried rebooting into recovery and was able to get cwm working. As soon I uninstalled SS and rebooted, I got another dead android.
probably because were all on the XT926 if we were to revert back to XT925 then the recovery should work otherwise we will have to tweak the recovery to get it to work properly witht the XT926 software awesome thing is we can now free up the space that SS used for a rom slot however for noobs you might wana stick with SS once you hardbrick without anything to go back too it will be game over for your phone and then you have to con ATT for another
i got it.....
i was on ICS 404 bootloader unlcoked and rooted
how the hek you go on bootloader menu (power vol.down???????)
right now im accessing evything with boot widget from play market....
everything works i backed up my stock rom.....
can i try a jellybean rom????? and go back to ICS as many times i want???? from cwm recovery???
thanx
htchd2fix said:
i got it.....
i was on ICS 404 bootloader unlcoked and rooted
how the hek you go on bootloader menu (power vol.down???????)
right now im accessing evything with boot widget from play market....
everything works i backed up my stock rom.....
can i try a jellybean rom????? and go back to ICS as many times i want???? from cwm recovery???
thanx
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From Phone Off, Hold Power and Both Volumes.
If the phone is on, do the above and when the screen goes black, press them all again...I've been doing that for an hour now
I installed MR via fastboot and just now got it booting. I made the mistake of using the SDK fastboot to flash /system.
skeevy420 said:
From Phone Off, Hold Power and Both Volumes.
If the phone is on, do the above and when the screen goes black, press them all again...I've been doing that for an hour now
I installed MR via fastboot and just now got it booting. I made the mistake of using the SDK fastboot to flash /system.
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What's MR?
yes it works.....thanx
i was used to powr vol.down with atrix4g
ok..now can i install any rom and if dont like it go back to may backup????
still a little scared.....
i mean i wont loose root right?
Markyzz said:
What's MR?
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Mexican Retail
Install instructions in OP
htchd2fix said:
yes it works.....thanx
i was used to powr vol.down with atrix4g
ok..now can i install any rom and if dont like it go back to may backup????
still a little scared.....
i mean i wont loose root right?
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You won't lose root
And with an unlocked bootloader, all you gotta do is flash an updater zip with the su binary and app for Stock roms that don't have root
I'll link to a root zip in the op once I find one (or just make it; depends on how quick I find it in a search)
thanx again..
ahahahha...what a beautifullll day....
skeevy420 said:
Mexican Retail
Install instructions in OP
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is there a point to flash a different firmware? is it required by any means?
I had SS and was backed up, I booted up the "stock ROM" and was successful in unlocking the BL and flashing CWM. I made a new backup of the stock ROM and restored it with success in CWM. In the video it show he has MR , but im confused as to why.
Also, I cant seem to get rid of safestrap....how in the hell do you uninstall it???
Update 1: Before following this guide, you should try using the tool from http://firewater-soff.com to obtain S-OFF. If it does not work then proceed with the following guide.
I do NOT take any credit for this guide.
You can thank BD619 for walking me through all this and the updated command, Indirect for the original commands, benny3 for his awesome ROM, O.M.J for his 3.04.651.2 RUU and for his 3.05.651.6 Firmware, and RumRunner for their awesome S-Off tool!
Also, if anything goes wrong I can try to help you, but the only person responsible is yourself for not following the guide 100%. I have done this all myself and it worked like a charm.
After 3.04.651.2, attempting to achieve S-Off with rumrunner will fail every time after the pouring 8 stage. This guide will show you how to change your version number in order to install an older RUU. After installing the older RUU, then you can proceed to unlock the bootloader, download benny3's Stock ROM (Link Below), flash it after a full wipe, and finally run rumrunner again with success. From there you can optionally update your firmware (Link Below) and flash a ROM of your choice. Once official kitkat is released this guide will not work because the hboot will be different than the one found in the RUU
Changing the Mainver
Before doing all of this, you should backup all your applications and other data with Titanium Backup which can be found in the Play Store. Once your backup is complete, you must copy the titanium backup folder found on your internal storage to your computer because the RUU will wipe the entire storage. Copy any other things you may need including Photos, Music, and Downloads to your computer so you can restore them later. Also, make sure you are on hboot 1.55. I have not tested this with any other hboot but it is confirmed working on hboot 1.55.
1. Make sure the ADB drivers are set up properly in recovery. I used TWRP but other recoveries should be fine.
2. Boot into recovery and connect the phone to the computer.
3. Open the command prompt, and type in adb devices A string of letters and numbers should pop up. This is only to test the ADB drivers and make sure they are working properly.
4. Now type adb shell and press enter.
5. Now type this exactly as it is here echo "3.04.651.2" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160 with the quotes around the version number. After entering the command, it will say failed in the window but just ingnore that.
^^^I recommend you copy and paste to avoid typos.
6. Now enter adb reboot bootloader into the prompt. Your phone will now reboot bootloader and you should see your version number changed to 3.04.651.2.
7. As most of you may know, in order to install a RUU you must relock the bootloader, so click on fastboot on the phone and make sure it says fastboot usb. From here type in fastboot oem lock. Now the bootloader is locked.
Essentially, all we did up to this point is change the version number in order to trick the RUU into installing, and lock the bootloader also for the RUU to work.
Installing the RUU
8. Now you have to download the 3.04.651.2 RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508907. The zip or exe is fine. Do not use the decrypted version.
9. Once downloaded, put the phone into fastboot usb mode, and run the exe. If you downloaded the zip, follow the instruction in the link above to install it.
Flashing the custom ROM
10. Once the RUU is complete you will have to download benny3's ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47048176&postcount=2. Either odexed or deodexed is fine. I personally chose odexed but it does not matter. Once downloaded make sure the ROM is not corrupt by matching the MD5 codes, or simply opening the zip.
11. We cannot install yet however because the RUU restored the stock recovery and the bootloader is locked.
12. Unlock the bootloader by following the instructions at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
13. Once the bootloader is unlocked we can now flash a custom recovery. Download TWRP 2.6.3.0 from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7wls Once it finished put phone into fastboot usb, copy the TWRP img you just downloaded into the fastboot command prompt folder, open fastboot command prompt, and type in fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Replace recovery.img in the command with the actual name of the file.
14. Once the custom recovery is installed boot into Android and copy the downloaded ROM into the internal storage, boot into recovery and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Do NOT wipe the internal storage!
15. Go back and tap install. Select the ROM you placed in the internal storage in step 11. Once it is flashed clear the dalvik cache and reboot the system.
Running RumRunner
16. Before you run RumRunner, confirm all drivers are working correctly by testing adb and fastboot commands in recovery, fastboot, and the OS. Enable USB Debugging in developer options. Set auto sleep to the maximum of ten minutes. Go to personalize, and choose the no lockscreen setting. Go to settings, power, and make sure fastboot is NOT checked. Disable firewall and anti virus programs on your computer. Run the SuperSu app and make sure all SU Binaries are updated.
17. Once you've done everything above, you can download RumRunner 0.5 from http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/ Make sure phone is connected to PC in ADB mode, and run soju.exe as administrator. Follow the onscreen instructions.
18. Once RumRunner is complete your phone will reboot to bootloader and report S-Off.
Updating Firmware
19. Now that you are S-Off, we can move on and update the firmware. Download the Full unmodified Firmware (fastboot flashable) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576995 Follow the instructions in the link for a guide on how to flash the firmware.
20. Once your firmware is updated if you reboot into the OS, your touchscreen may not respond. Do not worry about that it will be fixed soon.
Flashing A Custom ROM
21. Find a ROM of your choice in the android development section or the android original development section. The ROM you choose MUST be a Sprint ROM.
22. Copy the ROM to your internal storage, reboot to recovery. and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Again, do NOT wipe the internal storage!
23. Once the wipe is complete, flash the ROM you chose and clear the dalvik cache. Reboot system and you should be good to go. Remember, the first boot takes a bit longer than usual. Give it a good ten minutes before getting worried.
24. At this point you could copy your titanium backup folder back into the internal storage. Install titanium backup from the Play Store, open it, go to menu>preferences, scroll down to backup folder location, tap it and find the backup folder you just copied to your storage. Now you can restore all the apps and data you backed up. Also, you can copy all the other things you backed up to the computer.
I know this is a long guide, but the process above works 100%, and I tried to include as many details as possible. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Also, if anyone runs into any problems, post it in the comments and maybe someone can help you.
Nicely done
This is the command you should copy and paste into your cmd window for step 5
Code:
echo "3.04.651.2" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160
As stated below please use at your own risk this is a VERY dangerous command if you don't know what you are doing!!!
Thanks!
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jluca98 said:
I do NOT take any credit for this guide.
You can thank BD619 for walking me through all this and the updated command, Indirect for the original commands, benny3 for his awesome ROM, O.M.J for his 3.04.651.2 RUU and for his 3.05.651.6 Firmware, and RumRunner for their awesome S-Off tool!
Also, if anything goes wrong I can try to help you, but the only person responsible is yourself for not following the guide 100%. I have done this all myself and it worked like a charm.
After 3.04.651.2, attempting to achieve S-Off with rumrunner will fail every time after the pouring 8 stage. This guide will show you how to change your version number in order to install an older RUU. After installing the older RUU, then you can proceed to unlock the bootloader, download benny3's Stock ROM (Link Below), flash it after a full wipe, and finally run rumrunner again with success. From there you can optionally update your firmware (Link Below) and flash a ROM of your choice. Once official kitkat is released this guide will not work because the hboot will be different than the one found in the RUU
Changing the Mainver
Before doing all of this, you should backup all your applications and other data with Titanium Backup which can be found in the Play Store. Once your backup is complete, you must copy the titanium backup folder found on your internal storage to your computer because the RUU will wipe the entire storage. Copy any other things you may need including Photos, Music, and Downloads to your computer so you can restore them later.
1. Make sure you are on hboot 1.55. I have not tested this with any other hboot but it is confirmed working on hboot 1.55.
2. Make sure the ADB drivers are set up properly in recovery. I used TWRP but other recoveries should be fine.
3. Boot into recovery and connect the phone to the computer.
3. Open the command prompt, and type in <code>adb devices</code> A string of letters and numbers should pop up. This is only to test the ADB drivers and make sure they are working properly.
4. Now type <code>adb shell</code> and press enter.
5. Now type this exactly as it is here echo "3.04.651.2" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160 with the quotes around the version number. After entering the command, it will say failed in the window but just ingnore that.
^^^I recommend you copy and paste to avoid typos.
6. Now enter adb reboot bootloader into the prompt. Your phone will now reboot bootloader and you should see your version number changed to 3.04.651.2.
7. As most of you may know, in order to install a RUU you must relock the bootloader, so click on fastboot on the phone and make sure it says fastboot usb. From here type in fastboot oem lock. Now the bootloader is locked.
Essentially, all we did up to this point is change the version number in order to trick the RUU into installing, and lock the bootloader also for the RUU to work.
Installing the RUU
8. Now you have to download the 3.04.651.2 RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508907. The zip or exe is fine. Do not use the decrypted version.
9. Once downloaded, put the phone into fastboot usb mode, and run the exe. If you downloaded the zip, follow the instruction in the link above to install it.
Flashing the custom ROM
10. Once the RUU is complete you will have to download benny3's ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47048176&postcount=2. Either odexed or deodexed is fine. I personally chose odexed but it does not matter. Once downloaded make sure the ROM is not corrupt by matching the MD5 codes, or simply opening the zip.
11. Boot up current ROM and copy the downloaded ROM into the internal storage. We cannot install yet however because the RUU restored the stock recovery and the bootloader is locked.
12. Unlock the bootloader by following the instructions at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
13. Once the bootloader is unlocked we can now flash a custom recovery. Download TWRP 2.6.3.0 from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7wls Once it finished put phone into fastboot usb, copy the TWRP img you just downloaded into the fastboot command prompt folder, open fastboot command prompt, and type in fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Replace recovery.img in the command with the actual name of the file.
14. Once the custom recovery is installed boot into recovery and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Do NOT wipe the internal storage!
15. Go back and tap install. Select the ROM you placed in the internal storage in step 11. Once it is flashed clear the dalvik cache and reboot the system.
Running RumRunner
16. Before you run RumRunner, confirm all drivers are working correctly by testing adb and fastboot commands in recovery, fastboot, and the OS. Enable USB Debugging in developer options. Set auto sleep to the maximum of ten minutes. Go to personalize, and choose the no lockscreen setting. Go to settings, power, and make sure fastboot is NOT checked. Disable firewall and anti virus programs on your computer. Run the SuperSu app and make sure all SU Binaries are updated.
17. Once you've done everything above, you can download RumRunner 0.5 from http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/ Make sure phone is connected to PC in ADB mode, and run soju.exe as administrator. Follow the onscreen instructions.
18. Once RumRunner is complete your phone will reboot to bootloader and report S-Off.
Updating Firmware
19. Now that you are S-Off, we can move on and update the firmware. Download the Full unmodified Firmware (fastboot flashable) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576995 Follow the instructions in the link for a guide on how to flash the firmware.
20. Once your firmware is updated if you reboot into the OS, your touchscreen may not respond. Do not worry about that it will be fixed soon.
Flashing A Custom ROM
21. Find a ROM of your choice in the android development section or the android original development section. The ROM you choose MUST be a Sprint ROM.
22. Copy the ROM to your internal storage, reboot to recovery. and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Again, do NOT wipe the internal storage!
23. Once the wipe is complete, flash the ROM you chose and clear the dalvik cache. Reboot system and you should be good to go. Remember, the first boot takes a bit longer than usual. Give it a good ten minutes before getting worried.
24. At this point you could copy your titanium backup folder back into the internal storage. Install titanium backup from the Play Store, open it, go to menu>preferences, scroll down to backup folder location, tap it and find the backup folder you just copied to your storage. Now you can restore all the apps and data you backed up. Also, you can copy all the other things you backed up to the computer.
I know this is a long guide, but the process above works 100%, and I tried to include as many details as possible. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Also, if anyone runs into any problems, post it in the comments and maybe someone can help you.
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Thank you and Big Daddy! Only thing I noted in instructions mentioned to copy downloaded ROM to internal storage and then to unlock bootloader. However this will erase everything and therefore ROM needs to be copied after doing unlock and twrp flash after unlock. I sincerely thank you for helping me achieve S-Off.
Doc
SOLID.
Great guide you guys. Very concise and easy to understand steps. :good:
Anyone who does not have S-OFF yet I highly suggest getting it before KitKat drops...HTC has a habit of making things harder with every OTA. Rumrunner may not work afterwards.
Docarut said:
Thank you and Big Daddy! Only thing I noted in instructions mentioned to copy downloaded ROM to internal storage and then to unlock bootloader. However this will erase everything and therefore ROM needs to be copied after doing unlock and twrp flash after unlock. I sincerely thank you for helping me achieve S-Off.
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Ok guide was updated with proper instructions. Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad the guide worked for you!
What am I doing wrong?
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb devices
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
FA37SSxxxxxx recovery
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error:
[try again]
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
Windows 8.1 / TWRP / unlocked / fastboot works fine / etc
echo "3.04.651.2" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160
you need to bold "echo" it took me a bit to figure I needed to copy that part of the string
That command is very, very dangerous if you screw up even a little -- could easily brick a device. OP, the guide is really useful for folks, but please put all the parts folks need to copy in quote blocks.
Most of the readers don't even know what the dd command is because they don't use any Unix type OS (e.g., Linux) and they are using it with full root level access.
[Edit: adding a little explanation]:
The 'dd' command is a 'direct dump' and it takes whatever you tell it from the 'if' parameter (input file) or if no 'if' flag is provided, from the standard input. The 'echo' command puts whatever you specify to the standard output (a.k.a., stdout in unix/linux terms). The vertical bar is a 'pipe' specifier and pipes the stdout of the last command to the input of the next -- in this case the 'dd' command.
So how can this all to really, really badly? Imagine, just by happenstance, the recovery shell you use sends error output to stdout (by a mistaken bug, instead of stderr which is the norm). Whatever the shell would print as the error message is going to go to the dd command as stdin and it will write that to your device where you tell it. In short, brick city.
Just by luck, imho, the user above who failed to add the "echo" was using a recovery that (very luckily) sent nothing to stdout, so dd didn't have anything to write. I'm telling you, folks, @BD619 and I both have stated on multiple occasions the raw danger here.
Be careful and DO NOT RUSH INTO THESE THINGS -- IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, EVEN IF ONLY 0.000000001% UNSURE ASK! WE WILL GET YOU SET.
jluca98 said:
I do NOT take any credit for this guide.
You can thank BD619 for walking me through all this and the updated command, Indirect for the original commands, benny3 for his awesome ROM, O.M.J for his 3.04.651.2 RUU and for his 3.05.651.6 Firmware, and RumRunner for their awesome S-Off tool!
Also, if anything goes wrong I can try to help you, but the only person responsible is yourself for not following the guide 100%. I have done this all myself and it worked like a charm.
After 3.04.651.2, attempting to achieve S-Off with rumrunner will fail every time after the pouring 8 stage. This guide will show you how to change your version number in order to install an older RUU. After installing the older RUU, then you can proceed to unlock the bootloader, download benny3's Stock ROM (Link Below), flash it after a full wipe, and finally run rumrunner again with success. From there you can optionally update your firmware (Link Below) and flash a ROM of your choice. Once official kitkat is released this guide will not work because the hboot will be different than the one found in the RUU
Changing the Mainver
Before doing all of this, you should backup all your applications and other data with Titanium Backup which can be found in the Play Store. Once your backup is complete, you must copy the titanium backup folder found on your internal storage to your computer because the RUU will wipe the entire storage. Copy any other things you may need including Photos, Music, and Downloads to your computer so you can restore them later. Also, make sure you are on hboot 1.55. I have not tested this with any other hboot but it is confirmed working on hboot 1.55.
1. Make sure the ADB drivers are set up properly in recovery. I used TWRP but other recoveries should be fine.
2. Boot into recovery and connect the phone to the computer.
3. Open the command prompt, and type in <code>adb devices</code> A string of letters and numbers should pop up. This is only to test the ADB drivers and make sure they are working properly.
4. Now type <code>adb shell</code> and press enter.
5. Now type this exactly as it is here echo "3.04.651.2" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160 with the quotes around the version number. After entering the command, it will say failed in the window but just ingnore that.
^^^I recommend you copy and paste to avoid typos.
6. Now enter adb reboot bootloader into the prompt. Your phone will now reboot bootloader and you should see your version number changed to 3.04.651.2.
7. As most of you may know, in order to install a RUU you must relock the bootloader, so click on fastboot on the phone and make sure it says fastboot usb. From here type in fastboot oem lock. Now the bootloader is locked.
Essentially, all we did up to this point is change the version number in order to trick the RUU into installing, and lock the bootloader also for the RUU to work.
Installing the RUU
8. Now you have to download the 3.04.651.2 RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508907. The zip or exe is fine. Do not use the decrypted version.
9. Once downloaded, put the phone into fastboot usb mode, and run the exe. If you downloaded the zip, follow the instruction in the link above to install it.
Flashing the custom ROM
10. Once the RUU is complete you will have to download benny3's ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47048176&postcount=2. Either odexed or deodexed is fine. I personally chose odexed but it does not matter. Once downloaded make sure the ROM is not corrupt by matching the MD5 codes, or simply opening the zip.
11. We cannot install yet however because the RUU restored the stock recovery and the bootloader is locked.
12. Unlock the bootloader by following the instructions at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
13. Once the bootloader is unlocked we can now flash a custom recovery. Download TWRP 2.6.3.0 from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7wls Once it finished put phone into fastboot usb, copy the TWRP img you just downloaded into the fastboot command prompt folder, open fastboot command prompt, and type in fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Replace recovery.img in the command with the actual name of the file.
14. Once the custom recovery is installed boot into Android and copy the downloaded ROM into the internal storage, boot into recovery and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Do NOT wipe the internal storage!
15. Go back and tap install. Select the ROM you placed in the internal storage in step 11. Once it is flashed clear the dalvik cache and reboot the system.
Running RumRunner
16. Before you run RumRunner, confirm all drivers are working correctly by testing adb and fastboot commands in recovery, fastboot, and the OS. Enable USB Debugging in developer options. Set auto sleep to the maximum of ten minutes. Go to personalize, and choose the no lockscreen setting. Go to settings, power, and make sure fastboot is NOT checked. Disable firewall and anti virus programs on your computer. Run the SuperSu app and make sure all SU Binaries are updated.
17. Once you've done everything above, you can download RumRunner 0.5 from http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/ Make sure phone is connected to PC in ADB mode, and run soju.exe as administrator. Follow the onscreen instructions.
18. Once RumRunner is complete your phone will reboot to bootloader and report S-Off.
Updating Firmware
19. Now that you are S-Off, we can move on and update the firmware. Download the Full unmodified Firmware (fastboot flashable) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576995 Follow the instructions in the link for a guide on how to flash the firmware.
20. Once your firmware is updated if you reboot into the OS, your touchscreen may not respond. Do not worry about that it will be fixed soon.
Flashing A Custom ROM
21. Find a ROM of your choice in the android development section or the android original development section. The ROM you choose MUST be a Sprint ROM.
22. Copy the ROM to your internal storage, reboot to recovery. and do a full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, System). Again, do NOT wipe the internal storage!
23. Once the wipe is complete, flash the ROM you chose and clear the dalvik cache. Reboot system and you should be good to go. Remember, the first boot takes a bit longer than usual. Give it a good ten minutes before getting worried.
24. At this point you could copy your titanium backup folder back into the internal storage. Install titanium backup from the Play Store, open it, go to menu>preferences, scroll down to backup folder location, tap it and find the backup folder you just copied to your storage. Now you can restore all the apps and data you backed up. Also, you can copy all the other things you backed up to the computer.
I know this is a long guide, but the process above works 100%, and I tried to include as many details as possible. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Also, if anyone runs into any problems, post it in the comments and maybe someone can help you.
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OK command fixed in step 5.
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pbassjunk said:
What am I doing wrong?
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb devices
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
FA37SSxxxxxx recovery
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error:
[try again]
D:\Users\Android\HTC One\HTC Unlock>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
Windows 8.1 / TWRP / unlocked / fastboot works fine / etc
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I'm not sure, maybe try another PC with windows 7, USB 2.0, and drivers installed correctly.
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jluca98 said:
I'm not sure, maybe try another PC with windows 7, USB 2.0, and drivers installed correctly.
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After some more testing, this seems to be an 8.1 specific issue. Not sure if it's an HTC driver issue, an 8.1 USB 2/3 driver issue or something with ADB (up to date), but I tried it on an 8 laptop (USB 3 only) along with a 7 desktop (USB 2 only, older imac in bootcamp heh) and things worked as expected.
Not scientific but as close as I could get with the hardware I have. Pretty sure it's an 8.1 problem.
Looks a little complicated as much as I would love to go s-off not sure if could handle this
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androidforeve said:
Looks a little complicated as much as I would love to go s-off not sure if could handle this
Sent from my HTCONE using xda app-developers app
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Its not really that hard. If you follow instructions properly and meet the prerequisites in the OP then you will be fine. I know of multiple people who followed this guide with no problems. Try it and if you run into any issues post a comment and we will try to help you.
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androidforeve said:
Looks a little complicated as much as I would love to go s-off not sure if could handle this
Sent from my HTCONE using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the input but do I really need to be s-off? So far I can flash everything fine with no problem of course I have not tried flashing firmware or radios because I have latest ones I'm assuming that's the problem I will have but I thought I read somewhere that you can still flash firmware and radios even with s-on but I could be wrong
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You can read this guide to understand more about s-off. http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html?m=1
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androidforeve said:
Looks a little complicated as much as I would love to go s-off not sure if could handle this
Sent from my HTCONE using xda app-developers app
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Do a backup in recovery
Copy your entire internal sd to pc
Follow instructions as above
After s-off root like you did before
Move internal back to device
Restore in recovery
Good 30 minutes
I sugest you download everything first, that way your device isnt down while you wait
I only have 1 very anoying issue. Was 3.05.651.5 complete stock with root and .6 update released. I did s-off, did ota, then rooted. I'm 3.05.651.6 s-off, rooted and i still got the ota notice to update to 3.05.651.6 and it wont go away.
Maybe this can help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
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saaaaweet
Preamble
As the title suggests, I had a Nexus 5 running stock Android 5.0, with root and TWRP, and wanted to update to Android 5.0.1 (without losing all my data, of course). I couldn't find any guides for my particular circumstances, so after working out how to do it myself, I thought I'd share my method.
Note: This guide is not for the uninitiated. Be prepared to Google something for yourself if you don't understand it.
Prerequisites
Before starting this guide, you should have:
A Nexus 5 that running stock Android. The presence of root/Xposed/custom recovery (maybe custom kernels?) shouldn't be relevant, but I can't vouch for the efficacy of this guide if you've done something obscure to your install.
Android SDK tools, specifically the ADB and fastboot binaries. Additional USB drivers may be required on Windows.
The factory image for the Android version you are currently running.
1. Uninstall root and other /system modifications
If you have rooted your Android, and/or installed BusyBox, Xposed or other modifications to /system, you will need to uninstall these modifications. Failing to do so will cause the OTA to complain that there's something funky going on in your /system partition.
You may be able to manually uninstall each of these modifications, but this was not enough for my install – doing a ‘Full unroot’ in SuperSU still left behind files in /system. The easiest way to uninstall all /system modifications is to reflash the /system partition.
Extract the Nexus 5 factory image (e.g. hammerhead-lrx21o-factory-01315e08.tgz), yielding a directory with files such as flash-all.bat and image-hammerhead-XXXXXX.zip. Do not use the flash-all script, as this will unnecessarily wipe all data on the device.
Extract the image-hammerhead-XXXXXX.zip file, specifically the system.img file.
Open a command prompt/terminal window.
Connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable.
Boot the phone into the bootloader.
Method 1: Power down the phone, then hold VolUp + VolDn + Power until the phone boots into the bootloader.
Method 2: From the terminal, run adb reboot bootloader while the phone is still powered on.
From the terminal, run fastboot flash system /path/to/system.img.
2. Uninstall any custom recovery
Custom recoveries don't seem to support OTA updates, making it necessary to uninstall the custom recovery by reflashing the stock recovery.
Extract the recovery.img file from the factory image, as in Part 1.
Open a command prompt/terminal window, connect the phone to the computer, and boot into the bootloader, as in Part 1.
From the terminal, run fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img.
Optional: Reflash boot.img and/or cache.img
Some users have reported that reflashing system.img was not sufficient, and that reflashing boot.img and/or cache.img was also necessary. I did not have this problem, but if you do:
Extract the boot.img and/or cache.img files from the factory image, as in Part 1.
Open a command prompt/terminal window, connect the phone to the computer, and boot into the bootloader, as in Part 1.
From the terminal, run fastboot flash boot /path/to/boot.img.
From the terminal, run fastboot flash cache /path/to/cache.img.
3. Apply the OTA update
The simple part. In the bootloader, use the VolUp/VolDn buttons to select ‘Start’, then press the Power button, to reboot into Android. Follow the system update instructions to install the OTA update.
4. Reflash the custom recovery and re-root
Also self-explanatory.
Hey,
I just wanted to say thanks. This totally fixed the problem I was having. I also want to add that after I flashed the system.img, I was getting errors related to "EMMC:/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot" with a bunch of numbers after. I googled it and found I had to also flash boot.img, and after that, the OTA worked fine. I would assume if anyone else gets errors like this, they should flash whatever img it shows in the error (ie: mine said /by-name/boot so I flashed boot.img).
-BGM
It worked for me
I've always been using a toolkit for my rooting purposes, I have done Full Unroot on SuperSU, but still getting an error when trying to update to 5.0.1
Will flashing stock wipe everything(whatsapp image, camera's,messages, etc etc)on my phone?
azlan96 said:
I've always been using a toolkit for my rooting purposes, I have done Full Unroot on SuperSU, but still getting an error when trying to update to 5.0.1
Will flashing stock wipe everything(whatsapp image, camera's,messages, etc etc)on my phone?
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I also had problems using ‘Full Unroot’ in SuperSU. It's not actually as ‘full’ as it sounds.
Flashing a full factory image would normally wipe everything, but carefully following this guide will only reset the /system partition, not any user data.
I'd like to say thank you very much! I was looking for this kind of tutorial... I encountered an error while following all the steps because I forgot I had a custom kernel. So I wanted to add that if you have a custom kernel remember to do the same steps as described above for the kernel (return to stock) and then follow the system and recovery steps afterwards.
If you don't like running commands in terminal you can use Nexus Root Toolkit, on advanced, you have all the commands you need available.
Thank you very much RunasSudo
Taiyo85 said:
I'd like to say thank you very much! I was looking for this kind of tutorial... I encountered an error while following all the steps because I forgot I had a custom kernel. So I wanted to add that if you have a custom kernel remember to do the same steps as described above for the kernel (return to stock) and then follow the system and recovery steps afterwards.
If you don't like running commands in terminal you can use Nexus Root Toolkit, on advanced, you have all the commands you need available.
Thank you very much RunasSudo
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I have my ADB and Fastboot ok as confirmed by nexus root toolkit, but I am not sure on how to use terminal.. I launched command prompt but it doest recognise all the commands..
Tried Flash Stock + Unroot on Nexus Root Toolkit but the software will crash (fastboot.exe has stopped responding)
I am really clueless on what to do next..
azlan96 said:
I have my ADB and Fastboot ok as confirmed by nexus root toolkit, but I am not sure on how to use terminal.. I launched command prompt but it doest recognise all the commands..
Tried Flash Stock + Unroot on Nexus Root Toolkit but the software will crash (fastboot.exe has stopped responding)
I am really clueless on what to do next..
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Flash Stock + Unroot wipes everything and defeats the purpose of the tutorial made by RunasSudo
First and foremost you should download Android SDK (Tools only) on http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and then ask to install the extra: Google USB Driver.
With Nexus Root Toolkit you don't need terminal, click on advanced and you should see options to flash through fastboot the system only, recovery and kernel. It is pretty straighforward and it asks where the .img are in your computer
Thanks! This guide worked.
For Ubuntu users, you need to install adb and fastboot with these commands :
sudo add-apt-repository ppahablet-team/tools && sudo apt-get update (optional)
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
Thanks for the great step by step.
As with some of the other posters, re-flashing system.img was not enough for me, I had to also re-flash the boot.img. Once that was done, I had no problems side loading the update and am now running LRX22C.
I only seem to fiddle with adb once a year - when it OTA time comes - and can never seem to remember some of the steps that need to be taken. Reading through some of the other threads, I have a feeling a lot of people who rooted/custom recovery and cant do the OTA are going to be doing complete image re-flashes when this guide makes that completely unecessary.
thanks again,
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BananasGoMoo said:
I googled it and found I had to also flash boot.img, and after that, the OTA worked fine.
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datcon said:
As with some of the other posters, re-flashing system.img was not enough for me, I had to also re-flash the boot.img.
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Thanks for the feedback! I've added a note about boot.img to the OP.
+1 for flashing boot.img worked perfect after I did that.
I tried with this tutorial. I flashed system and recovery and then restart. Confirm OTA but I get ERROR.
Then I flashed boot as it was described. Now I don't get OTA In About phone, I'm still on 5.0.0, Check for updates now don't find update
Any idea?
UPDATE - UPDATE: After hour now it is here ... super, it works.
This walkthrough was most helpful! Ended up replacing the boot.img as well since I had ElementalX installed. My apps are optimizing as we speak. Thank you!
Worked for me. What a hassle!
Here is a summary of the process for those looking for a less wordy procedure, with a few added steps:
Download Nexus 5 5.0 (LRX21O) file (note: NOT 5.0.1 yet) https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Unzip via 7-zip multiple times in order to get boot.img, recovery.img, system.img
Enable USB debugging: http://www.kingoapp.com/root-tutorials/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android-5-lollipop.htm
Plug phone into PC > cmd prompt where adb is installed > type "adb devices" to ensure connection is valid (will need to authorize via popup on phone > then "adb devices" should return your device id and "device"; if it says "unauthorized" then look for the popup on your phone)
adb reboot bootloader
Put system.img, recovery.img, and boot.img in same folder as fastboot.exe
Run commands:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache (this is optional. I didn't have to do it, but you might)
Use Volume Up/Down to select Start > press Power Button to reboot
Update via Settings > About Phone > System Update
Re-flash TWRP recovery:
Get the file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57580889&postcount=1
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-hammerhead.img
Paul22000 said:
Worked for me. What a hassle!
Here is a summary of the process for those looking for a less wordy procedure, with a few added steps:
1. Download Nexus 5 5.0 (LRX21O) file (note: NOT 5.0.1 yet) https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
2. Unzip via 7-zip multiple times in order to get boot.img, recovery.img, system.img
3. Enable USB debugging: http://www.kingoapp.com/root-tutorials/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android-5-lollipop.htm
4. Plug phone into PC > cmd prompt where adb is installed > type "adb devices" to ensure connection is valid (will need to authorize via popup on phone > then "adb devices" should return your device id and "device"; if it says "unauthorized" then look for the popup on your phone)
5. adb reboot bootloader
6. Put system.img, recovery.img, and boot.img in same folder as fastboot.exe
7. Run commands:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
8. Use Volume Up/Down to select Start > press Power Button to reboot
9. Update via Settings > About Phone > System Update
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Maybe you could add `fastboot erase cache` as stepp 8.
gee2012 said:
Maybe you could add `fastboot erase cache` as stepp 8.
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I added it to step 7, thanks. :good: I also cleaned up the formatting and added step 10 about re-flashing TWRP.
Loading problem
I flashed system, recovery & boot images strictly following the instructions, restarted the phone. It got stuck in loading where balls in four colors keep running for half an hour. Shall I keep waiting? I think there must be something wrong. Your advises are welcome.
guangy said:
I flashed system, recovery & boot images strictly following the instructions, restarted the phone. It got stuck in loading where balls in four colors keep running for half an hour. Shall I keep waiting? I think there must be something wrong. Your advises are welcome.
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Try flash the partitions again. If it's still not working, you may need to reflash a factory image.
RunasSudo said:
Try flash the partitions again. If it's still not working, you may need to reflash a factory image.
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I flashed the cache image as well, then the problem solved. Thanks
I can't work out what's going on.
My phone lost it's root a few days ago - I only noticed when Magisk said it had a new one. So here's the lowdown:
My TWRP is out of date.
Magisk is out of date.
I've downloaded both the magisk.zip file and an img file of the latest TWRP.
I put them on the deskop, in the adb folder (in C drive) and on the phone under "downloads".
Boot into recovery, but when I navigate to install a zip file, it can only see the system files, no "downloads" folder or pictures or anything. I can't seem to change that.
Use Powershell to try and sideload the TWRP zip and it says "waiting for device" - that seems good. However, when i then boot into fastboot mode, Powershell tells me "error: cannotload twrp... .img"
So I try and look at Magisk, but I can only download the zip (of which I've done and can't flash it via recovery), or patch boot file, of which I can't navigate to as I'm currently not rooted so it can't find the boot file anyway.
What do I type into Powershell to flash the latest Magisk (I guess I can then update TWRP after using the in-
built updater?)?
When in TWRP, I click on the three lines on the right, which say:
Could not muont /data and unable to find crypto footer.
Failed to mount '/data' (no such process)
Unable to recreate /data/media folder,.
Updating partition details
Failed to mount '/data' (no such process)
... done
Unable to mount storage
Failed to mount '/data' (no such process)
Full SELinux support is present
Unable to mount /data/media/TWRP/.twrps
MTP Enabled
Failed to mount '/data' (no such process)
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What can be causing all of this?
Probably rip UFS chip, if
Code:
fastboot format userdata
won't help, then you should send your phone for repair
Hmm.
So the only fix is to format all the data?
What data gets deleted?
I don't really want to do that if I can help it but I guess it's the only way to fix it.
Strange how it's just done it by itself.
anotherxdauser said:
Hmm.
So the only fix is to format all the data?
What data gets deleted?
I don't really want to do that if I can help it but I guess it's the only way to fix it.
Strange how it's just done it by itself.
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Is the system bootable? If yes, then you can make a backup, if not, then you can consider your data gone.
"format userdata" removes everything you have stored on the phone
Yeah, I can boot to my Resurrection Remix rom and see everything, all my files, it's fine.
I can connect to a PC and move files to and fro the device.
It's just TWRP doesn't seem to see the storage. When looking, it just says 0Mb :S
Does Userdata mean the apps and stuff as well?
I saw a video of someone formatting the userdata to ex2, then back to ex4 but if it means I'd have to reinstall RR then it's a lot of work for something that may happen again in the near future.
I have Titanium Backup but of course, it needs root, of which I can't gain :/
Sounds a lot like a failed decrypt of an encrypted userdata partition, this is common in this phone with TWRP and custom ROMs.
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pitrus- said:
Sounds a lot like a failed decrypt of an encrypted userdata partition, this is common in this phone with TWRP and custom ROMs.
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Is there non-destructive way to fix?
Oh, ok, I thought that the system is broken too. That's ok then, your memory chip is fine.
Can you boot an up-to-date TWRP from fastboot and try to access data?
Try with
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
Which TWRP version do you have exactly?
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przemcio510 said:
Oh, ok, I thought that the system is broken too. That's ok then, your memory chip is fine.
Can you boot an up-to-date TWRP from fastboot and try to access data?
Try with
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
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Yeah, try this first. Problably you have a twrp lower than 3.2.0? I think below that it cannot decrypt Oreo encrypted Partitions.
Second thing is. Probably you have to format Data (not Userdata) anyway. I think you probably tried to upgrade Magisk because you lost root. But Magisk hat a bug in 17.0. That corrupted the permission Database. I had the same problem and was not able to get root again until formatted data. You will loose every app and its setting when formatting it. But everything under sdcard/ will still be there. So the download folder should be fine and everything. So when you make a titanium backup of your most valuable apps. You can restore them after renewing your phone.
TLDR:
1. Make Titanium Backup if you have it and want to have your apps back as before.
2. Try przemcio510 suggestion to get new TWRP. (most important)
3. backup your partitions and copy them to your pc
4. backup everything importantto you on your "SDCard" Volume (Where Download is and everything)
5. format DATA, Cache, Dalvik/ART Cache, System
4. Reflash Full OxygenOS 5.0.5
(optional) 5. Flash Rom of your flavor (with/without Gapps)
(optional) 6. Flash magisk
7. boot up your device
przemcio510 said:
Oh, ok, I thought that the system is broken too. That's ok then, your memory chip is fine.
Can you boot an up-to-date TWRP from fastboot and try to access data?
Try with
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
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Did this. ADB said it was "waiting for device" so I rebooted to fastboot but then the ADB window shows some options (see quote below), nothing to show it's done anything.
I put the img file on the sim card on the phone and in the directory of the adb.
Code:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> fastboot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot, system, vendor and if found,
recovery
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition> format a flash partition.
Can override the fs type and/or
size the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] create bootimage and
flash it
devices list all connected devices
continue continue with autoboot
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
help show this help message
options:
-w erase userdata and cache (and format
if supported by partition type)
-u do not first erase partition before
formatting
-s <specific device> specify device serial number
or path to device port
-l with "devices", lists device paths
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address.
default: 0x10000000
-n <page size> specify the nand page size.
default: 2048
-S <size>[K|M|G] automatically sparse files greater
than size. 0 to disable
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
RASTAVIPER said:
Which TWRP version do you have exactly?
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3.1.1-0
S4RGE said:
TLDR:
1. Make Titanium Backup if you have it and want to have your apps back as before.
2. Try przemcio510 suggestion to get new TWRP. (most important)
3. backup your partitions and copy them to your pc
4. backup everything importantto you on your "SDCard" Volume (Where Download is and everything)
5. format DATA, Cache, Dalvik/ART Cache, System
4. Reflash Full OxygenOS 5.0.5
(optional) 5. Flash Rom of your flavor (with/without Gapps)
(optional) 6. Flash magisk
7. boot up your device
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My Titanium Backup needs root to work :/
It might have been when I upgraded RR Rom to the Oreo release, but it's only been the past week when I mysteriously lost root access.
anotherxdauser said:
Did this. ADB said it was "waiting for device" so I rebooted to fastboot but then the ADB window shows some options
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To be clear, I think you mean fastboot whenever "ADB" is mentioned above. adb and fastboot are related, but 2 different things, with different usages and requirements. So it's best to refer to them in correct and distinct terms.
adb: Needs debugging enabled. Will work only in OS or custom recovery. Will not work in bootloader (even in fastboot mode) - maybe this is why you have "waiting for device"?
fastboot: Does not need debugging enabled. Only works in bootloader-fastboot mode.
fastboot is what you want for booting/flashing TWRP. Not adb (at least for the commands/methods suggested here).
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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> fastboot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
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When command prompt shows you the list of command, this almost always means your command syntax is incorrect.
In your case, you used typed "fastboot" and a file name, without telling it what to do with that file name. The suggested command was "fastboot boot filename" (no quotes) or another usage option is "fastboot flash filename".
A little confusing I know, "fastboot" in itself is not a full command/action. I has to be "fastboot boot". Think of fastboot as a "thing" instead of an action. Thus, you still need to tell fastboot to perform an action ("boot").
anotherxdauser said:
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3.1.1-0
My Titanium Backup needs root to work :/
It might have been when I upgraded RR Rom to the Oreo release, but it's only been the past week when I mysteriously lost root access.
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Ah right I forgot.
As redpoint73 mentioned you have to be in fastboot mode.
When you start up your phone and the unlock Warning ist triggered. Push the volume up or down button and go to fastboot.
When you are in there the fastboot command should work.
As redpoint73 pointed out it is very important that you type "fastboot boot (ImagePath)".
To make it easier for you, you should copy the image where fastboot is.
Then you have only to enter
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img
This should do the trick. If you still need help. Don't hesitate to ask.
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To be clear, I think you mean fastboot whenever "ADB" is mentioned above. adb and fastboot are related, but 2 different things, with different usages and requirements. So it's best to refer to them in correct and distinct terms.
In your case, you used typed "fastboot" and a file name, without telling it what to do with that file name. The suggested command was "fastboot boot filename" (no quotes) or another usage option is "fastboot flash filename".
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Sorry my explanation isn't that great.
Whenever I've mentioned adb it's the dos/command prompt window.
Fastboot is that small menu where it shows whether the device bootloader is locked or not isn't it?
At any rate, tried "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img" and the command prompt window shows "waiting for device". My device is on, at the homescreen, doing nothing. The command prompt window stays like that until I boot into fastboot mode, where it then just shows the large list of commands quoted above.
HOWEVER, a development!
When in fastboot mode and using the "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img" command, the window now says "cannot load 'twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img': No such file or directory". So I tried typing the exact file path (C:\adb\twrp... img), which has now allowed me to boot into the updated TWRP.
Does this mean it's just booted into it, but not updated to it?
I'm able to see the contents of my sdcard now. So flashed the latest 17.1 magisk zip and... success! I'm now on the latest magisk and have been able to flash the latest TWRP to recovery.
Just to say, I really appreciate the help with this.
I know I could factory reset but it's helping me learn more.
anotherxdauser said:
Whenever I've mentioned adb it's the dos/command prompt window.
Fastboot is that small menu where it shows whether the device bootloader is locked or not isn't it?
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You confuse some terms. adb and fastboot are programs, command prompt is the interpreter of the commands you give to these programs.
And yes, the fastboot is that mode.
anotherxdauser said:
At any rate, tried "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img" and the command prompt window shows "waiting for device". My device is on, at the homescreen, doing nothing. The command prompt window stays like that until I boot into fastboot mode, where it then just shows the large list of commands quoted above.
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Fastboot mode is meant to be used while phone is booted into fastboot mode
anotherxdauser said:
When in fastboot mode and using the "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img" command, the window now says "cannot load 'twrp-3.2.3-0-oneplus3.img': No such file or directory". So I tried typing the exact file path (C:\adb\twrp... img), which has now allowed me to boot into the updated TWRP.
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"no such file" means that you could have not copied the img file to the same folder as the adb binary (this is not the case when adb and fastboot binaries are installed with %PATH% variable added, then you can use these commands all over the filesystem).
anotherxdauser said:
Does this mean it's just booted into it, but not updated to it?
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Fastboot boot command, which I have provided earlier is used to boot temporarily, one time an image you tell it to.
anotherxdauser said:
Just to say, I really appreciate the help with this.
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Just kindly informing that there is a button on the lower-right hand corner for this
anotherxdauser said:
Whenever I've mentioned adb it's the dos/command prompt window.
Fastboot is that small menu where it shows whether the device bootloader is locked or not isn't it?
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Both adb and fastboot are command prompt functions. They are both "bridge" tools used to communicate from computer to the phone.
The phone menu screen you are referring to is bootloader. Fastboot is one of the choices on that (bootloader) menu. It puts the phone in fastboot mode, which is specifically intended for fastboot commands (only mode fastboot command will work). The response will always be "waiting for device" if you try fastboot commands, and not in fastboot mode.
If the command is "fastboot . . . " you are issuing fastboot commands (not adb).
If the command is "adb . . . " you are issuing adb commands.
Again, they are both related, but different. Different requirements and usages for adb versus fastboot. It is important to understand the distinction, so you don't waste more time trying command in the wrong mode (which will never work).