Is there a way to do it?
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I dont think so...
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After a lot of searching this is the closest to a possibility I could find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081662
Does anybody know if it will work?
Or is there another way to get JB? I want to update ASAP before I set up my phone to save doing it again.
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MilkyJoePD said:
After a lot of searching this is the closest to a possibility I could find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081662
Does anybody know if it will work?
Or is there another way to get JB? I want to update ASAP before I set up my phone to save doing it again.
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See if the official update tool is available for linux, if it is use that. If not then I don't know
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MilkyJoePD said:
After a lot of searching this is the closest to a possibility I could find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081662
Does anybody know if it will work?
Or is there another way to get JB? I want to update ASAP before I set up my phone to save doing it again.
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Just install Windows XP in a virtual machine and pass through the USB device. You might have some luck with wine. I haven't tried.
I've tried Wine, wouldn't set up properly.
Would I need to have Windows or a special version to use a VM?
I've got a spare hard drive, I would just install Windows on that if I had a copy.
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MilkyJoePD said:
After a lot of searching this is the closest to a possibility I could find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081662
Does anybody know if it will work?
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This tool is using nvflash, so is working with NVIDIA-based phones only. If you have such one, go on!
MilkyJoePD said:
After a lot of searching this is the closest to a possibility I could find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081662
Does anybody know if it will work?
Or is there another way to get JB? I want to update ASAP before I set up my phone to save doing it again.
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no u didnt do any search. why use the optimus 2x toolkit since we have our own toolkit ? .......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934
kessaras said:
no u didnt do any search. why use the optimus 2x toolkit since we have our own toolkit ? .......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934
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Although this thread was resurrected yesterday, @MilkyJoePD originally posted this back in May. Also, the thread you pointed him to is a Windows only tool, and he was asking about the ability to do this from Linux.
SimonTS said:
Although this thread was resurrected yesterday, @MilkyJoePD originally posted this back in May. Also, the thread you pointed him to is a Windows only tool, and he was asking about the ability to do this from Linux.
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windows tool ???? looooooooooooool thats a zip that contans scripts. im on ubuntu here too hellooooooooooooooo
kessaras said:
windows tool ???? looooooooooooool thats a zip that contans scripts. im on ubuntu here too hellooooooooooooooo
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All I see in that .zip file is a Windows batch file, a few .exe and .dlls and a load of zip files to be flashed onto the device.
Also, back in the days when this thread was first created and the question asked, all we had was v1.0 - which was an unsecure boot, a couple of old kernels and superuser - no way at all to flash KDZs with it.
I don't want to get into an argument with you, but it really does help if you sometimes check back on the dates that things were posted before criticising someone.
This was the exact menu structure from the version available at the time;-
1- Root
2- Unlock Bootloader (For JB EUR-xxx Devices)
3- Flash TWRP Recovery
4- Flash Un-Secure Boot
5- Flash Secure (Original) Boot
6- Flash CWM Touch Recovery
7- Flash Original Recovery
8- Flash Gmod-Boot-Menu (Not Recommended In This State!)
9- Flash Kernel
x- Exit
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SimonTS said:
All I see in that .zip file is a Windows batch file, a few .exe and .dlls and a load of zip files to be flashed onto the device.
Also, back in the days when this thread was first created and the question asked, all we had was v1.0 - which was an unsecure boot, a couple of old kernels and superuser - no way at all to flash KDZs with it.
I don't want to get into an argument with you, but it really does help if you sometimes check back on the dates that things were posted before criticising someone.
This was the exact menu structure from the version available at the time;-
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try this:
navigate and run
~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/cmd.exe
navigate to [path/filename All-In-One-Toolkit v1.4.1]
cd [path]/All-In-One-Toolkit v1.4.1
execute .bat
[All-In-One][P880].bat
and yea no way he could use it for kdz , he should 1st know how to install the dlls needed !!!
but the unlock is working. with that tool i unlocked bootloader on august when i was on 4.1.2
kessaras said:
try this:
and yea no way he could use it for kdz , he should 1st know how to install the dlls needed !!!
but the unlock is working. with that tool i unlocked bootloader on august when i was on 4.1.2
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He stated that WINE didn't work for him previously.
Also, a hell of a lot of development took place for our device between May and August. I know you weren't around here, but I got my 4X over a year ago so have seen all the development changes almost from the first day.
yea indeed thats true
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and yea no way he could use it for kdz
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Ah. And, forgive me the stupid remark: What was the topic of this thread? What did the OP want to achieve?
Besides, same issue here. I'd really like to put a custom ROM on my O4X. And to have CWM on it. But "Justin Case" I need a way to flash the original .kdz images on Linux. And no, don't start with things like Wine or VMs. It's stupid enough that one has to buy a Windoze license to maintain an Android device. Here is M$ free zone, the only Windows I have are for light and fresh air.
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Ah. And, forgive me the stupid remark: What was the topic of this thread? What did the OP want to achieve?
Besides, same issue here. I'd really like to put a custom ROM on my O4X. And to have CWM on it. But "Justin Case" I need a way to flash the original .kdz images on Linux. And no, don't start with things like Wine or VMs. It's stupid enough that one has to buy a Windoze license to maintain an Android device. Here is M$ free zone, the only Windows I have are for light and fresh air.
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first of all, the way mentioned to flash kdz is through the lg support center. did u see any lg support center for linux based os ? so u cant complain here for the windows its lg fault !!!
so for the lg support center to work, u need wine or virtual machine to run windows.
now if there is another way to flash .kdz in linux based os, i'd wish to know that way too.
<<EDIT>> and forgot to mention, since u get all the way and unlock the bootloader, u dont really need to find a way to flash kdz. the worst case scenario is if u cant boot and cant go into recovery. u can just re-flash the recovery which is about 4 seconds work. its lame to go flash back all the stock recovery and rom if u gonna go again for a custom.
kessaras, I didn't blame the community. My point was just the question being for a way to flash .kdz using Linux, and the recommended tool didn't cover that at all. But don't we start a flame war here: I fully agree with you it's totally LG's fault. I wonder why most (not all!) manufacturers come up with their own proprietary formats, which all require OS dependent tools to be managed in an official way – while it couldn't be too complicated to support the update.zip variant, which would be completely OS independent (and work wonderfully, as all my tablets prove with stock support).
Re-flashing the stock ROM is still required if you need to send your device for service, and for that we need a way to flash .kdz. So let's get back to that topic
LGFlashTool in Linux
SimonTS said:
He stated that WINE didn't work for him previously.
Also, a hell of a lot of development took place for our device between May and August. I know you weren't around here, but I got my 4X over a year ago so have seen all the development changes almost from the first day.
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Wine is a finnecky "tool"; while the OP might've stated that "WINE didn't work for him...", I appreciate the comment from the Ubuntu user that he DID have success with WINE and the "LGFlashTool". I realize that this is a year-old thread; while I'm sorry to post to it a year later, I do hope this information helps someone else running Linux. Here's a screenshot proving that it IS possible to run the "LGFlashTool" in Linux (WINE) on my Fedora20 PC:
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Wine is a finnecky "tool"; while the OP might've stated that "WINE didn't work for him...", I appreciate the comment from the Ubuntu user that he DID have success with WINE and the "LGFlashTool". I realize that this is a year-old thread; while I'm sorry to post to it a year later, I do hope this information helps someone else running Linux. Here's a screenshot proving that it IS possible to run the "LGFlashTool" in Linux (WINE) on my Fedora20 PC:
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This is relevant to my interests in a D415. Did you need to do any special wine setup ot was the default install good enough?
jb3p76 said:
This is relevant to my interests in a D415. Did you need to do any special wine setup ot was the default install good enough?
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Depending on the Linux distribution, and the architecture of the system (64bit is tricky), you might have to look at the errors, if any, when running it from a terminal. I'm sorry but at this point I don't exactly remember the exact steps for the procedure; so, it may be straight-forward as far as wine goes.
I have to say, though, I may have jumped the ship on saying that "it works". I got the GUI to run among other things, but I wasn't able to get the file flashed. I gave up after 3 tries, and used a WinBlows7 laptop. Sorry to get your hopes up; however, I'd like to know if you or anyone else gets this thing to function correctly in Wine. Sadly, it always seems much easier to just use a Windows PC than having to debug Wine.
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I know this won't effect most people, but I know it has others. So, just an FYI for all the chefs and lay people, there is a massive problem (supposedly anyway) with EVERY FroYo leak that Samsung has put out. And as a result, it seems to effect all of the custom roms.
What is it? The android_id number is the same on EVERY device with that rom. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is if an app (like Kik Messenger) uses that ID as part of other things.
How can you fix it? Here are some instructions (assuming you use root explorer):
Using some sort of root file explorer, copy the /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db to your sdcard.
adb shell
su
chmod 777 /sdcard/settings.db
sqlite3 /sdcard/settings.db
insert into secure ('name','value') values ('android_id','device_id_goes_here');
.exit
copy /sdcard/settings.db back to /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/
touch and hold on the file you just copied and click permissions. Make sure that the ONLY boxes that are checked are user/group read and write. Uncheck any others.
reboot
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Make sure to change the bold part of the command. This can be just some random 16 character hex value.
Props go to Hanness for his original post that lead me to a solution.
For chefs, here is a bug report about it.
gehzumteufel said:
I know this won't effect most people, but I know it has others. So, just an FYI for all the chefs and lay people, there is a massive problem (supposedly anyway) with EVERY FroYo leak that Samsung has put out. And as a result, it seems to effect all of the custom roms.
What is it? The android_id number is the same on EVERY device with that rom. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is if an app (like Kik Messenger) uses that ID as part of other things.
How can you fix it? Here are some instructions (assuming you use root explorer):
Make sure to change the bold part of the command. This can be just some random 16 character hex value.
Props go to Hanness for his original post that lead me to a solution.
For chefs, here is a bug report about it.
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Or you can just download android Id changer from the market.
texasrocket said:
Or you can just download android Id changer from the market.
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I wouldn't have offered up this solution, if that actually worked. Tried it on even a stock rom, and it fails. So, no, you can't. It doesn't request SU permission till AFTER the app tries to make function calls. Which causes the whole process to fail. As such, that app does NOT work to fix this. And SQLite Editor doesn't work either, because it doesn't seem to see a DB in the folder.
I spent lots of time yesterday (had to flash back to stock when I broke it) and a bit today working on this till it finally did work.
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I wouldn't have offered up this solution, if that actually worked. Tried it on even a stock rom, and it fails. So, no, you can't. It doesn't request SU permission till AFTER the app tries to make function calls. Which causes the whole process to fail. As such, that app does NOT work to fix this. And SQLite Editor doesn't work either, because it doesn't seem to see a DB in the folder.
I spent lots of time yesterday (had to flash back to stock when I broke it) and a bit today working on this till it finally did work.
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Lol how you gonna tell me it doesn't work? I use it everytime I install a custom rom. I have to use it because if I don't imobsters doesn't work and I always play that game. If it doesnt work for you you have to get busybox from the market and install that then use android id changer. So yes you can.
One more thing you do is get your original android Id that you have on your stock rom and use that one with it.
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Or you can just download android Id changer from the market.
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Agreed! I use it every time I flash for storm8 games to work.
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texasrocket said:
Lol how you gonna tell me it doesn't work? I use it everytime I install a custom rom. I have to use it because if I don't imobsters doesn't work and I always play that game. If it doesnt work for you you have to get busybox from the market and install that then use android id changer. So yes you can.
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What.The.****. You're pulling a rabbit out of your ass and telling me that I can't tell you it doesn't work, but yet, it doesn't work. Pot. Kettle. Black? Yes. God **** XDA is such **** now. All because of people like you.
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Lol how you gonna tell me it doesn't work? I use it everytime I install a custom rom. I have to use it because if I don't imobsters doesn't work and I always play that game. If it doesnt work for you you have to get busybox from the market and install that then use android id changer. So yes you can.
One more thing you do is get your original android Id that you have on your stock rom and use that one with it.
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And sure enough, installed it, fail. ****ing fail. Instead of coming into a thread as if OMG EVERYTHING I SAY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT!!!!!!! and posting, sit, think about your post, and make it in a helpful manner. You could have asked what the error was, you could have done other things. Like, you know, just make the god damn suggestion about the BusyBox thing. But, alas, this is falling on deaf ears.
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And sure enough, installed it, fail. ****ing fail. Instead of coming into a thread as if OMG EVERYTHING I SAY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT!!!!!!! and posting, sit, think about your post, and make it in a helpful manner. You could have asked what the error was, you could have done other things. Like, you know, just make the god damn suggestion about the BusyBox thing. But, alas, this is falling on deaf ears.
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first of all calm the **** down. Xda is **** cause of people like me? look at your post. your a little kid throwing a ****ing tantrum. I told you how to get it to work and you start talking **** like that? Xda has gone to **** cause of people like you who can't read instructions and come here and flame people who give suggestions to get it to work. So instead of throwing your little tantrum go read up.
So instead of telling me it doesn't work as if that is a fact when I know it ain't don't get your feelings hurt when someone else proves you wrong you little crybaby
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first of all calm the **** down. Xda is **** cause of people like me? look at your post. your a little kid throwing a ****ing tantrum. I told you how to get it to work and you start talking **** like that? Xda has gone to **** cause of people like you who can't read instructions and come here and flame people who give suggestions to get it to work. So instead of throwing your little tantrum go read up.
So instead of telling me it doesn't work as if that is a fact when I know it ain't don't get your feelings hurt when someone else proves you wrong you little ****ing crybaby
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lulz telling me about throwing a tantrum, but you come in and post **** like this:
Lol how you gonna tell me it doesn't work? I use it everytime I install a custom rom. I have to use it because if I don't imobsters doesn't work and I always play that game. If it doesnt work for you you have to get busybox from the market and install that then use android id changer. So yes you can.
One more thing you do is get your original android Id that you have on your stock rom and use that one with it.
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gehzumteufel said:
And sure enough, installed it, fail. ****ing fail. Instead of coming into a thread as if OMG EVERYTHING I SAY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT!!!!!!! and posting, sit, think about your post, and make it in a helpful manner. You could have asked what the error was, you could have done other things. Like, you know, just make the god damn suggestion about the BusyBox thing. But, alas, this is falling on deaf ears.
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What error are you getting? The process I use is dloading id changer onto the working 2.1 rom. Open it. Copy the id (exactly as it reads) onto a paper or other source. Dload id changer and busybox onto new 2.2 rom. Open id changer, type in old id. Click "change id". Has worked flawlessly for me every flash. Thanks for providing an alternate method.
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lulz telling me about throwing a tantrum, but you come in and post **** like this:
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Yea cause my first post was me telling you how to get it to work and then you come in here cussing at me and telling me xda has gone to **** cause of people like me. please, I was just giving suggestions and you went all bat****. anyway I'm done.
gehzumteufel said:
And sure enough, installed it, fail. ****ing fail. Instead of coming into a thread as if OMG EVERYTHING I SAY IS GOING TO BE RIGHT!!!!!!! and posting, sit, think about your post, and make it in a helpful manner. You could have asked what the error was, you could have done other things. Like, you know, just make the god damn suggestion about the BusyBox thing. But, alas, this is falling on deaf ears.
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Hate to be "that guy" but I just installed Android ID Changer, typed my old Android ID in to the app and pressed change. Phone rebooted, android ID changed. I'd dare to say that it works.
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How do you know your old android id?
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I had a time machine backup of a nandroid backup from a week after I picked up my vibrant, odin'd to JFD, restored backup, grabbed id, flashed nero beta 3, restored new backup, installed superIOkernel, changed android id.
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I had a time machine backup of a nandroid backup from a week after I picked up my vibrant, odin'd to JFD, restored backup, grabbed id, flashed nero beta 3, restored new backup, installed superIOkernel, changed android id.
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so if we dont have an ancient nandroid we wont be able to find it anywhere else?
i needa dig through my nandroids and see if i got an ancient one lol
frawggy said:
How do you know your old android id?
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There's only 2 pages to read. I explain it on the first page.
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lulz telling me about throwing a tantrum, but you come in and post **** like this:
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Shut up. Either you're doing something wrong or your ROM/device is f*cked. It works for normal people, obviously, now go die in a fire.
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There's only 2 pages to read. I explain it on the first page.
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sorry.. got distracted by all the feces being thrown about, that i did not catch it.. i'll look back =)
shovelhead83 said:
What error are you getting? The process I use is dloading id changer onto the working 2.1 rom. Open it. Copy the id (exactly as it reads) onto a paper or other source. Dload id changer and busybox onto new 2.2 rom. Open id changer, type in old id. Click "change id". Has worked flawlessly for me every flash. Thanks for providing an alternate method.
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So i could use the rom from samfirmwares, odin to stock and i'll get my original ID back?
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sorry.. got distracted by all the feces being thrown about, that i did not catch it.. i'll look back =)
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That's funny. Yes I believe if you coding to stock you should have your OG id.
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Hey everyone. Some of you may know me from my YouTube channel
Well, i noticed that there a lot of video guides on YouTube that still seem a bit overwhelming for the beginner rooter / first timer.
So, using mskips Nexus 4 Toolkit v1.3 i decided to put together a video that is a bit longer because i wanted to explain some thing and take it a little slower for everyone.
So here ya go. I hope it helps
creds to mskip for his Nexus 4 Toolkit!
If anyone has any issues with the above method. I strongly recommend you go to the Nexus 4 Toolkit thread by mskip ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688 ) and read the FAQ / trouble shoot section. If you need to, leave a post there with your issue, as most folks in that thread are very helpful.
If all else fails, then i'll do my best. The reason i ask you go there first, as a lot of you know, i am VERY busy running my YouTube channel. Reviewing gadgets, products, ROMs, apps and recording, editing and uploading videos. So my time is very limited.
Cheers,
Jared
Moved to General, and sticked
I'll be taking a look at this tonight, cheers....
Thanks, sounds like exactly what I need!
The video says the toolkit will work for 4.2.1, but will it also work for 4.2.2?
Thanks! That's great, I'm giving you a "Thanks button" pressed :good:
Just a question ... using opcion 4 in the first menu, you can only root and no more than root your phone? I mean ... not installing any recovery, just unlock bootloader and root, to be "OTAupgradeable".
So then, on the submenu that appears when you choose option 4, there are more options.
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If you look at rooting options what's the exact diferences between the 1, 2, 3 and 4 options?
I need Busybox to be rooted? What does Busybox do? Having your Nexus 4 rooted and not Busybox installed is a problem?
What's different about being root between options 1 and 3? option 3 installs a recovery, isn't it? So if u wanna be only root, u should use options 1 or 2 (2 with busybox). That's it?
And I pressume option 4 is needed in order to use option 5 for a totally restore option.
Thanks again (sorry I can't ask that on nexus toolkit thread yet as I just posted 5 messages!)
appreciate the long video - even for a semi vet - Rooted and Ready to Go :good:
you threw in some history and some random info - made it less boring.
look forward to your future vids.
Thank You
Maybe it would be better if you made a video guide showing how to do all these things with the official "toolkit" Fastboot & ADB. Maybe people would learn something that way, instead of just pressing a number and enter on their keyboard.
Just sayin'
Thanks Man....really guide me through the root process :fingers-crossed:
Thank you much....................
TheSmokingAndroid said:
Hey everyone. Some of you may know me from my YouTube channel
Well, i noticed that there a lot of video guides on YouTube that still seem a bit overwhelming for the beginner rooter / first timer.
So, using mskips Nexus 4 Toolkit v1.3 i decided to put together a video that is a bit longer because i wanted to explain some thing and take it a little slower for everyone.
So here ya go. I hope it helps
creds to mskip for his Nexus 4 Toolkit!
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will this work for 4.2.2 ?!?!?1
Anyway to do this without wiping the device? I would like to root while keeping everything i have as it is?
suttaroom said:
will this work for 4.2.2 ?!?!?1
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anyone knows?
oncevent rifk
digitallysick said:
Anyway to do this without wiping the device? I would like to root while keeping everything i have as it is?
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I am curious about it, too, although it isn't too big a deal since I don't have much on my Nexus 4 yet.
But what I would really like is to have my Nexus 4 rooted without custom recoveries. I know many here scorn at the "stock" ROM, but I had an unpleasant experience with a custom recovery in the past and if possible I would like to avoid custom recoveries. I got it done on my Nexus 7 (stock ROM, rooted, no custom recovery) but I haven't found a straight-forward guide for Nexus 4 yet. (that doesn't mention custom recoveries)
adbshell said:
anyone knows?
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would also like to know as my buildJDQ39 is not an option
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Anyway to do this without wiping the device? I would like to root while keeping everything i have as it is?
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mcloren said:
If it helps, I had previously tried to root using other methods and it would fail during the driver part. Please help! T_T I've spent hours...
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adbshell said:
anyone knows?
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lopri said:
I am curious about it, too, although it isn't too big a deal since I don't have much on my Nexus 4 yet.
But what I would really like is to have my Nexus 4 rooted without custom recoveries. I know many here scorn at the "stock" ROM, but I had an unpleasant experience with a custom recovery in the past and if possible I would like to avoid custom recoveries. I got it done on my Nexus 7 (stock ROM, rooted, no custom recovery) but I haven't found a straight-forward guide for Nexus 4 yet. (that doesn't mention custom recoveries)
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would also like to know as my buildJDQ39 is not an option
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To everyone quoted here. Use fastboot. Read the stickies in both general and Q&A. All the info you need is there. Its incredibly easy.
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To everyone quoted here. Use fastboot. Read the stickies in both general and Q&A. All the info you need is there. Its incredibly easy.
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QFT.
When I first joined the Android scene (coming from an iPhone 4), I was instinctively drawn to the 'toolkits' because they offered something similar to the iOS jailbreak programs. A one-click solution. However, I have come to learn that rooting, unlike jailbreaking, is a far more delicate procedure and you cannot take shortcuts.
As a matter of fact, now that I am familiar with ADB and fastboot, I find them a lot easier and quicker to use than the toolkits! You literally just type a few lines and watch the magic happen. It's also far more rewarding than just typing a number into a keyboard.
Having said all this, I think toolkits should still be used as a fall-back option and/or for people comfortable with ADB and fastboot, so kudos to the OP for the informative video.
Whats the easiest root method for Macbook's/OSX?
Waiting for mine to get here in the mail tomorrow so thanks for putting this together.
fastboot adb
thanks for the advice of using fastboot cmds
now rooted
thanks
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So you have yourself a shiny new Atrix HD and you've come here looking to flash custom roms. Before you get started, you need to learn the basics of Atrix HD (AHD) roms; how to root stock, how to unlock the bootloader, where obtain and set up our custom fastboot executables, what to do when things go wrong, what NOT to do, and what to add to your posts so your not just saying I have a bug or XYZ force closes on me...
Let's start of with a brief history lesson.
Motorola phones are notorious for being locked down and very difficult to do custom roms on. Very few Moto devices have native unlockable bootloaders, and most of the unlocked ones were unlocked via the great devs of the scene or from straight up blunders from Motorola. Our Atrix HD was no exception. It came locked down, but soon had SafeStrap Recovery from Hashcode. SSR installed itself to the /system partition and acted in a very similar manner to Defy 2nd-Init and other /system based 2nd-init recoveries. For a locked device it was/is the ideal recovery to use.
A few months back Dan Rosenberg successfully unlocked the bootloader for us and since then things have changed drastically and for the better. We've gone from Stock-Based Ports and CM10\.1 modded for locked bootloaders to full custom kernels, multiple Source-Based roms, using CWM over SSR, and all our old tips and tricks are almost all no longer valid and we do different things now. IF THE POST YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS BEFORE APRIL 2013 THEN DON'T BOTHER READING IT UNLESS IT IS FOR STOCK AND YOU RUN STOCK.
Where to Start on you Atrix HD Journey
You're gonna want to start off by setting up adb, fastboot, and if on Windows, the drivers & RSD.
ADB Guide This guides old and some of the links may be invalid, but tis a really good guide that covers a lot of things and is a good & recommended read, especially if your a total Android noob. I have a link to our fastboot guide below in the Unlock the Bootloader section, and the driver is automagically installed the first time you plug your STOCK phone into a Windows PC. Myth Tools can do all this as well, but you SERIOUSLY need to learn the manual way before using the all-in-one tools -- and that's for any device\system\OS\phone\PC\etc...If you know the manual way then you'll be better suited to fixing issues on your own if the all-in-one fails
You'll also want to visit this thread and read up on RSD. Keep in mind that that thread was made after our bootloaders were unlocked so you can't do the CMW swap or downgrade to ICS, but it does contain the links to RSD and a Windows Driver Guide so its well worth reading.
Rooting this Beast
The first thing you're gonna want to do is root your phone. We have three methods available to us. One method is ICS only and the other two for Jellybean -- One is Linux exclusive and the other works on both Linux and Windows. I'm not gonna tell ya how to do them, there are threads for that and here they are.
ICS ONLY
Linux Samba Root Method
Motochopper Root Method
Staying Stock and using SafeStrap
By now you're probably wanting to flash a rom...but we're not there yet. Now is where you have to make a crucial decision -- Go with SafeStrap Recovery, Stock Roms, and limited support from us; OR, Unlock the bootloader, flash a new bootlogo, flash CWM, flash a custom rom. If you go with SafeStrap/Stock, install SSR and download the stock fastboot that's the same as the system on your phone if something goes wrong. I can't give a whole lot of SSR info since I didn't use it very much (maybe 2 weeks tops if that), you'll have to refer to the SSR thread for more SSR help and info. You only be able to flash stock based roms without custom kernels with this method. Please be aware that this isn't supported by us anymore since all the AHD power users run unlocked bootloaders and custom roms.
SafeStrap Recovery Thread
Unlock the Bootloader
I'll start of by telling you the ONE & ONLY downside to unlocking the bootloader -- you will lose warranty. If you're phone is covered for things like water damage, broke screen, major breaks, then you can just break the phone to the point where they won't be able to tell if its unlocked or not and the not being covered under warranty is a non issue. And if you need to do a warranty or return, make damn sure you break your phone in a way covered. Easiest was is to splice a 110V wall plug with a Mini USB and fry the board...all ya gotta say is it quit working...Now that that's been said I'll go on to the meat and potatoes.
You want to first visit the Unlock thread and read it as well as my fastboot guide sticked under Android General. Between those two sources all the minor tidbits are already covered.
Unlock Thread
Fastboot Guide
Just A Good Source For Info
What to do next???
Provided you actually read all of the above you should have a decent understanding of what to do and what not to do. You're gonna want to first start off by flashing CWM. See the Fastboot Guide linked just above this... Once installed do a Full Backup of your stock rom and place a copy of that on your PC for safe keeping. Now you are free to have some fun and start flashing all the roms you want.
Myth Tools
Thie Myth Team has kindly made us a nice little script that can do most of the rooting, unlocking, fastboot flashes, etc. I haven't mentioned yet, and almost didn't at all because you NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING POSTED ABOVE BEFORE YOU USE THIS TOOL. The tool itself works just fine, but if you're not properly set up bad things can happen and we're tired of answering posts that start with "I used Myth Tools and"....I'm essentially a noob who didn't bother to read and study before playing with my Shiny New Phone. IF adb is properly woking, IF you're using the proper fastboot, and IF you bothered to run it as root/admin the you're gonna have a good time.
Myth Tools
Relevant Video
To Be Continued...........
reserved........
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Finally.
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thank you for the guide.
When is this going to be stickied??
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After they unsticky safestrap..
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@skeevydude
I did the same thing but in spanish and located in another forum. Can I post the link and you add it to your post?
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neondunker said:
@skeevydude
I did the same thing but in spanish and located in another forum. Can I post the link and you add it to your post?
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Send me a link and we'll call that Post #2. I'm all for having things in multiple languages.
//misses the days of xda where users weren't so anal about the posting in another language rule...especially in the help section...
Aha. Good one. Really needed this thread.
Love the SP Ski Instructor.
Seems like it was made for this thread.
DONT FRENCH FRY WHEN YOU HAVE TO PIZZA
@skeevydude Here's the link
http://www.chw.net/foro/showthread.php?t=1022743
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great thread.
love that cartoon at the bottom... seems like deja vu...
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i sent a pm to one of our mods to sticky this and unsticky that SS thread.
They did it. Sweet hell lol.
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Youngunn2008 said:
great thread.
love that cartoon at the bottom... seems like deja vu...
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i sent a pm to one of our mods to sticky this and unsticky that SS thread.
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And if it becomes unstickied I'll get it stickied back....not all of us WANT to unlock the bootloader or CAN unlock the bootloader (work/military/etc). For those cases we need them to have a recovery option available. Hashcode updated the instructions to include locked bootloaders only as well as Mattlgroff adding unlocked bootloaders only in the CWM thread. It can't be made any more clear than that.
We have clear, precise, and correct instructions for most things around here. We all answer questions when asked and we're generally nice to new users; though we will flame if a question has been asked too many times . Most of the information is either stickied or linked in the sticked posts. If someone is in of a hurry, stupid, or didn't read the instructions, faqs, guides, and OP's then its on them. For the few things that might not be in the stickied posts, a quick search will usually find what's needed.
That cartoon clearly explains this point.
It doesn't need to be stickied. Because of all the new guys thinking that's the only thing to use. It's better just being mentioned in your guide. That way if they need to use it they can use your link.
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I am rooted and bootloader unlocked and I recently flashed xenon HD. But the issue is that my GPS wont work no matter how long I wait (Worked like dream on flash JB though). Also i cant make my laptop to recognize my phone ( yeah i did turn on the USB debugging mode)
So i went through the forums and I got to know that I have to flash stock ICS and then again flash a custom ROM to make it work. So searched around for stock ICS firmware for ATT and got this file 7.7.1Q-144_MB886_MR1-22_SIGNED_CFC.xml.zip. Now the page where I got this info says that I have to edit the xml file and then flash it.
I have Mythtools working, so all I have to do is to use the option to flash firmware and place this zip in respective folder ?
P.S : I intend to use HOLOBLUR ROM by younggun2008. Since it is on 4.1.2 I am wondering If flashing it directly will solve the purpose or I still have to go back to ICS.
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I am rooted and bootloader unlocked and I recently flashed xenon HD. But the issue is that my GPS wont work no matter how long I wait (Worked like dream on flash JB though). Also i cant make my laptop to recognize my phone ( yeah i did turn on the USB debugging mode)
So i went through the forums and I got to know that I have to flash stock ICS and then again flash a custom ROM to make it work. So searched around for stock ICS firmware for ATT and got this file 7.7.1Q-144_MB886_MR1-22_SIGNED_CFC.xml.zip. Now the page where I got this info says that I have to edit the xml file and then flash it.
I have Mythtools working, so all I have to do is to use the option to flash firmware and place this zip in respective folder ?
P.S : I intend to use HOLOBLUR ROM by younggun2008. Since it is on 4.1.2 I am wondering If flashing it directly will solve the purpose or I still have to go back to ICS.
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you can flash holoblur rom directly, but make sure you mount your system before installing it... and about myth, you dont need to edit any xml, it will take care of everything for you,,
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you can flash holoblur rom directly, but make sure you mount your system before installing it... and about myth, you dont need to edit any xml, it will take care of everything for you,,
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thanks .
Thinking of flashing when younggun uploads v 1.0.
Till then I just have 1 issue. How to make my laptop recognize my phone ? ( usb debugging didn't work)
aquaticbullet said:
thanks .
Thinking of flashing when younggun uploads v 1.0.
Till then I just have 1 issue. How to make my laptop recognize my phone ? ( usb debugging didn't work)
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What ROM are you currently?
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Nice thread! Thanks for the info!
So the wifey accidentally DESTROYED her Galaxy S2 (tmobile). She completely underutilized the phones capabilities, basically just using it for FB and to play Candy Crush Saga. Well, the phone was past warranty so i got her a cute Nokia Lumia 521 from ebay.
She HATES it...No Candy Crush! The sky is falling!
I wanna learn everything that I can about modifying and technology...and maybe look like a hero at the same time.
So what I am asking is:
Can I format/erase the 521 and install an Android OS (or Android stock based ROM) onto the Nokia Lumia 521?
If not, why not?
And could someone point me in the direction of some resources that could help me to learn how to construct something from the "ground up". Should I start by learning everything about linux code? And maybe there is another way...She hates the WP8 layout, but would be content if she had Candy Crush. Is there a way to translate the game so that it could be played on microsofts mobile OS?
ANY kind of knowledge or imput would be immensely appreciated and not lost on me....consider it paying it forward
Thanks
You can't install Android on a Nokia Lumia 521 basically because three reasons:
1.- The phone basic firmware is EFI based and Android doesn't run on EFI based systems
2.- Since the phone is based on EFI, the OS that is installed must have a valid signature in order to boot and right now, only Windows Phone 8 has the required signatures to tell the bootloader that it is "safe" to boot the system.
3.- Even if you manage to change the EFI based bootloader and get Android to boot (which is extremely unlikely), there's the drivers problem. Since Windows Phone is a closed platform, all the drivers are closed source and most of the hardware used in Lumia phones is specific for Windows Phone in e sense that it runs smoothly only on that platform. You can't expect to have the same performance of 512 MB of RAM in Windows Phone than in Android: in Android, 512 MB makes the phone laggy for many tasks, as Android is poorly optimized.
I hope that answers your question.
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cybermiguel said:
You can't install Android on a Nokia Lumia 521 basically because three reasons:
1.- The phone basic firmware is EFI based and Android doesn't run on EFI based systems
2.- Since the phone is based on EFI, the OS that is installed must have a valid signature in order to boot and right now, only Windows Phone 8 has the required signatures to tell the bootloader that it is "safe" to boot the system.
3.- Even if you manage to change the EFI based bootloader and get Android to boot (which is extremely unlikely), there's the drivers problem. Since Windows Phone is a closed platform, all the drivers are closed source and most of the hardware used in Lumia phones is specific for Windows Phone in e sense that it runs smoothly only on that platform. You can't expect to have the same performance of 512 MB of RAM in Windows Phone than in Android: in Android, 512 MB makes the phone laggy for many tasks, as Android is poorly optimized.
I hope that answers your question.
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thanks so much for your prompt response. It is great that there are people out there willing to share any bit of knowledge. I guess what I am looking for is a phone(remote if you will) that can integrate everything in our lives. im going to ATTEMPT to learn everything that i can...that's why i was wondering about switching her phone to android. WP8 really gives you no sense of control. I don't like only being able to do what is on the surface. i have an old Verizon HTC Thunderbolt that I wanted to enable for use with our Tmobile account but that keeps getting shot down too. No SIM so i cant update Android so that she could play Candy Crush on that device...so im just gonna research and get some experience by rooting and updating to JB or a stock based ROM.
Thanks again
Well, over at Windows Phone Central, they had news that MS was looking with HTC to have dual-boot phones with Windows Phone and Android on the same device. I don't remember when that was reported though.
thals1992 said:
Well, over at Windows Phone Central, they had news that MS was looking with HTC to have dual-boot phones with Windows Phone and Android on the same device. I don't remember when that was reported though.
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i don't think they want to work on actually dual boot but i think they want to do something like Samsung Ativ Q
an emulator of android runs under windows phone. And windows phone will able to run android apps!
dual boot needs an internal storage over 32 GB that most phones doesn't have
Sigh... Yet again
1) WRONG THREAD.. You're asking a question so your question should be placed in the Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting section
2) Search before making duplicate threads... You will get results that return the same exact answer. NO.
I remember the old HTC HD2 was only released on windows mobile. But thanks to the hackers and tinkerers out there people were able to load android on it. Also they have been able to get multiple OS on it like Ubuntu.
ImperiousRex89 said:
I remember the old HTC HD2 was only released on windows mobile. But thanks to the hackers and tinkerers out there people were able to load android on it. Also they have been able to get multiple OS on it like Ubuntu.
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Windows Mobile devices are different they are based on Windows CE but WP8 is based on Win NT .
Maybe we will be able to run Android on SD with something like HARET but the most important thing is that we have to first Interop Unlock WP8 devices then we will able to use more Capabilities maybe we can do something.*Maybe*
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Windows Mobile devices are different they are based on Windows CE but WP8 is based on Win NT .
Maybe we will be able to run Android on SD with something like HARET but the most important thing is that we have to first Interop Unlock WP8 devices then we will able to use more Capabilities maybe we can do something.*Maybe*
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@nGage do you know any one with the nokia engineering rom ?
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do you know any one with the nokia engineering rom ?
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There are no "engineering ROMs" in the meaning you're talking about - they only differ by Microsoft packages. Nokia turns devices into R&D the other way.
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There are no "engineering ROMs" in the meaning you're talking about - they only differ by Microsoft packages. Nokia turns devices into R&D the other way.
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did not get it ? sorry .. could you elaborate ?
does that mean the rom's for R&D are downloadable via NSU ??
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did not get it ? sorry .. could you elaborate ?
does that mean the rom's for R&D are downloadable via NSU ??
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Surely they aren't.
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Surely they aren't.
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Ummm.. Are you sure ??
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Ummm.. Are you sure ??
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look at the picture , can you download it ?
the rom's are of course "online" but this doesn't mean you and me can download them.
next is that you can't get them on the phones (other EFI)
and it will after download and flash on a dev phone download the dev packages from MS servers
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look at the picture , can you download it ?
the rom's are of course "online" but this doesn't mean you and me can download them.
next is that you can't get them on the phones (other EFI)
and it will after download and flash on a dev phone download the dev packages from MS servers
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this is from the downloaded rom ( i just download the rom ) .. the one shown above ..
i dont have the same device else i would have downloading this rom onto my device and could have tried.
just to add i have a rm-937 device but im using a rom not meant for my product code.
and if you have the PRODUCT CODE known for a particular device chances are that you might be able to download them.
from the developer rom .. these files ( hope they will be useful for someone )
ceesheim said:
look at the picture , can you download it ?
the rom's are of course "online" but this doesn't mean you and me can download them.
next is that you can't get them on the phones (other EFI)
and it will after download and flash on a dev phone download the dev packages from MS servers
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I tried to download developer Rom for RM-821 Product Code : 059R4H6 / Euro1 Developer Device ROM
I flashed it too on my phone without any problems even my phone is Retail device not a Developer
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I tried to download developer Rom for RM-821 Product Code : 059R4H6 / Euro1 Developer Device ROM
I flashed it too on my phone without any problems even my phone is Retail device not a Developer
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cool.
I confirm that developers ROM are downloadable and flashable, because I also have done this operation but on my L920 (rm-821).
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I confirm that developers ROM are downloadable and flashable, because I also have done this operation but on my L920 (rm-821).
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Could you tell what CAPABILITIES are available to you ?
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Ummm.. Are you sure ??
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This ROM isn't anyhow different from "normal" ROMs. It is the ROM installed on devices given away on different shows/events. It doesn't provide any additional features/capabilities.
I know I can wipe and flash the system image or dirty flash, but I'd rather sideload OTAs, to be honest.
If I had been patient for a few days I wouldn't be asking because the OTA file floating around would've taken me straight to MRA58R, but I sideloaded K.
I know there's an OTA from K to N, but is there one from either of them to R?
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I know I can wipe and flash the system image or dirty flash, but I'd rather sideload OTAs, to be honest.
If I had been patient for a few days I wouldn't be asking because the OTA file floating around would've taken me straight to MRA58R, but I sideloaded K.
I know there's an OTA from K to N, but is there one from either of them to R?
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nxt is n then r ....
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nxt is n then r ....
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Riiiiiiiiiiiiight... I already said that. What I was asking is if there's an OTA out there from K or N to R. The only OTA to R seems to be from Lollipop.
I went straight to R from K. Did it in fastboot without losing data.
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I went straight to R from K. Did it in fastboot without losing data.
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Which OTA file did you use?
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Which OTA file did you use?
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I got the tgz from Google. Extracted everything into my sdk platform tools and fastboot flashed everything except userdata.img. reroot...and flash twrp again...SuperSU and elite kernel. Took all of 30 minutes tops!
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I got the tgz from Google. Extracted everything into my sdk platform tools and fastboot flashed everything except userdata.img. reroot...and flash twrp again...SuperSU and elite kernel. Took all of 30 minutes tops!
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I know I can do that, as I said in the OP, but I was looking for an OTA path as I stated in the title and OP.
I'm not rooted, bootloader is still locked. I'm not unfamiliar with the process of flashing the system image. My OG Droid was running Bugless Beast and my Asus TF201 was running Paranoid Android. I just don't want to go that route with this phone. I want to go with OTAs, even if I have to sideload.
Why. Lol. Waste of time.
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I know I can do that, as I said in the OP, but I was looking for an OTA path as I stated in the title and OP.
I'm not rooted, bootloader is still locked. I'm not unfamiliar with the process of flashing the system image. My OG Droid was running Bugless Beast and my Asus TF201 was running Paranoid Android. I just don't want to go that route with this phone. I want to go with OTAs, even if I have to sideload.
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so.. if you were walking to a location, and it happened to be on the other side of a cliff, and someone built a bridge there for easy access, you would still prefer to walk all the way around? flashing a factory image is the same thing. you dont need root to do it, you can be completely stock, and will end up completely stock. if you dont know how to do it, is one reason. but, you can always learn how to, it is not difficult.
Thanks for answering the question I actually asked, guys...
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Thanks for answering the question I actually asked, guys...
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thanks for the sarcasm.. they were actually helpful, as they provided you with a legitimate alternative(if you would open your eyes).
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thanks for the sarcasm.. they were actually helpful, as they provided you with a legitimate alternative(if you would open your eyes).
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My sarcasm is rooted in the fact that I acknowledged their solutions in my OP, said I was looking for the official OTA path and didn't want to use the other solutions, and then either things I said in the OP were repeated as if I didn't say them or alternatives were suggested as if I didn't say I wasn't interested in that path. It seems as though my OP went completely unread. If you opened your eyes you could read them in my OP.
I also figured the path I'm interested in may also be of help to people not comfortable with unlocking their bootloader and performing a complete wipe and flash.
I figured I'd help the community by asking a question that hadn't been directly asked and people would be interested in.
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My sarcasm is rooted in the fact that I acknowledged their solutions in my OP, said I was looking for the official OTA path and didn't want to use the other solutions, and then either things I said in the OP were repeated as if I didn't say them or alternatives were suggested as if I didn't say I wasn't interested in that path. It seems as though my OP went completely unread. If you opened your eyes you could read them in my OP.
I also figured the path I'm interested in may also be of help to people not comfortable with unlocking their bootloader and performing a complete wipe and flash.
I figured I'd help the community by asking a question that hadn't been directly asked and people would be interested in.
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oh, i read your op. and there seems to be some confusion written in it. as its why you were answered to flash a factory image, as that would get rid of your confusion. but, some people dont wish to take the easier and quicker step, and i understand that as well. so, youre going to be stuck waiting for an ota. oh well, life goes on..
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My sarcasm is rooted in the fact that I acknowledged their solutions in my OP, said I was looking for the official OTA path and didn't want to use the other solutions, and then either things I said in the OP were repeated as if I didn't say them or alternatives were suggested as if I didn't say I wasn't interested in that path. It seems as though my OP went completely unread. If you opened your eyes you could read them in my OP.
I also figured the path I'm interested in may also be of help to people not comfortable with unlocking their bootloader and performing a complete wipe and flash.
I figured I'd help the community by asking a question that hadn't been directly asked and people would be interested in.
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Root your phone, that's the easiest way that way you don't have to monkey around with the aforementioned senarios you described, you will save yourself a lot of headaches.
Just go to N and wait for next update. The R is the Verizon 6.0 plus the N security update.
GolfOX said:
Just go to N and wait for next update. The R is the Verizon 6.0 plus the N security update.
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R isn't only VZW. It's only VZW that's pushed R. The repository has had R in it for several days.
But, yeah, everybody else is on N so there should be an update for R soon.
Any noticeable changes from K to N?
USMC retired said:
Root your phone, that's the easiest way that way you don't have to monkey around with the aforementioned senarios you described, you will save yourself a lot of headaches.
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Rooting isn't necessary for flashing system images and will actually prevent you from getting OTAs.
I got a Nexus because my Moto X 2014 on VZW isn't going to get Marshmallow. At this point I want official updates without having to back everything up, wipe, apply the update, and then restore. I just want to apply the OTA (either actually Over The Air or the simple process of sideloading) and not have a headache mucking about with everything else.
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Well i don't think you will have to wait too much longer, as you know the Google phone is always first
USMC retired said:
Well i don't think you will have to wait too much longer, as you know the Google phone is always first
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I know. I'm impatient. LOL The N6 has been taking surprisingly long to get OTA updates even though the images have been out. It's not like it's not having updates produced, just issues rolling them out.
GilmourD3 said:
I know. I'm impatient. LOL The N6 has been taking surprisingly long to get OTA updates even though the images have been out. It's not like it's not having updates produced, just issues rolling them out.
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I would never have a phone and not be able to root it. Do you listen on your headphones? the volume is so low, with rooting the volume can be adjusted, you can nuke all the bloatware, and the flashing you mentioned and backing up, all that can be done in 30 minutes and if you have a rom you like you never have to change it. And the Deved roms are so much better than the stock ones. Better batt life, custom kernels and the the list goes on and on, but everyone has their preferences.
The N6 can be rooted in ten minutes