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Help with rooting and flashing

First of all I would like to say hi to everybody, this is my first post on this awesome forum I found just today. I would also like to say that I bought my first smartphone a few days ago(HTC Wildfire of course) and when browsing on the internet trying to find out stuff I could do with the new found device I found a lot of people reffering to something called 'rooting' and 'flashing' and 'ROMs' and that doing this enables your phone to have a lot more new functions and stuff like that.
Therefore I have some questions to ask you nice people, so here they are:
- What is 'rooting', 'flashing' and what are 'ROMs' in the first place?
- I found a lot of abbrevations when people described 'rooting' their phones which I did not understand so I'm kindly asking if anyone could please explain the process clearly? (is this the correct process? -> forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7895908&postcount=127 , if it is what is the OTA update?)
- If someone could please explain the process of 'flashing' to me?
- Are there any recommendable 'ROMs' I could try?
I truly thank anyone who would be able to explain this to me and take their precious time to do so. I'm sorry if my questions seem silly but I'm extremely new to the smartphone android thing and therefore I don't understand everything.
Thank you again for your replies, ciroman

- What is 'rooting', 'flashing' and what are 'ROMs' in the first place?
Rooting = gives you/apps on the phone acess to root acount in android wich gives you acess to do things wich you can not do normally. read more about root and superuser(su) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser
ROM = is sort of the operating system wich most often comes in zip files and is possible to flash to the phone with a custom recovery. this often include apps and modifications wich is made of the person who makes the ROM. also includes superuser acess (root) not allways but often.
custom recovery = a recovery mode wich allows you to do backup of your current settings and evrything else you have on the phone. also makes it possible to flash ROMs wich you have saved on the SD-card
Flashing = this is when the recovery takes your zip file and exctract it to your phone. when this is done you have a new "operating system" on the phone
- I found a lot of abbrevations when people described 'rooting' their phones which I did not understand so I'm kindly asking if anyone could please explain the process clearly? (is this the correct process? -> forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7895908&postcount=127 , if it is what is the OTA update?)
Yes this looks like the process of rooting/installing a recovery.
OTA = Over The Air
- If someone could please explain the process of 'flashing' to me?
wont explain this.. it should be explained somewhere else..
- Are there any recommendable 'ROMs' I could try?
There are only a few ROMs out at the moment..
The only one I can recomend for you rigth now is wildpuzzle ROM by danne_jo there is more ROMs out but I dont know how stable theese are.
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I dont garantue that this info is 100% correct and anyone who feels like please correct me if im wrong.
I also take no responsibility for any damage made to your phone by following any of the above information.

Thank you so much for your quick explanation. I must say though that searching for how to flash and root this phone was quite painful for a newcomer like me-took me hours to find the first part and then some to find the second.
I hope following these two guides will get me there
shinelt said:
Prep
Before beginning the process, I would recommend doing the following to your phone:
(1) If you have the original unrevoked root installed, uninstall it by using "Menu", "Settings", "Applications", "Manage Applications" and scrolling to "Unrevoked" at the bottom. Tap it, click "Force Stop" at the bottom and then "Uninstall", "OK" to uninstall it. Then power off/on your phone just to be sure.
(2) If you haven't already installed the OTA 1.47 update, do it now: "Menu", "Settings", "System Updates", and "HTC software update" at the bottom, then click "Check Now" to get the 1.47 update. If you do this update, it takes up to 10 minutes so be patient and let the phone reboot (a few times) until it is done. Then once the update is done, power off/on one last time to get a clean start.
(3) Set your phone to "Charge Only": "Menu", "Settings", "Connect to PC", tap "Default connection type" and select "Charge Only".
(4) Enable USB debugging: "Menu", "Settings", "Applications", "Development", and put a check in "USB debugging".
The root process
(1) Go to Control Panel on your system and uninstall any "HTC" software such as "HTC Sync".
(2) Download the unrevoked3 install package: Go to
unrevoked3 recovery reflash tool, v3.0 and click "Download for Windows". Save the "Reflash-bundle.exe" file somewhere that you can find it on your system.
(3) Using Explorer, run the "Reflash-bundle.exe" file you just downloaded. It'll ask where to install it. Don't just accept the default: change the install location to a folder you can remember: it's just going to unzip some files there: it isn't really a software installer.
(4) Once the files have unzipped, go to the folder you chose in the above step. You should find an "hboot driver.htm" file in that folder: double click on that to open the html instructions on how to install the drivers. Follow the instructions in the html file starting with downloading the actual driver files at the very top. When you download those driver files and unzip those, those are the files (the folder) you'll point to in subsequent steps in those instructions. When done with the html instructions, you should have drivers installed and shouldn't have to come back to this step.
(5) At this point, if you needed to install the drivers, you are probably still sitting at a boot menu on your phone. UNPLUG the phone from USB and select "Fastboot" and then "Reboot" to reboot the phone to restart it. Before the next step, your phone should be on and booted up in its normal operating state (not some boot menu).
(6) If you are running anti-virus software, turn it OFF or disable it now.
(7) Now go to the folder where you unzipped the reflash bundle (step 3 above). In XP or older systems, just double click the "Reflash.exe" file. On Vista and Win7 systems, I'd recommend right clicking on "Reflash.exe" and selecting "Run as Administrator". While this may not be necessary, I know that some USB drivers get really mad if you try to access the USB port without admin privileges (sorry, I'm a coder so I run into that stuff and warn you so you don't have to) so I did it as a precaution.
(8) You should get a window with "Unrevoked 3" on it (on the computer of course). Just follow the instructions in smaller font below "Unrevoked 3" to finish rooting. Note that when it says "Waiting for device", it wants you to plug your phone into the computer via the USB cable. Note that it wants the wildfire to be fully booted normally (not in the Hboot or recovery menus). The prompts at this point are very specific so no need to repeat them. If all works as it is supposed to, the only thing you really have to do is scroll to an item on the phone and select it when instructed. The rest is automated and should result in a "Done" message. The whole thing at this point took maybe one minute so it isn't something you have to wait for or stare at for a long time so if something gets "stuck" for a while... there's likely a problem.
(9) Don't forget to turn your anti-virus software back ON.
Now, when I followed these steps on my Win7 x64 system, reflash.exe detected the phone and started working (we're in step 8 here) but about 4 messages into the process I got the "communications lost... try again" message that unrevoked refers to on today's Twitter. Some say that (contrary to step 1) installing HTC sync actually solves the problem. I didn't try that. After about 6 tries on my Win7 system and even pulling some "tricks" to try to pause reflash.exe at certain points, I gave up and simply booted my old XP laptop and repeated the above steps and it worked perfectly the first time. At the point of the failure, you hear the two tone usb-device-disconnected sound followed by a use-device-connected sound about 20 seconds later. Somewhere in between is where the "communications lost" message appears so it looks like some sort of USB ack/nack issue. Hopefully it'll be resolved soon. My best advice if you get that error: try a new machine. The XP machine that worked perfectly for me had never seen any HTC software. Maybe that helped. And maybe after I uninstalled the HTC software on my Win7 x64 system (the one that didn't work) I should have rebooted before continuing: I didn't because it didn't prompt for a restart and I couldn't find anything "HTC" running in task manager.
do wipe data/factory reset
put all files to sd from puzzle rom. ( go to partitions menu > mount usb storage)
(put those 01 , 10 , 52 ,300 , 400)
go to nandroid> backup
go to install zip from sdcard
and install files from 01 to 400.
go back and press reboot system now.
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fireplayer said:
I'm just as n00b as you on this. But I'll help you out...
1. After using unrevoked once - reboot your Wildfire.
2. Go to first page on this thread that you read right now.
3. Download the things you want to flash - all links are in the 1st post. - put them on your SD-Card - start with flashing 0001_WildPuzzleROM_v2.zip first - to do this - download that file and save it - anywhere on your SD-card (somewhere you'll remember where you put it). Download and save all you want from 1st post on this thread - to your SD-card...do NOT open the zip files - just copy them to the SD-card.
4. Turn off your Wildfire
5. Turn on your Wildfire while holding Volume Down button - you have to have your SD-card with all the files you want - inside your phone now.
6. This get's you to the boot screen. Wait for HBOOT to say no image...blabla..
7. Push Volume Down to get to option "Recovery" - press Power button.
8. Phone will Reboot to a white HTC screen - and from there go to ClockworkMod Recovery screen - if you did everything correct.
9. Press Volume Down several times - until you get to option "nandroid"
10. Press the round button at the bottom of your Wildfire - the one you use to take pictures when using Camera functions, let's call it the Camera button.
11. You see "Backup". Press Camera button, and wait until it's done backing up your system. Do NOT turn off your phone! Wait until it's done. It will say Backup complete!
12. Next if you want. But only if you want - you don't have to - you can Wipe / Factory Reset your phone, saves a lot of ROM space and Memory. Phone WILL be slightly faster if you choose to do this - but all your programs and settings will be gone - Your choice.
IF you do NOT want to Factory Reset your phone, skip steps 12 & 13.
IF you want to do this then push Volume Down until you get to option "wipe data/factory re" (probably reset, but only show until re on my phone) and then press the Camera button.
13. As to make sure you really want to do this, you need to confirm... push Volume Down until you reach option "Yes -- delete all u" - then press Camera button and wait.
14. Now you can start flashing. Push Volume Down until you reach option "install zip from sdcard" Press Camera button.
15. Push Volume Down until you reach option "choose zip from sdcard". Press Camera button.
16. Find where you put the files you downloaded from post 1 on this thread. Choose 0001_WildPuzzleROM_v2.zip. Press Camera Button.
17. Push Volume Down until you reach option "Yes - Install 0001_W". Press Camera button. Wait for it to be done.
18. Repeat steps 14-17 with the other files you want to flash. IF you want to Flash files that are 0900 or higher. Reboot and change Wallpapers before you do.
To reboot Press Power button to go back and Press Camera button on option "reboot system now". Then repeat steps 5-7. If you need help changing wallpapers too let me know and I'll try to explain that too.
When done flashing the files you want. Reboot. And you're done.
First reboot after flashing Wild Puzzle Rom takes a very long time. Be patient.
I hope this guide made sense. If there's anything unclear let me know and I'll be happy to clarify. Thanks and Good Luck!
*EDIT* Just saw that someone else made a guide too, well at least there are people wanting to help us n00bs. Thanks. and I think both guides should work. Hopefully you'll make some sense of them *ENDS EDIT*
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Thanks again!

Rollback Optimus 4X HD from 4.1.2 JellyBean to 4.0.3 Stock ICS

Rollback Optimus 4X HD from 4.1.2 JellyBean to 4.0.3 Stock ICS in this case V10H
Videotutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDyZ8pH2jp0
1st: U need are the files that you get here: LG FlashTool and Accessories
2nd: Install the LGUnitedMobileDriver (first LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981CAN36AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3[1].6 & 2nd LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN36AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3[1].6)
3: Turn Off your Mobile and remove your SD and Sim-Card
4: Press volumen down and put in your USB-Cable
5: When your computer detect, it installs the driver
6: After Driver installation, go to device manager select “LGE CDMA USB SERIAL PORT” right click properties then connection setting advanced and set to “com41″
7: After that run LG FlashTool
8: Select in DLL the x3_2008_v0.0.6.9.dll
9: In S/W select only the LGP880.dz file that i´ve added in dz and dll file folder
10: In Action Mode select Upgrade DL
11: in Connection Mode select USB
12: Click on OK
13: Click on Port COM settings (COM plug icon) and select 1 ( Unmark the numbers above )
14: Click start(The Port 1 window should appear READY)
15: Disconnects USB cable and wait 5 seconds
16: Press and hold voll down button in Lg P880 and connect USB cable
17: The update process will begin automatically after that release the Vol down
18: When the progress reaches 100%, the mobile will power on and boots automatically into ICS!
19: Congratulation you did it
20: Now u can Flash v20a again
hopfully that helps to rollback for those they want.
a thanks would be great
dont forget to thanks xavierleonelbr from his guide i´ve get some parts
Some other DZ-Files to flash with LG-Flashtool:
LGP880AT-00-V10a-EUR-XXX-MAY-23-2012
LGP880AT-00-V10b-262-000-Jun-11-2012
LGP880AT-00-V10d-EUR-XXX-JUL-16-2012
LGP880AT-00-V20a-EUR-XXX-MAR-04-2013
LGP880AT-00-V20a-BUM-XXX-MAR-05-2013 CN
LGP880AT-00-V20a-262-000-MAR-26-2013 ADEUBK
Warning and notes:
Do not forget backup your apps, pictures, contacts etc. Flash with LGFlashTool will erase all data on the phone!
Disable Windows Enabler when its running from a season before with the KDZ-Update-tool! It wouldnt work!
Be sure you have the propper driver instaled and chosed the right options in the comport settings!

I think this thread would fit better to general sectio doesnt it ?

tobixdev said:
I think this thread would fit better to general sectio doesnt it ?
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I thinking it´s for troubleshooting. If it is better to move at general section...maybe a mod can move it ...

SnXo said:
Rollback Optimus 4X HD from 4.1.2 JellyBean to 4.0.3 Stock ICS in this case V10H
16: Press and hold voll down button in Lg P880 and connect USB cable
17: The update process will begin automatically after that release the Vol Up
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so hold vol down or vol up ?
so change
in point 17 you have after release VOL UP
should be vol down

Sorry for this dummy mistake...Vol down when u plugin the USB cable...i`ve editet...thx for telling me :thumbsup:
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Thanks, works perfect!
Now i can play with my good old v10h

Easyest way...
To go back to previous firmware (ICS V10x_00) with LGFlash Tool there is no need to invent in device properties
or others...
The same methode can be used to do a clean install of the V20A, or other...
Internal memory will be wiped !!!
Be sure that you have the latest drivers installed:
http://www.4shared.com/file/rPpP2btT/LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN3.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/ZSMf2x6n/LGUSBModemDriver_Eng_WHQL_Ver_.html
kdz-update: (updated 08-09-2015)
http://www.4shared.com/rar/mo5bLPRcce/kdz-udpate.htmll
install "msxml" (its inside the "kdz-update" folder).
run windows enabler and turn it ON
With battery on the phone and the phone off, press "VOL-" and connect the phone
to the computer while pressing, you'll be in S/W. (If you have issues due the device
being recognized while in S/W Mode, disconnect from PC, take out the battery and
put it back again on the phone, try again "Vol- & connect to PC", wait a few seconds
for Windows to recognize the device).
Run "LGFlashTool" (its inside the "kdz-upload" folder).
select the .dz and the .dll
Official euro_open V20A_00 .dz and .dll:
LGP880AT-00-V20a-262-000-MAR-26-2013+0
http://www.4shared.com/rar/i5muvxCb/LGP880AT-00-V20a-262-000-MAR-2.html
Official euro_open V10H_00 .dz and .dll:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/LruGBo2Z/V10H_00_dzdll.html
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Go to "port settings" and select all 16 ports.
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Start the upgrade clicking in the yellow arrow on the top/left of the program window.
Three (3) ports will look like comunicating (in the next image you'll see only two cause I'm not really flashing), but
only one is the right one. Two of them will stay stucked in x% and a third port will go higher. Memorize the one that goes higher cause is that one.
In my case, this time was the nr. 3.
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Close the program and re-start it. This time, go to "port settings" and select only the port that you memorized,
start the upgrade and you just need to wait for the phone to reboot.
In case of that port fails, choose one of the other two untill you hit the good one.
If you don't see 3 ports, its something wrong and probably this won't work...
Easy
To set manually the port to "1", connect the phone in S/W Mode, open windows "Device Manager",
select “LGE CDMA USB Serial Port”, right click in "properties", connection settings advanced and set it to “com41″
Video added:
(select full screen and 1080p for better resolution)
Report if something doesn't work
This post was edited cause I realise that is not always the first port the right one, sorry...

Good news, may be possible to do "root transiency"

skydev said:
Good news, may be possible to do "root transiency"
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Not that I know...

@ RuedasLocas
THANK YOU!

Thanks for all the write-ups and instructions guys.

Need mirrors, my phone refuses to download from mega
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im in v20, i want to downgrade, its okay if i dont do factory reset?

vrmanzacky said:
im in v20, i want to downgrade, its okay if i dont do factory reset?
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Always best if you do
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vrmanzacky said:
im in v20, i want to downgrade, its okay if i dont do factory reset?
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You don't need to... LGFLASH Tool will erase everything.
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not able to to do this step: After Driver installation, go to device manager select “LGE CDMA USB SERIAL PORT” right click properties then connection setting advanced and set to “com41″
can't find connection setting advanced, im running win8 64bit

Norse_Viking said:
not able to to do this step: After Driver installation, go to device manager select “LGE CDMA USB SERIAL PORT” right click properties then connection setting advanced and set to “com41″
can't find connection setting advanced, im running win8 64bit
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And why you need to complicate?
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38838927&postcount=7
I don't know if it works in Win8 but, you can try it...

that doesn't work either, since it wont do anything after i try to check what ports are working, all are just grayed out

Norse_Viking said:
that doesn't work either, since it wont do anything after i try to check what ports are working, all are just grayed out
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You install the drivers?
Phone was connected in S/W mode?
Be sure that you follow every step on the tutorial, sometimes with the rush we jump some...
God luck :fingers-crossed:

silly me... had to run lgflashtool as admin
did not work either, only got 1 port active, and it failed to download the file to my phone

[Q]LG optimus 4x p-880 IS11LG_systembackup test.signed.apk

I really appreciate any help,
I tried to root my phone, followed the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...45863425638526
I got to step 7., where I wanted to open the app , but all I got was: Unfortunately SystemBackupTest has stopped. How can I fix it ? Knowing that none of lg optimus 4x users faced this problem on most of the internet forums.
A screenshot is attached

the page you included in post is not found!!!
anyways man download this file and follow steps to root!! SAFE i guess u dont need to backup!!
1. Download and install the necessary First you need USB driver for your PC or Laptop to connect your phone. So, grab the LG USB driver and install it on PC.
2.Turn the phone off, press the “volume down” and “power” key to boot, do not release the volume down key until the screen appears with a red triangle robot.
3 Insert the USB connected to the computer, use the “volume” down select “Apply update from ADB, press the power button to determine two lines of yellow text prompts.
4 Double-click ROOT.BAT (PC)
5. Wait until the installation is complete, the phone to return to the menu cursor restart items, press the power button to restart the phone.
6. A Superuser icon appears on the phone, running “information page, click here to check for updates, connect to the network, mandatory update
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vieri_202 said:
the page you included in post is not found!!!
anyways man download this file and follow steps to root!! SAFE i guess u dont need to backup!!
1. Download and install the necessary First you need USB driver for your PC or Laptop to connect your phone. So, grab the LG USB driver and install it on PC.
2.Turn the phone off, press the “volume down” and “power” key to boot, do not release the volume down key until the screen appears with a red triangle robot.
3 Insert the USB connected to the computer, use the “volume” down select “Apply update from ADB, press the power button to determine two lines of yellow text prompts.
4 Double-click ROOT.BAT (PC)
5. Wait until the installation is complete, the phone to return to the menu cursor restart items, press the power button to restart the phone.
6. A Superuser icon appears on the phone, running “information page, click here to check for updates, connect to the network, mandatory update
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The link is :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502&nocache=1&z=3345863425638526
nevermind it's ok

vieri_202 said:
the page you included in post is not found!!!
anyways man download this file and follow steps to root!! SAFE i guess u dont need to backup!!
1. Download and install the necessary First you need USB driver for your PC or Laptop to connect your phone. So, grab the LG USB driver and install it on PC.
2.Turn the phone off, press the “volume down” and “power” key to boot, do not release the volume down key until the screen appears with a red triangle robot.
3 Insert the USB connected to the computer, use the “volume” down select “Apply update from ADB, press the power button to determine two lines of yellow text prompts.
4 Double-click ROOT.BAT (PC)
5. Wait until the installation is complete, the phone to return to the menu cursor restart items, press the power button to restart the phone.
6. A Superuser icon appears on the phone, running “information page, click here to check for updates, connect to the network, mandatory update
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Thanks alot !! :good: :good: :good: I really really appreciate it !! I searched so much on the web before I posted and none was helpful, you should make a post explaining this method and giving it a good tag so it go on the top google search*
I really thankful

need help, installing ota zip to my nexus 6

Hello guys,
i was following this article, from yahoo, i cannot post it
and reached the point of
The fastboot menu will appear and you should see Start in the top right. Press Volume Up till it changes to Recovery. Press the Power button to select it.
You will see an Android with a red exclamation point icon, press and hold the Power key, then press the Volume up key to show the Recovery Menu.
You will get a new menu. Navigate to apply update from adb and select it by pressing the Power button.
but it says this in the cmd
device <null> NOT attached.
the phone is still connected, what do i do now?
please help

hendyanto said:
Hello guys,
i was following this article, from yahoo, i cannot post it
and reached the point of
The fastboot menu will appear and you should see Start in the top right. Press Volume Up till it changes to Recovery. Press the Power button to select it.
You will see an Android with a red exclamation point icon, press and hold the Power key, then press the Volume up key to show the Recovery Menu.
You will get a new menu. Navigate to apply update from adb and select it by pressing the Power button.
but it says this in the cmd
device <null> NOT attached.
the phone is still connected, what do i do now?
please help
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Where does it say this and at what point? Your phone is 100% stock then, correct? You set up adb correctly?
We'll need more information than supplied. You should walk us through step by step

hendyanto said:
Hello guys,
i was following this article, from yahoo, i cannot post it
and reached the point of
The fastboot menu will appear and you should see Start in the top right. Press Volume Up till it changes to Recovery. Press the Power button to select it.
You will see an Android with a red exclamation point icon, press and hold the Power key, then press the Volume up key to show the Recovery Menu.
You will get a new menu. Navigate to apply update from adb and select it by pressing the Power button.
but it says this in the cmd
device <null> NOT attached.
the phone is still connected, what do i do now?
please help
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I was having the exact same problem last night, following the same instructions. I still could not figure out how to sideload the OTA, so I ended up just flashing the update and starting from fresh. Wish I had the answer for you.
Here was my thread asking pretty much the same thing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/disconnects-computer-entering-bootloader-t3230705

danarama said:
Where does it say this and at what point? Your phone is 100% stock then, correct? You set up adb correctly?
We'll need more information than supplied. You should walk us through step by step
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100% Stock, yes! 1 week old.
Yes i have set up ADB
I have followed the instruction until this part (i cannot post any link sorry, not authorized by xda)
The following ADB commands are for Windows machines. If you’re using a Mac, just add “./” before each command, for example: “./adb reboot bootloader”.
Assuming you device is already connected to your computer via USB and USB Debugging is enabled, you need to re-start it in fastboot mode. Follow one of the two methods below. Option A may be preferable because it’s another confirmation that your computer recognizes your Nexus device.
A) Type “adb reboot bootloader”
B) Turn your device off, then turn it back on while holding down the relevant key combinations for your device. For many devices it’s Volume Up + Volume Down + Power. You can see what your device’s key combinations are here.
The fastboot menu will appear and you should see Start in the top right. Press Volume Up till it changes to Recovery. Press the Power button to select it.
You will see an Android with a red exclamation point icon, press and hold the Power key, then press the Volume up key to show the Recovery Menu.
You will get a new menu. Navigate to apply update from adb and select it by pressing the Power button.
In the command window — make sure you are in the directory where ADB and Fastboot reside — type: “adb sideload [the full name of the file].zip” without the brackets around the file name.
The update will install and reach 100 percent.
Reboot and enjoy the latest version of Android Marshmallow.
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(red arrow) and then the cmd says the null error, i am trying this now
I had the same problem. Turned MTP on and then it worked. You're told to turn it off but don't... Its in Settings-Storage-touch the ... Menu top right corner, USB settings and turn ON MTP mode. It worked well for me. I also used the Nexus Root Toolkit - makes things much easier!
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My phone is able to rebooot (the options comes out sometimes after i did not do anything) and now optimising app (like it usually did after an OTA update)

hendyanto said:
100% Stock, yes! 1 week old.
Yes i have set up ADB
I have followed the instruction until this part (i cannot post any link sorry, not authorized by xda)
(red arrow) and then the cmd says the null error, i am trying this now
My phone is able to rebooot (the options comes out sometimes after i did not do anything) and now optimising app (like it usually did after an OTA update)
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There are lots of additional steps in that guide and not always the simplest way of doing it.
First thing to do is boot into recovery.
- Turn off the phone.
- Hold volume down + power
- At the bootloader screen, use volume keys to navigate to recovery and press power to select#
- At the Red warning triangle, hold power then press volume up.
At this stage, type "adb devices" in your command prompt and see if it returns your serial number or not. If it does, you can follow the steps to use adb to flash the update.
Please note, the guide talks about USB debugging. This only works in android. Nothing you need to do needs to be done via android so this is nonsense. Also the MTP option only works in android, so setting this in settings as a fix is also nonsense.

danarama said:
There are lots of additional steps in that guide and not always the simplest way of doing it.
First thing to do is boot into recovery.
- Turn off the phone.
- Hold volume down + power
- At the bootloader screen, use volume keys to navigate to recovery and press power to select#
- At the Red warning triangle, hold power then press volume up.
At this stage, type "adb devices" in your command prompt and see if it returns your serial number or not. If it does, you can follow the steps to use adb to flash the update.
Please note, the guide talks about USB debugging. This only works in android. Nothing you need to do needs to be done via android so this is nonsense. Also the MTP option only works in android, so setting this in settings as a fix is also nonsense.
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I cannot get my windows to detect the phone during recovery mode, it always disconnected at that point.
I'll try again when i have the time, thank you all.

hendyanto said:
I cannot get my windows to detect the phone during recovery mode, it always disconnected at that point.
I'll try again when i have the time, thank you all.
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Could be a driver issue. You'll need to check device manager. Perhaps uninstall the existing drivers and let it auto detect.
Failing that, install the Naked driver from my adb and fastboot thread (Nexus 6 general > Sticky roll-up thread > Adb and fastboot. What is it?)

I had the same issue with you until i did the following: I used wugfresh's nexus utility. Then I downloaded the respective file from XDA and saved it in the same folder as the Wugfresh's tool. Restarted in Recovery mode and chose 'update from adb'. Connected the phone with the usb having USB debugging on from before going to recovery. Started the CMD window from Wugfresh's tool (Advanced Utilities -> Launch) and check that the phone is connected (I think "adb devices") . Then "adb sideload xxxx.zip" and waited for the process to finish.
Instruction here: androidpolice 2012/11/13/android-4-2-build-jop40c-rolling-out-to-the-nexus-7-now-manual-download-link-available/
You do not have to install the full Android utility. Just use wugfresh;s cmd screen. Good luck!

danarama said:
Could be a driver issue. You'll need to check device manager. Perhaps uninstall the existing drivers and let it auto detect.
Failing that, install the Naked driver from my adb and fastboot thread (Nexus 6 general > Sticky roll-up thread > Adb and fastboot. What is it?)
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qwerty1gr said:
I had the same issue with you until i did the following: I used wugfresh's nexus utility. Then I downloaded the respective file from XDA and saved it in the same folder as the Wugfresh's tool. Restarted in Recovery mode and chose 'update from adb'. Connected the phone with the usb having USB debugging on from before going to recovery. Started the CMD window from Wugfresh's tool (Advanced Utilities -> Launch) and check that the phone is connected (I think "adb devices") . Then "adb sideload xxxx.zip" and waited for the process to finish.
Instruction here: androidpolice 2012/11/13/android-4-2-build-jop40c-rolling-out-to-the-nexus-7-now-manual-download-link-available/
You do not have to install the full Android utility. Just use wugfresh;s cmd screen. Good luck!
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Thank you guys! But after this "happy"night, i woke up to the OTA for marshmallow arrived on my phone, so see you guys on the rooting section instead, Thank you thank you for the help

I need a little help Guys.

Hi guys I'm trying to flash Jovi's Custom Rom. I accidentally pressed the update button on my phone that allows the Latest update from t-moble to kill the phone so It wont charge. Luckily I have quite a but of battery power left and I'm franticly trying to flash a jovi's custom rom. currently I'm getting a "Failed" message when trying to flash on ODEN 3.12 here are the directions I followed to the letter but no success.
First Thing Your Going To Do Is Download Both graceqltetmo_N930TUVU1APGC_Stock_Deodexed.zip And N930T_Note7_Adb_Rootkit_And_Odin_Pack.zip Files From The Download Link Section Below.
2. Extract All The Files From N930T_Note7_Adb_Rootkit_And_Odin_Pack.zip Onto Your PC Desktop, You Will Then Have Eight Files On Your Desktop Which Will Be MODIFIED_TMO_SPR_N930PVPU1APH3_REV00_ENGBOOT_FIRMW ARE.tar.md5, graceqltetmo_N930TUVU1APGC_Stock_Deodexed.img, SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.45.0.exe, adb-setup-1.4.3.exe, CommandPrompt.bat, Odin3.exe, Odin3.ini, And sun7.
3. If You Haven't Setup ADB On Your PC Yet Or Installed The Samsung USB Drivers, Just Open Both Executables SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.45.0.exe And adb-setup-1.4.3.exe And Complete Both The Setup Processes. Once Done You Should Now Have A Created ADB Directory Which Should Be Located At C:\adb. Once ADB Is Setup, Place The sun7 Folder And CommandPrompt.bat Inside Your ADB Folder From The New Directory.
4. Now Put Your Phone Into Download Mode By Powering Off Your Device First And Then Hold The "Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons" At The Same Time Until You See The Download Mode Warning Screen. Now Press The "Volume Up Button" And Then Insert Your Samsung USB Plug.
5. Now Open Odin3.exe, Click On "AP", Select "MODIFIED_TMO_SPR_N930PVPU1APH3_REV00_ENGBOOT_FIRM WARE.tar.md5", And Then Click On "Start". Wait For A Couple Of Minutes For The Modified N930PVPU1APH3 Engboot Firmware To Finish Installing. After this step it says failed so this is where I'm suck currently at the bootloader. thanks guys for your help

If you had done any research on this you could have saved yourself the hassle.
There is no possible way to root since like october.
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