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[How to] Manually update to 4.2

Figured this would cut down on threads and questions. I have made a video showing how to manually update to 4.1.2 (WILL ALSO WORK FOR 4.2, just use the correct file that I link to) on your Nexus 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwlXQoAzrBE
Hope this helps.

Thank you =) will try
-Google

I hope people actually watch and learn from this tutorial instead of waiting around for some point and click tool powered by unicorn blood and hamsters. It's an excellent tutorial and gets you in touch with your device by using the exact tools Google provided you to use for this exact thing.. Use them, they are invaluable.

This means we can't use the old method of putting update.zip file in the root folder and let the system upgrades by itself.

Terrific video but for one problem: My N7 doesn't seem to want to go into Recovery.
Using adb reboot recovery gets me into the red triangle screen, but pressing Power+VolUp just gets the Google logo and pressing all three buttons just restarts it. Something is screwy and I've wasted about three hours on messing with it. I never get the screen shown at 3:41.
If I cold start it by pressing Power+VolUp+VolDn, it brings up a screen with an Android on its back with the body open and a big green Start pointing to the Power button and arrows next to the volume buttons. In the lower left in white computer type is:
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT NAME - grouper
VARIANT - not defined yet
HW VERSION - ER3
BOOTLOADER VERSION - 3.34
BASEBAND VERSION - N/A
SERIAL NUMBER - xxxxxxxxxxx
SIGNING - not defined yet
LOCK STATE - LOCKED
Pressing up or down twice brings up Recovery and pressing Power switches to a Google logo and that's the end of the show.
I followed your "How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC" video without a hitch (thank you for that one, too) and I have USB debugging turned on (as proven by adb reboot recovery working), so what the heck is going wrong with getting it past the red triangle screen?
EDIT: I'm bone stock, no root.

DirkBelig said:
Terrific video but for one problem: My N7 doesn't seem to want to go into Recovery.
Using adb reboot recovery gets me into the red triangle screen, but pressing Power+VolUp just gets the Google logo and pressing all three buttons just restarts it. Something is screwy and I've wasted about three hours on messing with it. I never get the screen shown at 3:41.
If I cold start it by pressing Power+VolUp+VolDn, it brings up a screen with an Android on its back with the body open and a big green Start pointing to the Power button and arrows next to the volume buttons. In the lower left in white computer type is:
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT NAME - grouper
VARIANT - not defined yet
HW VERSION - ER3
BOOTLOADER VERSION - 3.34
BASEBAND VERSION - N/A
SERIAL NUMBER - xxxxxxxxxxx
SIGNING - not defined yet
LOCK STATE - LOCKED
Pressing up or down twice brings up Recovery and pressing Power switches to a Google logo and that's the end of the show.
I followed your "How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC" video without a hitch (thank you for that one, too) and I have USB debugging turned on (as proven by adb reboot recovery working), so what the heck is going wrong with getting it past the red triangle screen?
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I have the same exact same problem, except my bootloader is unlocked. Tried everything I could think of, and it still doesn't go into android recovery.

Insert your USB cable and make sure it's plugged into a charger or PC.. Recovery won't appear unless you are plugged in. It's an odd bug fixed when you update

I've been plugged in to both a charger and the PC. Come on, if I've fired off adb recovery reboot, doesn't that automatically suggest that I'm connected to the computer? I press Power+Volume Up and it does NOT instantly go to the screen it should, but brings up a Google logo and sits there forever.

styckx said:
Insert your USB cable and make sure it's plugged into a charger or PC.. Recovery won't appear unless you are plugged in. It's an odd bug fixed when you update
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Doesn't work in either case, it just hangs until the hard reboot kicks in.

DirkBelig said:
Terrific video but for one problem: My N7 doesn't seem to want to go into Recovery.
Using adb reboot recovery gets me into the red triangle screen, but pressing Power+VolUp just gets the Google logo and pressing all three buttons just restarts it. Something is screwy and I've wasted about three hours on messing with it. I never get the screen shown at 3:41.
If I cold start it by pressing Power+VolUp+VolDn, it brings up a screen with an Android on its back with the body open and a big green Start pointing to the Power button and arrows next to the volume buttons. In the lower left in white computer type is:
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT NAME - grouper
VARIANT - not defined yet
HW VERSION - ER3
BOOTLOADER VERSION - 3.34
BASEBAND VERSION - N/A
SERIAL NUMBER - xxxxxxxxxxx
SIGNING - not defined yet
LOCK STATE - LOCKED
Pressing up or down twice brings up Recovery and pressing Power switches to a Google logo and that's the end of the show.
I followed your "How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC" video without a hitch (thank you for that one, too) and I have USB debugging turned on (as proven by adb reboot recovery working), so what the heck is going wrong with getting it past the red triangle screen?
EDIT: I'm bone stock, no root.
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Omega360 said:
I have the same exact same problem, except my bootloader is unlocked. Tried everything I could think of, and it still doesn't go into android recovery.
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I had the exact same issues. Turns out, I had to hold my volume button directly in the middle while holding power.

ShannonMS81 said:
I had the exact same issues. Turns out, I had to hold my volume button directly in the middle while holding power.
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THIS WORKED!!!!!!
OMFG!!! I burned the time I was going to watch the making of Prometheus Blu-ray trying to get this stupid thing to work! Where were you hours ago, man?!?!? Thank you!!! Better late than never.

Glad you got it.. BTW.. I did-misread what you said and yes, you would have had a USB cable in. All these posts are running together of people asking for help and having issues. Mah poor brain is getting em all mixed together.
Nexus 7 needs a coffee maker attachment!

qbking77 said:
Figured this would cut down on threads and questions. I have made a video showing how to manually update to 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwlXQoAzrBE
Hope this helps.
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Great video! I might just be using this in the near future. I plan on waiting for the factory image (I just like having a full install on my devices when possible) instead of using just the zip file (that is if I dont get the update). Although if the update isnt showing up sometime soon then this is going to work for me just fine.

qbking77 said:
Figured this would cut down on threads and questions. I have made a video showing how to manually update to 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwlXQoAzrBE
Hope this helps.
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can't enterthe stock recovery since i instaled CWM. removing it would bring the stock back ?

for some reason its not working for me. im fully stock, no root, locked bootloader. my pc recognizes N7 adb host and goes into recovery, but when i write the command "adb sideload 03a4eaf95f73.signed-nakasi-JZO54K-from-JRO03D.03a4eaf9.zip" it doesnt send it and just shows me the help info for adb. any suggestions why?
Thanks in advance

Same issue, when I "adb device" it will sometimes show as "device" and other times as something else (don't recall but not device). I can get into recover via "adb reboot recovery" and then into "update via adb" but when I "adb sideload.....(see above)" it just runs through the different commands as if "sideload" is not an option? Followed the video to a "T" and nothing.....thinking about rooting and doing it the old fashion way but this is the first android device I've had that I've not seen a reason to root right away...maybe should just wait for the OTA?

Ram1500 said:
for some reason its not working for me. im fully stock, no root, locked bootloader. my pc recognizes N7 adb host and goes into recovery, but when i write the command "adb sideload 03a4eaf95f73.signed-nakasi-JZO54K-from-JRO03D.03a4eaf9.zip" it doesnt send it and just shows me the help info for adb. any suggestions why?
Thanks in advance
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While in stock recovery and in the "apply update from adb" screen, type in the command window "adb devices". It should say:
<your device serial number> sideload
If it does not, check the drivers in device manager. You may need to manually install it. I had to on mine.

Cheers qbking77, worked a treat.
First time I pushed using adb & after following your tut life is good. Thanks again!

Ram1500 said:
for some reason its not working for me. im fully stock, no root, locked bootloader. my pc recognizes N7 adb host and goes into recovery, but when i write the command "adb sideload 03a4eaf95f73.signed-nakasi-JZO54K-from-JRO03D.03a4eaf9.zip" it doesnt send it and just shows me the help info for adb. any suggestions why?
Thanks in advance
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You may be using an older version of adb that does not support the sideload command.

Jwoc12 said:
Same issue, when I "adb device" it will sometimes show as "device" and other times as something else (don't recall but not device). I can get into recover via "adb reboot recovery" and then into "update via adb" but when I "adb sideload.....(see above)" it just runs through the different commands as if "sideload" is not an option? Followed the video to a "T" and nothing.....thinking about rooting and doing it the old fashion way but this is the first android device I've had that I've not seen a reason to root right away...maybe should just wait for the OTA?
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It should say 8sdgfs3JKSDBFkjk3 device or something like that. If it does not, you need to install the the correct driver.
My computer did not recognize my tablet at first. I went to this thread and installed PDAnet which installed the driver.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195

Zte Axon Drivers And ADB

Anyone have any problems getting the Axon work correctly with Windows?
I am trying to use helium to back up/restore data from my PC (I would use Titanium but I haven't rooted the Axon). I have no problems with my Nexus 5 but Windows is throwing all sorts of errors when I try to copy files to the Axon (any file starting with "." like ".media" it doesn't like. When trying to connect via adb (e.g. like running "adb devices" to see what devices are connected) I see no devices.When the Axon is connected in device manager I see under "Other devices" "ADB interface" but windows indicates no driver available.
Are there current ZTE drivers available somewhere? Helium points to some (ZTEUSBHostDriver5.2066.1.6-signed) but they look very old...with files dating back to 2010...and I couldn't get these to work anyway (I am currently using Windows 8.1).
Any feedback would be much appreciated. I have also raised a ticket with ZTE support and they said they would get back to me tomorrow.

That's strange. I'm on Windows 10, plugged in phone, drivers installed, showed up as A1P and moved all music to device without issue. Didn't try anything elaborate though.

I've gotten ADB to recognize it, but it looks to be only for sideloading. I'm trying to figure out how to boot straight into fastboot, but I'm not sure of the button combination. So far I have, Volume down + Power goes into Factory Test Mode (FTM), but this isn't recognized in WIndows so far for me so I'm not sure how useful it is (unless the drivers could help). Volume up + power goes into Android system recovery which is where I can "Apply update from ADB" but I'm not able to fastboot from there for some reason (I was hoping it might be this easy). Also, if I "reboot to bootloader", the phone just boots up normally, which is also strange. Finally, Volume up and down + power just seems to boot into a blank screen with the Home button lit up. Not sure what this screen is, but ADB doesn't seem to recognize it either.
That being said, I'm not a pro at this so any help would be appreciated. I would love OEM unlock and root ASAP! Thanks.

Sithben24 said:
I've gotten ADB to recognize it, but it looks to be only for sideloading. I'm trying to figure out how to boot straight into fastboot, but I'm not sure of the button combination. So far I have, Volume down + Power goes into Factory Test Mode (FTM), but this isn't recognized in WIndows so far for me so I'm not sure how useful it is (unless the drivers could help). Volume up + power goes into Android system recovery which is where I can "Apply update from ADB" but I'm not able to fastboot from there for some reason (I was hoping it might be this easy). Also, if I "reboot to bootloader", the phone just boots up normally, which is also strange. Finally, Volume up and down + power just seems to boot into a blank screen with the Home button lit up. Not sure what this screen is, but ADB doesn't seem to recognize it either.
That being said, I'm not a pro at this so any help would be appreciated. I would love OEM unlock and root ASAP! Thanks.
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I've been trying the same thing with the button combos

I don't think the camera button is doing anything. Do you know how to sideload SU or twrp/cwm? I think I could get that possibly. I also tried king root which looked like it worked but didn't.

I booted into the blank screen with the glowing home button. My computer is recognizing it as "Handset Diagnostic Interface (DFU)" I'm assuming this is a debug mode for the factory. No separate drivers downloaded for this mode.

Hmmm. It seems to work better on a Mac. I didn't have any problems on the Mac using adb with the Axon.

I used the Google drivers that come with the SDK tools from the Android SDK.

Any progress on root?

augie7107 said:
Any progress on root?
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I've used a few of the quick root tools, but nothing so far. Everything seems to fail at the end, and I still can't get into fastboot.

watch it'll be backwards and you'll have to root it first to get into fastboot to unlock it.

gflash2015 said:
Anyone have any problems getting the Axon work correctly with Windows?
I am trying to use helium to back up/restore data from my PC (I would use Titanium but I haven't rooted the Axon). I have no problems with my Nexus 5 but Windows is throwing all sorts of errors when I try to copy files to the Axon (any file starting with "." like ".media" it doesn't like. When trying to connect via adb (e.g. like running "adb devices" to see what devices are connected) I see no devices.When the Axon is connected in device manager I see under "Other devices" "ADB interface" but windows indicates no driver available.
Are there current ZTE drivers available somewhere? Helium points to some (ZTEUSBHostDriver5.2066.1.6-signed) but they look very old...with files dating back to 2010...and I couldn't get these to work anyway (I am currently using Windows 8.1).
Any feedback would be much appreciated. I have also raised a ticket with ZTE support and they said they would get back to me tomorrow.
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OK, I missed the obvious. When you connect to the PC and choose "Install Driver" it appears as a new drive on your PC with an auto-run to install the driver (I thought I had tried this before and didn't see anything). Now I can access adb from my PC. Still has problems with files starting with "." though (the Nexus 5 doesn't have this problem).

Source code is out now. http://opensource.ztedevice.com/ should be the first option, A1P.

Sounds to me like the phone has two boot loaders like other new ZTE phones

dligon said:
watch it'll be backwards and you'll have to root it first to get into fastboot to unlock it.
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Cant wait for root, i guess well have to wait a little longer, this area looks like a desert.

Nal Rodriguez said:
Cant wait for root, i guess well have to wait a little longer, this area looks like a desert.
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Haha yeah I know! Supposedly the ZTE phones could be bootloader unlocked via fastboot oem unlock, but only if we could get to fastboot mode.

Archfeind2 said:
Haha yeah I know! Supposedly the ZTE phones could be bootloader unlocked via fastboot oem unlock, but only if we could get to fastboot mode.
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Sent from my ZTE Blade L3 Apex using XDA Free mobile app
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903tex said:
Sounds to me like the phone has two boot loaders like other new ZTE phones
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Sent from my ZTE Blade L3 Apex using XDA Free mobile app

adb reboot bootloader also just reboots the phone from ADB. There has to be a way to get into the bootloader on this phone. I can get to factory test mode and a blank screen with the home light turned on as well as the stock recovery. grrr...

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HTC one M7 stuck on Fastboot / Bootloader screen

Hi All,
I have an HTC one M7 unlocked. Two days ago I tried to restart my phone and it is stuck on the Fast boot /bootloader screen. I tried to use the recovery and Reset Factory options, but these are bringing me back to Fastboot screen. Took my phone to a gadget shop and they said OS has gone. Any idea how to proceed? I am a newbie to this forum and any help would be much appreciated
***LOCKED***
M7_U PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.57.000
OS-6.13.707.107
eMMC-BOOT 2048M
Jan 7 2015,14:50:53.0
FASTBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER>to select item
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN

Unlock the bootloader first then install custom recovery

what's up everyone... got a little question and apologise if it's been asked many times before. my wife loves htc (sense UI) so recently i bought a brand new one for her (M7)... the reason im telling this is the fact that I have already drivers and adb installed on my pc (unlocked, rooted and flashed a rom for her on the second day after buying it) but few days ago I bought another M7 at a good price just to use with mhl-vga converter (as a stationary with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected so we wouldn't have to connect her m7 or my s5 all the time back and forth) but the thing is, that volume rocker (the one you actually need to enter a fastboot mode, the Volume Down) - dont work, so my question is, - is it possible to enter a fastboot mode through pc using cmd ? I've read that it is possible but yesterday I connected, opened command window, typed ADB devices just to see if pc recognizes the device and nothing, then typed other commands I found googling... commands for reboot, reboot to fastboot... whatever... so I'm asking is it possible? or the only way to get there is to use power and volume down buttons? thanx.
edit : drivers are all good (updated), adb us on my pc. the device was On (booted).

methoddon1 said:
what's up everyone... got a little question and apologise if it's been asked many times before. my wife loves htc (sense UI) so recently i bought a brand new one for her (M7)... the reason im telling this is the fact that I have already drivers and adb installed on my pc (unlocked, rooted and flashed a rom for her on the second day after buying it) but few days ago I bought another M7 at a good price just to use with mhl-vga converter (as a stationary with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected so we wouldn't have to connect her m7 or my s5 all the time back and forth) but the thing is, that volume rocker (the one you actually need to enter a fastboot mode, the Volume Down) - dont work, so my question is, - is it possible to enter a fastboot mode through pc using cmd ? I've read that it is possible but yesterday I connected, opened command window, typed ADB devices just to see if pc recognizes the device and nothing, then typed other commands I found googling... commands for reboot, reboot to fastboot... whatever... so I'm asking is it possible? or the only way to get there is to use power and volume down buttons? thanx.
edit : drivers are all good (updated), adb us on my pc. the device was On (booted).
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You can reboot to the bootloader / fastboot usb mode by using the command "adb reboot bootloader". To use this command, you must have the latest HTC drivers installed on your computer and "USB debugging" option turned on in the developer option menu. If you can't access the developer menu from the settings menu (not in the list), you must active it by going to "settings --> about --> Software info --> more" then start tapping on the "build number" until you see a notification "You are now a developer" telling you that the developer option menu is enabled. Then go back to the settings menu --> Developer option -> USB debug --> ON.
Another important thing when using adb from a booted rom is to make sure that you have unlocked the screen using your PIN (or any other security method). ADB won't work if the screen is locked for obvious security reasons.
Once in the bootloader, if you can't use the volume down key to navigate the options, there is not much you can do except using fastboot commands. If you want to boot in recovery mode for example, since the volume key is broken, you'll need to reboot in the OS and use the "adb reboot recovery" command so you can access the recovery mode. If you want to exit the bootloader, use "fastboot reboot".

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alray said:
You can reboot to the bootloader / fastboot usb mode by using the command "adb reboot bootloader". To use this command, you must have the latest HTC drivers installed on your computer and "USB debugging" option turned on in the developer option menu. If you can't access the developer menu from the settings menu (not in the list), you must active it by going to "settings --> about --> Software info --> more" then start tapping on the "build number" until you see a notification "You are now a developer" telling you that the developer option menu is enabled. Then go back to the settings menu --> Developer option -> USB debug --> ON.
Another important thing when using adb from a booted rom is to make sure that you have unlocked the screen using your PIN (or any other security method). ADB won't work if the screen is locked for obvious security reasons.
p. s. with my wife's phone I was done in 15 minutes (including unlocking, rooting, flashing a rom and a boot up). so I'm confused a bit. but since wife's June us new and obviously the volume rocker is functioning, I had no problem getting to bootloader and take it from there.
Once in the bootloader, if you can't use the volume down key to navigate the options, there is not much you can do except using fastboot commands. If you want to boot in recovery mode for example, since the volume key is broken, you'll need to reboot in the OS and use the "adb reboot recovery" command so you can access the recovery mode. If you want to exit the bootloader, use "fastboot reboot".
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thanx for such detailed info. I'm not" working " a lot with htc, I'm myself a Galaxy Series kinda guy but im familiar with the basics of htc. I'll try again tomorrow. but commands don't do what they were meant to do. after updating the drivers with htc sync and having USB debugging On, and adb installed (everything I used to unlock, root etc my wife's device, this device gives me problems). got to see in manager (on pc) if it's even sees the device. but the command Adb devices didn't show anything connected.

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thanx for such detailed info. I'm not" working " a lot with htc, I'm myself a Galaxy Series kinda guy but im familiar with the basics of htc. I'll try again tomorrow. but commands don't do what they were meant to do. after updating the drivers with htc sync and having USB debugging On, and adb installed (everything I used to unlock, root etc my wife's device, this device gives me problems). got to see in manager (on pc) if it's even sees the device. but the command Adb devices didn't show anything connected.
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Yep and post a screenshot of your devices manager when you'll have time.

alray said:
Yep and post a screenshot of your devices manager when you'll have time.
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what do you mean? I meant go into pc, open a manager and see if the pc sees it.

methoddon1 said:
what do you mean? I meant go into pc, open a manager and see if the pc sees it.
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Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.

I will.

alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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here is the thing, - I was gonna switch my interface to English so it'd be easier for you but don't have it installed and since we just had a major storm, my Internet is down for a minute so here is the thing... in the manager it showd all is good as you see, when you double tap on My HTC, in the little window in General it shows Connected but in time in the same General it'll show "At this moment the device isn't connected (code45). To solve this problem reconnect the device."
p. s. in Drivers tab (just for the hell of it I pressed Update but the drivers are up to date. so does HTC Sync... connected, synced.

oh sh**, I'm finally in after trying and trying... adb devices - Recognised, adb reboot bootloader - rebooted... never mind right now, I'll take it from here. out of time right now but I'll get back to it when my Internet connection fixed. thanx again, but I might be back with another question.
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maybe it's a coincidence but I deleted folders that I used to work with my wife's htc (in mini-sdk folder was unlock code that I got unlocking her device) and unzipped (still had the zip) again. now I have no problems using adb commands.?

alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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well, I fckd it up... after successfully going through process of unlocking, flashing twrp, restoring apps from Titanium Backup, last thing I had to do was install xposed installer... i installed exactly the same that I did before 4beta but instead of flashing 68 arm 21 zip to install framework I flashed 74 arm 21 zip, wiped dalvik but no boot up. that's it! htc one logo... connected the device to pc, now it sees it but it says it's off line (in cmd). another thing, - as soon as I connect it the Manager shows everything is fine, then I open cmd, go to cd C:\ (everything is still ok in the Manager) but as soon as I type mini-sdk (the adb folder), the Android USB at the top of the Manager stays the same but Removable Devices gers a triangle. any clue??? Jesus, I was there, everything was fine, I've got a backup of stock rom after flashing twrp but now a brick.

here it is

I was using mini-sdk but just now installed 15 seconds ADB program and tried with it... same sh**. it sees it but the status is offline... tested on my Galaxy s5, works just fine. wtf? did I hardbricked my htc?! can it actually see the # but be Offline. still on htc logo.
p. s. on connecting the s5, in the line where htc (pic above) has yellow triangle, it's not there on s5.is there a solution? double pressing on HTC with yellow triangle and in the window popping up in General tab it says, - Impossible to start (code 10).
and another thing... i honestly don't remember if I enabled Debugging when I flashed ARHD Rom... is it On by default in custom roms in htc?
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alray said:
Exactly and if the phone isn't detected or is incorrectly detected (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) take a screenshot of your windows devices manager and post it here.
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look at this... the craziest sh**. look at the commands... on adb reboot - device not found, on adb devices - it shows up but as offline and at that exact moment HTC line on Manager changes to a yellow triangle but not before.

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You can't use adb if the phone isn't fully booted to the OS or booted in a custom recovery. What version of android or what firmware version is installed on the phone? The Xposed version you need to install depends the android version that is installed on the phone. Bootloop caused by xposed is something easy to fix normally, but you need to get in recovery mode which is a problem without a working volume down key

alray said:
You can't use adb if the phone isn't fully booted to the OS or booted in a custom recovery. What version of android or what firmware version is installed on the phone? The Xposed version you need to install depends the android version that is installed on the phone. Bootloop caused by xposed is something easy to fix normally, but you need to get in recovery mode which is a problem without a working volume down key
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I know.... (about the volume)... it was on official 5.0... when I was done with it, it was with a latest twrp and ARHD 92.0 Rom installed. everything was fine... i didn't spend much time on it (had to set it all up), so restored everything with Titanium but instead of waiting for my wife to come back from work (I'm sure I didn't even delete the RIGHT xposed zip. it's still on her phone), I've decided to go and f*** it all up by just flashing the wrong one ....
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so you're saying it's either fixing a volume rocker or throwing it out?! but the thing is, because I was planning on changing the casing anyway, i took off the back cover to have access to the volume down button and I can feel a weak click but it's there (the click) and couldn't enter a fastboot anyway. f*******ck.

methoddon1 said:
I know.... (about the volume)... it was on official 5.0... when I was done with it, it was with a latest twrp and ARHD 92.0 Rom installed. everything was fine... i didn't spend much time on it (had to set it all up), so restored everything with Titanium but instead of waiting for my wife to come back from work (I'm sure I didn't even delete the RIGHT xposed zip. it's still on her phone), I've decided to go and f*** it all up by just flashing the wrong one ....
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xposed-v74-sdk21-arm.zip should have worked fine on ARHD 92 (android 5.0.2) but flashing xposed can sometimes cause boot problems, even simply enabling a module can cause boot problems. That was a little risky to do it on a that phone since you need adb to reboot in recovery/bootloader because of the broken volume button.
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methoddon1 said:
so you're saying it's either fixing a volume rocker or throwing it out?! but the thing is, because I was planning on changing the casing anyway, i took off the back cover to have access to the volume down button and I can feel a weak click but it's there (the click) and couldn't enter a fastboot anyway. f*******ck.
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Unfortunately yes.
Like I said this problem should be easy to fix, but without access to the bootloader or the recovery, there is not much you can do

ok thanx.
I wish youd reminded of that earlier... I've been using Samsung for too long...

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Power button doesn't work, i'm stuck in bootloader recovery, how to reboot?!

So my power button stopped working a while back. Today I accidentally held the vol down long enough to enter the bootloader screen.
The screen has timed out, how can I reboot?

kspanks04 said:
So my power button stopped working a while back. Today I accidentally held the vol down long enough to enter the bootloader screen.
The screen has timed out, how can I reboot?
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You should be able to just plug it into computer and use adb commands to restart the system

kspanks04 said:
So my power button stopped working a while back. Today I accidentally held the vol down long enough to enter the bootloader screen.
The screen has timed out, how can I reboot?
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You will not be able to use adb commands, but you will be able to use fastboot commands. Fastboot reboot, specifically.

TheSt33v said:
You will not be able to use adb commands, but you will be able to use fastboot commands. Fastboot reboot, specifically.
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Can you direct to me adb instructions? I installed adb interface software from Motorola's website but it doesn't recognize the phone?

kspanks04 said:
Can you direct to me adb instructions? I installed adb interface software from Motorola's website but it doesn't recognize the phone?
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1. Download and install Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
2. Download and install the Motorola Device Manager from here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
3. Do whatever you did to get your phone into bootloader mode.
4. Plug your phone into your computer.
5. Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type fastboot reboot. Press enter.

TheSt33v said:
1. Download and install Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
2. Download and install the Motorola Device Manager from here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
3. Do whatever you did to get your phone into bootloader mode.
4. Plug your phone into your computer.
5. Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type fastboot reboot. Press enter.
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I can't get my computer (Win 10) to recognize the phone. In device manager it shows up as (Device descriptor request failed). When I open the Motorola Device Manager, it searches for updates and comes up with "There are no updates for your device" Current version: N/A.

Ok, so I put a pry tool between the power button and the screen to try to remove the back to get to the battery/button. While pressing into the power button the phone restarted! I guess it was enough to trigger the button.
Thanks for your help, I'm still going to try to get fastboot and adb working, might be easier now that phone is booted up.

Nexus 6 7.0 broken screen not rooted - need to backup data!

Hi, so my phone's LCD and glass are broken and there is no display nor is touch working but the phone is on. I don't want to spend any money on it for replacing the LCD. It's on Android 7.0 stock, not rooted and everything stock and Wifi and USB debugging is NOT enabled although there is no lock code on the phone. I need to transfer my data to my pc (and no internal SD files are backed up in my Google account) but when I connect my phone to my PC, it doesn't show any files as i need touch to enable file transfer mode even though it recognized the nexus 6. Now i have 2 questions.
1. How to backup/transfer all my data? (preferably an alternative to the OTG mouse and HDMI solution since i can't find it easily in my country and can't order from amazon/ebay etc to my country).
2. How to reset the phone completely if i want to sell it to someone?
Any help would be highly appreciated on this matter...

yasirrfc said:
Hi, so my phone's LCD and glass are broken and there is no display nor is touch working but the phone is on. I don't want to spend any money on it for replacing the LCD. It's on Android 7.0 stock, not rooted and everything stock and Wifi and USB debugging is NOT enabled although there is no lock code on the phone. I need to transfer my data to my pc (and no internal SD files are backed up in my Google account) but when I connect my phone to my PC, it doesn't show any files as i need touch to enable file transfer mode even though it recognized the nexus 6. Now i have 2 questions.
1. How to backup/transfer all my data? (preferably an alternative to the OTG mouse and HDMI solution since i can't find it easily in my country and can't order from amazon/ebay etc to my country).
2. How to reset the phone completely if i want to sell it to someone?
Any help would be highly appreciated on this matter...
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Adb pull files from recovery

holeindalip said:
Adb pull files from recovery
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Hi, thanks for your reply. Can you please explain/guide me a bit on adb pull?

yasirrfc said:
Hi, thanks for your reply. Can you please explain/guide me a bit on adb pull?
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What files are you needing to get off?

holeindalip said:
What files are you needing to get off?
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I only need my images and the whatsapp folder. btw i dont have usb debugging enabled and not rooted.

yasirrfc said:
I only need my images and the whatsapp folder. btw i dont have usb debugging enabled and not rooted.
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Do you have e a custom recovery installed? Bootloader unlocked? Can you see anything onscreen?

holeindalip said:
Do you have e a custom recovery installed? Bootloader unlocked? Can you see anything onscreen?
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Nope no custom recovery installed. i didn't unlock the bootloader so im guessing its locked. and can't see anything on the screen nor can it recognize touch input as LCD and glass is damaged. is there any way?

yasirrfc said:
Nope no custom recovery installed. i didn't unlock the bootloader so im guessing its locked. and can't see anything on the screen nor can it recognize touch input as LCD and glass is damaged. is there any way?
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I haven't used adb enough to know whether or not if stock recovery can be used, maybe somebody else can chime in

I hate to say it but your getting them by replacing the screen. Without root or adb debugging you won't even have access to the directory or be able to issue the device any commands.

zelendel said:
I hate to say it but your getting them by replacing the screen. Without root or adb debugging you won't even have access to the directory or be able to issue the device any commands.
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Can i reset my phone in this condition? If i end up selling it, i want to wipe all the data in it so is that possible in this condition?

yasirrfc said:
Can i reset my phone in this condition? If i end up selling it, i want to wipe all the data in it so is that possible in this condition?
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Maybe if you have it connected to the device the Android device manager. I disable it myself so can't say for sure. Other then that. No you are not gonna be able to. I really would just replace the screen. Not only will you learn something but you will be able to get all your stuff as well as the sale value will be higher.

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zelendel said:
Maybe if you have it connected to the device the Android device manager. I disable it myself so can't say for sure. Other then that. No you are not gonna be able to. I really would just replace the screen. Not only will you learn something but you will be able to get all your stuff as well as the sale value will be higher.
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is wiping through fastboot an option? like if i enter download mode and wipe through a fastboot command.. don't know the exact steps though..

yasirrfc said:
is wiping through fastboot an option? like if i enter download mode and wipe through a fastboot command.. don't know the exact steps though..
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If you are wanting to just wipe and sell then yes it is an option

holeindalip said:
If you are wanting to just wipe and sell then yes it is an option
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ok so i've downloaded a fastboot compilation and i need to use fastbook device to check if nexus 6 is in fastboot mode and fastboot -w to wipe. I tried turning my phone off but i think it doesnt turn off until you press the power off button on the screen, even if you hold the power button longer. so ill let my phone fully discharge so it turns off and then charge it a bit while its off and then try to turn it on in fastboot mode by pressing volume down and power and then enter the commands. seems right?

yasirrfc said:
ok so i've downloaded a fastboot compilation and i need to use fastbook device to check if nexus 6 is in fastboot mode and fastboot -w to wipe. I tried turning my phone off but i think it doesnt turn off until you press the power off button on the screen, even if you hold the power button longer. so ill let my phone fully discharge so it turns off and then charge it a bit while its off and then try to turn it on in fastboot mode by pressing volume down and power and then enter the commands. seems right?
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Yup, if you plug the phone into PC before booting into fastboot, hold vol- then hit power button,while in your fastboot directory on PC, hold shift and right click mouse button, then click open command prompt from here. Then type: fastboot devices this will then tell you on PC if phone is connected and ready to receive commands. If it returns your phones serial number then proceed with the commands
If you hold power button to reboot phone, as soon as phone vibrates hold the vol- key and it should put you into fastboot mode

holeindalip said:
Yup, if you plug the phone into PC before booting into fastboot, hold vol- then hit power button,while in your fastboot directory on PC, hold shift and right click mouse button, then click open command prompt from here. Then type: fastboot devices this will then tell you on PC if phone is connected and ready to receive commands. If it returns your phones serial number then proceed with the commands
If you hold power button to reboot phone, as soon as phone vibrates hold the vol- key and it should put you into fastboot mode
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can't seem to boot in fastboot mode. My PC recognizes nexus 6 when its connected in normal mode so i know when its normally on. So i tried holding the power down button for 10 seconds or so and then tried holding the volume down button for several seconds and then connected it to PC but fastboot didn't recognize it neither my PC in general but after a while nexus 6 showed up on my PC which probably meant it rebooted normally without going into fastboot mode. any tips?

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can't seem to boot in fastboot mode. My PC recognizes nexus 6 when its connected in normal mode so i know when its normally on. So i tried holding the power down button for 10 seconds or so and then tried holding the volume down button for several seconds and then connected it to PC but fastboot didn't recognize it neither my PC in general but after a while nexus 6 showed up on my PC which probably meant it rebooted normally without going into fastboot mode. any tips?
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Probably need to install drivers

holeindalip said:
Probably need to install drivers
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tried installing the drivers twice. no luck...

holeindalip said:
Probably need to install drivers
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it finally worked but after wiping it said erase successful, but not automatically formatting. cant determine partition type and then it said failed twice. dont know if it wiped it or not so ill leave my phone in fastboot mode for a while. any clues? should i flash a stock image on it or something?