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Hey guys. I found this over in the I9000 forum. It's an alternative to Odin. For those of us who use Mac or don't have access to a Windows machine.
Link to program:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Link to thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
Benjamin Dobell said:
IMPORTANT: If you have a Heimdall alpha 5 or older do not run it.
What is Heimdall?
Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source utility to flash ROMs onto Samsung Galaxy S phones.
How does it work?
Heimdall uses the same protocol as Odin to interact with a device in download mode. USB communication in Heimdall is handled by the popular open-source USB library, libusb-1.0.
Why “Heimdall”?
The flashing software Odin is named after the king of gods in Norse mythology. Loke, the software component on the Galaxy S that provides functionality to flash, may also to be named after an important character in Norse mythology, often translated as Loki. As such I have named my flashing software Heimdall, after the Norse god, and guardian of the Bifrost Bridge.
What platforms does Heimdall run on?
Linux, OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, 7 etc.)
Why use Heimdall when we can use Odin?
Odin is generally unreliable and only runs on Windows systems. Furthermore, Odin is leaked Samsung software that is not freely available or well understood by the community.
Is Heimdall safe?
No matter what method you chose, flashing firmware onto your phone has a lot of potential for disaster. We have tested Heimdall with a variety of phones flashing several different firmware versions resulting in a 100% success rate. As such we believe that Heimdall is generally reliable. However keep in mind, just like any flashing software, Heimdall has the potential to brick your phone if not used correctly.
How do Galaxy S phones get bricked when flashing?
Besides the inherent risks like power outs, accidental removal of the USB cable etc. The Galaxy S appears to be running extremely unreliable USB control software.
A failure to flash does not automatically equate to a bricked phone. However if you're extremely unlucky and the flash fails whilst transferring the primary boot-loader, secondary boot-loader or params.lfs (all quite small) than you've got yourself a paper weight that you're hoping Samsung will replace.
Please be extremely careful mixing files from different firmware releases. Don't do so unless you're certain it will work!
What Galaxy S variants has Heimdall been tested with?
I've tested Heimdall with a Galaxy S GT-I9000 (8 GB) from the United Kingdom and Galaxy S GT-I9000 (16 GB) from Australia. I don't have access to any other devices to test with at present, but community members have confirmed it to also function correctly for the AT&T Captivate.
Enough talk, where can we get it?
The latest release is available here. Please read the instructions and README files included in the archives.
I love you, man. Will you have my baby?
No, but I will very gladly accept donations. If you appreciate my work and would like to support future development you can make a donation here. If you think you have something else to offer, then feel free to shoot me a PM or contact me via the contact form on the Glass Echidna website.
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Edited title and first post to be more descriptive, it is true that this is already posted here @ XDA on another forum but I will keep this open in hopes that some Vibrant users find it valuable.
krook6023 (mod team)
Awesome! Ty
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sw33t thanks for this
NICE. I'll give it a try as soon as I need to use ODIN again.
(Running Ubuntu 10.10 x64 here.)
how do I install this in linux ubuntu... Please give us a HowTo
Thank You
jmatic said:
how do I install this in linux ubuntu... Please give us a HowTo
Thank You
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1. Download and install the libusb-1.0 v1.0.8 developer package, please refer to http://www.libusb.org/.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted Heimdall to.
3. Type the following:
./configure
make
sudo make install
jmatic said:
how do I install this in linux ubuntu... Please give us a HowTo
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its in the README.
the3dman said:
1. Download and install the libusb-1.0 v1.0.8 developer package, please refer to http://www.libusb.org/.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted Heimdall to.
3. Type the following:
./configure
make
sudo make install
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I haven't tested it yet, but presumably the Ubuntu package libusb-1.0-0-dev will satisfy this particular build dependency.
I'm really excited about this! I've been reluctant to run odin in a Windows VM, and having a native solution in Linux is a huge win.
JeremyNT said:
I haven't tested it yet, but presumably the Ubuntu package libusb-1.0-0-dev will satisfy this particular build dependency.
I'm really excited about this! I've been reluctant to run odin in a Windows VM, and having a native solution in Linux is a huge win.
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Yeah I had to Odin the new Froyo but I'm on a Mac and couldn't use Odin in Virtual Box. So I searched for alternatives and this is what I found. I only wish that it would have a GUI so it would be easier to use but I will take what I can get.
Have any of you guys actually tried using this?
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Have any of you guys actually tried using this?
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I used it on my Mac and it worked great. Got the unofficial Froyo from Eugene running on my Vibrant. I had to rename the md5 file downloaded to .tar and extract that and you will get the files needed to flash in Heimdall.
1. Love the name.
2. I am so happy to be able to have a tool like this on my Mac. I am perfectly happy flashing everything through Clockwork, but it's really nice to be able to have a failsafe in case I brick or otherwise screw something up.
Thank you so much!
Great find !
Great find !
Alot of my friends are mac losers I means users So ill forward this thread to them along with my comments
Installed on Ubuntu...might give it a shot later on. I prefer Ubuntu over Windows anyway so I HOPE this works well. It is a little more complicated but I learn more and more about Linux and Android everyday!
./end short rant of useless info!
Goodbye Odin! Hello Heimdall!
Nice that its done through the command line. If the USB port on our phones can be configured as a USB Host, then it would be possible to flash phone to phone... I believe the G1 can do that.
Thank you for posting this. Soft bricked just earlier today and had to go alllllllll the way to a friends to Odin back. Now I can flash from the safety of my own couch! Thanks again!!!
oquinones said:
Yeah I had to Odin the new Froyo but I'm on a Mac and couldn't use Odin in Virtual Box. So I searched for alternatives and this is what I found. I only wish that it would have a GUI so it would be easier to use but I will take what I can get.
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Who needs a stinky GUI
Code:
heimdall
Usage: heimdall <action> <arguments> ]
[--verbose] [--delay <ms>]
action: flash
arguments: --pit <filename> [--factoryfs <filename>] [--cache <filename>]
[--dbdata <filename>] [--boot <filename>] [--secondary <filename>]
[--param <filename>] [--kernel <filename>] [--modem <filename>]
description: Flashes firmware files to your phone.
Compiled fine under Ubuntu with libusb-1.0.8 from http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb/files/libusb-1.0/libusb-1.0.8/libusb-1.0.8.tar.bz2/download
oquinones said:
I used it on my Mac and it worked great. Got the unofficial Froyo from Eugene running on my Vibrant. I had to rename the md5 file downloaded to .tar and extract that and you will get the files needed to flash in Heimdall.
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Hey man, I'm in desperate need. I'm new to all this and on a Mac. I'm happy that I bumped into this thread. I know what I'm doing for the most part but I never messed with ODIN. I recently flashed AOSPish 1.1 and then went back to AOSPish 1.0 I had backed up. My phone works but I can't seem to boot into recovery. I keep getting this error message
"E:Missing Bitmap Indeterminate1
(Code -7) and etc..."
It stays on that screen, I can't do anything. It practically took me an hour to figure out how to get the phone to reboot by pulling the battery with the phone plugged in, then inserting the battery back in after the screen blacks out. My phone is hardware lock so the 3 key method does not work. I rooted using One Click Root for Mac.
Please help....I love this ROM but I want to flash back to 1.1
Can you tell me how to use Heimdall since you flashed Eugenes so I can flash back to stock.
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Hey man, I'm in desperate need. I'm new to all this and on a Mac. I'm happy that I bumped into this thread. I know what I'm doing for the most part but I never messed with ODIN. I recently flashed AOSPish 1.1 and then went back to AOSPish 1.0 I had backed up. My phone works but I can't seem to boot into recovery. I keep getting this error message
"E:Missing Bitmap Indeterminate1
(Code -7) and etc..."
It stays on that screen, I can't do anything. It practically took me an hour to figure out how to get the phone to reboot by pulling the battery with the phone plugged in, then inserting the battery back in after the screen blacks out. My phone is hardware lock so the 3 key method does not work. I rooted using One Click Root for Mac.
Please help....I love this ROM but I want to flash back to 1.1
Can you tell me how to use Heimdall since you flashed Eugenes so I can flash back to stock.
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Do you know how to use adb? Try typing "adb reboot recovery" without the quotes and you should be in recovery.
If not, then I'll try and explain it.
I'm been searching the Nexus One Q&A section for an answer to my problems, but I couldn't find a solution. I'm running a stock version of 2.3.3 on my phone. It's never been rooted, and I have never rooted a device as well. I'm entirely new to this and have no idea what I'm doing. My device has no warranty but I'm still concerned about it. Again, I have no experience at all.
Also, I don't know if I would want to unlock the bootloader as I could lose everything. If there is a way to retain everything reliably (I don't know if those back-up applications are the most effective) that would be convenient.
So, can anyone help me root my virgin Nexus One?
Thanks for your time,
Tread Fox
Mybackup pro backs up apps and data. After you root you can use titanium backup. Also smsbackup and restore for your SMS :]
Alright, that's re-assuring. But what about actually rooting the phone?
Hmm I can't help with rooting because I have an Evo, just sharing some backup knowledge :/
You can use this threads wiki for the N1 and the stickies here:
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/nexus-one-development-hacking/
You need to read several guides until you get a good idea of what you are doing and why.
Use the apps mentioned above to back up your phone info, once rooted you can do a complete and immediate phone backup of everything, like a full image pc backup.
If you do the one-click method, make sure it is for you OS, you will be limited in some things you can do, like fastboot commands and will be unrooted if you dl OTA's.
Read, Read, Read!!!
Before you flash a rom read the op page carefully and the last 20 pages for tips, info, issues etc.
Ken
This works for 2.3.3?
EDIT: So my only options are to unlock the bootloader or roll back? Which do you recommend?
You probably saw this in XDA wiki for N1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One/Guides_&_Tutorials#Root
I would unlock, more options as you get more into flashing and you can't be unrooted by Google OTA's.
This is good guide for the S, but you can glean steps and maybe better understanding for the process. At the bottom in related posts is a root guide. I like the steps, but things like the fastboot and superuser may not be for the N1. However you can find them online. Just an easy to understand guide.
http://jaxov.com/2011/02/install-android-2-3-3-gingerbread-on-nexus-one-manually/
TreadFox said:
This works for 2.3.3?
EDIT: So my only options are to unlock the bootloader or roll back? Which do you recommend?
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Sorry man, just got your message (phone died on me, and I've been playing with my other toys anyway...)
Yes, your options are to unlock the bootloader or roll back.
Both options will lose all date, so you need to backup either way.
My preference is to unlock the bootloader, but I can understand why people may not want to. Unlocking the bootloader can effect any warranty that's remaining on the phone (the phone has a 1 year warranty, no matter who owns it).
Thanks for all your help guys. Does anyone have a specific guide for rolling back? I don't need or want a custom rom, just setcpu...
Read my signature, execute PASSIMG method with FRG33. if it doesn't work (and sometimes it doesn't) - you're out of luck.
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Thanks for all your help guys. Does anyone have a specific guide for rolling back? I don't need or want a custom rom, just setcpu...
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This is how to go back to FRG33: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11745519&postcount=21
But if I were you, I would just unlock your bootloader. Makes life easier.
I'll unlock the bootloader. I saw a guide on the nexusoneforums on how to do this. But it's about a year old. Is there anything that's changed?
I'm sorry I'm being indecisive, I'm trying to take suggestions from anybody!
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I'll unlock the bootloader. I saw a guide on the nexusoneforums on how to do this. But it's about a year old. Is there anything that's changed?
I'm sorry I'm being indecisive, I'm trying to take suggestions from anybody!
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No, nothing has changed. You need to have the Android SDK set up properly. Then just boot into the bootloader by holding down the trackball while pushing the power button. Then open a command prompt in the directory where the fastboot.exe file is (probably C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\tools) then just type: fastboot oem unlock
Follow this to set up the, it's easier (just the first post):
http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/...mple-sdk-setup-manual-root-guide-windows.html
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I don't know what I'm doing. This is confusing. When I hook up the phone to the pc it says its found new hardware. I'm running XP. What do I do? I think I'm going over my head with this. Also, how do I make sure mybackup will work? I don't want to lose my stuff!
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I don't know what I'm doing. This is confusing. When I hook up the phone to the pc it says its found new hardware. I'm running XP. What do I do? I think I'm going over my head with this. Also, how do I make sure mybackup will work? I don't want to lose my stuff!
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If you feel like you are in over your head, you probably are, and have not done enough reading. I just looked at danger-rat's post in the link he provided, and it seems quite straight forward, no? He even tells you how to install the drivers. "Step #3" under "To install the drivers" in the first post TELLS you that windows will detect new hardware and will ask you to install a driver. What seems to be the problem?
I did, and nothing happened. At all. I asked for it to download files from usb driver. Nothing happened at all. Is it something I'm doing wrong?
I have the SDK file on my desktop, I have all of the files inside that are needed. When the computer asks me to download the drivers, I re-direct to the usb driver folder located in the SDK which is located on my desktop. The computer claimed installation was successful, but nothing happened. When I try clicking the fastboot.exe in the tools file, it immediately forcecloses. Is it my pc? Is it the file? Is it the phone? I did read the material and so far nothing has helped.
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I did, and nothing happened. At all. I asked for it to download files from usb driver. Nothing happened at all. Is it something I'm doing wrong?
I have the SDK file on my desktop, I have all of the files inside that are needed. When the computer asks me to download the drivers, I re-direct to the usb driver folder located in the SDK which is located on my desktop. The computer claimed installation was successful, but nothing happened. When I try clicking the fastboot.exe in the tools file, it immediately forcecloses. Is it my pc? Is it the file? Is it the phone? I did read the material and so far nothing has helped.
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Well, after you have installed the driver that the computer asked you to install. That's just the driver needed to sync your file and stuff on your sd card. The other driver and adb setup is needed to actually access your phone.
So I asked for it to install the wrong files? What files do I install? Because from that guide it said point to usb driver. I'm only following the guide like you all asked, and nothing happened.
You don't launch fastboot by clicking on it windows.
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I never upgraded to the 2.2 because I have a Mac. However, I DID root my phone, and DID take OFF some of the ATT bloatware. I remember thinking that I'd found out how to put it all back on, but I haven't. I'm exchanging it for a new one as the speakers have gone wacky (turns on/off).
So, here is what I was planing on doing:
1. Hard reset the phone (I don't really care about backing up at this point).
2. Perhaps take my husband's unrooted and stock phone, and drag/drop the bloatware onto my phone while mounted??? Not sure if I can do this? Where to put the files?
3. Reboot. Hopefully see ATT bloatware arrive back on my phone.
So, here is what I think need to know:
1. Is there a better way to hard reset than going into privacy/factory data reset?
2. Does the hard reset remove all my Amazon apps so ATT doesn't see them?
3. How do I put the original bloatware back on?
4. Please don't tell me to "click this link" cause most likely I've read it, and it's not a CLEAR step by step.
5. A step by step guide (including, "plug in your phone, set debugging, pull up terminal, type ./adb, turn off your phone, etc.).
THANKS!
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191094
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That is what I'm looking for. However, I still need a step by step for it. I'll ask over there as well. I did put Heimdall on earlier today (before this post), along with qt opensource, but did not understand where to go from there. Maybe I'll uninstall and then find out if there is a step-by-step. I could not figure out where a guide for Heimdall was on the glass echidna website... I could be blind though!
STEP-BY-STEP please! ;0)
Ok, apparently, I cannot post on that forum due to little amount of posts or something. lol So... please... anyone... have... a step-by-step guide??? I mean really BASIC step-by-step!
Ok, I did find THIS step-by-step guide.
xboxfanj
10th June 2011, 02:16 PM
Heimdall CWM 3.1 guide
On EE03, only flash Clockwork and not the Kernel.
Hi. I'm here to post a guide to installing ClockworkMod 3.1.0.1 on your Epic with Heimdall. I'm doing this because me and some other people had our phones bricked by the 3.0.2.5 one click root and this worked for me.
Step 1: Download and extract heimdall from here: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Step 2: Boot your phone into download mode by holding the 1 key and pressing power after either a battery pull or simply turning your phone off and connect it to your USB Port
Step 3: Open Zadig.exe from /drivers in the extracted folder
Step 4: Go to options> list all devices.
Step 5: Select to Install the Samsung Android USB Composite Driver from the list.
Note: It may say it has an unknown publisher (or something similar), ignore it. I am 100% sure that it's safe.
Step 6: Download CWM from http://drockstar.devphone.org/EpicTools/cwm3.1.0.1.purple.zip
Step 7: Download Drockstar kernel from http://drockstar.devphone.org/EpicKernel/DRockstar.Clean.Kernel.EC05.v1.05.zip
Step 8: Put the zimage from /kernel in the CWM Zip in the recovery slot
Step 9: Put the zImage from /kernel in the Drockstar Clean Kernel Zip in the Kernel slot.
Step 10: Press start and it should work.
It's quick and easy. Should only take about 5 minutes from start to finish.
I am not responsible for bricked phones or AIDS or the Iraq War or the deficit, but I am responsible for cute puppies and rainbows and butterflies.
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However, on my Mac I'm not seeing the (Step 3) "drivers." Now, I think that technically, we Mac owners usually don't have to deal with drivers as much, so I wondered if it didn't apply to Mac users???
Step 4 I'm not sure if they are talking about accessing "options" on the Mac or phone? How/where do I access it?
Step 6 & 7: Do I HAVE to download those files?
maidmarian4 said:
Ok, I did find THIS step-by-step guide.
However, on my Mac I'm not seeing the (Step 3) "drivers." Now, I think that technically, we Mac owners usually don't have to deal with drivers as much, so I wondered if it didn't apply to Mac users???
Step 4 I'm not sure if they are talking about accessing "options" on the Mac or phone? How/where do I access it?
Step 6 & 7: Do I HAVE to download those files?
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The steps above may not quite be what you're looking for.
Perhaps a better solution would be found here, which is a one-click Heimdall-based program that will flash your phone back to stock (putting all the bloatware back in place).
Please note that the program is still in beta, but other Mac users have tested and used it successfully, from what I can see. Plus, if you have questions, Adam is usually really good about answering them in a timely and polite fashion.
jmtheiss said:
The steps above may not quite be what you're looking for.
Perhaps a better solution would be found here, which is a one-click Heimdall-based program that will flash your phone back to stock (putting all the bloatware back in place).
Please note that the program is still in beta, but other Mac users have tested and used it successfully, from what I can see. Plus, if you have questions, Adam is usually really good about answering them in a timely and polite fashion.
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Nice get but all Adam's program does for right now is flash the KC1 modem. He's still working on it.
cappysw10 said:
Nice get but all Adam's program does for right now is flash the KC1 modem. He's still working on it.
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Thanks for catching that. OP, nevermind my post.
Grab a windows XP virtual machine on bittorrent, then use Odin3 one-click from within it. Use Oracle VirtualBox format... Get the PUEL version, not the OSE version. Find a XP VM for VBox then connect the device to the VM and flash it.
My program can't generate firmware. I don't know where you can get the stock firmware. If anyone knows, I'd like to make a Heimdall One-Click for that.
Finally ready to root my phone, decided I am ready for some extra features and roms. Few concerns
1. The biggest one is how are so many people deleting there entire storage? Is it simple to do? I just don't want to make the mistake
2. Debating between aio or using adb commands just to know how to do it.
3. Never used aroma...how user friendly is it?
This isn't my first time, started rooting on my G1, but I just cannot get Linux down and been on Samsung for a while
Thank you been reading htc one threads and just trying to do it right and not need to use your guys amazing troubleshooting
I followed the information used here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244060
Unlocking the bootloader did, sadly, reset my phone to factory default, erasing my music, downloaded apps, custom ringtones & such. There may be a way to prevent that, but I didn't look into it too much prior to rooting. Plus, I had the music and ringones backed up to my PC. Anyway, the instructions at the aforementioned link are quite thorough, and very easy to follow. I used adb and flashed TWRP; no Aroma involved. The whole process took me about 15 minutes, once I stopped trying to do it with my Windows 8 laptop (with USB 3.0) and used one with Windows 7 and a USB 2.0 port. Afterwards I flashed Tranquil One.
Not worried about losing stuff during unlock process, but seen a lot of people wiping everything later and having to use adb sideload or ruu.
Don't want to be the guy in a day asking for help because I messed up
But I do know not to load anything but sprint roms and kernels
Here's what I did, if it helps:
1. Downloaded and extracted the package in the link posted above.
2. Unlocked the bootloader.
3. Installed TWRP via adb, both of which were included in the extracted files from number 1.
4. Did a backup in TWRP, so I'd at least have a restore point as close to factory settings as possible. It'll come in handy if I have to take the phone in for service at some point. Just restore the image and re-lock bootloader.
5. Copied that backup to my PC.
6. Downloaded Tranquil One ROM, copied to my phone, did factory reset in TWRP & flashed the ROM.
Honestly, if you're even slightly comfortable doing this and you know how to follow instructions you shouldn't end up being "that guy" asking for help after the fact. The one way I can see it becoming more involved is if you're running Windows 8 and/or using USB 3.0. Drivers can be really irritating.
I think they fixed the windows 8 problem. I had no problems on it. Windows 8 reads this one but not my lte for some reason. But again no problems on the ONE.
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Hello everyone! I was hoping to root my Nexus 6 with Android 6.0 on board but I can't seem to find any info on the topic, can anyone help me out??
Thanks!
ichigo663 said:
Hello everyone! I was hoping to root my Nexus 6 with Android 6.0 on board but I can't seem to find any info on the topic, can anyone help me out??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3059493
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/toolkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-9-8-t2947452
Anything that can be done on a Linux system?
Don't use toolkits on marshmallow.
Download TWRP, fastboot flash it, flash custom kernel, and SuperSu 2.52
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Can any of these be done without a computer. I only have my phone
pitbullmommy45245 said:
Can any of these be done without a computer. I only have my phone
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No you will need a computer to do this. I would not advise modding your device at all if you do not have access to a PC.
That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
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That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
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Dont even get me started on using a kit.
As to why. If something goes wrong you will need a PC to fix it.
khw1959 said:
That root kit worked for me on MM and was easy. Why?
Found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/root-computer-t3218176
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Because if something goes sideways, and eventually it will, youl'll have no clue what it did, and how to fix it.
Nexus phones have open source tools, adb and fastboot, to manipulate them, they are very easy and straightforward to use.
I understand that coming from different phones, that only have hacks and tricks to unlock the bootloader and change the recovery, using tools seems obvious, but with a Nexus it's counterproductive, and makes fixing things so much harder.
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Thank for that insight. I wanted and took the easy/prepared route for unlocking and root of this phone. I was once familiar with manual way when the N2 was unlocked. I got to re-learn again. My last job made me very anal retentive about following instructions, and I think that made the rootkit easy to use. In 3 days I used it when I got with 5.1.1 and yesterday for 6.0. Today I flash Roms to find the one I like.
ichigo663 said:
Anything that can be done on a Linux system?
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Adb and fastboot work on linux.
Any easy way to root 58r ??
Exqctly like K and N. Flash modified boot.ing, and flash SuperSu.zip in TWRP.
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Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
ghost010 said:
Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
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Because at one time it did require a kernel change to get root.
ghost010 said:
Why do people keep saying you need a custom kernel??? BTW, used nexus root toolkit on the K build without problems, no luck on R(never had N) but the tool got updated.... However... I would not be using any thing chainfire Su related sinds it got sold out.
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Because you needed a custom boot.img to root 58K too. It will either contain a modified kernel with SELinux set to permissive (I've patched mine by hand, so I know what I'm talking about), or contain an updated sepolicy binary to allow su to work. Also since you said you didn't have red triangle, it means your fstab.shamu was also replaced with one with disabled verity.
So. Don't use rootkits. If you do use rootkits and discover you don't know what's happening, at least please don't keep correcting those who try to help you.
scryan said:
Adb and fastboot work on linux.
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I was hoping that someone would answer this. Flashing files and rooting on Linux is MUUUUCH easier than Windows. Why? No need for special drivers to recognize your device.
Even better, if you try to run a adb/fastboot command without having them installed, Linux will tell you the actual command for you to type and download/install them...all within the command window.
This might sound confusing, but it is really easy and seamless, in my opinion.
AarSyl said:
I was hoping that someone would answer this. Flashing files and rooting on Linux is MUUUUCH easier than Windows. Why? No need for special drivers to recognize your device.
Even better, if you try to run a adb/fastboot command without having them installed, Linux will tell you the actual command for you to type and download/install them...all within the command window.
This might sound confusing, but it is really easy and seamless, in my opinion.
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Most of what you said depends on your distro.
On Arch you definitely need to add u-dev rules for the phone to be noticed, and if you dont have them installed and you try to run it, it won't tell you how to download.
But.... If you install via a package manager it will be automatically added to your path
Also, I have NEVER downloaded drivers for my phone in windows, and never needed to.
That's good to know. I should've added that I use Ubuntu as my distro, and I love it.