Related
http://android.modaco.com/content/t...ng-to-stock-1-19-before-applying-the-new-ota/
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Seriously, did a mod edit my topic name to put a [Q] in front? (I removed it now).
Just because there's a question mark in the topic doesn't make the topic a question. IYSWIM.
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do u HAVE to revert to the stock rom to apply the update?
Only if you've deleted stuff on /system.
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after doing the flash paul, my phone is sitting at the black htc screen with the green indication bar full
'fastboot reboot'
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thanks, this is my first droid flash. i prolly have flashed windows mobile over a thousand times
Hey paul anyway on doing your method without wiping? Don't wanna lose my launcher pro homescreen setup I got going on took me a while to do lol.
[G2/HTC Vision]
Hey paul did u update. I'm holding off on the update cuz I don't wanna risk never being able to get root
I did yeah.
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How long should it take to flash?
Its been sitting on a black screen with HTC logo for 20 min
terminal shows:
./fastboot-mac flash zip PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
sending 'zip' (126272 KB)...
http://www.mediafire.com/?s9ld7vag3fdm39g alternate link for shipping rom
mcp2009 said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?s9ld7vag3fdm39g alternate link for shipping rom
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Oh YES! I was pulling my hair out waiting for the other to download. thank you
ikarma said:
How long should it take to flash?
Its been sitting on a black screen with HTC logo for 20 min
terminal shows:
./fastboot-mac flash zip PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
sending 'zip' (126272 KB)...
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If it's still on 'sending', you can pull the battery and try again.
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When I try to extract the fastboot zip it errors me out. Downloading from my device. Not pc
Edit: guessing I'm suppose to use fastboot thru my pc? How does this work?
[G2/HTC Vision]
mine is sitting on htc screen with green progress bar which looks to be full.. is it okay to pull battery and try the update?
Fastboot
When I run fastboot-windows.exe on my computer I just get a quick flash of a black screen and then nothing.
Nevermind kinda went a different route and put the orginal rom on the root of the sdcard and named it to pc10img.zip and the booted into fastboot and then bootloader. It then flashed the zip, took a few min. Than put OTA on root of sd and named it to update.zip and entered into recovery and selected apply sdcard : update.zip. All went well. Actually is now booting for the first time havent even played with new system yet. Thanks for all the hard work that you devs do though. You make these phones bada$$.
Helpful Hint
If you have trouble getting it to "see" the device while in fastboot, just go to control panel, devices, install driver, and pick the one from sdk folder.
This was my first time using fastboot, so I had to do some digging around to figure it out.
Flashing via Fastboot (done within Windows, not the phone):
1.Download ROM and fastboot.zip from OP
2.Leave the ROM alone, and extract the contents of fastboot.zip into the same folder as the ROM
3.Start phone in fastboot mode; when phone is off, hold trackpad button and press power
4.The phone should go into the proper mode, now connect it to USB
5.Open up the command prompt in Windows (Start>run>cmd)
EDIT:6. I forgot to add this: you have to set the directory in cmd to the folder in which the ROM and fastboot files reside. The easiest way to do so is make a folder on the desktop itself, and type "cd desktop/[foldername]" into the command prompt, without the quotes.
7.Follow the last three bullets as listed in Paul's post
I already had the USB drivers for the phone when messing with adb. I don't know if that will affect fastboot; if it does, you'll need to boot the phone normally and connect via USB, download PdaNet onto your computer, and let it install the necessary drivers. Once done, then you may follow the remaining steps.
EDIT: See #6 for updated instructions; it is crucial to avoid the invalid command error.
EfemaN said:
This was my first time using fastboot, so I had to do some digging around to figure it out.
Flashing via Fastboot (done within Windows, not the phone):
1.Download ROM and fastboot.zip from OP
2.Leave the ROM alone, and extract the contents of fastboot.zip into the same folder as the ROM
3.Start phone in fastboot mode; when phone is off, hold trackpad button and press power
4.The phone should go into the proper mode, now connect it to USB
5.Open up the command prompt in Windows (Start>run>cmd)
6.Follow the last three bullets as listed in Paul's post
I already had the USB drivers for the phone when messing with adb. I don't know if that will affect fastboot; if it does, you'll need to boot the phone normally and connect via USB, download PdaNet onto your computer, and let it install the necessary drivers. Once done, then you may follow the remaining steps.
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LOL! I had sat around and realized even though I used abd and shell... I had no drivers in fastboot. also after flushing type "fastboot reboot" or pull battery to finish.
This guide is the easiest way to root and unroot your nexus s 4g. If you follow the instructions well you should be fine, included is odin and the files needed if something goes wrong, but it shouldn't as my 11 year old sister could follow them correctly. READ ENTIRE POST BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS PLEASE.
If your pc doesn't recognize your phone in fastboot make sure your sdk is up to date including thirdparty installs, and download pdanet trial version and those drivers will work. get drivers here http://hotfile.com/dl/92897696/7ae5290/drivers.rar.html
or if your not comfortable installing drivers download pdanet here and install as it will automatically install drivers for you
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/download.php
ROOTING..................
Ok download the files attached and extract them. For the first part for rooting you will need the:
superuser.zip
recovery3101.img
-Ok put the superuser.zip on the sdcard of your phone.
-Power off phone, when off hold volume up and power button to get to bootloader.
-Go the the tools folder of your android sdk and open command prompt and enter the following command: (easiest way is to hold shift and right click on tools folder and hit the button that says "open command window here" then type these command...
fastboot devices (make sure your device shows up, if not your drivers aren't installed)
fastboot oem unlock
-this will unlock the bootloader and you should follow the prompt and accept (volume up, then power button)
-Some have reported unlocking the bootloader erases sdcard..if so when you reboot after unlocking make sure to put superuser.zip back on sdcard.
-this should reboot your phone, now power off, when off hold volume up and then power button to get back to bootloader.
-place the recovery3101.img in the tools folder and type the following command
fastboot flash recovery recovery3101.img
-You should see it say flash ok in the command prompt, now scroll down (on phone) to recovery and hit the power button (ok button)
-Go to flash zip from sdcard and select the superuser.zip and let it flash.
-when done reboot phone, sign into google accnt, download rom manager, open up rom manager go down to All clockworkmod recoverys and flash 3.1.0 (the newest recovery doesn't work for me as my phone can't get into recovery that is why we are flashing the other one )
-All set you can flash other roms, MAKE SURE TO CREATE BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT STOCK ROOTED ROM FIRST.
UNROOTING.........
Get files http://www.4shared.com/file/N5g8Hav_/root.html?]
-download and extract files, we will be using odin, the 3 tar files.
-extract tar files to desktop along with odin.
-run odin and in the files section select the boxes bootloader, pda, phone.
-click the buttons next to each and direct it to the .tar files we extracted to desktop, so....
click the bootloader box, direct it to sph-d720-bootloader.tar ...then..
click the pda button direct it toward the sph-d720-pda.tar....then..
click the phone button and direct it toward sph-d720-phone.tar....
-now turn off your phone, when off hold volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously, then quickly press the power button....a huge yellow triangle will pop up and say "downloading'.......
plug your phone via usb to computer....odin should automatically see it.....click the start button in odin and let it do its thing and bam...all set.
If you want stock recovery too place the recovery.img in tools folder, open command prompt..type the following command..
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Done.
Ill give this a try when I get home....but I'm sure you need to make sure you have all the correct drivers installed...or when you run the fast boo command it won't recognize your phone is connected.
Subbed for when I have time.
Since the NS4G doesn't have a SD Card where do you put the superuser zip?
This will work for the 3g version, correct?
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
yes it should work for 3g
where the files to download?dont see the links
dodgeram02 said:
where the files to download?dont see the links
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Links are right under the post, i'll post the unroot guide tonight as i am at work and cannot do it.
need some help..when i hook my phone to my computer which has windows vista 32..i get a found new hardware that pops up SM BUS CONTROLLER..why is that..but if i go into my DEVICE MANAGER under OTHER DEVICES it has a question mark next to SM BUS CONTROLLER...and at the top of the list i do have ANDROID PHONE.when i expand that there is ANDROID COMPOSITE ADB INTERFACE...this crap is driving me crazy tried everything....HELP.....
I have rooted a EVO IPHONE AND ETC..but for some reason I just cant get this thing to root or to comunnicate to my computer.
MAKE SURE PDANET IS INSTALLED http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...ers&txt=http://www.fileserve.com/file/5bgRBX5
OR HERE http://hotfile.com/dl/92897696/7ae5290/drivers.rar.html
dodgeram02 said:
need some help..when i hook my phone to my computer which has windows vista 32..i get a found new hardware that pops up SM BUS CONTROLLER..why is that..but if i go into my DEVICE MANAGER under OTHER DEVICES it has a question mark next to SM BUS CONTROLLER...and at the top of the list i do have ANDROID PHONE.when i expand that there is ANDROID COMPOSITE ADB INTERFACE...this crap is driving me crazy tried everything....HELP.....
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install pda net before doing this root process..
ok i got it figured out but when i do the RECOVERY STEP I GET A "!"IN A TRIANGLE.
-place the recovery.img in the tools folder and type the following command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-You should see it say flash ok in the command prompt, now scroll down (on phone) to recovery and hit the power button (ok button)
this part isnt workin for me.........
dodgeram02 said:
ok i got it figured out but when i do the RECOVERY STEP I GET A "!"IN A TRIANGLE.
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redownload the files....
Just in case i reuploaded the recover.img and named it recovery3101.img
place in tools folder and type
fastboot flash recovery recovery3101.img
and should flash just fine...
DUDE YOUR THE MAN!!!!!!GOT R DONE...you been very helpful....out of trying all the other damn ROOTING GUIDES yours was the FASTEST AND THE EASIEST......Thanks bud!!!!
dodgeram02 said:
DUDE YOUR THE MAN!!!!!!GOT R DONE...you been very helpful....out of trying all the other damn ROOTING GUIDES yours was the FASTEST AND THE EASIEST......Thanks bud!!!!
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No problem.
I can't seem to get this to work. I have Win7 64 and I used PDAnet to install the drivers but when I get to the part where I have to type "fastboot oem unlock" the command prompt just says < waiting for device > and there is nothing on the Nexus S 4g other than the normal fastboot options for me to select.
DarkManX4lf said:
I can't seem to get this to work. I have Win7 64 and I used PDAnet to install the drivers but when I get to the part where I have to type "fastboot oem unlock" the command prompt just says < waiting for device > and there is nothing on the Nexus S 4g other than the normal fastboot options for me to select.
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Make sure you installed the right drivers....reboot computer, make sure you opened the command prompt in the tools folder as that is where the fastboot commands are located....also it will automatically reboot in the "unlock bootloader menu" you don't select anything...until that menu comes up..make sure your sdk is updated as well..even third party installs..
I want to thank you, these are great instructions so far. I have been trying for days, got my phone unlocked by a mistake, had to Odin back (came from Epic so know and love that system), but it stayed unlocked.
I cannot get it rooted. Used your instructions and get to second part - cannot install fasboot recovery.
My files are in tools listed as recovery-clockwork-3.1.0.1-crespo4g. I ran fastboot, came up with a large square of instructions, not ok, with command and option. So I tried again. nothing
Then went to phone with it connected, tried to select from card the su file. It goes to yellow triangle and finally get back to a reboot.
I am so close, can you help with what I am doing wrong? It is not rooted and cannot get it to do anything.
nmoreman said:
I want to thank you, these are great instructions so far. I have been trying for days, got my phone unlocked by a mistake, had to Odin back (came from Epic so know and love that system), but it stayed unlocked.
I cannot get it rooted. Used your instructions and get to second part - cannot install fasboot recovery.
My files are in tools listed as recovery-clockwork-3.1.0.1-crespo4g. I ran fastboot, came up with a large square of instructions, not ok, with command and option. So I tried again. nothing
Then went to phone with it connected, tried to select from card the su file. It goes to yellow triangle and finally get back to a reboot.
I am so close, can you help with what I am doing wrong? It is not rooted and cannot get it to do anything.
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MAKE SURE IT IS UNLOCK BY TYPING
FASTBOOT OEM UNLOCK
JUST TO BE SURE ITS UNLOCKED.
to open the command prompt for fastboot when you see the tools folder in android sdk folder hold shift, right click on tools folder and choose option "open comand prompt here"
first use the recovery3101.img i provided. Flash that by typing
fastboot flash recovery recovery3101.img
command prompt will say flash ok...look at your phone..scroll down to recovery option and hit the power button..should load you into clockwork recovery....let me know if you get that far..
Hello,
I have recently bought the Nexus 4. Its running on official stock 4.3 JB, bootloader locked i.e. everything is stocked and never rooted.
As 4.4 update is not available OTA as of now(not in the coming few days), so how can i update my nexus 4 to 4.4???
I have downloaded the official factory image from google dev website. When i try to update it through adb, its not showing my device in the list when i issue adb devices command....please help me...!!
Your replies will be much appreciated if you help me solving my issue or if you can suggest me any other alternative method....!!
vinay28761 said:
Hello,
I have recently bought the Nexus 4. Its running on official stock 4.3 JB, bootloader locked i.e. everything is stocked and never rooted.
As 4.4 update is not available OTA as of now(not in the coming few days), so how can i update my nexus 4 to 4.4???
I have downloaded the official factory image from google dev website. When i try to update it through adb, its not showing my device in the list when i issue adb devices command....please help me...!!
Your replies will be much appreciated if you help me solving my issue or if you can suggest me any other alternative method....!!
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Make sure you use the Google SDK drivers and not the default drivers Windows installs....that was my issue may work for you,
nnorton44 said:
Make sure you use the Google SDK drivers and not the default drivers Windows installs....that was my issue may work for you,
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As mentioned in the screenshot, my nexus 4 is connected with USB debugging ON. As far as drivers are concerned, phone is geting detected in device manager, with USB debugging ON and OFF, both the ways.
After that when i open command prompt window, no adb command seems to work. When i run "adb devices" command(without using quotes), it doesn't show me my phone. I am using the google SDK drivers only, downloaded from google dev website. Kindly suggest.
But were those the drivers that windows installed for you when you plug the phone in, or did you manually choose the appropriate drivers?
It has been a while since I've been on Windows, so I'm not familar with the process. But what he is saying is important.
N1029676 said:
But were those the drivers that windows installed for you when you plug the phone in, or did you manually choose the appropriate drivers?
It has been a while since I've been on Windows, so I'm not familar with the process. But what he is saying is important.
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Well i did some searching on various xda posts...found this cool and nice tutorial for nexus 4. Followed the exact procedure step by step.
Running Android KITKAT 4.4 ...Big Kudos to the senior moderator efrant for his excellent tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Do check it out. I manually installed the drivers. But sadly adb is still not working.
Steps required to install 4.4 factory steps
@vinay28761
Here You are :
I would fully recommend unlocking your bootloader for this purpose, unlocking has many advantages and one disadvantage, that your waranty will be void, but if you do these steps correctly, you should be fine with it
1) Download the SDK from here : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2) Extract the folder to an appropriate location . I prefer C:/adt-bundle-windows-x86_64 , you will see sdk folder> platform-tools. This is the main folder, here u will get your fastboot and adb
3) Now when you first download the facctory image, it will be in .tgz file, Use 7-zip software (Google it) and extract it to the same folder where you have downloaded your factory image.
4) After extracting you will get .tar file, extract it again using 7 zip . All files will be extracted to a folder called occam-krt160o and you will get img files like bootloader-mako-makoz20i and radio img's . Now Copy these files namely : bootloader-mako-makoz20i , radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84 and image-occam-krt16o.zip
5) Now copy the img files that i mentioned from the occam-krt160o folder and paste into platform-tools folder present in your adt bundle
For the connection part :
1) On the nexus 4 go to settings > about phone and tap on build number 2-3 times , it will say now you are a developer, now you should see a developer option in your setting menu, go into developer options and enable USB debugging.
2) Now go to storage option in the nexus 4 and tap on sought of options button present there it will say connection option or something like that when u tap it will ask MTP or PTP (basically two connection modes for your N4 when connecting to the PC), uncheck MTP
3) Now On your PC, go to device manager on you PC (Google it) and look for Nexus 4 , right click it and click uninstall and if a option is there to delete the drivers put a check on it or if there is no option just uninstall the phone.
4) Connect your phone via a USB cable it will say installing driver (It should install ADB by default).
For Unlocking bootloader connecting Fastboot and installing images.
* You will lose all data on the internal memory that is films,music, apps (Back it up )
1) Switch off your phone.
2)Hold the pwerbutton and volume down to enter into fastboot ( Phone should be connected to PC)
3) You will see a start button on top and droid icon like a repair tool ) . You will also see bootloader lock status
4) Now on your PC , browse to your platform-tools folder . hold shift-rightclick and open a command prompt.
5) Now type fastboot oem unlock on your command prompt . Now your bootloader is unlocked and all your data is wiped.
6) Now reboot your bootloader by : pressing volume down/up and press the power-button to select (when u browse by volume up/down it will show resrat bootloader or reboot bootloader)
7) After N4 comes back to your bootloader, Type in your command prompt :
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-occam-krt16o
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Note: I recommend restarting the bootloader manually after flashing each image.
Now you should have a android 4,4 running on your nexus phone.
To install recovery on the N4 , Go to ClockWorkMod homepage ( Google it ) and choose N4 touch recovery download it and rename it as recovery and paste in to into platform-tools folder.
To flash type on your command prompt fastboot flash recovery recovery,img
You should have a CWM recovery now.
Abhiheart said:
@vinay28761
Here You are :
I would fully recommend unlocking your bootloader for this purpose, unlocking has many advantages and one disadvantage, that your waranty will be void, but if you do these steps correctly, you should be fine with it
1) Download the SDK from here : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2) Extract the folder to an appropriate location . I prefer C:/adt-bundle-windows-x86_64 , you will see sdk folder> platform-tools. This is the main folder, here u will get your fastboot and adb
3) Now when you first download the facctory image, it will be in .tgz file, Use 7-zip software (Google it) and extract it to the same folder where you have downloaded your factory image.
4) After extracting you will get .tar file, extract it again using 7 zip . All files will be extracted to a folder called occam-krt160o and you will get img files like bootloader-mako-makoz20i and radio img's . Now Copy these files namely : bootloader-mako-makoz20i , radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84 and image-occam-krt16o.zip
5) Now copy the img files that i mentioned from the occam-krt160o folder and paste into platform-tools folder present in your adt bundle
For the connection part :
1) On the nexus 4 go to settings > about phone and tap on build number 2-3 times , it will say now you are a developer, now you should see a developer option in your setting menu, go into developer options and enable USB debugging.
2) Now go to storage option in the nexus 4 and tap on sought of options button present there it will say connection option or something like that when u tap it will ask MTP or PTP (basically two connection modes for your N4 when connecting to the PC), uncheck MTP
3) Now On your PC, go to device manager on you PC (Google it) and look for Nexus 4 , right click it and click uninstall and if a option is there to delete the drivers put a check on it or if there is no option just uninstall the phone.
4) Connect your phone via a USB cable it will say installing driver (It should install ADB by default).
For Unlocking bootloader connecting Fastboot and installing images.
* You will lose all data on the internal memory that is films,music, apps (Back it up )
1) Switch off your phone.
2)Hold the pwerbutton and volume down to enter into fastboot ( Phone should be connected to PC)
3) You will see a start button on top and droid icon like a repair tool ) . You will also see bootloader lock status
4) Now on your PC , browse to your platform-tools folder . hold shift-rightclick and open a command prompt.
5) Now type fastboot oem unlock on your command prompt . Now your bootloader is unlocked and all your data is wiped.
6) Now reboot your bootloader by : pressing volume down/up and press the power-button to select (when u browse by volume up/down it will show resrat bootloader or reboot bootloader)
7) After N4 comes back to your bootloader, Type in your command prompt :
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-occam-krt16o
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Note: I recommend restarting the bootloader manually after flashing each image.
Now you should have a android 4,4 running on your nexus phone.
To install recovery on the N4 , Go to ClockWorkMod homepage ( Google it ) and choose N4 touch recovery download it and rename it as recovery and paste in to into platform-tools folder.
To flash type on your command prompt fastboot flash recovery recovery,img
You should have a CWM recovery now.
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Thanks for your steps.....I already followed the tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2010312 and running Android KitKat 4.4 now
vinay28761 said:
Thanks for your steps.....I already followed the tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2010312 and running Android KitKat 4.4 now
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i am golad you are now running KitKat but to be honest searching for the instructions that you found should of been the first thing you did prior to starting a thread. There are a few tutorials out there. Hopefully your next venture into android you will take a moment to search...
Glad you are now on 4.4 enjoy my friend
Hi can you not just use the flash all.bat file contained in the factory image files instead of flashing the images separately?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
(Solved) Error while flashing 4.4 - failed to allocate memory
Tried installing KitKat on Nexus4. The package was downladed from google's page, the checksum verification was also fine. But when I tried to flash the the new firmware got the below error.
E:\kitkat\occam-krt16o>fastboot -w update image-occam-krt16o.zip
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate 717312552 bytes
error: update package missing system.img
If any of you have seen this before, let me know how to overcome this.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: The issue was with the PC - It had low memory and thus failed to allocate memory. My initial thought was that it failed to allocate memory on the phone!
I have seen a lot of people using unofficial and third-party methods to root, which can result in a lot of adverse circumstances to say the least.
So I'm presenting a complete noob-friendly guide to rooting.
Prerequisites:
1. A computer ( I'm using Windows 10 but any OS would do)
2. A USB cable
3. Basic computer know-how
Part 1 (Getting computer ready)
Download sdk tools (adb and fastboot) from here
Note that in the entire guide I'm using official products.
So in Windows, download the zip and extract it in any folder.
Now download latest twrp recovery from here
The lastest version as of 7th August, 2017 is 3.1.
The downloaded file will be named as twrp-x.x.x-0-x3.img.
Now rename this as recovery.img (this will make our work easier)
Now move that file to platform-tools folder which we extracted earlier.
Also, I suggest downloading Intel USB drivers for Android from here
Part 2 (Getting Phone Ready)
Unlocking bootloader didn't format my phone but taking a backup is still important.
Now go to Settings<About Phone and click on Build until it says "You have become a developer"
Now back to main settings menu and find "Developer Options". And turn USB debugging on.
Download magisk install.zip, unistall.zip ans apk from here
Now connect your phone to PC via USB cable.
Step 3 (Rooting!!)
Now open platform-tools folder and press Shift+ right click.
Select "open command prompt here".
Now a terminal will open.
Type
Code:
adb devices
Now you will get a prompt on your phone. Accept it.
Now type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Your phone will automatically reboot and fastboot will come up.
Now type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
[Alert! If you get <waiting for device> right click on start menu, select the unrecognized device and install Intel driver in it. Google for detailed instruction]
The process will start and you will get something like
(Okay ....)
(Okay....)
And type prompt. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flashing will start.
When you get type prompt again, type
Code:
fastboot reboot
And when the screen switches off, hold power up+power button.
(
Code:
fastboot reboot emergency
should work but it's effect was same as
Code:
fastboot reboot
If you get something like red state... verification failed... Then it's a good news.
Wait a few seconds and then twrp will launch. I suggest swiping on the first screen
[because letv is almost dead and we can't expect any updates. Plus my bootloader was relocked in my first attempt when I didn't swipe.]
(I suggest wiping dalvik cache and cache)
Now you can just reboot your phone normally.
Now install magisk apk.
Now reboot again to recovery. (Easiest way is Update app>tree dots menu> reboot to recovery)
When twrp starts, go to install> download and find magisk zip. Swipe to install.
Reboot and you have a fully rooted phone!!
Will it work with Le1s eco x509
Will the given method work with le 1s eco x509
Yes it will!
Im stuck in <waiting for any device>. I've installed the Intel drivers , what do you mean by select unrecognized device and install the Intel driver in it?
deepu_ said:
Im stuck in <waiting for any device>. I've installed the Intel drivers , what do you mean by select unrecognized device and install the Intel driver in it?
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Intel driver will not work try downloading drivers from skyneel for our phone
deepu_ said:
Im stuck in <waiting for any device>. I've installed the Intel drivers , what do you mean by select unrecognized device and install the Intel driver in it?
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Intel drivers worked for my leeco le 1s. Ideally, Intel drivers should work for all devices.
I'll make a tutorial with screenshots on setting up the drivers whenever I get time.
i cant find "open command prompt here" with shift+ Right click in platform-tools folder
junaidshaik96 said:
i cant find "open command prompt here" with shift+ Right click in platform-tools folder
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Make sure the directory is writable .
stealthinator16 said:
I have seen a lot of people using unofficial and third-party methods to root, which can result in a lot of adverse circumstances to say the least.
So I'm presenting a complete noob-friendly guide to rooting.
Prerequisites:
1. A computer ( I'm using Windows 10 but any OS would do)
2. A USB cable
3. Basic computer know-how
Part 1 (Getting computer ready)
Download sdk tools (adb and fastboot) from here
Note that in the entire guide I'm using official products.
So in Windows, download the zip and extract it in any folder.
Now download latest twrp recovery from here
The lastest version as of 7th August, 2017 is 3.1.
The downloaded file will be named as twrp-x.x.x-0-x3.img.
Now rename this as recovery.img (this will make our work easier)
Now move that file to platform-tools folder which we extracted earlier.
Also, I suggest downloading Intel USB drivers for Android from here
Part 2 (Getting Phone Ready)
Unlocking bootloader didn't format my phone but taking a backup is still important.
Now go to Settings<About Phone and click on Build until it says "You have become a developer"
Now back to main settings menu and find "Developer Options". And turn USB debugging on.
Download magisk install.zip, unistall.zip ans apk from here
Now connect your phone to PC via USB cable.
Step 3 (Rooting!!)
Now open platform-tools folder and press Shift+ right click.
Select "open command prompt here".
Now a terminal will open.
Type
Code:
adb devices
Now you will get a prompt on your phone. Accept it.
Now type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Your phone will automatically reboot and fastboot will come up.
Now type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
[Alert! If you get <waiting for device> right click on start menu, select the unrecognized device and install Intel driver in it. Google for detailed instruction]
The process will start and you will get something like
(Okay ....)
(Okay....)
And type prompt. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flashing will start.
When you get type prompt again, type
Code:
fastboot reboot
And when the screen switches off, hold power up+power button.
(
Code:
fastboot reboot emergency
should work but it's effect was same as
Code:
fastboot reboot
If you get something like red state... verification failed... Then it's a good news.
Wait a few seconds and then twrp will launch. I suggest swiping on the first screen
[because letv is almost dead and we can't expect any updates. Plus my bootloader was relocked in my first attempt when I didn't swipe.]
(I suggest wiping dalvik cache and cache)
Now you can just reboot your phone normally.
Now install magisk apk.
Now reboot again to recovery. (Easiest way is Update app>tree dots menu> reboot to recovery)
When twrp starts, go to install> download and find magisk zip. Swipe to install.
Reboot and you have a fully rooted phone!!
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It works perfectly on x507, thanks bro
Orange State
stealthinator16 said:
I have seen a lot of people using unofficial and third-party methods to root, which can result in a lot of adverse circumstances to say the least.
So I'm presenting a complete noob-friendly guide to rooting.
Prerequisites:
1. A computer ( I'm using Windows 10 but any OS would do)
2. A USB cable
3. Basic computer know-how
Part 1 (Getting computer ready)
Download sdk tools (adb and fastboot) from here
Note that in the entire guide I'm using official products.
So in Windows, download the zip and extract it in any folder.
Now download latest twrp recovery from here
The lastest version as of 7th August, 2017 is 3.1.
The downloaded file will be named as twrp-x.x.x-0-x3.img.
Now rename this as recovery.img (this will make our work easier)
Now move that file to platform-tools folder which we extracted earlier.
Also, I suggest downloading Intel USB drivers for Android from here
Part 2 (Getting Phone Ready)
Unlocking bootloader didn't format my phone but taking a backup is still important.
Now go to Settings<About Phone and click on Build until it says "You have become a developer"
Now back to main settings menu and find "Developer Options". And turn USB debugging on.
Download magisk install.zip, unistall.zip ans apk from here
Now connect your phone to PC via USB cable.
Step 3 (Rooting!!)
Now open platform-tools folder and press Shift+ right click.
Select "open command prompt here".
Now a terminal will open.
Type
Code:
adb devices
Now you will get a prompt on your phone. Accept it.
Now type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Your phone will automatically reboot and fastboot will come up.
Now type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
[Alert! If you get <waiting for device> right click on start menu, select the unrecognized device and install Intel driver in it. Google for detailed instruction]
The process will start and you will get something like
(Okay ....)
(Okay....)
And type prompt. Now type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flashing will start.
When you get type prompt again, type
Code:
fastboot reboot
And when the screen switches off, hold power up+power button.
(
Code:
fastboot reboot emergency
should work but it's effect was same as
Code:
fastboot reboot
If you get something like red state... verification failed... Then it's a good news.
Wait a few seconds and then twrp will launch. I suggest swiping on the first screen
[because letv is almost dead and we can't expect any updates. Plus my bootloader was relocked in my first attempt when I didn't swipe.]
(I suggest wiping dalvik cache and cache)
Now you can just reboot your phone normally.
Now install magisk apk.
Now reboot again to recovery. (Easiest way is Update app>tree dots menu> reboot to recovery)
When twrp starts, go to install> download and find magisk zip. Swipe to install.
Reboot and you have a fully rooted phone!!
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There was a prompt for TWRP update and Magisk Update.
After it has started showing Orange State instead of Red State.
The phone got rebooted and all installed apps were deleted.
Xposed got uninstalled.
Playstore, Googlemaps got unistalled.
Camera is working.
Calling is working.
Now it shows Orange State.
Is it safe.
Can we bring it to red state?
As per this link
https://www.androidauthority.com/verified-boot-warnings-in-android-6-0-marshmallow-650368/
Orange warning: Your device is in an “unlocked” state. This means that your operating system can’t be checked to make sure that it’s safe to use.
Red warning: The operating system on your device has been changed or corrupted and is not safe to use. The device may not work properly and could expose your data to corruption and security risks.
Orange State seems to be a better state than red.
eighty9sid said:
There was a prompt for TWRP update and Magisk Update.
After it has started showing Orange State instead of Red State.
The phone got rebooted and all installed apps were deleted.
Xposed got uninstalled.
Playstore, Googlemaps got unistalled.
Camera is working.
Calling is working.
Now it shows Orange State.
Is it safe.
Can we bring it to red state?
As per this link
https://www.androidauthority.com/verified-boot-warnings-in-android-6-0-marshmallow-650368/
Orange warning: Your device is in an “unlocked” state. This means that your operating system can’t be checked to make sure that it’s safe to use.
Red warning: The operating system on your device has been changed or corrupted and is not safe to use. The device may not work properly and could expose your data to corruption and security risks.
Orange State seems to be a better state than red.
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I too got orange state when I had to reroot my device after it got bricked, but there was no issue, everything worked perfectly.
Hi l used this very step by step guides but sadly l got stuck at the :-
Alert! If you get <waiting for device> right click on start menu, select the unrecognized device and install Intel driver in it. Google for detailed instruction]
The process will start and you will get something like
(Okay ....)
(Okay....)
Here l select the unrecognized device and install the Intel drivers but it stuck at the "Okay,,,,Okay" prompt. Meaning that l didn't get this okay prompts and it keeps me on waiting the whole day.
Secondly, till this command l stop it and power down the phone, so after l power back on and try opening the "Application" folder, then it's not working anymore, it shuts down itself.
Please help!!
Valambok said:
Hi l used this very step by step guides but sadly l got stuck at the :-
Alert! If you get <waiting for device> right click on start menu, select the unrecognized device and install Intel driver in it. Google for detailed instruction]
The process will start and you will get something like
(Okay ....)
(Okay....)
Here l select the unrecognized device and install the Intel drivers but it stuck at the "Okay,,,,Okay" prompt. Meaning that l didn't get this okay prompts and it keeps me on waiting the whole day.
Secondly, till this command l stop it and power down the phone, so after l power back on and try opening the "Application" folder, then it's not working anymore, it shuts down itself.
Please help!!
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Don't power off your phone. Post a screenshot of what exact problem you face with driver installation.
Phone Dead
Hi, after completing this step by step guides my Le 1s can't boot to normal anymore, even if I try booting up system from twrp also it doesn't help, I cant even power off now. So, please please help me out again on how to get back to a normal phone. Thanks in advance.
N.B: My phone shows Orange state
Orea beta is great but battery drain so much.
for 30 min of screen use it used 11%, is it normal ?
and I am looking to go back to Nougat, could any one please tell me how can I go back.
Thank you.
are this instructions for downgrading ?
Set up your computer for flashing
Download the fastboot tool from the Android SDK Platform-Tools package
Add it to your path so the flash scripts can find it
Connect your Essential phone to your computer with a USB cable
Enable unlocking
Before you can flash a new image, ensure Developer options are enabled and OEM unlocking is turned on. To do this:
Tap Settings, then tap System > About phone
Scroll to the bottom of the page, then tap Build number multiple times until you see the pop-up message “You are now a developer” (It usually takes seven taps)
Go back one screen to System, then tap Developer options
Find the option: OEM Unlocking and turn it on
Fastboot mode
Put your Essential Phone into fastboot mode by doing either of the following:
Use the ADB tool packaged above to run the command: adb reboot bootloader
Reboot your phone while holding the Volume-down button
Unlock your bootloader
NOTE: Installing the factory image will erase all information from your device. So remember to backup your phone before continuing.
Run the command: fastboot flashing unlock
Press the Volume-down button to navigate to the YES option, then press the Power button to confirm
Flash your factory image
Download the factory image to your computer
Unzip the downloaded file
Go to where you unzipped the images
For Linux / Mac OS X - Run the command: flashall.sh
For Windows - Run the command: flashall.bat
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/help
Yup those are them, I just did it yesterday.
Just an FYI, I found that putting Oreo on the phone resulted in ADB not working 100% anymore, such as attempting to reboot into recovery/etc. It would just reboot back into the O.S..
Here is what I did.
- download the current release you want to flash. (e.g. NMJ32F), then unzip it into a new folder.
- on your phone, verify that USB debugging and OEM unlocking are turned on in the developers menu.
- reboot your phone into the fastboot mode (power and volume down buttons)
- from your adb command line: type: fastboot flashing unlock
- This will make your phone show a new screen asking if you want to unlock the bootloader. Use the volume down to select YES, and hit the power button. It will now reboot and erase the phone. It will eventually end up booting up too request you setup the phone. (that is what it did for me.)
- reboot the phone back into the fastboot mode (power and volume down buttons)
- you should now see the bootloader listed as unlocked (vs locked)
- from your adb command line: type: fastboot devices (which should show your phones serial number and fastboot next too it.
- on your computer, using the command line, go to the unzipped folder of the NMJ32F build you downloaded
- in the folder there is a batch file you will run called flashall.bat. run it
- your phone will start flashing the NMJ32F build
- when it completes it will reboot a couple of times, erase the phone, and end up at the "lets get started" screen.
- reboot the phone back to the fastboot mode
- from your adb command line: type: fastboot flashing lock
- select the option to lock your bootloader. The phone will reboot/erase I believe, and then end up back to the "lets get started" screen.
- after you setup your phone, you can go back into the developers menu to turn off the oem unlocking
The above steps pretty much follow essentials instructions. (the essential instructions don't give some specifics.)
You are all done. (I recommend you review my instructions and the essential instructions carefully, don't copy paste commands as I may have spelled something wrong, etc.. Just wanted to give you a flow of the process.)
vjyrdy said:
are this instructions for downgrading ?
Set up your computer for flashing
Download the fastboot tool from the Android SDK Platform-Tools package
Add it to your path so the flash scripts can find it
Connect your Essential phone to your computer with a USB cable
Enable unlocking
Before you can flash a new image, ensure Developer options are enabled and OEM unlocking is turned on. To do this:
Tap Settings, then tap System > About phone
Scroll to the bottom of the page, then tap Build number multiple times until you see the pop-up message “You are now a developer” (It usually takes seven taps)
Go back one screen to System, then tap Developer options
Find the option: OEM Unlocking and turn it on
Fastboot mode
Put your Essential Phone into fastboot mode by doing either of the following:
Use the ADB tool packaged above to run the command: adb reboot bootloader
Reboot your phone while holding the Volume-down button
Unlock your bootloader
NOTE: Installing the factory image will erase all information from your device. So remember to backup your phone before continuing.
Run the command: fastboot flashing unlock
Press the Volume-down button to navigate to the YES option, then press the Power button to confirm
Flash your factory image
Download the factory image to your computer
Unzip the downloaded file
Go to where you unzipped the images
For Linux / Mac OS X - Run the command: flashall.sh
For Windows - Run the command: flashall.bat
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/help
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I cannot get past the flashall.sh command, says permission denied everytime. I am able to execute every command to that point with out any issues. I have downloaded the latest android platform tools, and my mac is on the latest version of macOS . I have also tried to flash every single image that is available on the essential dev webpage. Any ideas would be awesome, is in possible to side load using the adb commands from the recovery menu and avoid the fastboot mode all together.
swagglepuff said:
I cannot get past the flashall.sh command, says permission denied everytime. I am able to execute every command to that point with out any issues. I have downloaded the latest android platform tools, and my mac is on the latest version of macOS . I have also tried to flash every single image that is available on the essential dev webpage. Any ideas would be awesome, is in possible to side load using the adb commands from the recovery menu and avoid the fastboot mode all together.
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unlock_critical.
You can't flash all the partitions is you have not performed and unlock AND and unlock_critical.
tech_head said:
unlock_critical.
You can't flash all the partitions is you have not performed and unlock AND and unlock_critical.
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I have ran both unlock commands successfully and still get permission denied
swagglepuff said:
I have ran both unlock commands successfully and still get permission denied
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And you checked the OEM unlock in developer options?
Hmmmm
tech_head said:
And you checked the OEM unlock in developer options?
Hmmmm
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The issue has something to do with Mac and the platform tools. I was able to downgrade with no problem using a friend's Windows PC.
Sorry for the silly question, but what does this statements means?
"Add it to your path so the flash scripts can find it"
Is there any better instructions for first time user which dont include instructions like above? Thanks.
trizon2016 said:
Sorry for the silly question, but what does this statements means?
"Add it to your path so the flash scripts can find it"
Is there any better instructions for first time user which dont include instructions like above? Thanks.
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Nothing confusing about that statement for Windows, MacOS or Linux.
A command path needs to exist so that when you type the command it can be found.