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[GUIDE] Manually flash overclock kernel via fastboot/adb!

I'm getting a lot of private messages lately on "how do I overclock my phone?"
I am not a developer, I just read and learn how to do these things and have no problem explaining it to the masses. It's getting generally irritating to paste the method and modify it to each person's specific needs, so here is a guide for everyone to try from square one.
(IF this has ALREADY been explained in another thread, then please disregard, and mod's feel free to delete this thread)
Note: This should work on most all roms. I have not personally tested it with all but I can say this method will work with cyanogen's mod/Stock/Stock de-odexed rom's. Don't blame me if you get stuck in a boot loop or have some other problem. Worst case scenario, restore to a backup, which reminds me...
MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE DOING THIS
Now I am a huge fan of Flippy125 and Coolbho3000's work on the overclocking of the G2/Desire Z. The files that will be used in this guide are from their work and they deserve credit for them.
I am merely just posting a guide for those who have trouble with other overclocking methods. Upon reading beyond this point, you accept that I take no responsibility for any damage you may cause to your phone and anything that goes wrong is your problem...not mine
With that said, let's get to business.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
A PC with Android's SDK installed (Get it here)
Overclocking kernel package (Wifi fix included, get it here)
A rooted G2/Dz
HOW TO DO IT
Now first things first, boot your phone into Fastboot mode by holding the Vol down+Power Buttons when starting it up. Hook the device to your pc via usb. Make sure the phone says "Fastboot" in red on it. If you have all the drivers then it should register everything just fine. If your pc says unrecognized device, then google "T-Mobile Vision Drivers" or "Desire Z Drivers" according to your device and install them.
I don't want this thread to get flooded with "where do I get drivers from?" Go google it.
If your phone is in fastboot mode, we can proceed to flash the kernel.
Now you will need to pick what you want the maximum speed to be on your phone. The provided package contains the 1.8Ghz overclocking kernel (stable) and the 1.9Ghz (unstable) kernel. They are labeled as such.
It is recommended that you use the 1.8Ghz because your phone is more likely to crash on start up if you use the 1.9Ghz.
Take your selected zImage1xxxmhz and rename it to just "zimage"
Move the newly renamed zimage to your C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\tools folder. This will make for easier flashing.
Now open command line on your pc.
Navigate to your android sdk tools with this command to the default install location
CD C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\tools
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Next we will proceed to flash the zimage you just put in this exact directory
enter the following:
fastboot flash zimage zimage
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If successful, your phone should display 2 lines confirming that it was successfully written to your device.
Next we will need to take the bcm4329.ko file out of the kernel package and move it to C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
We will also need to navigate to out platform-tools folder with command line.
Enter the following:
CD C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
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Now boot your phone into recovery mode (the screen that is used for rom installs and all that crap) Then select mounts and storage menu. Be sure to mount system and data. Once that is set enter the following into command line.
adb push bcm4329.ko /system/lib/modules/
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If successful, it should display something like "xxxxKB/s <xxx,xxx bytes in 0.xxxs>....but the x's are replaced by numbers.
If all went well then you should now have an overclocked device on restart.
You will need a program like SetCPU to control the speeds so it is highly suggested you check out the coolbho3000's SetCPU thread here!
Hope this helps all the newcomers that are looking for a little performance boost so good luck guys!

Hey thanks bro! You rock dude!

np bra 10 letters

hi I get the following error
sending 'zimage' (2751 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.474s]
writing 'zimage'...
FAILED (remote: partition does not exist!)
finished. total time: 0.479s
can anyone help me with this?

I'm getting the same error!!

Why not just download a kernel from Rom manager and flash it via clockwork mod? Hell you can even get the physical zip file and drop it into root of your sd card and flash it that way.
This entire guide is redundant. If you're getting people asking how to overclock their phones I would suggest to them that they do some more research and figure out how to do things the easy way, with tools already available to them: Their Brain.

It's just a different way of doing it. That's all. Thanks, OP.

Different way but love it. thanks

dleonseng said:
hi I get the following error
sending 'zimage' (2751 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.474s]
writing 'zimage'...
FAILED (remote: partition does not exist!)
finished. total time: 0.479s
can anyone help me with this?
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clk or magldr?
with clk and standard edition, no problem for me

[Q] Stuck on Google logo, recovery mode not working

Hi guys,
I searched but couldn't find any applicable matches (all rooted devices or the solutions didn't work for me)
I have a stock, unrooted Nexus 10 (UK). My wife used it one night while I was out and now it won't boot past Google logo! Pretty sure it's nothing she's done as she would have only been playing games on it and I have avg antivirus and lookout antivirus (think it's called something else now) and disallowing apps to be installed from third parties... Even so when I try to boot it sits on Google logo permanently (left it over an hour and it gets no further...)
I can get into boot loader mode and select recovery mode but all this does is reboot to the Google logo forever more.
It does this when not connected to PC and when it is connected
Downloaded the drivers from Samsung US website but when windows vista looks for drivers and I point it at the folder the drivers are installed to it finds nothing
I'm thinking (/hoping) maybe it's just the wrong drivers preventing recovery mode from working but any help would be greatly appreciated
Sam.

Update:
Managed to find the right drivers from Google in the end, but I still can't get recovery mode to work - just sits on the Google logo still
any help at all would be great...
Sam.

samyoue said:
Hi guys,
I searched but couldn't find any applicable matches (all rooted devices or the solutions didn't work for me)
I have a stock, unrooted Nexus 10 (UK). My wife used it one night while I was out and now it won't boot past Google logo! Pretty sure it's nothing she's done as she would have only been playing games on it and I have avg antivirus and lookout antivirus (think it's called something else now) and disallowing apps to be installed from third parties... Even so when I try to boot it sits on Google logo permanently (left it over an hour and it gets no further...)
I can get into boot loader mode and select recovery mode but all this does is reboot to the Google logo forever more.
It does this when not connected to PC and when it is connected
Downloaded the drivers from Samsung US website but when windows vista looks for drivers and I point it at the folder the drivers are installed to it finds nothing
I'm thinking (/hoping) maybe it's just the wrong drivers preventing recovery mode from working but any help would be greatly appreciated
Sam.
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Ok, can you put your tablet in fastboot and can your PC see you tablet in fastboot?? What is your PC's OS?

Hi!
Thanks for replying
I've held down all 3 buttons and get a different to normal screen where I can select "start now" "power off" and "recovery mode", is this fast boot? If not how do I get to fast boot? When it's on the screen mentioned above my laptop (running vista 32 bit) started looking for drivers and I pointed it at the nexus ones I downloaded and it installed successfully... Hope this helps I'm well out side my experience here! Programming from within a desktop environment is no problem for me but tinkering with booting and stuff is all new to me :-s
Cheers!

samyoue said:
Hi!
Thanks for replying
I've held down all 3 buttons and get a different to normal screen where I can select "start now" "power off" and "recovery mode", is this fast boot? If not how do I get to fast boot? When it's on the screen mentioned above my laptop (running vista 32 bit) started looking for drivers and I pointed it at the nexus ones I downloaded and it installed successfully... Hope this helps I'm well out side my experience here! Programming from within a desktop environment is no problem for me but tinkering with booting and stuff is all new to me :-s
Cheers!
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Ok you need the fastboot.exe and the adb.exe in the root of your c drive... When you get them in there just search google you will find them... They should come as a zip not a exe and they are not installable they are just executable from CMD window... Than open your CMD window as ADMIN.... Than type
Code:
cd /
That will get you to the root of your c drive
Once there
To verify that your exe's are in the right place type
Code:
dir
This will list the contains of root of your c drive make sure you can see the exe's
Than type
Code:
fastboot
If you get a list of commands your golden !!!!!!
Boot your tablet in that mode you talked about and dont do anything just plug it in to your PC
than type
Code:
fastboot devices
Let me know when you get there and if you have any questions you have along the way.....
THx lj

That's excellent help thank you
Yup I got list of commands, then connected Tablet into boot loader (?) mode and typed fastboot devices and got the following :
Code:
C:\>fastboot devices
R32D203TBBR fastboot
C:\>
What now?

samyoue said:
That's excellent help thank you
Yup I got list of commands, then connected Tablet into boot loader (?) mode and typed fastboot devices and got the following :
Code:
C:\>fastboot devices
R32D203TBBR fastboot
C:\>
What now?
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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
---------- Post added at 01:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:19 PM ----------
Go here https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
The nexus 10 code name is 'mantaray' MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE......
Get the verison you would like......
Than on the downloaded directory do a....
Code:
dir
So I can see whats in there....

inside the tgz file was a tar file, inside that was:
Code:
C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\manta
ray-kot49h>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 98A3-557B
Directory of C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-
174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h
02/03/2014 22:28 <DIR> .
02/03/2014 22:28 <DIR> ..
09/12/2013 23:31 1,310,720 bootloader-manta-mantamf01.img
09/12/2013 23:31 968 flash-all.bat
09/12/2013 23:31 856 flash-all.sh
09/12/2013 23:31 700 flash-base.sh
09/12/2013 23:31 394,876,070 image-mantaray-kot49h.zip
5 File(s) 396,189,314 bytes
2 Dir(s) 18,853,072,896 bytes free
and inside the zip file is:
Code:
C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\manta
ray-kot49h\image-mantaray-kot49h>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 98A3-557B
Directory of C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-
174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h\image-mantaray-kot49h
02/03/2014 22:34 <DIR> .
02/03/2014 22:34 <DIR> ..
04/12/2013 15:38 57 android-info.txt
01/01/2009 00:00 4,898,816 boot.img
04/12/2013 16:13 10,621,244 cache.img
01/01/2009 00:00 5,462,016 recovery.img
01/01/2009 00:00 662,821,052 system.img
04/12/2013 16:13 140,778,452 userdata.img
6 File(s) 824,581,637 bytes
2 Dir(s) 18,025,598,976 bytes free
I'm guessing we are going to reinstall the factory OS version 4.4.2 (what it was previously i think...) or should i get earlier version of 4.4?
Can't wait!
thanks again for all your help so far
EDIT:- PS just in case, the info on the bootloader screen
Code:
DEVICE INFORMATION
PRODUCT NAME: manta
VARIANT: wifi
H/W VERSION: 8
BOOTLOADER VERSION: MANTAMF01
CARRIER INFO: NONE
SERIAL NUMBER: R32D203TBBR
LOCK STATE: LOCKED
REBOOT MODE FLAG: NONE

samyoue said:
inside the tgz file was a tar file, inside that was:
Code:
C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\manta
ray-kot49h>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 98A3-557B
Directory of C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-
174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h
02/03/2014 22:28 <DIR> .
02/03/2014 22:28 <DIR> ..
09/12/2013 23:31 1,310,720 bootloader-manta-mantamf01.img
09/12/2013 23:31 968 flash-all.bat
09/12/2013 23:31 856 flash-all.sh
09/12/2013 23:31 700 flash-base.sh
09/12/2013 23:31 394,876,070 image-mantaray-kot49h.zip
5 File(s) 396,189,314 bytes
2 Dir(s) 18,853,072,896 bytes free
and inside the zip file is:
Code:
C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\manta
ray-kot49h\image-mantaray-kot49h>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 98A3-557B
Directory of C:\nexus\mantaray-kot49h-factory-174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h-factory-
174ba74f\mantaray-kot49h\image-mantaray-kot49h
02/03/2014 22:34 <DIR> .
02/03/2014 22:34 <DIR> ..
04/12/2013 15:38 57 android-info.txt
01/01/2009 00:00 4,898,816 boot.img
04/12/2013 16:13 10,621,244 cache.img
01/01/2009 00:00 5,462,016 recovery.img
01/01/2009 00:00 662,821,052 system.img
04/12/2013 16:13 140,778,452 userdata.img
6 File(s) 824,581,637 bytes
2 Dir(s) 18,025,598,976 bytes free
I'm guessing we are going to reinstall the factory OS version 4.4.2 (what it was previously i think...) or should i get earlier version of 4.4?
Can't wait!
thanks again for all your help so far
EDIT:- PS just in case, the info on the bootloader screen
Code:
DEVICE INFORMATION
PRODUCT NAME: manta
VARIANT: wifi
H/W VERSION: 8
BOOTLOADER VERSION: MANTAMF01
CARRIER INFO: NONE
SERIAL NUMBER: R32D203TBBR
LOCK STATE: LOCKED
REBOOT MODE FLAG: NONE
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Move these 3 files make sure the zip is still zipped up!!!! To the root of your c drive
Code:
09/12/2013 23:31 1,310,720 bootloader-manta-mantamf01.img
09/12/2013 23:31 968 flash-all.bat
09/12/2013 23:31 394,876,070 image-mantaray-kot49h.zip
Put your tablet into fastboot, make sure you can see your device on your PC with
Code:
fastboot devices
if you get the numbers than run this command and the script will do it all for you.....
Code:
flash-all.bat
Let me know if you have any questions... Thx as always lj

I followed your instruction and I got up to the part where it say
sending 'system' (647286 KB) ...
and it just hang.
on the nexus 10, it shows
fastboot status data2781d8bc
any idea?

lmfaznboi said:
I followed your instruction and I got up to the part where it say
sending 'system' (647286 KB) ...
and it just hang.
on the nexus 10, it shows
fastboot status data2781d8bc
any idea?
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I guess to write the data we need to unlock your bootloader but no worries, once done you can just lock it back up as long as you flash
a stock firmware package....
So enter fastboot make sure you can see you tablet from your pc than type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Than it will just say your going to lose your data...Ok than it will do its thing.....
Than run the flash-all.bat
than boot fully into stock rom
than reboot into fastboot
and lock your bootloader with.... If thats is what you want to do....
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Let me know if this helps you

yes i had to unlock first but...
I HAVE MY NEXUS BACK!!!! WOOHOO!!
now to spend next few weeks setting it up how I want again lol that'll teach me not to back stuff up!
thank you sooo so much for all your help lj - you're a superstar genius!!

samyoue said:
yes i had to unlock first but...
I HAVE MY NEXUS BACK!!!! WOOHOO!!
now to spend next few weeks setting it up how I want again lol that'll teach me not to back stuff up!
thank you sooo so much for all your help lj - you're a superstar genius!!
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GREAT !!!! To see it up and running for you... Happy setting her up !!!! If you ever need any other help just drop me a line... Thx as always lj

lj50036 said:
GREAT !!!! To see it up and running for you... Happy setting her up !!!! If you ever need any other help just drop me a line... Thx as always lj
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its still not working. I did what you told me, my nexus already unlocked. so I relock it and unlock again. and now it stuck at sendind 'bootloader' (1280)
and on my nexus it shows.
fastboot status - Data0014000

lmfaznboi said:
its still not working. I did what you told me, my nexus already unlocked. so I relock it and unlock again. and now it stuck at sendind 'bootloader' (1280)
and on my nexus it shows.
fastboot status - Data0014000
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Copy and paste the whole command input and output.....

lj50036 said:
Copy and paste the whole command input and output.....
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C:\AndroidSDK\tools>flash-all.bat
erasing 'boot'... OKAY
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
erasing 'recovery'... OKAY
erasing 'system'... OKAY
erasing 'userdata'... OKAY
sending 'bootloader' (1280 KB)... OKAY
writing 'bootloader'... OKAY
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: MANTAMF01
Baseband Version.....: no modem
Serial Number........: R32CB03FJZT
--------------------------------------------
checking product... OKAY
checking version-bootloader... OKAY
sending 'boot' (4784 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY
sending 'recovery' (5334 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
sending 'system' (647286 KB)...
it still stuck at the system. I managed to get pass the bootloader phase.

lmfaznboi said:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>flash-all.bat
erasing 'boot'... OKAY
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
erasing 'recovery'... OKAY
erasing 'system'... OKAY
erasing 'userdata'... OKAY
sending 'bootloader' (1280 KB)... OKAY
writing 'bootloader'... OKAY
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: MANTAMF01
Baseband Version.....: no modem
Serial Number........: R32CB03FJZT
--------------------------------------------
checking product... OKAY
checking version-bootloader... OKAY
sending 'boot' (4784 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY
sending 'recovery' (5334 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
sending 'system' (647286 KB)...
it still stuck at the system. I managed to get pass the bootloader phase.
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Try a different usb cable or a different usb port.....

Or try flashing them separately
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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demkantor said:
Or try flashing them separately
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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No a bad idea @demkantor maybe just run these before you flash them individually...
Code:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase misc
fastboot erase cache
Just what I would do if it were mine.....

lj50036 said:
No a bad idea @demkantor maybe just run these before you flash them individually...
Code:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase misc
fastboot erase cache
Just what I would do if it were mine.....
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I think its the cable, since I lost my orginal cable and using my logitech cable that came with my mouse. but ill try flashing them individually and see how i goes. I already ordered an oem cable and should come next week.

[GUIDE] Restore to stock after soft BRICKED | Install TWRP, Root, Kernel --March 2017

EDIT: UPDATED March 6th, 2017 for March Google Security Updates Image
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Stey-by-Step for Newbies Guide for restoring a bootloader-unlocked Pixel XL back to factory stock
This guide is ideal for soft-brick situations where you can't boot to your operating system​
***Verizon users should research before doing ANYTHING.
***Europe users should be researching before using North American images, though it's usually okay to do so.
SOFT BRICK vs. HARD BRICK:
-What is a hard brick? Well, if you cannot access your bootloader then you're probably hard-bricked and need to do a warranty repair.
-A soft brick is when you CAN access your boot loader. Because if you can access your boot loader then you can repair your own software issue by following this guide.
If your phone is soft bricked and you send it in for warranty then you're a twat.
BOOTLOADER:
How do I access my bootloader? Power off your phone. Hold down the power button and volume down button at the same time, for 20-40 seconds. If you just now shut down the phone, then it takes longer for the bootloader to come up. If the phone has been powered down at least 30 seconds then the bootloader should come up quicker. If your phone is stubbornly upset then it may take several tries and also holding down the two buttons for 40-60 seconds. Another thing that may prevent you from accessing the bootloader is a low battery of course. Never do any software trickery without at least a half full battery for multiple random reasons.
The directions below are for Windows 7 and may need to be modified for other OS's.
***Anyone who doesn't want to lose their setup/apps/user data, just edit the flash-all.bat to remove the -w from the script. Then it won't wipe anything.
You can use this modified flash-all.bat. It's for the latest March "B" image:
http://www.filedropper.com/flash-all_1
1) Install the Google Android driver if your Pixel XL isn't already recognized by your computer when booted to fastboot mode.
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html#download
2) Download the factory system image for Pixel XL (Marlin) to C:/Google
https://developers.google.com/android/images
---Here is the direct link for March "B - NOF27B" for All Other users (what we're using in this guide):
---https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/marlin-nof27b-factory-2259c206.zip
---Here is the direct link for March "C - NOF27C" for Rogers users:
---https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/marlin-nof27c-factory-b49c0e7b.zip
3) This is what the folder should look like after the download:
4) Now extract the file.
Your folder should look like this:
5) Go into the extracted folder:
6) The contents of the extracted folder should look like this:
7) Download Google's ADB/Fastboot files to this same folder:
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
8) Now extract the ADB download to this same folder. Edit the path to look like it does below:
9) The folder should now look like this:
10) Go into that new folder and CUT all the contents:
11) Go up one folder and PASTE the files into the factory image folder:
12) The folder should now look like this:
13) Now boot your phone to Fastboot mode.
Power off the phone & disconnect from USB cable.
Wait 30 seconds.
Then press Power + Volume Down until you see this screen on your phone:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
14) Now connect your phone to your computer via USB-C cable.
15) Wait 30 seconds.
16) Then double-click the ever famous "flash-all.bat" to restore your phone to stock.
17) You'll see a black command prompt window pup up and start restoring your phone to stock image.
It'll take 5-15 minutes and when completed, the output should look just like this, except for the "A" vs. "B" designations may be swapped around, and that's fine.
Code:
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloader_a' (32976 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.876s]
writing 'bootloader_a'...
(bootloader) Valid bootloader version.
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_a"
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_a"
OKAY [ 4.705s]
finished. total time: 5.583s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.047s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
< waiting for any device >
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'radio_a' (57192 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.457s]
writing 'radio_a'...
OKAY [ 0.562s]
finished. total time: 2.022s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.046s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
< waiting for any device >
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'boot_other.img'
archive does not contain 'recovery.img'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
archive does not contain 'vendor.sig'
archive does not contain 'vendor_other.img'
wiping userdata...
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 26663190528
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 32768
Label:
Blocks: 6509568
Block groups: 199
Reserved block group size: 1024
Created filesystem with 11/1630208 inodes and 146354/6509568 blocks
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: 8996-012001-1701181700
Baseband Version.....: 8996-012511-1701091826
Serial Number........: HT6920203793
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [ 0.050s]
checking version-bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.049s]
checking version-baseband...
OKAY [ 0.048s]
sending 'boot_a' (26173 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.690s]
writing 'boot_a'...
OKAY [ 0.299s]
erasing 'system_a'...
OKAY [ 0.265s]
sending sparse 'system_a' 1/4 (515613 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.636s]
writing 'system_a' 1/4...
OKAY [ 5.355s]
sending sparse 'system_a' 2/4 (514104 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.720s]
writing 'system_a' 2/4...
OKAY [ 6.234s]
sending sparse 'system_a' 3/4 (499613 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.263s]
writing 'system_a' 3/4...
OKAY [ 5.738s]
sending sparse 'system_a' 4/4 (32756 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.891s]
writing 'system_a' 4/4...
OKAY [ 0.359s]
erasing 'system_b'...
OKAY [ 0.297s]
sending sparse 'system_b' 1/4 (517080 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.672s]
writing 'system_b' 1/4...
OKAY [ 5.247s]
sending sparse 'system_b' 2/4 (514384 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.502s]
writing 'system_b' 2/4...
OKAY [ 10.252s]
sending sparse 'system_b' 3/4 (524287 KB)...
OKAY [ 13.766s]
writing 'system_b' 3/4...
OKAY [ 13.995s]
sending sparse 'system_b' 4/4 (85786 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.280s]
writing 'system_b' 4/4...
OKAY [ 2.969s]
erasing 'vendor_a'...
OKAY [ 0.250s]
sending 'vendor_a' (235322 KB)...
OKAY [ 6.049s]
writing 'vendor_a'...
OKAY [ 5.236s]
Setting current slot to 'a'...
OKAY [ 0.172s]
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 5.251s]
sending 'userdata' (138957 KB)...
OKAY [ 3.550s]
writing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 1.298s]
rebooting...
finished. total time: 158.668s
Press any key to exit...
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You're done.
There is no reason to continue reading this thread unless you want to "go the extra mile".
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18) The phone automatically reboots at this point.
15) After it finished booting, I let it settle for five minutes.
16) I then reboot the phone (unnecessary step, just something I like to do).
17) I then log in and tell Google to restore my account from the cloud.
18) I set Display to stay on for 30 minutes so the phone doesn't go to sleep and my apps can restore without interruption.
19) After all apps are restored, I reboot and then update any remaining apps that need updates.
***OPTIONAL TIP*** Just prior to doing the flash-all.bat, it may not be a bad idea to make the additional step of flashing stock boot.img to both the A & B partitions.
Why not, right? This step is entirely optional and is only for good measure
Make sure you extracted the Google Image you downloaded, to the point where you find the boot.img and place it into the C:/Google folder.
The fastboot commands to install it are as follows:
Code:
fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
then...
Code:
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
The output should look like this:
Code:
C:\Google>fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (26229 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.718s]
writing 'boot_a'...
OKAY [ 0.296s]
finished. total time: 1.030s
C:\Google>fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_b' (26229 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.718s]
writing 'boot_b'...
OKAY [ 0.265s]
finished. total time: 0.983s
C:\Google>
20) Boom, you're all done.
Either go find something else to do or continue reading this guide to root your phone, install TWRP and custom kernel.
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*** MAY UPDATE USERS SEE THIS POST BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72329767&postcount=176
TWRP, ROOT AND CUSTOM KERNEL INSTALL
****The next steps are only if you want to install TWRP, Root your phone and install ElementalX kernel.****
1) I enabled SystemUI Tuner (OPTIONAL).
2) I enabled Developer Options (OPTIONAL).
3) I enabled USB Debugging in Developer Options (OPTIONAL).
4) I enabled "Unknown Sources" in Security (OPTIONAL).
5) Download SuperSU root v2.79 SR3:
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/27xToSqi5em
-----------Support thread for SuperSU
6a) Download TWRP RC1 IMG file:
https://dl.twrp.me/marlin/twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img.html
6b) Download TWRP RC1 zip file:
https://dl.twrp.me/marlin/twrp-pixel-installer-marlin-3.0.2-0-RC1.zip.html
-----------Support thread for TWRP
7) Download ElementalX-P-1.07 kernel:
http://elementalx.org/devices/pixel/
-----------Support thread for ElementalX
8) Copy the TWRP, kernel and Root zip files to your Pixel's /sdcard (filenames in pic are outdated, sorry):
9) Copy TWRP's RC1 IMG file to C:/Google
10) Right-click any white spot in C:/Google and select the option to "Open Command Window Here"
11) Copy and paste the command "fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img".
The output should look like this after you press enter.
Code:
C:\Google>fastboot boot twrp-3.0
.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.710s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.858s]
finished. total time: 1.578s
C:\Google>
The Pixel will automatically reboot to TWRP RC1 recovery.
12) Put a checkmark on the box "Never show this screen during boot again" and then swipe to allow modifications.
Click "Install".
Scroll down and click on the file named "twrp-pixel-installer-marlin-3.0.2-0-RC1.zip"
Swipe to confirm flash.
13) Reboot to Recovery.
14) Click the "Install" button.
15) Install the root file "SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip".
16) Reboot phone and verify root works. Do NOT install kernel yet. You need Superuser running first to gain ElementalX's advanced install options.
17) Now reboot to TWRP RC1 Recovery to install Kernel.
18) Install the kernel file "ElementalX-P-1.07.zip".
Go through the prompts to select your kernel options you want.
I recommend choosing the defaults unless you're a kernel expert who knows what to expect.
Now reboot normally.
Wait five minutes after bootup for the kernel to "settle".
Enjoy your modded Pixel XL!
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TWRP BACKUP AND RESTORE
This section is if you installed TWRP and want to do a full ROM backup.
It's not as "obvious" on how to do this vs. older phones with TWRP.
The initial method is the same.
1) Boot to TWRP
2) Select the "Backup" option
3) Back up the "Boot", "System", "Vendor" and "Data". The Vendor option is important and may be new to some of you (it was to me).
If you want a "bit-for-bit" backup, then also select "System Image" and "Vendor Image". This will make your backup file size much larger than usual.
To restore, just do as normal.
Locate your backup and restore all items listed above.

I love this guide, but when I rebooted, it turns out I took the OTA, unintentionally and lost root. Any idea how I can block the OTA?

dablitzkrieg said:
I love this guide, but when I rebooted, it turns out I took the OTA, unintentionally and lost root. Any idea how I can block the OTA?
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in developer settings....make sure automatic updates is not turned on

v2.2v said:
in developer settings....make sure automatic updates is not turned on
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I'll try that and report back. Thanks
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v2.2v said:
in developer settings....make sure automatic updates is not turned on
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I had that turned off and it still automatically pushed the update to X. How do I root now?

dablitzkrieg said:
I'll try that and report back. Thanks
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I had that turned off and it still automatically pushed the update to X. How do I root now?
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Same method as before
Flash SuperSU in bootloader mode
Sent from my sailfish using XDA Labs

sd_shadow said:
Same method as before
Flash SuperSU in bootloader mode
Sent from my sailfish using XDA Labs
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I'm on Verizon X. I am now stuck at the bouncing balls screen when I tried this suggestion. Any help would be appreciated.

dablitzkrieg said:
I'm on Verizon X. I am now stuck at the bouncing balls screen when I tried this suggestion. Any help would be appreciated.
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There is lots of discussion about this in the SuperSU thread.
I'm not VZW so I can't help much, sorry.

maybe very stupid question ( and also very stupid from me to not look for it) but i dont know whitch version i have to select P, L or H. And cant watch it anymore Is there a way to find it out ?
Never mind i got it
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thanx for the great guide !!!!

dablitzkrieg said:
I'm on Verizon X. I am now stuck at the bouncing balls screen when I tried this suggestion. Any help would be appreciated.
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WHat GB model do you have? flash-all flashed userdata, which cannot be flashed on 128GB model, I am searching for a manual way like the nexus 6P, flash each partition manually, in this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478 it shows the output and I think to do it manually must flash everything but userdata and do not format userdata if you want to keep internal memory in tact. I have seen some other guides, but they have not worked for me, because it is fastboot system system.img and I think it is fastboot system_a and fastboot system_b, like I said follow the commands and output

yung40oz84 said:
WHat GB model do you have? flash-all flashed userdata, which cannot be flashed on 128GB model, I am searching for a manual way like the nexus 6P, flash each partition manually, in this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478 it shows the output and I think to do it manually must flash everything but userdata and do not format userdata if you want to keep internal memory in tact. I have seen some other guides, but they have not worked for me, because it is fastboot system system.img and I think it is fastboot system_a and fastboot system_b, like I said follow the commands and output
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I am actually all set. Thx for the response though! It was simply an outdated adb/fastboot.

There is a possibility that Minimal ADB & Fastboot has some slightly older code buried in it so I recommend installing it, then updating the files using the link in step 2 just to be on the safe side.
Here's the link again. Thanks, Scott.
http://ul.to/6f5616c3

CZ Eddie said:
There is lots of discussion about this in the SuperSU thread.
I'm not VZW so I can't help much, sorry.
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WHat GB model is yours? 128 or 32? I ask because previously on nexus 6P or older nexus devices you could not flash userdata on anything higher than 32GB model as it would only allocate 32GB on a 128Gb or 64GB model and mess internal size up. Also, this took you completely back to stock, like fresh out of the box setup, when I followed this manually it only was like an OTA, I still had my apps, data. etc.

yung40oz84 said:
WHat GB model is yours? 128 or 32? I ask because previously on nexus 6P or older nexus devices you could not flash userdata on anything higher than 32GB model as it would only allocate 32GB on a 128Gb or 64GB model and mess internal size up. Also, this took you completely back to stock, like fresh out of the box setup, when I followed this manually it only was like an OTA, I still had my apps, data. etc.
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I'm 32GB.
But Google only offers one image and script for the 32 and 128.

CZ Eddie said:
I'm 32GB.
But Google only offers one image and script for the 32 and 128.
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They only offer one image for the 6P and 5X as well regardless of memory size, but you still CANNOT flash userdata on a 64GB or 128GB 6P, it will leave you with only 32GB of space when booting up your phone, I know this for a fact, it is most likely the same for the Pixel and Pixel XL.
Note: You should never flash the userdata image. It doesn't take into consideration the storage capacity of the device and always allocates 32gb of storage. This is ok for the 32gb model, but for the 64gb and 128gb models you'll end up with much less storage capacity than you should have. If you wish to wipe your internal storage you'd use the following command instead:
Which I do not wipe internal memory anyway, but still cannot flash userdata for bigger storage models.

Can anyone other than yung40oz84 confirm that the flash-all.bat on a 128GB phone causes partition size issues?

CZ Eddie said:
Can anyone other than yung40oz84 confirm that the flash-all.bat on a 128GB phone causes partition size issues?
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I used the flash all script on my 128gb version with no issues.

Thank God you fixed my Phone. I wanted to use the only rom out there and it killed my phone. Thank you for a clear instruction on how to restore my phone! Wish every one would be a little more clear.

Ok have a issue. When I run flash-all.bat I get waiting on device. Phone is already in bootloader mode. And device is recognized by adb.

moosc said:
Ok have a issue. When I run flash-all.bat I get waiting on device. Phone is already in bootloader mode. And device is recognized by adb.
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It's clearly a lack of communication issue.
Wrong driver?
Are you sure you're in Bootloader and not in Recovery?
Recovery uses ADB and Bootloader uses fastboot.

Yeah I'm in bootloader. Also redid USB drivers. Tried using skip soft it rebooted into bootloader then hung up on waiting for any device
CZ Eddie said:
It's clearly a lack of communication issue.
Wrong driver?
Are you sure you're in Bootloader and not in Recovery?
Recovery uses ADB and Bootloader uses fastboot.
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Install Fire HD 8 8th generation firmware on a HD 8 7th gen?

Hi all,
with the procedured descibed here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...nt/fire-hd8-2017-amonet-debrick-root-t3897841
it should be possible to unlock the bootloader of the Fire HD 8 7th generation (2017).
I know that there aren't any custom ROM for HD 8 7th, but I would like to use a Fire OS based on Nougat (the current firmware 5.6.4.0 is still based on Lollipop).
So my question is: is it possible to flash the HD 8 7th gen with the firmware 6.3.0.1?
This is the latest version of the HD 8 8th firmware.
I know that the hardware of the 8th generation is almost the same of the 7th generation.
The 6.3.0.1 firmware can be downloaded here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202144610
Thanks is advance

Isn't possible, because your Fire tablet can be bricked.

Really sad that Amazon doesn't support its devices with software updates for more than 1 year.

im gonna try it, ive been thinking about it too
Edit 1: First issue is that the system image is too big for the current system partition size. Gonna work on that.
Edit 2: I resized the partition, which got me further into flashing system.img via fastboot, but then it gets suck on this part:
Code:
[email protected]:~/Downloads/6300$ sudo fastboot flash system system.img
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
Sending sparse 'system' 1/21 (109856 KB) OKAY [ 5.693s]
Writing 'system' OKAY [ 6.485s]
Sending sparse 'system' 2/21 (106632 KB) OKAY [ 5.586s]
Writing 'system'

CPVideoMaker said:
im gonna try it, ive been thinking about it too
Edit 1: First issue is that the system image is too big for the current system partition size. Gonna work on that.
Edit 2: I resized the partition, which got me further into flashing system.img via fastboot, but then it gets suck on this part:
Code:
[email protected]:~/Downloads/6300$ sudo fastboot flash system system.img
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
Sending sparse 'system' 1/21 (109856 KB) OKAY [ 5.693s]
Writing 'system' OKAY [ 6.485s]
Sending sparse 'system' 2/21 (106632 KB) OKAY [ 5.586s]
Writing 'system'
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Don't modify the gpt manually. You can **** up it.
Also it's not possible due kernel problems too.

Rortiz2 said:
Don't modify the gpt manually. You can **** up it.
Also it's not possible due kernel problems too.
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Ah okay :/
edit: I just reflashed stock and it seems that the device survived the repartitioning, luckily.

Can someone help me to install the official original system of the Amazon fire 8 7th tablet? It's in the logo help

New ColorOS 6 and new kernel? (+ a few issues with old ROMs)

The old kernels were 4.4.78 - but in the latest ColorOS 6 (based on Android 9 instead of 8) I noticed the kernel is now 4.4.153 - not far behind the very latest commit at the time of writing (193) - but has the source code been published anywhere??? Perhaps we can find that kernel source under a different Realme device. I could then have a go at turning on virtualization again via the built-in KVM kernel module (enabled through make menuconfig just prior to compilation).
The kernel is dated August 24th - so would that make it newer than Firmware version A21? The firmware is named up as RMX1807EX_11_C.24 or RMX1801EX_11_OTA_0240
I've uploaded it here in normal ZIP format if you need it. You can flash it with the latest TWRP or R2X2:
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/RMX1801/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/realme-2-pro/development/stable-r2x2-recovery-t3899121
If you've already unlocked the bootloader: just reboot and hold volume DOWN to get to Fastboot and plug into a Windows 10 PC via USB:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-1-RMX1801.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (24412 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.524s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.110s]
finished. total time: 0.637s
OR
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery R2X2.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (25165 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.560s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.120s]
finished. total time: 0.684s
Copy RMX1801EX_11_OTA_0240_all_HRfI3IQiI3cB.zip to disk along with Magisk-v19.3.zip. Boot into Recovery, wipe everything except Internal storage and the last 2-3 under cache, and then click on Install to flash each ZIP file in turn.
The problem for me though: I'm not then able to install @SamarV-121's LineageOS 16 nor LinegageOS 15 anymore - even after installing the old vendor.img! And for some reason I have to keep manually mounting the data partition for files to appear in recovery. Lastly, I have a different "bootloader unlocked" screen during fastboot (might that be a secure boot screen that could be turned off?). At one point my Wifi even stopped working - so not sure what's going!? But everything seems stable right now under ColorOS 6 - still unlocked and rooted - except for that flashing message in red at the top of the screen "Rooting of your phone.... Tap to fix...".