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This is no longer an issue. A replacement phone is being shipped. If there is a way that the moderators can delete this thread, thank you in advance.
Hi everyone,
I'm very new to this forum, and to doing anything root wise on a phone. Here's my situation:
I'm using a rooted LG P509 (Optimus T), and tried to install a theme meant for the Nexus One (kind of why I'm posting here for help). The theme used was obtained here, it's the Lucid theme. I tried to install the theme using the latest version of clockworkmod in the Android Market. Everything went well, or so it seems, and I was asked to reboot my phone. I allowed the phone to reboot and now it's stuck on the LG symbol. I've (1) taken the battery out, (2) placed it back into the phone, (3) pressed the home, volume down, and power keys at the same time to get to recovery mode, and that doesn't work.
I now know that themes meant for certain phones should be used for the intended device. At the time I figured because I used clockworkmod, that it would work despite the difference in hardware.
I'm wondering if there's a way to get my phone back to normal? Thank anyone in advanced for helping this noob.
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I've also asked for help in the forum where the theme was obtained.
you need to flash a custom recovery via ADB or fastboot, then data wipe(factory reset) your phone and reflash whatever rom you were on. if maybe you can get a recovery or ADB working, then your phone will be fine. flashing a nexus one theme onto your Optimus T isnt one of the brightest ideas. i would never consider trying to flash a theme from another similar phone onto my nexus, let alone a completely different phone.
If you have questions about using adb, there's a couple of helpful stickies up, make sure you read everything, but its pretty straightforward. And as Simms said, bad idea trying to cross themes.
I'll read the threads on ADB. Thanks guys.
Were you using ROM Manager? Or flashing manually via flash_image? Otherwise I don't know what you mean by Clockworkmod in the Market.
I suspect your phone never even got as far as flashing the theme. If you tried to flash Clockworkmod recovery, that's enough to mess up your phone, because you probably flashed a version intended for completely different hardware.
Now that you've borked the recovery partition, you probably need to get it into some sort of "download mode" that can interface with LG's proprietary software for reflashing phones. This would all be best dealt with in the Optimus One (P500) forum.
cmstlist said:
Were you using ROM Manager? Or flashing manually via flash_image? Otherwise I don't know what you mean by Clockworkmod in the Market.
I suspect your phone never even got as far as flashing the theme. If you tried to flash Clockworkmod recovery, that's enough to mess up your phone, because you probably flashed a version intended for completely different hardware.
Now that you've borked the recovery partition, you probably need to get it into some sort of "download mode" that can interface with LG's proprietary software for reflashing phones. This would all be best dealt with in the Optimus One (P500) forum.
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Clockworkmod should have an icon of a black hat with an orange cog for a head.
I did attempt to flash a theme intended for different hardware.
The several computers I've gone on haven't recognized the phone, and my attempts to place any file on the SD card proved futile. Since the phone is under warranty, I called the store I purchased it from, and they're going to ship a replacement.
The icon you describe is the icon I see for ROM Manager. Clockworkmod itself is not an app you can download from the market but rather a partition you flash that has to be written for the exact hardware. Unless there's something you saw in your Market that I can't see in mine.
From within ROM Manager you can flash Clockworkmod. But if you flashed a version of Clockworkmod meant for other hardware, I'm willing to bet *that* mangled your phone, regardless of what you attempted to use it for..
Anyway, glad you're getting a replacement.
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Interesting, LG will let you replace the phone even though you've clearly rooted it and caused the problems? Of all people, I'm surprised LG lets you do that. You've stated that it's under warranty but what you done should've voided the warranty. You sure they're okay with replacing your phone like that?
Alright i have been keeping an eye out on a few things and came across BootManager which is a newer app that allows you to easily flash between several roms! Which of course is awesome if you want to try new ones out without reflashing as often. Unfortunately im am not quite as wise in the Android scene yet as i like, new to it with my Acer Iconia as i am, BUT i have been corresponding with the developers for BootManager and they have given me a link so we can submit the Acer Iconia to be added to the devices that can use Bootmanager!
I just don't know how to give them the variables they need!
Could someone that does know how to get the variables needed, (through adb shell or whatever) kindly submit it to them? Here is the link they gave me for submitting new devices, if you do do this, please post it here, so they don't get a bunch of repeat submissions on it, also, so i can keep an eye on the app and get it when they update it accordingly! Thanks very much!
Edit: I can't post links yet, cause i have not posted often enough. Please send me a message and i can give you the link that way! Or just close the space below and use it.
init2winitapps. com/submit_device.html
I'll do it in the morning.
Make damn sure they know they have to run "itsmagic" before/after ANY flash operation (I can never remember which, that's CWM's job!)
I did it too and i sent also a mail to the developers about itsmagic script!
good luck
If you read the information about this program.how it works and the phones that it supports will tell you it will most likely work on our device.THEY SAY WORKS ON PHONES ONLY.and only those WITHOUT LOCKED OR SECURE BOOTLOADERS
But you never know. They might put the efforts to write a new bootloader for this device.the program works by moving the bootloader.well no fifteenth then any other boot manager.
if im wrong and they make it works. I would buy it first.
Goddess erica.
This was posted a while ago and it doesn't appear that the a500 has been added to the supported device list. Has anyone been successful in getting this to work? I want to try it but I'm not sure what issues I might run into if it doesn't work. I need to make sure a Nandroid restore can fix whatever issues might be caused before to try it.
IF i remember right it says on there site this can ONLY WORK WITH UNLOCKED and not encrypted BOOT LOADER DEVICES. I TO Talked to the dev way way long ago..as for this to work they change the boot target in the boot loader to look at there software . then it will boot from there..
kinda like grub to a normal pc.. with the bios being the primary boot . If this makes any sense..
so i think it cant happen.. in the linux thread in our dev area .. someone in the first few pages it talkes about this very app and the flashing the bootloader out.. Dont think they ever figurerd a way around the security..
sorry simple answer is ABSOLUTELY NO WILL NOT WORK
THANKS ACER
I'm confused. My a500 doesn't have a locked boot loader. Thats the reason I got it. I have Thor's recovery loaded on it and I have been able to flash Roms without issue. To boot into recovery I just hold down the volume button and boot the device. I can load custom kernels or pretty much anything else I want. Am I misunderstanding what an unlocked bootloader is?
I had a Razr previously which had a locked bootloader and the only way to flash was to use a bootstrap because it had a locked bootloader. I had loads of problems with it which is why I swapped it out for the Galaxy Nexus when it came out. Both my a500 and Gnex are flashing like champs.
Where there later version of the a500 that had a locked boot loader? I don't think mine does.
trevoryour said:
I'm confused. My a500 doesn't have a locked boot loader. Thats the reason I got it. I have Thor's recovery loaded on it and I have been able to flash Roms without issue. To boot into recovery I just hold down the volume button and boot the device. I can load custom kernels or pretty much anything else I want. Am I misunderstanding what an unlocked bootloader is?
I had a Razr previously which had a locked bootloader and the only way to flash was to use a bootstrap because it had a locked bootloader. I had loads of problems with it which is why I swapped it out for the Galaxy Nexus when it came out. Both my a500 and Gnex are flashing like champs.
Where there later version of the a500 that had a locked boot loader? I don't think mine does.
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Not locked, but encrypted, we use a magic script called itsmagic to bypass the encryption.
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Not locked, but encrypted, we use a magic script called itsmagic to bypass the encryption.
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Ah. I always wondered what itsmagic did. I get it now. Damn. Is there currently any tablets out there that do not have encrypted or locked boot loaders?
Not any good ones.. welcome to the new communist Tech generation...
they want our devices to be disposable.
Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
waffleman911 said:
Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
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If you are talking about boot animations:
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If you are talking about boot animations:
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No. I am talking about the splash screen... Completely different from a boot animation.
A splash screen is the first still image right before the boot animation when the phone starts up. The Nexus 4 has just a black background that says "Google".
That is what I want to change.
From the discussions I have seen no one has a solution for that yet. Sorry.
........Epic WHOMP!!
RMA, and request a new splash screen, with a fruit on it.....
I also want to change the splash screen and use my own. If there is a way , please tell us or post a link if you find any. Thankx
Same here. I want to add my contact-info to the splash-screen. I have done that before with my HTC Desire and Galaxy S2. It's really useful when you lose your phone and someone just turns it on.
waffleman911 said:
Is it possible to change it on our device? I can't find anything about it and I've looked all around.
If anyone knows how or can point me to a thread, that would be great.
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I think its part of the boot loader, as it shows the locked and unlocked symbols, so maybe if you downloaded the image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and extracted the bootloader image you could modify that and flash it through fastboot?
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You can on other nexus devices with this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aperture.ezekeel.logome not the n4 though
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Tom540 said:
I think its part of the boot loader, as it shows the locked and unlocked symbols, so maybe if you downloaded the image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and extracted the bootloader image you could modify that and flash it through fastboot?
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You can't simply extract the Bootloader and edit it's files. You would have to open it up in a hex editor and find the offsets for the image. Then inject your own into that offset and pray that you got all the dimensions and formatting 100% correct or else when you flash it you will have a nice hard brick
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Alex240188 said:
You can't simply extract the Bootloader and edit it's files. You would have to open it up in a hex editor and find the offsets for the image. Then replace it with your own in hex and pray that you got it 100% correct or else when you flash it you will have a nice hard brick
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Fair enough, its just that's the only way I could think to modify the splash screen
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Did anyone figure out the way to do this?
t'was so easy on all my other devices.
Maine_Coon said:
Did anyone figure out the way to do this?
t'was so easy on all my other devices.
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The splash screen depends on the bootloader. It might be easier on another device, but the Nexus's bootloader was not designed in such a way that makes this easy. You would have to modify the bootloader, but it really isn't worth it because there is no room for error. One wrong character in the bootloader and you have a nice shiny brick.
lopezk38 said:
The splash screen depends on the bootloader. It might be easier on another device, but the Nexus's bootloader was not designed in such a way that makes this easy. You would have to modify the bootloader, but it really isn't worth it because there is no room for error. One wrong character in the bootloader and you have a nice shiny brick.
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Got it.
Indeed, not worth it.
Have to live w/Google splash, alas.
Dang! I did SO want to change it to "Goobers" or "Goofball" or somesuch.
That "Google" shown on when starting up the phone in my knowledge the bootloader.
There might way to change the image , but you would have to mess with the bootloader.
Messing with the bootloader is dangerous, and a corrupted bootloader most of the time leads to bricked phone( there are ways to recover but its best not let it come to this)
So its best to leave the "Google" thing alone; It's not that intrusive and quickly disappears.
Actually, all of you are wrong in two ways:
1) You can't flash a custom bootloader on Nexus 4, because due to its qfuse configuration (in bootloader it appears as "Secure Boot: Enabled") it would compromise the trusted bootchain and therefore lead to a bricked device.
2) The splash image is not STORED in the bootloader itself, i'm currently working to find out where it is stored, but unless google pushes out an update with an updated splash screen it is going to be difficult.
I found out that a copy of the charging animation(when the phone is turned off), which is displayed by the bootloader is stored in "/res/images/charger"
My current idea is to find the function that puts the animation there and see where it comes from.
On other devices like HTC and Motorola it is more easy as the splash screen is stored in a seperate partition.
(Oh, and the bootloader isn't just what you see when you boot into fastboot mode, it consists out of tz, sbl1, sbl2, sbl3, rpm and aboot.)
So anyone figured out or we cant change the splash screen?
Please say if I've missed an old how-to guide specific to the Nexus 4! (A link would be helpful in that case
Is there an easy(ish) way of changing the boot logo? My phone is rooted so that's not an issue, and I have ADB, but I'm inexperienced with it so if the method requires that, please include a detailed guide so that laypeople like me can follow
Many thanks to anyone who can tell me anything here.
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Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
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BigCrisco39 said:
Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
Sent from my LeXus⁴
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except it doesnt change boot logos. its easy to use, just not easy to read
a boot logo is not the same as a boot animation.
BigCrisco39 said:
Best bet is to get ROM Toolbox- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro .
It's super easy to use.
Sent from my LeXus⁴
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I have ROM Toolbox Pro already, and I've used it to change my boot animation (among other things), but I don't think it caters for the boot logo (what is displayed before the animation is loaded). Small difference .
It may have this option and I've just not found it yet, in which case, do you know where to find it? Otherwise, is there another app or method I can use?
Thanks a lot for your answer!
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I have ROM Toolbox Pro already, and I've used it to change my boot animation (among other things), but I don't think it caters for the boot logo (what is displayed before the animation is loaded). Small difference .
It may have this option and I've just not found it yet, in which case, do you know where to find it? Otherwise, is there another app or method I can use?
Thanks a lot for your answer!
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you can not change the boot logo on a nexus 4 unfortunately, its in the same partition as the bootloader and very easy to brick if you mess up. so, at this point, no one has made it possible for us to change it with an app.
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you can not change the boot logo on a nexus 4 unfortunately, its in the same partition as the bootloader and very easy to brick if you mess up. so, at this point, no one has made it possible for us to change it with an app.
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Thanks! It's odd though, because stock Nexus Android comes with just a centered white Google logo as the boot logo, whereas my CM has that with a little grey unlocked padlock sign underneath... Maybe they edited it themselves, or it's an Android way of saying the phone is rooted/the bootloader unlocked.
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Thanks! It's odd though, because stock Nexus Android comes with just a centered white Google logo as the boot logo, whereas my CM has that with a little grey unlocked padlock sign underneath... Maybe they edited it themselves, or it's an Android way of saying the phone is rooted/the bootloader unlocked.
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the liitle grey unlocked padlock is visable on any nexus with an unlocked bootloader. on the n5, someone did develop a way to change the boot logo, but i dont think anyone has tried his method on the n4, as it not working could also brick the device. heres the n5 thread for changing the bootlogo, if you would like to test.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
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So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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Idk if its different than previous android phones. But before it was just one file u swapped out if you had root. Can't remember exact details since i haven't done it manually since back when I had a Samsung vibrant....
Xileforce said:
Idk if its different than previous android phones. But before it was just one file u swapped out if you had root. Can't remember exact details since i haven't done it manually since back when I had a Samsung vibrant....
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You are probably thinking about the boot animation, which is an easily-edited zip file. I am talking about the "Google" text that first comes up.
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Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
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You can change it on N5. Look at their Themes And Apps section, may provide insight for the N6.
GrayBoltWolf said:
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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The boot.img is the kernel and ramdisk, not the bootloader. Its the "boot" that the bootloader "loads".
Some of the older phones had a separate partition just for the splash screen, but I think common practice now is to include it in the bootloader.
since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
Nice find...
skiwong20 said:
since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
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Hmm that's good. If we could just backup the logo.bin someone could easily edit it.
Maybe this will help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410464
natezire71 said:
Back from the Galaxy Nexus days, (yeah, that long ago), Ezekeel created an app (found here) that lets you change the splash screen. Obviously, this won't work on the N6.
I only say this, because his app was the only way to change the boot logo on the Galaxy Nexus.
Never owned an N5, so I don't know if they managed to change the splash screen on it. I don't think it's easy on Nexus'. The MotoX has it easy because even non-rooted phones can change it.
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not that long ago.. im the one that did all the testing for ezekeel and that mod on the galaxy nexus, but we also had a tool to change the nexus 5 boot logo http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
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not that long ago.. im the one that did all the testing for ezekeel and that mod on the galaxy nexus, but we also had a tool to change the nexus 5 boot logo http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698
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Has someone tried using this?
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Has someone tried using this?
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on the n6, probably not. i dont have a computer or laptop, so i cant
Judging from my assessment of the startup logo files located in at&t's OEM partition, it should be fairly easy to customize it.
It also seems to use the same format as the Moto X.
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since the first gen moto x you can change the splash screen logo by using fastboot, the has to be in a .bin format and size to are phone. the fastboot command is fastboot flash logo logo.bin
i tested this with the wrong size logo that i had from first gen moto x...so if someone can back up there google logo please that is much appericated. It is in the bootloader.img the logo.bin.
PLEASE DON"T TEST UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO BACK UP THE PARITION CAUSE AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL NEXUS ANDROID GUY IN BOOTLOADER.
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I was thinking about this and was going to ask you to check lol which is why I'm in this thread. hit me up when you get up we need to figure out the size of the logo.bin. The ATT devices are taking advantage of this so maybe they can help with the size.
GrayBoltWolf said:
So, since this phone is still very new no one has found a way to change the Google boot logo. (some call this the splash screen, I am not referring to the boot animation)
Word on the street is that the logo lies within the bootloader, so in theory someone should just be able to decompile the boot.img and replace it.
Any thoughts?
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Do you feel like trying one? I've figured out how Motorola does it, but don't have a device to test on. If you or anyone else wants to do it, the command would be:
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fastboot flash logo [i]logo.bin[/i]
It will work unless they have locked down your Logo partition at /dev/block/mmcblk0p30, but I doubt they have.
Traditionally the file is named logo.bin, but XDA won't let you upload bin files, so I changed the extension to img. You don't have to change the name to flash it, just substitute logo.img for logo.bin
EDIT: Always make backups....there
Can you make this flashable through recovery?
It is the same as the moto x 2014. I DD one to mmcblk0p30 and it worked.
Tested with the one made by makers_mark
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It is the same as the moto x 2014. I DD one to mmcblk0p30 and it worked.
Tested with the one made by makers_mark
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Thanks for doing that. It's the same format as the moto x 14 but the nexus 6 has 23 images in it! To see all of them see my post here.
Here is a stock one with no unlock icon.
Can someone point me in the direction where I can download the boot logos that will work on the nexus? I'm excited to change the Google logo