Database Users

Unfinished rooting nexus one , please help

hi
I have a Nexus One on Official 2.3.4 update and i'm trying to root the phone, i'm having a hard time with the recovery image, I really like to know what i should do next.
1. read lots tutorials
2. Installed Android SDK and USB Driver for ADB thingy
3. downloaded and put fastboot in platform-tool and successfully unlocked bootloader
4. cannot get recovery to work, intended to install clockworkmod and RA one both give me the ! logo when i intend to boot in it
Questions
1. Should i downgrade first and then do this, if so, how does it work (if someone have a link to step by step tutorial)
2. Other methods
thanks a million

How are you trying to install recovery, and what errors/results are you seeing? Should be:
fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img
How are you booting into recovery (if you reboot the phone, you will lose recovery)? Should be:
fastboot boot name-of-recovery.img
No need to downgrade. An unlocked bootloader is all you'll ever need...

danger-rat said:
How are you trying to install recovery, and what errors/results are you seeing? Should be:
fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img
How are you booting into recovery (if you reboot the phone, you will lose recovery)? Should be:
fastboot boot name-of-recovery.img
No need to downgrade. An unlocked bootloader is all you'll ever need...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i install recovery that way yes, but i didn't boot that way, thanks i will try right now, will report back
EDIT - that works thanks so much, now i'm gonna attempt to root.

now i encounter another issue
so far i been following this guild http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795
and i cannot reboot to recovery after vol down+power menu.
do i just enter recovery with fastboot boot command and go from there?
what would be a better guild from this point on?

Place these two files on your sd card:
su zip: http://db.tt/BJudP0L
fix recovery zip: http://db.tt/ooDaCnU
Boot into recovery from the fastboot command, choose the flash zip from sd option, and flash the two files (one at a time). Done!

awesome, i had them installed. what's su and why is it recovery fix, if u don't mind can u explain these 2 files a little bit?
and what's next, do i just put the rom i'm flashing in the SD Card root and use recovery mode to install the zip?
going to use Cyanogen 7 for nexus one (update-cm-7.0.3-N1-signed.zip)
and also, what is this Google Add-on i read from the tutorial?

tripleccreation said:
awesome, i had them installed. what's su and why is it recovery fix, if u don't mind can u explain these 2 files a little bit?
and what's next, do i just put the rom i'm flashing in the SD Card root and use recovery mode to install the zip?
going to use Cyanogen 7 for nexus one (update-cm-7.0.3-N1-signed.zip)
and also, what is this Google Add-on i read from the tutorial?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
su is short for superuser.. its basically using the root user account..
btw 7.1 RC is out if youre interested.. also take a look at the nightly releases

If you're going to install a custom rom like cm7 you do not have bother with the su part.
Put cm rom on the sd ( can be anywhere you just navigate to it) and the google addons (those or the gapps like the market etc.)
Flash custom recovery
Boot directly into the recovery (if you boot the os it overwrites the new recovery with the stock one)
Flash cm7
flash gapps.
reboot into cm7...
Your custom recovery will now stay there until you either flash a different one. Or flash a stock rom.

grimey01 said:
su is short for superuser.. its basically using the root user account..
btw 7.1 RC is out if youre interested.. also take a look at the nightly releases
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
should i just install the rom zip file in recovery mode? I'm not 100% sure what i'm suppose to do

albundy2010 said:
If you're going to install a custom rom like cm7 you do not have bother with the su part.
Put cm rom on the sd ( can be anywhere you just navigate to it) and the google addons (those or the gapps like the market etc.)
Flash custom recovery
Boot directly into the recovery (if you boot the os it overwrites the new recovery with the stock one)
Flash cm7
flash gapps.
reboot into cm7...
Your custom recovery will now stay there until you either flash a different one. Or flash a stock rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
great, now u said flash cm7 do u mean "install zip file" but pick the cm7 file?
also, google add on, where should i acquire it?

also, for nightly release of cm (cm7.1 rc) for nexus one i should download the one called "passion" is that correcT?
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly

Also forgot to mention to do a wipe before you flash. That is also done in recovery.
gapps http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip That is
In recovery you pick install zip file. You then browse to your cm7 rom.zip or any rom for the matter and install. Do the same for the gapps. Do the same for any other flashable zip like kernals etc.

Yes. Nightly/stable/RC's all have to passion (nexus 1)

Also for future reference post ?s in the Q and A section. A mod will probably move it there or delete this thread.

albundy2010 said:
Also for future reference post ?s in the Q and A section. A mod will probably move it there or delete this thread.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Great!
i will keep that in mind for sure.

Update: Method Works now i know how to flash and root nexus one, awesome guys thanks a million.
Conclusion and Steps I did (probably helpful to many people like me research tons different tutorials)
1. Download Android SDK and install it,
2. Find "Nexus One USB Driver" download and install it, now install bootloader (follow guide here, but only do up to the boot loader part http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795)
3. Find "fastboot" download and extract it to Android SDK installation folder (one called Platform-tools)
4. download a recovery img, i got clockwork 3.0.0.5.
5. download the su (super user) (i dunno if this is necessary but i did it anyway, links are in previous replies) and copy the zip file to ur sd card.
6. download the custom rom u want to use and copy to sd card as well (i use cyanogenmod 7.1 rc here)
7. download the google addon and copy the zip to the sd card as well (link provided in previous replies)
8. go to start and type cmd to load up command prompt in windows (i use windows 7)
9. get to c:\program files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools\ (i use windows 7 64bit, if it's 32bit system, no need for (x86))
10. hold trackball + power to enter bootloader and fastboot usb enable (should be automatic)
11. type fastboot flash recovery [recovery name.img] (in Windows Command Prompt)
12. type fastboot boot [recovery name.img] (in windows command prompt)
13. do a backup first, then wipe all data and cache, and then navigate to "install zip" and install su, recovery fix, custom rom, google addon, one by one b4 restart
14. after all done, restart, and that's it.
it works for me. but of course, i'm pretty noob, you are still taking ur own risk if u follow my experience..

Step 5 (recovery fix) is only necessary if you are sticking with a stock ROM. All it does is delete the two files that restore the stock recovery. These two files are only in the stock ROM, which is why you don't need to do this if you install a custom ROM...
Also, as started earlier, you can also skip the su zip if you plan on installing a custom ROM...

[Q] Need Recovery Help!

OK, so I flashed one of the new leaked ICS stock ROMs and it appears that everything is ok. I'm digging all of the features including the panoramic camera. I decide that I want to put on Taboonay for a little flavor. I try to boot into recovery and this is what I get:
Erasing cache before SD update
SD update cmd: recovery
--update_Package=SDCARD:update.zip
Booting recovery kernel image
(IN RED) Recovery verified failed
Yes, I tried to flash a recovery image through the ACER recovery install and the ROM Manager. Both of them flashed an image with no problem, until I actually tried to flash an image.
My question is this: How do I flash a recovery image if my bootloader is busted?
I do have ADB access , so it there a way I can copy a recovery image file directly onto the A500?
I appreciate the help!

xodus1914 said:
OK, so I flashed one of the new leaked ICS stock ROMs and it appears that everything is ok. I'm digging all of the features including the panoramic camera. I decide that I want to put on Taboonay for a little flavor. I try to boot into recovery and this is what I get:
Erasing cache before SD update
SD update cmd: recovery
--update_Package=SDCARD:update.zip
Booting recovery kernel image
(IN RED) Recovery verified failed
Yes, I tried to flash a recovery image through the ACER recovery install and the ROM Manager. Both of them flashed an image with no problem, until I actually tried to flash an image.
My question is this: How do I flash a recovery image if my bootloader is busted?
I do have ADB access , so it there a way I can copy a recovery image file directly onto the A500?
I appreciate the help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, not sure if I can get you up and running. This is going to depend on if you followed traditional installation instructions that are posted on every thread that contains a Rom.
But first, let's cover where you went wrong. And that would probably be when you went back to Recovery. It seems, you didn't hit Vol - and PWR, but instead selected Vol + and PWR. And as such, it tried to run an update.zip file, which is a no-no. This resulted in a corrupted image.
Secondly, Rom Manager is a phone app. This will in most cases, bork your tab.
First, I would try Acer Installer (newest version) and try to install RA Recovery. If you were using CWM before, you probably can't flash it again.
If that doesn't work, then you will have to roll back from ICS, and you will need your original UID number. Hopefully you wrote this down somewhere. If you were using RA Recovery, you will find the UID number in the UID.txt on your SD Card in the Recovery folder (if you made a system backup before flashing ICS roms). If you were using CWM, well, it might be buried in one of the .img files in the clockwork folder (again, if you made a backup before flashing ICS). You will have to de-compile the image files to find it (hopefully).
If your ADB seems to be working, you may want to push the RA Recovery;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459821
If you have your original UID number, then you may want to try this;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522384
or this;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
Hope you get it going. From what I have seen, mostly when the people lose their recovery, they were using CWM. Haven't heard of any losing it when using RA Recovery. But anyhow, use Acer Recovery first, and try the RA Recovery.

Stuck with Recovery

Hey, I currently have a CWM based recovery on my phone. But the problem is that I can't change it, I want to get a newer version so I can flash CM 10.2 on my phone. I've tryed to install recoveries with Odin, ADB, Terminal Emulator and even those ROM Manager and GooManager. But each time I try to boot into recovery and see if it works, it still the same old CWM based one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

rimatox said:
Hey, I currently have a CWM based recovery on my phone. But the problem is that I can't change it, I want to get a newer version so I can flash CM 10.2 on my phone. I've tryed to install recoveries with Odin, ADB, Terminal Emulator and even those ROM Manager and GooManager. But each time I try to boot into recovery and see if it works, it still the same old CWM based one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download the recovery for your phone from here in .img format
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Copy to the phone
then from the playstore install this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.bvgemert.flasher&hl=en_GB
Open the app, navigate to where you copied the .img recovery and flash it

winwiz said:
Download the recovery for your phone from here in .img format
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Copy to the phone
then from the playstore install this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.bvgemert.flasher&hl=en_GB
Open the app, navigate to where you copied the .img recovery and flash it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you for the fast reply! I will try my best.

winwiz said:
Download the recovery for your phone from here in .img format
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Copy to the phone
then from the playstore install this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.bvgemert.flasher&hl=en_GB
Open the app, navigate to where you copied the .img recovery and flash it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm currently on a 4.3 rom, and when I try to flash it tells me that this rom isn't supported yet. :/

[recovery][e7] cwm 6.0.3.7 [unofficial]

This is the clockworkmod recovery ported from nexus 5. I haven't tested everything yet but things do seem to work. It uses the stock kernel.
Instructions to flash:
(Make sure you are rooted prior to this.)
1. Install Recovery Tools from above link.
2. You will get a prompt to backup your stock recovery. DO IT.
3. Download recovery file from here and copy it to your phone.
4.Select 'Flash Recovery' option.
5. Select 'from storage' and select it from your phone.
6. flash it.
You're done!
LINK TO STOCK GiONEE RECOVERY: https://www.mediafire.com/?uwlp6ohz2hmunk1
OTHER VERSIONS
6.0.4.4 : http://d-h.st/dXx
NOTE: The sdcard won't mount on this version. But you can use sideload and USB-OTG.

mine!

Great job
Thanks Ravi bhai love your work and effort man
Thanks a lot
hope to see more dev from ur side

Hi i have a question my phone is stuck at bootloop and i dont know how to install cwm. how am i supposed to instal cwm and flash original firmware ?

How to backup my android with the recovery ?
hello, I managed to install the recovery but I can not seem to make a backup of the system because the laptop does not have SD card port.
Thanks for help me )

Help
DeceptiPrime said:
Hi i have a question my phone is stuck at bootloop and i dont know how to install cwm. how am i supposed to instal cwm and flash original firmware ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you fix the bootloop problem? I too got stuck can you help me?

Gione f103

[Q] [Newbie Question] In what order do I update recovery/rom/kernel/root

Heya,
After some months using stock rom decided I wanna juice it up.
I used to flash roms on my S2 a lot, but its been a while.
I see all kind of install instructions in threads saying I need to have root before I can install that or that, but currently my phone is not rooted.
I wiped it clean using factory reset, so I guess I am good to do.
What do I do first and how (download mode / just open up a zip from my phone)
The end goal is have a rooted phone with some neat rom (Currently downloaded Pardus HD Rom, but didn't install anything yet).
Thanks

1. Root using towelroot (run the downloaded *.apk, then install SuperSU)...
https://towelroot.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
2. Install TWRP recovery using AutoRec...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
3. Download ROM to your phones internal storage (this step can be done prior to rooting)
4. Install and use Quick Boot to boot to recovery...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
5. Install ROM from recovery
Note: If you'd rather use CWM recovery, then flash PhilZ Touch from TWRP...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053

redduc900 said:
1. Root using towelroot (run the downloaded *.apk, then install SuperSU)...
https://towelroot.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
2. Install TWRP recovery using AutoRec...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
3. Download ROM to your phones internal storage (this step can be done prior to rooting)
4. Install and use Quick Boot to boot to recovery...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
5. Install ROM from recovery
Note: If you'd rather use CWM recovery, then flash PhilZ Touch from TWRP...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can't express how helpful this post was, thanks a lot!

redduc900 said:
1. Root using towelroot (run the downloaded *.apk, then install SuperSU)...
https://towelroot.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
2. Install TWRP recovery using AutoRec...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
3. Download ROM to your phones internal storage (this step can be done prior to rooting)
4. Install and use Quick Boot to boot to recovery...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
5. Install ROM from recovery
Note: If you'd rather use CWM recovery, then flash PhilZ Touch from TWRP...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks for this, but I still have some doubts!
Should I do a nandroid backup if I ever want to go back to stock? or LG has another way of backing up?
My real question is, if I flash TWRP then If I have to go back to stock would it help to have a backup of my phone and just restore from TWRP? and when restoring the backup how I get the stock recovery?
thank you again

Creating a nandroid from recovery (TWRP, CWM, etc.), then restoring the backup, will not revert the phone back to "stock" condition. If you need to unroot and / or revert to stock recovery, then you'll need to use either the *.kdz or *.tot method to do so. A nandroid backup saves the following...
The operating system itself (so you can make a copy of your stock or custom ROM and return to it if desired)
All apps (including those you installed yourself or that came with the device)
All games and your progress in them
All pictures
All music
All videos
All text and picture messages
All wallpapers
All widgets
All ringtones
All login and account settings
All system settings
All stored passwords, including WiFi passwords
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What Is A Nandroid Backup and How Exactly Does It Work?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-a-nandroid-backup-and-how-exactly-does-it-work/