Hello all. I have been doing a bit of research for the past night on how to flash files on the galaxy s4 via command line. I just came from the HTC One XL, this is my first Samsung device, and I am wondering, is there a fastboot mode like there is on the HTC One XL? I had no problem flashing boot images and recoveries via fastboot using the HTC Bootloader. I ask because I am more comfortable flashing recovery images via the bootloader rather than using the android interface like goomanager for example -- and its just overall useful to know what commands are used to push files to the device.
If anyone might be able to link me to a thread or a brief explanation I would be very grateful. I just rooted my device and I'm ready to get going with flashing custom ROMs and Kernels! Thanks xda
TheEmpyre said:
Hello all. I have been doing a bit of research for the past night on how to flash files on the galaxy s4 via command line. I just came from the HTC One XL, this is my first Samsung device, and I am wondering, is there a fastboot mode like there is on the HTC One XL? I had no problem flashing boot images and recoveries via fastboot using the HTC Bootloader. I ask because I am more comfortable flashing recovery images via the bootloader rather than using the android interface like goomanager for example -- and its just overall useful to know what commands are used to push files to the device.
If anyone might be able to link me to a thread or a brief explanation I would be very grateful. I just rooted my device and I'm ready to get going with flashing custom ROMs and Kernels! Thanks xda
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I'm fairly certain that "fastboot" is only an HTC thing - at least I've only ever seen it with HTC devices in my experience. The sticky guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762 is actually very informative. I would recommend reading through it once, regardless of how much experience you have with flashing and android. It covers some device-specific topics, including our bootloader, recoveries, etc.
Aou said:
I'm fairly certain that "fastboot" is only an HTC thing - at least I've only ever seen it with HTC devices in my experience. The sticky guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762 is actually very informative. I would recommend reading through it once, regardless of how much experience you have with flashing and android. It covers some device-specific topics, including our bootloader, recoveries, etc.
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I have viewed this thread already but thank you for posting and looking. I guess my question is: What is the command or application to flash files in download mode? For HTC the app is fastboot, Android is adb, but what is download mode? Or I'm not sure you can even flash partitions via download mode? Haha I have just been unable to find any resources to help answer these questions
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I have viewed this thread already but thank you for posting and looking. I guess my question is: What is the command or application to flash files in download mode? For HTC the app is fastboot, Android is adb, but what is download mode? Or I'm not sure you can even flash partitions via download mode? Haha I have just been unable to find any resources to help answer these questions
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Odin/Hiemdal are the programs used though I haven't seen it in a CLI for the S4.
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TheEmpyre said:
I have viewed this thread already but thank you for posting and looking. I guess my question is: What is the command or application to flash files in download mode? For HTC the app is fastboot, Android is adb, but what is download mode? Or I'm not sure you can even flash partitions via download mode? Haha I have just been unable to find any resources to help answer these questions
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Fastboot is used on all Android devices for bootloader-level commands. However, our bootloader is locked so you will not be able to fastboot flash anything whatsoever. ADB is the in-the-OS command interface. Loki is a program that we use to sidestep the locked bootloader. You use Loki to flash on a custom recovery, then flash ROMs that are lokify'd like normal. There's a recovery in the dev section that will autoloki in the event you try to flash a ROM that isn't set up.
Odin is a flashing tool, so to equate it something HTC wise... it's a RUU, 'cept it's just the baseline tool and you still need to download the ROM itself. To use it, you download the Odin ROM(normally a .tar), reboot the phone into Downloading mode, connect it to your computer, and follow the steps outlined in wherever you got the Odin ROM from. Very carefully.
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Fastboot is used on all Android devices for bootloader-level commands. However, our bootloader is locked so you will not be able to fastboot flash anything whatsoever. ADB is the in-the-OS command interface. Loki is a program that we use to sidestep the locked bootloader. You use Loki to flash on a custom recovery, then flash ROMs that are lokify'd like normal. There's a recovery in the dev section that will autoloki in the event you try to flash a ROM that isn't set up.
Odin is a flashing tool, so to equate it something HTC wise... it's a RUU, 'cept it's just the baseline tool and you still need to download the ROM itself. To use it, you download the Odin ROM(normally a .tar), reboot the phone into Downloading mode, connect it to your computer, and follow the steps outlined in wherever you got the Odin ROM from. Very carefully.
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Excellent. Thank you for putting it in "HTC Terms" so I have some sort of schema I can relate it to. Everything you said is consistent with the reading I did last night, and also everything I downloaded and familiarized myself with before flashing a ROM earlier today. Everything worked flawlessly and I have a TW ROM and Kernel (Loki) all set up...I just never had a good relation to what I had been doing on my One XL. Thanks for the help everyone, adding [Solved]
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Hello,
Right now I have the stock FRF85B build on my nexus one. I want su and superuser, nothing else. I have already unlocked the bootloader. What do I do from here.?I do not want to install custom ROMs at this point.
Go to erasethis.net/wordpress I wrote an entry today similar to what you want includes links
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Go to erasethis.net/wordpress I wrote an entry today similar to what you want includes links
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That's great - but didn't you start with a custom recovery?
Can you drop a custom recovery on a stock recovery for FRF85B without the right Superboot?
I ask, because I am also stuck with this stock build and recovery. And when I read the instructions for installing Amon_RA, one of the prerequisites is Superboot. The problem is that there is no Superboot for this build yet.
HALP! I feel like I'm stuck in a chicken-and-egg scenario.
Ah I forgot that part. Wrote that up while at work. Inthe last section there is a link to the page where lox posts an update.zip for root access. I opened the zip and extracted the boot.img and flashed that I think,then I flashed the recovery for amon-ra.
After that is when I put the update.zip from lox on and flashed his update.zip for root access with the such utility.
The method posted in the dev section works perfectly. Root without unlocking. Then you can install a custom recovery/rom if you want.
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I second this post. I am in the EXACT same situation as the original poster and I'm frankly embarrassed that I can't figure out what to do next.
If we're making huge requests, can you write it up for mac users? There is a surprising lack of documentation for us. I hope this doesn't open me up to a flamewar - if it counts for anything I've been lustily eying windows 7..
edit: I'm an idiot and had not googled the right question. If you run a mac, and have the bootloader unlocked already please see this link:
http://theonda.org/articles/2010/03...-performance-boost-and-some-serious-geek-cred
use your brains to suss out the relevant directions, make sure you have a more updated version of ROM Manager or RA or whatever custom recovery you want and basically just ignore the stuff about custom radios etc. You're basically just using the terminal (or whatever windows / linux does) to flash the custom firmware back on.
Again if you have the bootloader already unlocked (icon appears on startup), just find generic directions for your OS on how to install custom recovery. On the mac, it's simply few terminal commands using the fastboot program linked off the page linked above.
Sorry I can't be of more help - i have to be up early and it's pushing midnight.
Hi all,
Finally received my nexus 4 after suuuch a long wait.
I went the nexus root as I'd really like to learn all the ins and outs of android. I'm working as a web dev now (nothing with java).
This is my first android device and I will soon want to unlock, root and try manually amend system files.
I have some questions though:
1. Can I unlock the phone through the terminal manually and without toolkit? I want to do everything myself.
2. Are there any tutorials on manually rooting a nexus 4 (I saw a gnex). I don't want to use a tool kit for now.
3. I'd like to try start amending (very basic) some System files. Will it be easy to transfer over the code when updates come?
Thanks!
Check the sticky in the general forum. Great stuff by efrant. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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Check the sticky in the general forum. Great stuff by efrant. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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Thanks for the link but I have already read that. What I want to do is manually perform the tasks he mentions. When he says to download a toolkit , I want to skip that and manually do what the toolkit does to have a better understanding of the OS.
Did you actually read it? He gives a step by step from unlocking the bootloader, to installing the drivers needed to run adb/fastboot, root, etc. No toolkit; exactly what you're asking for.
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Did you actually read it?
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Yes I have. I guess I must of misunderstood what platform tools are.
Why do I need those? The android development bridge cannot work without that?
Platform-tools-v16 contains the files needed to run adb and fastboot. Adb (android debug bridge) allows you to communicate with your device from your pc. Fastboot allows you to update the flash file system. You will need this if you don't already have the sdk installed. Just follow the instructions and it'll be a good learning experience. Good luck.
**edit** I'm not on my system with the sdk, so I can't check, but I don't think fastboot is included with the sdk anymore, only adb is.
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Hi all,
Finally received my nexus 4 after suuuch a long wait.
I went the nexus root as I'd really like to learn all the ins and outs of android. I'm working as a web dev now (nothing with java).
This is my first android device and I will soon want to unlock, root and try manually amend system files.
I have some questions though:
1. Can I unlock the phone through the terminal manually and without toolkit? I want to do everything myself.
2. Are there any tutorials on manually rooting a nexus 4 (I saw a gnex). I don't want to use a tool kit for now.
3. I'd like to try start amending (very basic) some System files. Will it be easy to transfer over the code when updates come?
Thanks!
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its the same as on the gnex, exactly. its the same on all nexus devices. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery, flash either a custom rom or the su binaries in that new recovery, then reboot and profit
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You will need this if you don't already have the sdk installed. Just follow the instructions and it'll be a good learning experience. Good luck.
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OK thanks that clears another point up. I'm not really after learning how to flash etc but more about the OS as a whole. Would also like to slowly attempt to amend some changes in the system files but I'll go ahead and do that guide.
simms22 said:
its the same as on the gnex, exactly. its the same on all nexus devices. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery, flash either a custom rom or the su binaries in that new recovery, then reboot and profit
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OK thanks will try tackle it this weekend.
Can you guys answe my other question? What about people who amend the files how so they go about updating the system where. Updates are released?
monkeying. around said:
Can you guys answe my other question? What about people who amend the files how so they go about updating the system where. Updates are released?
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Make a backup of whatever file you are modifying and when there is an update, revert back to the old file and you should be able to flash the OTA. Or just flash the stock image using the instructions from my first reply, then flash the OTA.
Androidrootz.com has tutorials for manual or tool kits rooting via windows or Mac. I did the Mac version and it was a piece of cake and I am no pc expert. They have info for unrooting and flashing clockwork mod recovery.
Good luck,
Ian B
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Make a backup of whatever file you are modifying and when there is an update, revert back to the old file and you should be able to flash the OTA. Or just flash the stock image using the instructions from my first reply, then flash the OTA.
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Ok that should sort out the updating but after updated what do I do with the backup/modified file. I will have to remodify everything again correct?
Mr Ian B said:
Androidrootz.com has tutorials for manual or tool kits rooting via windows or Mac. I did the Mac version and it was a piece of cake and I am no pc expert. They have info for unrooting and flashing clockwork mod recovery.
Good luck,
Ian B
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Thanks I saw this tutorial and video although I found a better one. Like I said before I thought this was the plug n
Play version. Any will root the traditional way I guess.
there's another guide in this forum, maybe you like that one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018179
OK guys just backed up all my data to my computer. I've downloaded the platform tools but there seems to be a contradiction here.
Do I have to download the .IMG file that is 300+ mb?
cause some tutorials say I don't.
The IMG file is for just in case you goof up and need to get your phone back up and running.
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The IMG file is for just in case you goof up and need to get your phone back up and running.
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OK thanks. Now I get it.
Regarding the updates, if I am unlocked and have root access with no other changes, I can successfully install the update correct?
Only thing I will lose is root access?
What will happen if I do a factory data reset on a unlocked + rooted device?
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What will happen if I do a factory data reset on a unlocked + rooted device?
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You lose installed apps and data but maintain root
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What about if I've flashed cwm recovery? To the boot loader. Would that get overwritten
Or is that not affected since its in the bootloader...before you get to the os.
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What about if I've flashed cwm recovery? To the boot loader. Would that get overwritten
Or is that not affected since its in the bootloader...before you get to the os.
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It will not erase that as you said unless you flash back to the stock recovery image as the boot and recovery is separate. You can wipe data and reflash all day long if you want.
I was using the tool kit here: [NEXUS 4 TOOLKIT V2.0.0]
I got the drivers to work and i unlocked my device then when the root procedure came around my device failed to flash the unsecure boot img.
so i went to download N-Cry's toolkit to root from their. This also refused to work now my phone will not boot. I can get to the google screen with the unlock logo and fastboot.
UnderZone7 said:
I was using the tool kit here: [NEXUS 4 TOOLKIT V2.0.0]
I got the drivers to work and i unlocked my device then when the root procedure came around my device failed to flash the unsecure boot img.
so i went to download N-Cry's toolkit to root from their. This also refused to work now my phone will not boot. I can get to the google screen with the unlock logo and fastboot.
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try wiping data/factory reset then try to boot.
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try wiping data/factory reset then try to boot.
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How do i do that?
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How do i do that?
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do you have a custom recovery installed? you would do it in the custom recovery. if you dont, you might have to flash the factory image via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
doing everything the right way instead of a root toolkit is easier and faster, you just need to do a little reading first.
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do you have a custom recovery installed? you would do it in the custom recovery. if you dont, you might have to flash the factory image via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
doing everything the right way instead of a root toolkit is easier and faster, you just need to do a little reading first.
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The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
UnderZone7 said:
The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
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So flash one
UnderZone7 said:
The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
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as said above, flash one now via fastboot.
the right way to root a nexus in general terms.. fastboot oem unlock via fastboot, flash a custom recovery via fastboot, flash either the su binaries or a custom rom via your new custom recovery, reboot and profit. thats all that needs to be done when using any nexus, thats one reason we buy nexus devices
I don't think people understand what "brick" really means.
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Know why I love the XDA community so much?
Because after the 1 millionth "I bricked my Nexus, what do I do??" thread with someone who might not have done all the research they should have before flashing their device, XDA will still post helpful advice and generally help out, instead of posting comments like "omg read before you flash!!!".
And as stated above OP, try to stay clear of toolkits and stuff, at least starting out. That way, you learn a lot about what's going on in the background, and learn how you can prevent things from going wrong, and what to do when they do go wrong. I highly recommend reading at least the first 4 posts in this thread. It is extremely helpful.
simms22 said:
as said above, flash one now via fastboot.
the right way to root a nexus in general terms.. fastboot oem unlock via fastboot, flash a custom recovery via fastboot, flash either the su binaries or a custom rom via your new custom recovery, reboot and profit. thats all that needs to be done when using any nexus, thats one reason we buy nexus devices
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Thank you so much for all your help. I used the guide got fastboot and the drivers working and I was able to flash a rom.
Hello, soon i'm gonna receive a nexus 7 first gen, and I've been wondering... Can someone please point me to the guides to rom/custom recovery/kernel etc install? I'm an ex galaxy y rom dev, so I'm not clueless,but I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and wanted to see if someone could guide me through the process of bettering my future nexus.
What I'm looking for: overclock, paranoid possibly but cyanogenmod is fine too, being able to play long sessions of ingress over tethering.
Stock.
So you're saying you're an ex-dev yet need someone to guide you? Look in the stickies, there's plenty of guides already out. No reason for anyone to write up a new one about stuff that's already covered in detail.
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Hello, soon i'm gonna receive a nexus 7 first gen, and I've been wondering... Can someone please point me to the guides to rom/custom recovery/kernel etc install? I'm an ex galaxy y rom dev, so I'm not clueless,but I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and wanted to see if someone could guide me through the process of bettering my future nexus.
What I'm looking for: overclock, paranoid possibly but cyanogenmod is fine too, being able to play long sessions of ingress over tethering.
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Best advice you'll get is to do a nandroid backup after you install custom recovery and root.....then read the different rom features and flash and flash....til you find something you like. Its all preference .....10 people will respond to this with 10 different suggestions. Its really not gonna be helpful to you.
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sireangelus said:
Hello, soon i'm gonna receive a nexus 7 first gen, and I've been wondering... Can someone please point me to the guides to rom/custom recovery/kernel etc install? I'm an ex galaxy y rom dev, so I'm not clueless,but I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and wanted to see if someone could guide me through the process of bettering my future nexus.
What I'm looking for: overclock, paranoid possibly but cyanogenmod is fine too, being able to play long sessions of ingress over tethering.
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Hi, sireangelus...
The moderators here on XDA generally frown on 'best ROM/best Kernel' type threads and posts, so I'm not going to recommend any. Besides, it wouldn't be of much use to you anyway... ROMs and Kernels are very much a matter of subjective taste. Checkout this thread, where such discussions are allowed.
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With regard to flashing anything on the Nexus 7... the first thing you need to do is get your Windows Drivers sorted out (I'm assuming you're using Windows; apologies if not - sorry, but I have no experience of Linux or Apple devices) .
Read this thread on driver installation... actually this thread is worth reading in its own right, as it contains a lot of very useful and pertinent information with regard to the use of fastboot.
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Custom ROMs come in .Zip form and are flashed via a Custom Recovery, like TWRP or CWM. Once you have either of these recoveries installed you can Root, flash Custom ROMS and/or Custom Kernels.
Although there seems a lot of material to read through, opening up your Nexus 7 to Custom ROMs isn't quite as difficult or as technically challenging as it appears. Your primary goal should be to get a Custom Recovery installed first. A short synopsis is as follows...
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1. Get your PC drivers installed and working, so your Nexus 7 can 'talk' to your PC.
2. Hook up your Nexus 7 to your PC, boot into the bootloader, and UNLOCK the bootloader.
3. Fastboot flash a Custom Recovery, like TWRP or CWM.
4. Using that Recovery... flash the Custom ROM .Zip of your choice.
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You will need to know how to use fastboot. It's a powefull command line tool, and the two most important commands are...
fastboot oem unlock - used for UNLOCKING the bootloader. The Nexus 7 bootloader MUST be unlocked, before fastboot flash commands can be executed. Even if you're just returning the Nexus 7 back to factory stock, the bootloader MUST be unlocked.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img - used for installing a Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM, where recovery.img is the name of your Custom Recovery .img file.
For myself, I just rename Custom Recovery .img file anyway, to recovery.img, as it reduces the scope for typos at the command prompt, and it's easier to remember and type than something like openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-grouper.img (for example)... which is the full name of the TWRP Custom Recovery .img file for 'grouper' Nexus 7's.
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Short of 're-inventing the wheel'... and rewriting what has already been written, read the stickies at the top of this forum.
Take your time... understand what you're doing (and why you're doing it), and it's difficult to go wrong.
Good luck.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Hi, sireangelus...
The moderators here on XDA generally frown on 'best ROM/best Kernel' type threads and posts, so I'm not going to recommend any. Besides, it wouldn't be of much use to you anyway... ROMs and Kernels are very much a matter of subjective taste. Checkout this thread, where such discussions are allowed.
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With regard to flashing anything on the Nexus 7... the first thing you need to do is get your Windows Drivers sorted out (I'm assuming you're using Windows; apologies if not - sorry, but I have no experience of Linux or Apple devices) .
Read this thread on driver installation... actually this thread is worth reading in its own right, as it contains a lot of very useful and pertinent information with regard to the use of fastboot.
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Custom ROMs come in .Zip form and are flashed via a Custom Recovery, like TWRP or CWM. Once you have either of these recoveries installed you can Root, flash Custom ROMS and/or Custom Kernels.
Although there seems a lot of material to read through, opening up your Nexus 7 to Custom ROMs isn't quite as difficult or as technically challenging as it appears. Your primary goal should be to get a Custom Recovery installed first. A short synopsis is as follows...
*****
1. Get your PC drivers installed and working, so your Nexus 7 can 'talk' to your PC.
2. Hook up your Nexus 7 to your PC, boot into the bootloader, and UNLOCK the bootloader.
3. Fastboot flash a Custom Recovery, like TWRP or CWM.
4. Using that Recovery... flash the Custom ROM .Zip of your choice.
*****
You will need to know how to use fastboot. It's a powefull command line tool, and the two most important commands are...
fastboot oem unlock - used for UNLOCKING the bootloader. The Nexus 7 bootloader MUST be unlocked, before fastboot flash commands can be executed. Even if you're just returning the Nexus 7 back to factory stock, the bootloader MUST be unlocked.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img - used for installing a Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM, where recovery.img is the name of your Custom Recovery .img file.
For myself, I just rename Custom Recovery .img file anyway, to recovery.img, as it reduces the scope for typos at the command prompt, and it's easier to remember and type than something like openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-grouper.img (for example)... which is the full name of the TWRP Custom Recovery .img file for 'grouper' Nexus 7's.
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Short of 're-inventing the wheel'... and rewriting what has already been written, read the stickies at the top of this forum.
Take your time... understand what you're doing (and why you're doing it), and it's difficult to go wrong.
Good luck.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Thank you fir the advice, ill treasure it. I didn't exactly asked for the best rom, didn't i. What i intended was to narrow it down a little bit. For example, do kernels here work both for stock and for paranoid/cyanogen?
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Hi there
So, I can't enter recovery when I go into the bootloader to do so. I click 'recovery' and it just shows the black start up screen with the google logo. And nothing else happens. Ever. I reflashed recovery, and was able to get into recovery to install a new rom. However, after that one time, I was once again, unable to enter recovery. Now I haven't the time to be reflashing recovery just to get into it every time I want to, so I looked for a solution.
I did some reading around and apparently it's the bootloader version I'm using. (According to post five in this thread, and my assumption that I'm having a similar problem to this thread's OP.
Now if that is the solution to my problem as well, I need a bit of help. I can't find a file for the old bootloader, nor do I have any idea how to flash an old bootloader. (And please know, I wouldn't be asking had a google search not come up fruitless).
EDIT: Would flashing a completely stock 4.4.2 image update my bootloader? I wouldn't mind doing that, rooting that, and then just installing purity rom or something.
Zorigo said:
Hi there
So, I can't enter recovery when I go into the bootloader to do so. I click 'recovery' and it just shows the black start up screen with the google logo. And nothing else happens. Ever. I reflashed recovery, and was able to get into recovery to install a new rom. However, after that one time, I was once again, unable to enter recovery. Now I haven't the time to be reflashing recovery just to get into it every time I want to, so I looked for a solution.
I did some reading around and apparently it's the bootloader version I'm using. (According to post five in this thread, and my assumption that I'm having a similar problem to this thread's OP.
Now if that is the solution to my problem as well, I need a bit of help. I can't find a file for the old bootloader, nor do I have any idea how to flash an old bootloader. (And please know, I wouldn't be asking had a google search not come up fruitless).
EDIT: Would flashing a completely stock 4.4.2 image update my bootloader? I wouldn't mind doing that, rooting that, and then just installing purity rom or something.
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Hi Mate ,
I been looking for the same but for other reasons , to flash it is not too difficult for what i see in this thread tell how to do it manually:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150251
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417097
in the first one they even have a zip version of it which should install like any other zip from recovery
Also you can use a tool kit like NRT which makes life a lot easier once you got the bootloader image...(advance utilities)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
My problem is that i do not know where can i get the different bootloader images...
To your question i think so , bootloader should be included in the factory image......downloading one to confirm.
also check this information
http://trendblog.net/flash-android-4-4-factory-images-nexus-4-nexus-7/
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My problem is that i do not know where can i get the different bootloader images...
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If you download the factory image, extract it, the bootloader is in the folder. Then just flash through fastboot. Just make sure you download the correct bootloader for your device
For anyone reading this thread, my solution was too move to the 4.32 bootloader from JWR66V. I flashed the .img file from this thread using Wugfresh's fantastic toolkit. (linked to in the 2nd post of this thread).
Zorigo said:
For anyone reading this thread, my solution was too move to the 4.32 bootloader from JWR66V. I flashed the .img file from this thread using Wugfresh's fantastic toolkit. (linked to in the 2nd post of this thread).
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I would recommend learning how to use adb and fastboot. Toolkits do not always work as expected and you will then need to use fastboot to fix it