So today i flashed the latest official rom. Everything was going dandy, until i attempted to root my phone. I've tried SuperOneClick and DoomLord, both to no avail.
Then i tried to flash CWM, but ever since i flashed the latest official, the phone's storage disks won't show up when i get to the bootloader, and i have this "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM" driver that i can't seem to install.
I'm also running Windows XP, if it matters.
To sum it up: I can't root the bloody phone, nor can i flash CWM recovery. Any thoughts?
Update:
I've dealt with the root issues. Will now attempt to further tinker with CWM.
Further Update:
Got CWM Recovery to work!
To sum it up:
I couldn't root because my antivirus blocked the files required without even telling me. After this was fixed, rooting was easy. With root enabled i was able to mount .cust_backup and replace image.
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Hey all, I am a noob to the root process but I am giving it a try on my Nexus 7. I am using the following thread on this site but since I am noob I cannot post to that thread. I did search the site but couldn't find a thread that was enough like my issue to help me.
[Google Nexus 7 TOOLKIT V2.0.0] Drivers, Backup, Unlock, Root, CWM, Flash + MUCH MORE (Thank you MSKIP for your seemingly excellent post, can't wait to finish to root and CWM process!)
I have installed the drivers, booted into fastboot mode and the toolkit sees my system but when I try to backup everything I receive the error "Unable to connect for backup". It creates a backup file on my PC, but its a 0 KB file.
Nexus 8 GB Android 4.1.1
Windows 7 64bit PC
Thank you in advance for any help. It is much appreciated.
I finally managed to install Android 5.0 Lollipop on my Nexus 4.
First I flashed it using the factory images and fastboot and it was working fine, but after one week the sensors did not work anymore. CPU-Z showed no avalaible sensors. So I tried to reflash system.img and then the misery started. I was not able to boot, having the 4 spinning dots for hours, even over night (~8h). I tried every combination one could think of, e.g. installing the factory image, sideloading the OTA, installing flashable zips of the stock rom, I also tried custom roms and formated and also erased every partition using "fastboot erase ... or fastboot format ...". Literally nothing worked except installing the Android 4.4.4 factory image. So I ended up having a nandroid of Android 4 and from time to time installing Android 5 which did never work.
Today I was using the file manager in the TWRP custom recovery and I thought Android 5 not booting may be due to the encryption I had, when Lollipop was running well, the next thought was to try to reset the phone to a "real" factory state, because factory reset in recovery may format /system and /cache etc but the rest of the root file system is still present.
After some search I found this tutorial and I am happy to say that it worked and I rebooted my phone twice without having a "bootloop".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
I did it on a Windows 7 laptop and followed the tutorial closely except I did not flash the flashfactory.zip he mentions (the links are down anyways), but I flashed the Android 5 factory image in fastboot. I have a 8GB Nexus, so I did not have to do the part for the Nexus 16GB.
I hope I can help some of you who tried to install Android 5.0 and ended up like me. First thing to try is always a factory reset, but if it does not work like in my case, this tutorial may help. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask!
Also found this:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8de29d6
greetz
HI,
I'm also facing same problem and tried all things mentioned in OP except the worked one. The links in the referenced thread are down. Can you please upload the LGNPST and the factory image flashable with LGNPST ?? Searched for so long, no result.
Please help to fix my phone..
Thanks in advance.
njarun said:
Searched for so long, no result.
Please help to fix my phone..
Thanks in advance.
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Seriously?
Your searching skills Sir, leave much to be desired.
I was able to successfully DL all files from the following links as of this posting.
Working link to LGNPST_1.3+Components in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47787622&postcount=32
AND
IN this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/wip-unbricking-nexus-4-using-qpst-t2208289
Working link to N4 Android 4.2 JOP40C TOT file HERE and LGNPST w/ Nexus 4 Unbricking Tools Package HERE
Best of luck
Hi, first post here so please be kind - I really need your help.
SITUATION:
I unlocked the bootloader using the tool provided under the utilities section of ASUS support page. Then, I successfully rooted my phone using one of many exploits contained in KingoRoot. Root Checker app said that root was ok, and I rebooted my phone. Something in the process caused my phone to soft brick, probably KingoRoot messed up the partition table. My phone is now stuck at Asus logo when trying to turn it on.
I can access recovery and fastboot. I also flashed TWRP recovery 2.8.5.0 (no success flashing newer versions) that is capable to put my phone in ADB sideload. I wiped cache, dalvik, data multiple times. Factory reset. Tried to update system using almost every firmware zip that ASUS support page lists (WW) through recovery and through ADB sideload unsuccessfully. Stock recovery is unable to access my SD card (since after the fatal reboot - unable to mount E: ecc, I tried three different cards), while the custom one is able to but gives me error when trying to run zip files. There are a plenty of details that I could give, but my conclusion after 24 hours of forum headaches is that the partition table is messed up.
I came across an utility called Asus Flash Tool that may fix my problem, but it only accepts .raw firmware files and I am unable to find one for my A500KL. There's a folder for it in an old rapidgator link but it's empty now, no luck contacting the original uploader (many others have the same problem). I read through every related thread here on XDA and on many other forums (even in Chinese and Russian), this is my last resort. There's anyone willing to share such .raw image? I read that it can be built out of a functional phone, can someone help me?
Hi everybody,
I want to try some battery friendly rom based on android Marshamallow and currently I am on stock oreo.. The issue is I cant install android 6.0 and encounter error while flashing boot image in fastboot..
Can I directly flash 6.0 based rom through twrp on oreo?
And while I was doing this I wasnt even able to flash 8.0 boot img as well while I was able to install it through twrp..
Sorry If the question is not proper or I am unable to explain it properly
To be precise it gives fastboot: error: Couldn't parse partition size '0x'
joyyia said:
Hi everybody,
I want to try some battery friendly rom based on android Marshamallow and currently I am on stock oreo.. The issue is I cant install android 6.0 and encounter error while flashing boot image in fastboot..
Can I directly flash 6.0 based rom through twrp on oreo?
And while I was doing this I wasnt even able to flash 8.0 boot img as well while I was able to install it through twrp..
Sorry If the question is not proper or I am unable to explain it properly
To be precise it gives fastboot: error: Couldn't parse partition size '0x'
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I think u also need to change vendor, radio, bootloader according to it. Or switch to stock mm first then flash
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Same problem, how I can fix it now? Pls someone help, I flash multirom recovery but I could not flash any rom so I decided back to stock and now I can’t flash boot.img same error help pls, I love my nexus
If you are experiencing what I am, this appears to be working...
In the old days, to flash a Nexus Device, wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit was what I used. With my current Nexus 6P, I'd recently been tinkering with a newer LineageOS unofficial ROM, and somewhere along the way, I ended up with that "Couldn't parse partition size '0x'" error, and sometimes others, when trying to flash the original ROM back, and was afraid my phone was history. However, I remembered wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, and that it had options in it to "unbrick/debrick" a nexus device. So, I took my already downloaded latest official GOogle Nexus ROM, hunted down the wugfresh nexus root toolkit, and then it was readily able to restore my phone to its previously functioning state, just like in the old days. Now, at this very moment, I just did this... I don't know if anything else will pop up not right, but it didn't give any errors when it went to flash the official rom, it rebooted, and is now waiting for me to set up my nexus phone... lol... so it looks as though the crisis has been averted... Since it is no longer supported, and bitdefender throws up warnings when i try to go to their original website. I used the techspot's website to download the toolkit. And, of course, the official google android rom site for the latest official ROM.
1. Downloaded Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
2. Downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
3. Installed Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
4. Put phone in Bootloader and connected to computer.
5. Ran Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit
6. Manually selected Nexus 6P.
7. Selected any ROM version.
8. Under (Restore/Upgrade/Downgrade) - Flash Stock + Unroot ... I selected "Soft-Bricked/Bootloop ... and then hit "Flash Stock + Unroot"
9. Selected "Other/Browse... For use with any factory image package: zip/tgz"
10. Selected "I downloaded a factory image myself that I would like to use instead."
11. Clicked OK.
12. Selected the previously downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
13. Watched with gratitude as it seemed to resuscitate my favorite phone.
I hope this helps someone else who may have fallen into this... I'll post again if it turns out not to have solved the problem fully.
newcapricasean said:
In the old days, to flash a Nexus Device, wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit was what I used. With my current Nexus 6P, I'd recently been tinkering with a newer LineageOS unofficial ROM, and somewhere along the way, I ended up with that "Couldn't parse partition size '0x'" error, and sometimes others, when trying to flash the original ROM back, and was afraid my phone was history. However, I remembered wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, and that it had options in it to "unbrick/debrick" a nexus device. So, I took my already downloaded latest official GOogle Nexus ROM, hunted down the wugfresh nexus root toolkit, and then it was readily able to restore my phone to its previously functioning state, just like in the old days. Now, at this very moment, I just did this... I don't know if anything else will pop up not right, but it didn't give any errors when it went to flash the official rom, it rebooted, and is now waiting for me to set up my nexus phone... lol... so it looks as though the crisis has been averted... Since it is no longer supported, and bitdefender throws up warnings when i try to go to their original website. I used the techspot's website to download the toolkit. And, of course, the official google android rom site for the latest official ROM.
1. Downloaded Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
2. Downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
3. Installed Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
4. Put phone in Bootloader and connected to computer.
5. Ran Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit
6. Manually selected Nexus 6P.
7. Selected any ROM version.
8. Under (Restore/Upgrade/Downgrade) - Flash Stock + Unroot ... I selected "Soft-Bricked/Bootloop ... and then hit "Flash Stock + Unroot"
9. Selected "Other/Browse... For use with any factory image package: zip/tgz"
10. Selected "I downloaded a factory image myself that I would like to use instead."
11. Clicked OK.
12. Selected the previously downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
13. Watched with gratitude as it seemed to resuscitate my favorite phone.
I hope this helps someone else who may have fallen into this... I'll post again if it turns out not to have solved the problem fully.
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I tried this and flashed everything ok. But it´s still in bootloop. I did factory reset and same. idk what to do next.
herr.dalay said:
I tried this and flashed everything ok. But it´s still in bootloop. I did factory reset and same. idk what to do next.
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Try flash "Blod Patch" after flashing everything
haitham0 said:
Try flash "Blod Patch" after flashing everything
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Thnx! I used the BLOD patch and it´s back. No performance issues so far using havoc rom.
Thanks very much for pointing me towards Nexus Root Toolkit... its a great bit of software
newcapricasean said:
In the old days, to flash a Nexus Device, wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit was what I used. With my current Nexus 6P, I'd recently been tinkering with a newer LineageOS unofficial ROM, and somewhere along the way, I ended up with that "Couldn't parse partition size '0x'" error, and sometimes others, when trying to flash the original ROM back, and was afraid my phone was history. However, I remembered wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit, and that it had options in it to "unbrick/debrick" a nexus device. So, I took my already downloaded latest official GOogle Nexus ROM, hunted down the wugfresh nexus root toolkit, and then it was readily able to restore my phone to its previously functioning state, just like in the old days. Now, at this very moment, I just did this... I don't know if anything else will pop up not right, but it didn't give any errors when it went to flash the official rom, it rebooted, and is now waiting for me to set up my nexus phone... lol... so it looks as though the crisis has been averted... Since it is no longer supported, and bitdefender throws up warnings when i try to go to their original website. I used the techspot's website to download the toolkit. And, of course, the official google android rom site for the latest official ROM.
1. Downloaded Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
2. Downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
3. Installed Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit.
4. Put phone in Bootloader and connected to computer.
5. Ran Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit
6. Manually selected Nexus 6P.
7. Selected any ROM version.
8. Under (Restore/Upgrade/Downgrade) - Flash Stock + Unroot ... I selected "Soft-Bricked/Bootloop ... and then hit "Flash Stock + Unroot"
9. Selected "Other/Browse... For use with any factory image package: zip/tgz"
10. Selected "I downloaded a factory image myself that I would like to use instead."
11. Clicked OK.
12. Selected the previously downloaded latest Nexus 6P (angler) official ROM.
13. Watched with gratitude as it seemed to resuscitate my favorite phone.
I hope this helps someone else who may have fallen into this... I'll post again if it turns out not to have solved the problem fully.
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thanks, man really appreciate it!
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