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Cannot get fastboot working in command line (win 7)

Hi to all I have a provlem I need help with.While trying to unlock my bootloader using rsd and fastboot.I get as far as the cmd line entries and have problems basically I cant seem to get my command line to use the fastboot command and or any other fastboot command I can find.What seems to happen all the time is that the command line responds with "this is not an internal or external command" or similar.
Any help appreciated Windows 7 64bit all latest drivers installed

scotty7910 said:
Hi to all I have a provlem I need help with.While trying to unlock my bootloader using rsd and fastboot.I get as far as the cmd line entries and have problems basically I cant seem to get my command line to use the fastboot command and or any other fastboot command I can find.What seems to happen all the time is that the command line responds with "this is not an internal or external command" or similar.
Any help appreciated Windows 7 64bit all latest drivers installed
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are you in the same folder that the FASTBOOT.EXE is in when you run the command???

Make sure your running CMD as administrator. You can tell by the path that shows when cmd is launched. If its a regular user account it will path to something like: c:\users\"your username"\
If your running as admin it will path to something like: c:\windows\system32
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Take your fastboot files and images and put them in a folder on the root of your C: drive... I use one named phone
Then you should be able to open your Command line and type
cd c:\phone
That will change you to the Phone directory you made in the root of C: earlier
If you want to make sure you can type DIR and it should list all the files you have in there.
At this time you can start using your fastboot commands and it will recognize them.

beatphreek said:
Take your fastboot files and images and put them in a folder on the root of your C: drive... I use one named phone
Then you should be able to open your Command line and type
cd c:\phone
That will change you to the Phone directory you made in the root of C: earlier
If you want to make sure you can type DIR and it should list all the files you have in there.
At this time you can start using your fastboot commands and it will recognize them.
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Another handy thing is to open the folder then hold the shift key and then right click. You'll have an "Open command window here" option.

Yep I use that all the time...

used both the suggestions in here and still having trouble,can do the root of c folder,use the dir command see it is all there but the cd C:\fastbootpackage brings the same response again.Can anyone see where I am going wrong?Once the command line changes to fastboot what do I need to command?Phone is still attached (as per the guide I am following?)showing 100% phone needs manually rebooted.
I have all latest drivers on win 7 64bit and I am definetely running cmd as an administrator
Also as the third suggestion suggests if I open the cmd box from the folder what is the exact command to use from there?Is there an alternative to doing this as I am beginning to struggle?

Unlock your Bootloader
1. You need to download and install RDS lite on your PC:http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=634879&d=1308872277
2. Download and extract IHOP_Bell.rarhttp://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=1359&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1136261&v=1&libid=1311795928774&out=http%3A%2F%2Fdiamantephoto.com%2FIHOP_Bell.rar&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fforumdisplay.php%3Ff%3D997&title=%5BPUDDING%5D%20International%20House%20of%20Pudding!%20(Unlock%2Froot%20thread)%20Updated%20July%2023%202011%20-%20xda-developers&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fdiamantephoto.com%2FIHOP_Bell.rar
3. Download and extract Fastboot tools http://gititbit.ch/FAST
4. Power down your Motorola Atrix
5. Take out your microSD card and SIM*card*for the flashing process
6. While turning the phone on, hold the Volume Up button until it acknowledges RSD
7. Your device will say “Starting RSD protocol support”
8. Run “RSD Lite” on your computer
9. Press the “. . .” button next to the box labeled “Filename”
10. Load up the SBF file – IHOP_Bell.sbf
11. Plug your device into your computer
12. RSD Lite should recognize your device and say “Model: NS Flash Olympus” and “Connected…”
13. Press the “Start” button
14. Be patient while the phone*reboots. It will take a long time.
15. Open and extract the Fastboot package from above
16. Open a command prompt window
a.On Windows, press Start and type “cmd” then press the enter button
17.Type the following command. Your directory will be the folder where you extracted the Fastboot package.
(Example:* cd C:\Users\Kenneth\Desktop\fastboot-package)
a.cd*your directory here
18. Power down your Atrix device
19. Hold the power button and the downward volume button until you see “Fastboot”
20. Let go of the buttons and press the upward volume button once
21. You will now see “Starting Fastboot protocol support”
22. Plug your device into a USB port in the back slot of your computer
a.Front slots sometimes do not have enough power to stay connected to the device.
23. Type the following command:
a.fastboot oem unlock
24. You will now receive a warning along with a unique device ID
25. Type the following commands using your unique device ID in place of the ####:
a.fastboot oem unlock ####
b.fastboot reboot
26. Wait for your device to reboot. Congratulations! You now have an unlocked bootloader!
This is the guide I have been using, thanks again

scotty7910 said:
"this is not an internal or external command"
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This msg will only show if you are in different folder than your fastboot. You don't need to run cmd as administrator. The best thing to do is:
copy those 3 files (AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll, fastboot.exe) to your main c:\ (do not put to the folder)
Run cmd and type "cd \" this will move you to c:\
Now type fastboot and press enter - you should see various commands that can be used. (your mobile doesn't need to be connect to your pc to see this)
Now you can continue with unlocking. If you applied ihop.sbf already then startt from step 18.
I'm 99% sure that you were in the wrong folder.

Thanks very much that last post got it.In fact I would say that is the simplest way I have read so far as far as fastbooting goes.Many thanks.I have been having problems installing tenfars cwm so I will be using the rom manager "official cwm,will using the fastboot-w command be a problem for me do you think?

scotty7910 said:
Thanks very much that last post got it.In fact I would say that is the simplest way I have read so far as far as fastbooting goes.Many thanks.I have been having problems installing tenfars cwm so I will be using the rom manager "official cwm,will using the fastboot-w command be a problem for me do you think?
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Don't use the Rom Manager app. It sucks and doesn't work properly. Do things properly.
With XDA forum members there's no reason to do things half assed. Use your hole ass, dammit.

scotty7910 said:
Thanks very much that last post got it.In fact I would say that is the simplest way I have read so far as far as fastbooting goes.Many thanks.I have been having problems installing tenfars cwm so I will be using the rom manager "official cwm,will using the fastboot-w command be a problem for me do you think?
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Well if you came that far then try to install tenfar's recovery, download this file :recovery-en-goapk-0630-1029.zip Unzip and move recovery-en-goapk-0630-1029.img to your c:\....Now reboot your phone and enter to fastboot mode. In cmd go to c:\ and type "fastboot flash recovery recovery-en-goapk-0630-1029.img" and then "fastboot reboot" DONE
If you have any problems try to download moto-fastboot (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=635584&d=1308928440). It's kind of the same thing as fastboot and to be honest I don't know what's the different between both (I think moto-fastboot is designed for 2.3.4 firmware). Extract zip and move moto-fastboot to c:\ and type the same command but instead of fastboot type moto-fastboot. I hope this make sense.
Also it's recommended to delete "install_recovery.sh" which apparently is in /system/etc/ BUT I never managed to find this file and I just ignored this step.

thanks foka, but I have already tried and tried again unsuccessfully to use tenfars cwm.I can install the recovery and delete the sh file all as normal using fastboot and astro.However for some reason there seems to be no way I can get into cwm having flashed it.when I attempt it I dont see the same menu I could scroll through as before.Then I tried a cwm of tenfars that was supposed to flash through rom manager.Again the flash went fine but could not seem to enter recovery mode.I see you installed aura 1.1 didi you flash a radio afterwards?My signal is comnstantly 1 bar.Could you reccomend a uk radio?

Well Ive flashed at&t radio N_01.77.30p which solved battery draining and 1 bar issue. I'm not sure why you can't use cwm recovery...
Sent from Motorola Atrix

What do you mean you don't see the same menu as before? When you hold volume down, power up phone, fastboot, scroll through the list and none of them say Android Recovery?

Messed up my Nexus 4 :(

Guys i have a problem...
I wantes to delete all data on my N4 and start again with a fresh device, My phone is rooted and i had an custom rom installed, i deleted all data pictures and everything else, after that i also formated the sd card, cache etc etc and thats where it went wrong Now i can go into cwm but nothing more... when i reboot i see the black screen with google on it and after that nothing happens...
How can i solve this problem? I hope that i didnt bricked my phone

should still be able to mount usb storage in cmw, that or push files using adb, if you can get into recovery then you can always get your device back

I just helped a user with the same problem yesterday.
Here's the link with steps how to push a rom to your phone with adb: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137976

can you get into fastboot? if you can then all you have to do is follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

coffmad said:
should still be able to mount usb storage in cmw, that or push files using adb, if you can get into recovery then you can always get your device back
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No, you can't mount USB in recovery. The Nexus 4 does not use UMS.

Ok thanks for the fast reply, im gonna try to push a rom with adb.

''I know you don't have a rom on your phone. This is how you can push one to your phone.
You must be booted in recovery
Put the rom in the same directory on your PC where you have adb.exe
Open up the command prompt from that directory. (hold shift and right click--then choose open command window here)
Then type the command-- adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
The file with push to your phone and then your can select it and flash it from recovery''.
I see this in another thread, Where can i find adb.exe? Im terrible with computers...

Adb is part of of the platform tools for android. Since you unlocked and flashed a custom rom you should have it on your computer.
If you need it, it is located as an attachment at the bottom of this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34552123&postcount=1

I got the attachment, its called platform tools v16, i dragged and dropped an rom in that platform tools file and after that i dont know what to do...
''Open up the command prompt from that directory. (hold shift and right click--then choose open command window here)
Then type the command-- adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/''
This is what i dont understand.

Mr Djoegoe said:
I got the attachment, its called platform tools v16, i dragged and dropped an rom in that platform tools file and after that i dont know what to do...
''Open up the command prompt from that directory. (hold shift and right click--then choose open command window here)
Then type the command-- adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/''
This is what i dont understand.
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Extract the files in that .zip into a folder and name it something like "Android."
Move the Rom.zip into that folder as well.
Then do the shift and right click and open the command window pointed to that directory. (as I explained above)
Make sure its connected properly and there isn't a driver issue by typing the command: adb devices. If it returns your serial number you are good to go. (If not, you need to install the correct drivers, which are linked in Section A of the post I linked earlier.)
Then type the command. adb push nameofRom.zip /sdcard/

When i type adb devices i can see my serial number and recovery after it.. when i type ''adb push nameofRom.zip /sdcard/ '' i get a message cannot stat 'nameofRom.zip' No such file or directory
What am i doing wrong?
Edit: hahahaha i see what i do wrong nameofRom.zip

Are you actually typing "nameofrom.zip" ?
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Mr Djoegoe said:
When i type adb devices i can see my serial number and recovery after it.. when i type ''adb push nameofRom.zip /sdcard/ '' i get a message cannot stat 'nameofRom.zip' No such file or directory
What am i doing wrong?
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You replace "nameofRom" with the name of your ROM your trying to push

moses992 said:
Are you actually typing "nameofrom.zip" ?
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hahaha Yes!
@El Daddy: Thanks for your help Im gonna donate a bottle of wine :good:

Mr Djoegoe said:
hahaha Yes!
@El Daddy: Thanks for your help Im gonna donate a bottle of wine :good:
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Thanks for that. Unneeded, but very appreciated!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

You certainly haven't bricked it. The fact you can get to recovery means, you can get to fastboot. Simply open fastboot and reflash stock and be more careful next time

Help me please!!!!

I have a problem.
I don't have any roms in my SD card. and I'm in recovery with nothing to flash. So my phone is pretty useless. Is there a way I can do something to get a rom on my phone to flash it somehow?
:crying:

Download a rom & gapps on your PC/laptop, you can/should be able to Mount your SD card in recovery, copy it over and flash.
Edit:
You could try booting your phone up anyway, if that works you can copy one from your PC or download it straight to your phone.
Sent from my One using Tapatalk 4

GANJDROI4 said:
Download a rom & gapps on your PC/laptop, you can/should be able to Mount your SD card in recovery, copy it over and flash.
Sent from my One using Tapatalk 4
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not on a nexus 4, you can mount your sd storage via recovery.
but you can push files to your device via recovery mode with adb. twrp has a push files with adb option, and so should cwm recovery.

simms22 said:
not on a nexus 4, you can mount your sd storage via recovery.
but you can push files to your device via recovery mode with adb. twrp has a push files with adb option, and so should cwm recovery.
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How do I do this?

You can push the necessary files to your phone using adb. Download the kit we have provided here in the forums and using a cmd prompt you can flash a ROM back onto your Nexus 4. If you need help doing so I can walk you through the steps!

droidscoop said:
you can push the necessary files to your phone using adb. Download the kit we have provided here in the forums and using a cmd prompt you can flash a rom back onto your nexus 4. If you need help doing so i can walk you through the steps!
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yes please!

Have you downloaded the adb kit yet?

Yes

DroidScoop said:
Have you downloaded the adb kit yet?
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Yes

Which custom recovery are you running?

Clockword Mod Recovery 6.0.2.3

xxMAGICxx said:
Clockword Mod Recovery 6.0.2.3
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Ok, I'm writing a step by step instructional as we speak. Please bear with me.

Thank you so much

Flash a ROM Using ADB [Step by Step Guide]
Read Very Carefully First Before you Start
If you like this please press the Thanks button!
After you Download the ADB Kit extract the file and place it on your desktop. Now Download the ROM you want and place it inside the Folder. Make sure you change the name of the ROM to something simple. I'd suggest ROM.ZIP
1.) Make sure your drivers are installed correctly. To do this open the ADB Kit file and (Hold Shift + Right Click inside the Folder and select "Open Command window here") after the cmd prompt opens plug in your phone and boot into Fastboot mode (Volume Down + Power)
Next type FASTBOOT DEVICES into the Cmd window and press enter.
Your cmd window should read an alphanumeric serial or device number like 04d3be7317d511e8
If not please look up how to download the device drivers its easy
2.) Now keep your Command window open and boot into the recovery.
From the recovery navigate to (Wipe Data/ Factory Reset) and select it
Once your phone is wiped navigate to (install zip.> install .Zip from Sideload)
3.) It's time to flash now!
Go back to your command window while your phone is still connected and type with spaces: ADB SIDELOAD _______.zip
For example if my ROM was named AOKP.zip
I would type: ADB SIDELOAD AOKP.ZIP
After you type this press enter and thats it your phone will begin flashing the new ROM!
Please Reference questions here with our post Quoted!
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xxMAGICxx said:
Thank you so much
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Your walk through is all set please let me know if everything goes smoothly and if your satisfied please hit that thanks button!

I'll give it a try,...standby your computer in case i need a fast response lol

I have a mac.... I also need the Drivers. The only downloads for those are windows.

DroidScoop said:
Read Very Carefully First Before you Start
If you like this please press the Thanks button!
After you Download the ADB Kit extract the file and place it on your desktop. Now Download the ROM you want and place it inside the Folder. Make sure you change the name of the ROM to something simple. I'd suggest ROM.ZIP
1.) Make sure your drivers are installed correctly. To do this open the ADB Kit file and (Hold Shift + Right Click inside the Folder and select "Open Command window here") after the cmd prompt opens plug in your phone and boot into Fastboot mode (Volume Down + Power)
Next type FASTBOOT DEVICES into the Cmd window and press enter.
Your cmd window should read an alphanumeric serial or device number like 04d3be7317d511e8
If not please look up how to download the device drivers its easy
2.) Now keep your Command window open and boot into the recovery.
From the recovery navigate to (Wipe Data/ Factory Reset) and select it
Once your phone is wiped navigate to (install zip.> install .Zip from Sideload)
3.) It's time to flash now!
Go back to your command window while your phone is still connected and type with spaces: ADB SIDELOAD _______.zip
For example if my ROM was named AOKP.zip
I would type: ADB SIDELOAD AOKP.ZIP
After you type this press enter and thats it your phone will begin flashing the new ROM!
Please Reference questions here with our post Quoted!
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Your walk through is all set please let me know if everything goes smoothly and if your satisfied please hit that thanks button!
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I have a Mac. I also need the Drivers. The only downloads for the drivers are for windows.

xxMAGICxx said:
I have a mac.... I also need the Drivers. The only downloads for those are windows.
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All of the files in the adb essentials kit are set up for windows
The guide at the link below will help you then. Once you have finished the set up for Mac OS, follow my steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237

If my usb debugging isn't on (Don't know if it is or not) then what happens? I can't obviously go back into the phones settings. I can't even get my phone to boot.

DroidScoop said:
Read Very Carefully First Before you Start
If you like this please press the Thanks button!
After you Download the ADB Kit extract the file and place it on your desktop. Now Download the ROM you want and place it inside the Folder. Make sure you change the name of the ROM to something simple. I'd suggest ROM.ZIP
1.) Make sure your drivers are installed correctly. To do this open the ADB Kit file and (Hold Shift + Right Click inside the Folder and select "Open Command window here") after the cmd prompt opens plug in your phone and boot into Fastboot mode (Volume Down + Power)
Next type FASTBOOT DEVICES into the Cmd window and press enter.
Your cmd window should read an alphanumeric serial or device number like 04d3be7317d511e8
If not please look up how to download the device drivers its easy
2.) Now keep your Command window open and boot into the recovery.
From the recovery navigate to (Wipe Data/ Factory Reset) and select it
Once your phone is wiped navigate to (install zip.> install .Zip from Sideload)
3.) It's time to flash now!
Go back to your command window while your phone is still connected and type with spaces: ADB SIDELOAD _______.zip
For example if my ROM was named AOKP.zip
I would type: ADB SIDELOAD AOKP.ZIP
After you type this press enter and thats it your phone will begin flashing the new ROM!
Please Reference questions here with our post Quoted!
---------- Post added at 09:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 PM ----------
Your walk through is all set please let me know if everything goes smoothly and if your satisfied please hit that thanks button!
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DroidScoop said:
All of the files in the adb essentials kit are set up for windows
The guide at the link below will help you then. Once you have finished the set up for Mac OS, follow my steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
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If my usb debugging isn't on (Don't know if it is or not) then what happens? I can't obviously go back into the phones settings. I can't even get my phone to boot.

trouble with CDM

Hey, I just updated my PC to latest version so I can't open cdm. It asks to open PowerShell Command prompt, witch I can't use to flash images! I searched in Google how to disable it for ever, but no answer. Can anyone help me?

Just throw cmd to start menu and then use cd command to go to your adb directory

Vika__ said:
Just throw cmd to start menu and then use cd command to go to your adb directory
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I tried that, and it can't find Fastboot or Adb other files it show!

RootingPro-18 said:
I tried that, and it can't find Fastboot or Adb other files it show!
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Try adding ./ in front of adb command if you have folder specific adb
This should work on PowerShell
like this
Code:
./adb devices

"Fastboot Boot Recovery"command doesn't recognized

In Windows 10,Powershell Command prompt doesn't recognize the command..."Fastboot Boot Recovery"
Can't TWRP at all...
What about the command "fastboot flash recovery.img"???
Can i brick my device if i flash directly? (without boot in it before)

andrexp31 said:
In Windows 10,Powershell Command prompt doesn't recognize the command..."Fastboot Boot Recovery"
Can't TWRP at all...
What about the command "fastboot flash recovery.img"???
Can i brick my device if i flash directly? (without boot in it before)
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Command must hav adb written first

Use cmd on w10 not Powershell.
Quoting Microsoft:
It (PowerShell) replaces Command Prompt (aka, “cmd.exe”) in the WIN + X menu, in File Explorer’s File menu, and in the context menu that appears when you shift-right-click the whitespace in File Explorer. Typing “cmd” (or “powershell”) in File Explorer’s address bar will remain a quick way to launch the command shell at that location. For those who prefer to use Command Prompt, you can opt out of the WIN + X change by opening Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, and turning “Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the Start button or press Windows key+X” to “Off”.

andrexp31 said:
In Windows 10,Powershell Command prompt doesn't recognize the command..."Fastboot Boot Recovery"
Can't TWRP at all...
What about the command "fastboot flash recovery.img"???
Can i brick my device if i flash directly? (without boot in it before)
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Is your phone in fastboot mode with correct drivers installed? Do you have fastboot folder in Windows PATH variable? Is your recovery image called "Recovery"? What exactly does error say?

Knox1 said:
Command must hav adb written first
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If is adb...is adb...if is Fastboot,is fastboot... adb is with the phone power on and fastboot...is with the phone in fastboot mode...for the only thing that i have to put adb first... is for"adb fastboot reboot" i think