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Hello, I install the android SDK correctly and install all correct drivers, all correct files from the google repository, and reading on unlockr, you need to type CMD and enter a few commands, the final one being ADB devices, which is meant to bring up your device serial/id but doesnt show nothing for me, i deleted all drivers with a program, and it re-installs them, I put the phone into debug mode too, but whatever i try, i cant root my magic (32B), please help!!!!
i have followed every single guide but cant blooming root my phone!!!
HELP!!!!!!!!
Install the HTC Sync software first. If this connects correctly and recognizes your phone, then the ADB will find it too. I use it as a test, whether the drivers are installed correctly or not.
To start the ADB, you have to navigate to the folder where the SDK was extracted using the CMD Prompt, and then into /tools. There you type ADB and the command you want to execute.
done that mate, going to /tools and then adb devices and its meant to say a device serial, but on mine it shows nothing
As far as I know, you have to have a recovery installed to access adb.
Write "fastboot devices" while in /tools to see if the drivers are OK. When you install a recovery, adb should be accessible.
Please note, I can only speak with any degree of certainty about devices bought from Play / Moto. I cannot attest to the accuracy of this information for US carrier versions etc. Anything you do is at your own risk
Contents / Thread overview
Introduction
What is Fastboot?
What is adb?
How to install adb and fastboot
How to test adb and fastboot work
OK Gimme some useful fastboot commands please!
OK Gimme some useful adb commands please!
A little more about using Windows command prompt
Myth Busters
Introduction
adb and fastboot are very useful command line tools. They can be used from Windows, Linux or Mac to carry out tasks on your android device, such as moving and backing up files, rooting and restoring your phone to it's factory state. Understanding how to use these tools could save your phone when you get yourself in trouble. This is especially true of rooted users. Particularly those of you who are "new to the scene". You definitely should read and understand this thread before you do ANYTHING root related.
This thread is not intended to be a non-exhausted reference. It is merely here to give an overview of the most basic of basics
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What is fastboot?
Fastboot comprises of 2 components.
1) Fastboot mode on the phone (The Bootloader)
2) Fastboot tool on your computer
Fastboot is a small command line tool that you can use from your computer whilst the phone is connected via USB and you are booted into the bootloader. The most common uses for fastboot are:
Unlocking the bootloader - needed as part of the rooting process
Flashing a custom recovery to the device - needed as part of the rooting process
Flashing factory images - used for saving / trestoring your device back to stock
Being able to do these 3 things are essential before rooting. Many new users skip learning these and use a toolkit to root. As a result, when they mess up and we try to explain what they need to do to fix their issues, it becomes very difficult for us to help as fastboot is not understood. It is YOUR responsibility to understand these things BEFORE you mess up.
What is adb?
adb is another small command line tool that stands for "Android Debugging Bridge". Again, it can be used from a computer connected via USB to your android device. It can be used whilst the device is booted into Android or (if you have a custom recovery), it can be used in recovery too, unlike fastboot (yes, adb and fastboot are NOT the same thing) which can only be used in the bootloader.
adb can be used to push files to (or pull files from) your phone. It can also be used to execute many of the commands available in Linux terminals (Or Android terminal emulators) on the device itself. We're not here to cover all these commands however. We just want to cover the basics.
How to install adb and fastboot
adb and fastboot are very easy to install and can be installed on Windows, Linux and MAC computers. The Windows install can be a little bit more complicated than the other 2 and may need additional drivers installing too.
Windows.
There is a very handy tool that can install adb and fastboot in 15 seconds. It is recommended that you use this to install adb and fastboot. Please see the link immediately below for that tool:
ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer - Really quick and easy way to install adb and fastboot (by @Snoop05). Download links are at the bottom of post 1.
This tool asks if you want to install adb and fastboot (to which you should answer Y) and then creates c:\adb\adb.exe and c:\adb\fastboot.exe
It then asks if you want to install it system wide .. This is asking to install for all windows users. < 15 second installer needs updating to SDK 23, which is required for latest Android versions.
Download the latest SDK (adb and fastboot) versions here: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html (Scroll down to SDK tools only) then download the Windows *Installer*.
Open the installer and select "Platform-tools" and install the packages. This should create "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
Now we want to set this path as a Windows Environment variable PATH to make the executables work system wide:
right-click computer > properties > advanced > environment variables.
under system variables click "path" and click "edit"
at the end of the line, add the below:
Code:
;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
Please note, the semi-colon ; is VERY important.
You may also need to install drivers.
Here is a link to the Google USB Driver: DOWNLOAD THIS
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To install on Windows 7:
- Ensure existing drivers are uninstalled first*
- Extract the zip to c:\adb (created earlier by the installer)
- Right-click "Computer" > Manage in windows and choose "Device Manager"
- Boot the Nexus 6 to the bootloader (Volume down + Power) and connect the USB Cable
- Watch for any new devices with exclamation marks appearing
- Right-Click the new device > Update driver software
- Choose the "browse" method and browse to c:\adb, find teh folder you extracted then follow the wizard to the end - using amd6 64 if you're on a 64 bit system and i386 if you're on a 32 bit system.
*To uninstall existing drivers, boot into Android and connect the USB cable. Monitor device manager for the device showing up. To uninstall the device, right-click it to uninstall it. At the prompt, ensure you also choose to delete the driver. Repeat this for bootloader and recovery.
Code:
To Install on Windows 8, you may need to additionally disable driver enforcement
- From the Metro Start Screen, open Settings (move your mouse to the bottom-right-corner of the screen and wait for the - -- pop-out bar to appear, then click the Gear icon).
- Click ‘More PC Settings’.
- Click ‘General’.
- Scroll down, and click ‘Restart now’ under ‘Advanced startup’.
- Wait a bit.
- Click ‘Troubleshoot’.
- Click ‘Advanced Options’
- Click ‘Windows Startup Settings’
- Click Restart.
Once that is done, your Windows computer is configured for adb and fastboot.
In device manager, the device should show up as below, depending whether you are booted into recovery or bootloader...
Recovery - Android Device > Google Nexus 4 ADB Interface
Bootloader - Android Device > Google Nexus 4 Bootloader Interface
If it shows as something different, either you have existing drivers in the way or something went wrong.
Linux and Mac
Here is a really simple tool to install adb and fastboot on the above OS. The only expectation is you know how to open and run a terminal command. Please see the link immediately below:
Nexus Tools 2.2 (Featured by XDA) - adb and fastboot installer for Linux and Mac (by @corbin052198)
Once you have installed adb and fastboot from the above link, you're ready to go.
How to test adb and fastboot work
As previously mentioned, adb and fastboot are both command line tools. That means you must run these tools from command prompt (cmd in Windows) or Terminal (Linux and Mac).
Remember earlier, I mentioned that fastboot can only be used in bootloader? and adb can only be used in Android (or custom recovery - lets cover that later)? We can use the command "fastboot devices" and "adb devices to see if we have adb and fastboot working correctly.
Lets try it.
Boot your phone into android
Connect it to your computer via USB
Open cmd (start > type "cmd" on Windows) or Terminal (Mac/ Linux
Type in the windows "adb devices" and press enter
Here is what we don't want to see:
Notice how there is nothing underneath where it says "List of attached devices" That means it cannot see any device
Here is what we DO want to see:
We can see that there is now a device listed.
OK lets test fastboot. Unplug the USB and turn off the phone. When it is off, hold down Volume down + power until you feel the vibrate. You will now be in the bootloader. Reconnect the USB cable.
In the same window (cmd or terminal) we're going to now type "fastboot devices".
Again, here is an example of what we don't and do want to see:
If in both modes, you can see your devices "Serial Number", then you know they are both working.
Please note that if you cannot get adb and fastboot to work "system wide", you can open the command prompt to the location of the adb and fastboot executables exist and try from there.
OK Gimme some useful fastboot commands please!
Here are some of the most useful fastboot commands you will come across. Fastboot is used mostly for flashing images to the devices partitions on the internal memory.
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
This unlocks your bootloader and allows you to flash a recovery to root. WARNING, this will wipe your device. Rooting the N6 is essentially unlocking the bootloader, flashing a recovery and then putting the SuperSU zip on your sdcard and flashing it via the recovery. This thread covers rooting: [HOW-TO] The Nexus 6 All-In-One Beginner's Guide by @xBeerdroiDx
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
This will flash a recovery.img to the recovery partition. The command is broken down into "fastboot flash" (what to do) "recovery" (where to flash to) "recovery.img" what to flash there. In the terminal or command prompt, you cannot just type "recovery.img" though. It has to be the path to where the recovery image is. For example, if my recovery image is on my desktop, I would have to type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery c:\users\rootsu\desktop\recovery.img
It is worth noting, that it IS case sensitive, meaning if your file is called Recovery.img, you must type the capital R...
Other things you would flash:
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
These will flash the system image (ROM) and boot image (kernel) as you would if you were returning to stock.
A full guide to returning to stock can be found here: [TUTORIAL][GUIDE][HOW TO] Flash Factory Images || Unroot || Relock bootloader by @Mr hOaX
You can also boot into a recovery.img without flashing it...
Code:
fastboot boot c:\users\rootsu\desktop\recovery.img
which is "fastboot boot" (what to do) "c:\users\rootsu\desktop\recovery.img" what to do it with. As you may have noticed, we did not define the recovery partition in this command, that's because we're not flashing it....
OK Gimme some useful adb commands please!
At the moment, we are going to assume you have a custom recovery and you have booted into recovery. The reason for this is using adb in recovery can be much simpler.
Here are some useful scenarios for using adb.
Backup your sdcard to your PC
Code:
adb shell
mount data
exit
adb pull data/media/0 c:\MyBackup
**Please note, some recoveries may "mount data" automatically on boot, so don't be disheartened if you get an error stating device or resource busy. This probably just means you can't mount what is already mounted**
/data/media/0 is the real location of /sdcard for your information. Also referred to as "The mount point". What we have done here is "adb pull" (what to do) "data/media/0" (what to move) "c:\MyBackup" (where to move it to)
Push a zip file from your PC to your sdcard (useful if you wiped your sdcard and rom)
Code:
adb shell
mount data
exit
adb push c:\rom.zip data/media/0
What we have done here is "adb push" (what to do) "c:\rom.zip" (what to move) "data/media/0" (where to move it to)
You can of course also use adb to push and pull files to and from /system too. You just need to:
Code:
adb shell
mount system
exit
I mentioned earlier that using custom recovery is much easier for adb than whilst booted into Android. You need to ensure you have a kernel that allows insecure adb before you do anything with system and data partitions. You also need to ensure that USB debugging has been enabled in developer options.
For example, to mount system to pull files whilst android is running you have to:
Code:
adb root
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
...which is clearly a little bit more involved, so I recommend you use recovery for adb push and pull. You can find more detailed information on adb here: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
A little more about using Windows command prompt
One thing to understand is that like Windows, command prompt (cmd.exe) works with directories (or folders if you like). The Linux and Mac terminals are the same, but most linux users, we expect you would already know this.
Here you will see I have downloaded a recovery image that I want to flash using fastboot.
As you can see, the recovery.img is located in C:\users\rootSU\Desktop
Usually when you open the command prompt from the start menu, or run command, the command prompt will default to your user location as seen below:
So lets try and fastboot flash recovery recovery.img...
It fails with a not-too-accurate error message. It has failed because you have not told it where the recovery image is. It assumes it is in the directory as listed in the prompt
So, how do we deal with this? Well, there are 3 ways.
1) We tell the command prompt where the recovery.img actully is in the command itself
Success! As you can see, we have told the command that the location for the file is Desktop\recovery.img
2) We can change the directory in command prompt to the directory where the file is. In this example, we change directory to "Desktop". The change directory command is "cd " or in this case "cd Desktop"
3) ...and possibly the simplest method. We hold shift whilst we right-click on the folder we want to change directory to, and directly open a command prompt there:
Another point to make with command prompt or terminals, is if you do a particular command, it is "pre-programmed" to "expect" a particular format of that command.
For example, we know that adb push as a command expects after it . This means the command is actually
Code:
adb push
BUT if you put something AFTER , for example -
Code:
adb push somethingelse
, it will assume that the "somethingelse" is a bad parameter, and the command will fail. It will probably display (or "print" which is the technical term in a terminal) a helpful guide of how the command should be used instead of trying to run the command which it does not understand.
You're probably wondering why I am telling you this. Well quite simply, it is a warning about folder names. Imagine you have c:\users\rootSU\My Documents as a folder. You assume the command is then
Code:
adb pull /data/media/0 c:\users\rootSU\My Documents
but it is not... There is a space in between My and Documents. What you have actually done is
Code:
adb pull Documents
because it uses a space to signify the end of a command or parameter. It is best to avoid using folders with spaces in them. Avoid as much as you can. In the event it is unavoidable (Although when is it ever>) then please surround the path with quotation marks,
Code:
adb pull /data/media/0 "c:\users\rootSU\My Documents"
so that way, it sees everything between the " " as a single parameter.
Myth Busters
Myth 1: You need USB debugging on to use adb and fastboot
If you cannot boot into Android, it doesn't matter. You DO NOT need USB Debugging turned on to use adb outside of android. USB Debugging is an Android ONLY setting. Fastboot obviously also does not need debugging either as this too is outside of Android
Myth 2: to adb push or fastboot flash files, they must be in the same folder as adb or fastboot executables. Sorry but this is rubbish. You can pass the full path of the image you're flashing or file you're pushing in the command and fastboot / adb can be called system wide if you've set them as an environment variable or used the 15 second installer
thanks(im out of thanks). but ill be back to leave one here!!!!!
simms22 said:
thanks(im out of thanks). but ill be back to leave one here!!!!!
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No worries. Just putting it here for info. It's not a new work, just a slightly amended version of my N5 thread. No need for thanks
rootSU said:
No worries. Just putting it here for info. It's not a new work, just a slightly amended version of my N5 thread. No need for thanks
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it was up in the n5 threads before, and was needed here. but its here now as well, so thank you
Good guide. Needs to be a sticky. In fact, I think every device general forum should have a sticky like this. Would have saved me a lot of grief back when....
Excellent update.
Very good to see. I'm sure lots of people will be sending noobs here for the basics.
Up to your usual helpful, good work I see.
rootSU said:
This tool asks if you want to install adb and fastboot (to which you should answer Y) and then creates c:\adb\adb.exe and c:\adb\fastboot.exe
It then asks if you want to install it system wide (to which again, you should answer Y)... This then allows you to type adb commands in the command prompt without having to open a particular directory first. You may or may not understand what I mean when I say that, but take it from me, its much more convenient and easier to use this way.
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Y option = System-wide = install to "C:\adb" and add path for system variable - This mean you can use it by any account on your pc.
N option = Current user only = install to "C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\adb" and add path for user only - Only user account used for installation can actually use it.
So if you say Y or N you will be still able to use it from any directory with cmd.
rootSU said:
It will also ask if you want to install device drivers. Actually, say N to this as we're going to cover that next, using the google USB drivers
Here is a link to the Google USB Driver: DOWNLOAD THIS
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Drivers in my installer are the one from the link you posted here. I'm not using any modified drivers, just the one that come with SDK. And they are also digitally signed.
I hope you will fix these But still nice work, beginners should understand it :good:
Snoop05 said:
Y option = System-wide = install to "C:\adb" and add path for system variable - This mean you can use it by any account on your pc.
N option = Current user only = install to "C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\adb" and add path for user only - Only user account used for installation can actually use it.
So if you say Y or N you will be still able to use it from any directory with cmd.
Drivers in my installer are the one from the link you posted here. I'm not using any modified drivers, just the one that come with SDK. And they are also digitally signed.
I hope you will fix these But still nice work, beginners should understand it :good:
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Thanks for the info. I thought system wide meant it was putting it as a path environment variable. Reason I didmt use the drivers from your tool originally is (well I wrote this thread for N5 originally) they didnt work so had to install the universal naked driver. But if yours are the same as the ones linked, I can update that.
rootSU said:
Thanks for the info. I thought system wide meant it was putting it as a path environment variable. Reason I didmt use the drivers from your tool originally is (well I wrote this thread for N5 originally) they didnt work so had to install the universal naked driver. But if yours are the same as the ones linked, I can update that.
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Path is added in both cases.
Sooo I need a little help here. I followed the directions to unlock the bootloader and everything went good. I did the CF auto-root, and the phone booted back up as normal. Now, I was trying to flash the M preview, and all of a suddon now my phone isn't recognized in adb. You posted a pic of what we don't want to see when testing for adb, but you don't say how to fix it if we run into the problem. Any way to get it to recognize my phone again so I can get this build on?
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Sooo I need a little help here. I followed the directions to unlock the bootloader and everything went good. I did the CF auto-root, and the phone booted back up as normal. Now, I was trying to flash the M preview, and all of a suddon now my phone isn't recognized in adb. You posted a pic of what we don't want to see when testing for adb, but you don't say how to fix it if we run into the problem. Any way to get it to recognize my phone again so I can get this build on?
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Can you be very specific with your issue please?
papeshfoo said:
Sooo I need a little help here. I followed the directions to unlock the bootloader and everything went good. I did the CF auto-root, and the phone booted back up as normal. Now, I was trying to flash the M preview, and all of a suddon now my phone isn't recognized in adb. You posted a pic of what we don't want to see when testing for adb, but you don't say how to fix it if we run into the problem. Any way to get it to recognize my phone again so I can get this build on?
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Android M no like root, you'll either have to live with stock or wait for chainfire to do his thing.
This all worked well until I had to find my device in the cmd prompt. It listed no devices when I typed in "ADB Devices". The issue I found was with the ADB Interface Driver. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it thinking it might've been a driver issue, but it still wouldn't work. I tried the "Uninstall driver" then "scan for hardware changes" but that didn't work. Finally I found the universal ADB driver and tried using that. STILL nothing. I figured that, because I don't have my device's driver installed, it might've been that, so I tried to DL it and yet again, nothing. I have a Kyocera Hydro Life, if that helps. Also, I tried looking through the "update driver manually" in order to update the driver software by looking through the different ADB interfaces that it had but my Kyocera driver wasn't there. Is it supposed to be there or do I just use one of the ones provided?
I checked my programs and apps and it says that the Kyocera usb driver was installed. Did I do something wrong?
ScottyChaos said:
This all worked well until I had to find my device in the cmd prompt. It listed no devices when I typed in "ADB Devices". The issue I found was with the ADB Interface Driver. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it thinking it might've been a driver issue, but it still wouldn't work. I tried the "Uninstall driver" then "scan for hardware changes" but that didn't work. Finally I found the universal ADB driver and tried using that. STILL nothing. I figured that, because I don't have my device's driver installed, it might've been that, so I tried to DL it and yet again, nothing. I have a Kyocera Hydro Life, if that helps. Also, I tried looking through the "update driver manually" in order to update the driver software by looking through the different ADB interfaces that it had but my Kyocera driver wasn't there. Is it supposed to be there or do I just use one of the ones provided?
I checked my programs and apps and it says that the Kyocera usb driver was installed. Did I do something wrong?
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Try a different USB port. If that doesn't work try a different USB cable. If that also doesn't work, you could try disabling driver signature checking for Windows.
If those don't work, try this thread > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
cam30era said:
Try a different USB port. If that doesn't work try a different USB cable. If that also doesn't work, you could try disabling driver signature checking for Windows.
If those don't work, try this thread > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
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EDIT: I also forgot to mention that the error code that came up while I was in the dev manager was compatibility error code (28) when I clicked on "Device ADB interface".
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EDIT: I also forgot to mention that the error code that came up while I was in the dev manager was compatibility error code (28) when I clicked on "Device ADB interface".
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Error 28 means drivers not installed. Try the driver help thread that I linked above.
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cam30era said:
Error 28 means drivers not installed. Try the driver help thread that I linked above.
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@ScottyChaos,
Just a fundamental question: I assume you have enabled "Developer Options" in Settings, and then checked "enable USB debugging"?
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[/COLOR @ScottyChaos,
Here is a thread that you might find interesting > http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/metro-pcs-kyocera-hydro-life-rooted-t2870678
Windows 10 device driver management is even more locked down then windows 8. I got two of the three drivers loaded but when going into adb mode on the phone through recovery it just disappeared out of the device manager. I had to unplug and plug in while in that mode to trigger a unloaded driver in the device manager. Once there I had to force the adb driver manually with the nasty windows driver warning and all. Once I did that I could see the device in adb mode and sideload my marshmallow OTA. woot!
I decided to drop a thanks bomb...
ADB is good.
But that fastboot.
Seriously, its ONE command. OK, a few different arguments to use.... But it is so easy, and so powerful. People are afraid to mess up on command line, but its actually way harder to type the wrong thing out then to click the wrong thing.
LEARN IT. Forget your toolkit.
You can fix almost anything, Its not too hard for you. It may be new... YOU CAN DO IT.
Also, I have to say it... Its not going to help anyone, but it will keep me from punching something. ADB and Fastboot... Not the same. You don't ADB a new system image....
Dear all,
This took me forever to figure out, so I'd thought I'd share how I rooted my Xperia Z1 Compact (Mini) using Ubuntu 14.10. (You could do this using Windows by skipping Step 2).
First, these were the problems I encountered using other methods:
- Using kingroot worked, but it was very suspicious (there's a nice thread that listed all the mysterious behaviours of kingroot - I can't find it so please just search for it).
- I never tried PRF Creator, since it was yet another Windows app.
- Flashing any boot.img into boot would cause an eternal boot loop.
- Thus I had to use Sony's Emma to enable flashing a recovery.img into recovery; but for this, I needed VirtualBox, and for VirtualBox, I needed USB 2.0 (3.0 didn't work).
- Old versions of SuperSu would never work. The only version that worked is the BETA 2.49.
So here are the steps that worked for me. (I don't guarantee that it will work for you). Make sure you back everything up and unlock your bootloader (you can relock it again using FlashTool).
Here are the steps in brief (details below):
0. Get Ubuntu to recognise your device.
1. Make sure you have stock firmware (either officially by Sony Update, or by flashing a .ftf using FlashTool).
2. Use VirtualBox and a copy of Windows straight from Microsoft (yes, it's free and legal).
3. Use Sony's Emma on Windows to do a "TA update".
4. Back on Ubuntu use fastboot to flash a recovery (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img).
5. Boot your phone into recovery and flash the SuperSu.
The Details:
0. Get Ubuntu to recognise your device
On Ubuntu, open a terminal and type:
Code:
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
type:
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
Save, then exit.
Then type this command:
Code:
sudo service udev restart
Next, test that it's working:
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
On your phone, enable USB debugging:
Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (tap Build Number 7 times until developer options enabled)
Settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging
Connect your phone to your Ubuntu and type:
Code:
adb devices
This command may cause your phone to alert you that your computer is trying to modify your phone. Allow it. Then type the above command again in your ubuntu and you should get something like this:
Code:
List of devices attached
XXXXXXXXXX device
where XXXXXXXXXX is your serial number.
1. Get stock Lollipop (14.5.A.0.270) on your phone
You can either get the update straight from Sony or download it and flash it using FlashTool.
From Sony:
If your bootloader is unlocked, relock it using FlashTool (click on the BLU button)
Use the update tool on your phone: Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update.
Using FlashTool:
Download FlashTool and unzip it.
In a terminal cd into the FlashTool folder and type:
Code:
./FlashTool
(you may have to give it permissions first: chmod +x FlashTool)
Click on the "BLU" button to unlock your bootloader (this is necessary for any fastboot command, see below).
Click on the XperiFirm button (the last one on the right that says "XF"). Select a firmware of your choice. Then click on the line under the PayPal symbol that says "14.5.A.0.270..." (for some reason, there's no button, just a line of text). Then click Download. If you didn't change the default "User home", the files will be downloaded to your home directory in .flashTool/firmwares/Downloads
Once it finishes downloading, close the XperiFirm windows in order to return to FlashTool. FlashTool will then take some time converting the stock firmware into a flashable .ftf file (placing it in .flashTool/firmwares).
Once it's done, click on the button with the lightning symbol, select Flashmode and then your firmware and click Flash. It will wait for you to connect your phone in Flashmode (turn phone off, hold the volume down button and then connect the USB cable). Once it detects your phone, FlashTool will flash your firmware, again taking some time.
2. Install VirtualBox with a Windows 7 Guest
Install VirtualBox and the Extension Pack from the virtualbox website (make sure the version of the extension pack is the same as the version of virtualbox. I used 5.0.
Download the image of Windows 7 (what I used) available free from the Microsoft Dev download page (dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/linux/). Unzip it and then double click it to open it in VirtualBox. Follow the VirtualBox prompts to install it (Microsoft recommends assigning between 1 and 2 GB of RAM).
Before running the guest machine, select the Windows 7 machine in Virtualbox and click on "Storage" then "USB". Make sure that USB controller is enabled, and select USB 2.0. (It never worked with USB 3.0 for me. Also, my laptop has one USB 2.0 port and one USB 3.0 port, and I had to make sure I used the correct port.)
3. Install and run Sony's Emma
The following will only work with an unlocked bootloader. Use FlashTool to unlock it (BLU button - see step 1 under FlashTool).
Run the guest Windows and install Emma (developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/). In the downloaded zip file for Emma, copy the customization.ini file to C:\Program Files\Sony Mobile\Emma\
Run Emma.
Turn off your phone and put it in flash mode (hold volume down and then connect usb). At the top of the VirtualBox window that shows your Windows running, click on the Devices menu, then USB, then "Sony D5503...". Your guest Windows should now detect your phone, and so will Emma.
In Emma, in the list of "Services" on the right, select the one that ends with "TA Update" and flash. When it's done, close Emma and VirtualBox.
4. Flash a recovery
On Ubuntu, download a recovery image. I used this one: Z1_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_FW-757_v04.zip from this page:
http://doomlord.xperia-files.com/ (scroll down a bit to find it). Unzip this file and rename it to recovery.img
Then in a terminal type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
This command flashes to "true" recovery as opposed to the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" which installs into boot. I'm no expert, and I'm not sure what the difference is between boot and recovery, but you need Emma to enable recovery. (I tried doing things the boot way, ie, without Emma, but it resulted in a bootloop.)
Note also that this recovery is based in CWM. I read somewhere that TWRP won't work using this method, but I never tried it.
5. Use recovery to flash SuperSu
Download BETA-SuperSu-v2.49.zip from here (this is the only version of SuperSu that worked for me; earlier versions failed).
Copy this file into your SD card (using a card reader, or boot up your phone normally and connect it to your computer).
Boot into recovery: Turn off your phone. Press the power button and volume down button together. When the phone vibrates the first time, release the power button (but keep holding the volume down button). When the phone vibrates again, release the volume down button.
On the recovery menu, select "Install zip" and then choose your the BETA-SuperSu-v2.49.zip from your sdcard. When it's done flashing, go back and select "reboot system now". It might complain that "Root access possibly lost. Fix". Ignore it and select "No".
Your phone should now start up and SuperSu should appear in your app drawer. If you open it, it should start up with no complaints. (Or install the app Root Checker just to be sure).
AFAIK Virtualbox doesn't add your user automatically to vboxusers group which is required to share USB devices between the host and guest machine.
You can do that by running
Code:
sudo usermod -aG vboxusers <your username>
Makenai said:
Code:
sudo usermod -aG vboxusers <your username>
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thanks for the tip, I would like to note that there's a missing blank space and ' - ' symbol in the sentence, it should be like this:
Code:
sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers <your username>
Regards
Hi,
i did everything until step 3 where i loaded 14.5.A.0.270. I didn't do "TA update"
My question is: because after that i used a lot the phone and configured many things, is it possible con continue with step 4 and later, without loosing any data?
cheers
While every documentation is useful - post's subject does not exactly corresponds to action.
Using Windows under Ubuntu is still using Windows.
As far as I am aware there is flashtool working directly on Linux platform.
This allows to get rid of virtual devices, host-to-guest device delegations, problems with direct hardware access from guest, something what always may be potential source of problems.
Hi there, now 5 years later i got hold on this device and i want to root this very same model.
Unfortunately important links are dead. I can't find a trustworthy recovery image for this device since doomlord.xperia-files is gone. (4. Flash a recovery)
Can anybody help?
Okay, I have seen many people using the unofficial TWRP on their device, and that's a little dangerous because it may be malicious, and you might not even know that.
I am not saying it is, but it can be.
Now, back to the topic here,
HOW TO INSTALL TWRP[2] AND GET ROOT ACCESS[3] and moreHere goes..
Before anything, you need to get ADB and FASTBOOT programs on your PC and get your drivers installed so you can communicate with the device through your computer.
To Download ADB and fastboot program, you can download this file (not my upload)
Extract it anywhere you want(and remember that location).
(lets say "C:\workspace\ADB" and I will use this path for this guide).Typically, the driver for ADB will install the first time you connect your device to your computer and:
Internet is available
USB Debugging is enabled on your phone
But the FASTBOOT driver would probably not be available yet. to get fastboot drivers, follow these steps:
Turn on and Unlock your device and connect it to PC via the USB cable.
Open CMD and execute "cd C:\workspace\ADB".(or you can open C:\workspace\ADB in file explorer and type CMD in the address bar to open CMD directly there.
Type "adb devices".
Now, your phone will ask something(permission to allow ADB access on the connected PC)allow it. After you allow it, the CMD will show a list of attached devices and the mode they are attached in, your device should show "device" for now.
If it does not, there is some problem, search on internet or ask for help here
Now type "adb reboot bootloader".
now your Phone will shutdown and open in a different state. It will say Fastboot on the screen.
Now the driver is installing or is already installed, to check, type this:
"adb devices" and it should show a list and your device's mode should change to "fastboot".
That's it for the ADB and FASTBOOT. You have the necessary things to continue.
Continue to next post for TWRP and the post next to it for ROOT ACCESS.
Now, we will talk about how to install TWRP
@DroidThug has been kind enough to get Official support of TWRP for this device.
Head over to this thread to download the official image file of the TWRP Recovery and keep it on your computer, this is the very first step you need to take.
Here is the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/leeco-le-1s/development/official-twrp-t3527566
If you are lazy enough to go through the thread, which i suggest you to visit, here is the direct link to the download page: https://dl.twrp.me/x3/
And here is the direct download link of the v3.0.3(latest as of 31st Jan, 2017): https://dl.twrp.me/x3/twrp-3.0.3-0-x3.img
Once you have the recovery image, you need to flash it through fastboot.
If you are following this guide from start, you should already be in fastboot and have CMD open on your PC in adb folder.
Now, a few things you might want to follow strictly if you are unsure how to do it:
Copy the recovery image file to "C:\workspace\ADB" (adb folder).
Rename that file to "twrp.img"
Now you need to execute this command from CMD to flash the file:
"fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" and press enter.
This will take a few seconds and will will be over soon.
Now you need to reboot directly into RECOVERY, because if you will boot to the system first, the Device will replace your newly flashed recovery with the stock recovery and all this will be wasted. But if you reboot to recovery first, it will patch those things up and will stay.
So, to reboot to recovery, you need to use the key combo to get into the recovery,
Press and hold "Volume UP" and "Power" Buttons till the screen goes off(from fastboot mode) and is lit up again and then leave the power key and 2-3 seconds later, leave the Volume key too.
You will enter into recovery mode and it will ask you "if you want to keep the System partition to read only or not?"
I'd recommend keeping it to read only unless you know what you are doing.
There you have it!
You have successfully installed TWRP on your device!
GET ROOT ACCESS
Okay, So you have the RECOVERY installed already
Now go to this page and download the latest "Recovery Flashable ZIP" from there. (Here is the latest one as on 31st Jan, 2017).
You can do this in two ways through Phone(with TWRP already present) and through PC.
Through PhoneAll you need to do is flash it through the recovery and thats it, you will have root access!
Here are the steps to flash ZIPs from Recovery:
Get the zip file you want to flash(the one downloaded above) and place it somewhere in the Phone's internal storage.
Reboot to recovery(Power off and then hold "Vol UP" and "Power" keys till the screen is lit up.).
Tap on "Install".
Navigate to the ZIP file you placed in your phone's internal storage.
Select it and swipe to flash it.
The last step might take a few seconds and will be done then.
After its done, that't it!
Reboot to system and you have ROOT ACCESS!
Through PCOkay, you would still need to reboot to recovery, but you can follow this guide if you don't want to copy the zip file on your phone for whatever reason you may have.
Here are the steps:
Enter recovery.
Select "Advanced->ADB Sideload" and swipe to start sideload.
Now connect your phone to PC.
Now open CMD in ADB folder.
Check if your device is detected by typing "adb devices". It should show a device with sideload state.
Now type "adb sideload " and drag the zip file into the cmd window.
OR
you can copy the zip to the adb folder and rename it to supersu.zip and write "adb sideload supersu.zip" in the CMD.
Now Press enter.
After this, in a few seconds, it will be over and you can reboot to system(it might automatically reboot to system too).
And that's it! There you have it!
You have ROOT ACCESS on your device!
5. Now the driver is installing or is already installed, to check, type this:
"adb devices" and it should show a list and your device's mode should change to "fastboot".
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If the phone is on fastboot mode, "adb devices" supposed to not give any output. "fastboot devices" will show the device and mode as fastboot.
You will enter into recovery mode and it will ask you "if you want to keep the System partition to read only or not?"
I'd recommend keeping it to read only unless you know what you are doing.
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My screen is broken (that's only white light and no digitiser). I dont have any other Le 1S to get idea.
1. Are you sure Vol Up + Power will enter into Recovery? Mine is 5.5.014S.
2. I want to make my system partition as writable. Can you tell how to achieve with hardware keys like Vol Up or down & power.
3. After step 2. Can I flash SuperSu from PC without enabling sideload. While on custom recovery , "adb devices" will show mode as recovery. So flashing supersu from here. Not sure if this is correct. On my Moto G falcon. whenever I go into TWRP, adb recovery and MTP works.
Also can you check whats the combination Vol Up+Vol Dn+Power. When it starts I can connect to adb but all partitions are read only and not allowing to make any change to device. Not sure if its due to encryption.
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb devices
List of devices attached
0123456789ABCDEF device
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb shell
[email protected]_HK:/ $ cat /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
/system/bin/sh: cat: /data/misc/adb/adb_keys: Permission denied
1|[email protected]_HK:/ $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:shell:s0
[email protected]_HK:/ $ su
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
[email protected]_HK:/ $ cd
[email protected]_HK:/data $ pwd
/data
[email protected]_HK:/ $ exit
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb reboot bootloader
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>fastboot devices
0123456789ABCDEF fastboot
**
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb devices
List of devices attached
0123456789ABCDEF device
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb install mirror.apk
[100%] /data/local/tmp/mirror.apk
Error: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'android.os.IBinder android.os.IServiceManager.getService(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'android.os.IBinder android.os.IServiceManager.getService(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
at android.os.ServiceManager.getService(ServiceManager.java:55)
at android.app.ActivityManagerNative$1.create(ActivityManagerNative.java:2494)
at android.app.ActivityManagerNative$1.create(ActivityManagerNative.java:2492)
at android.util.Singleton.get(Singleton.java:34)
at android.app.ActivityManagerNative.getDefault(ActivityManagerNative.java:88)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:295)
at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:47)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:99)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:250)
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb shell dumpsys wifi
adb shell dumpsys wifi^C
C:\Users\Mkn\Downloads\Le1s drivers\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>adb shell
[email protected]_HK:/ $ ls -ld sdcard
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2017-03-21 11:12 sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
[email protected]_HK:/ $ cd /storage/sdcard0
/system/bin/sh: cd: /storage/sdcard0: Permission denied
2|[email protected]_HK:/ $ ls -ld
drwxr-xr-x root root 2017-03-21 11:12 .
[email protected]_HK:/ $ ls -ld /storage/sdcard0
d--------- system system 2017-03-21 11:12 sdcard0
[email protected]_HK:/ $
Update:
I some how managed to side load. My Phone got bootlop after installing twrp. Then flashed userdata by following http://forum.le.com/in/index.php?th...op-restart-solution-letv-le1s-x507-x509.1155/ . Now its factory reset as I can see the screenshot from PC.
Still interested in knowing what's that Vol Up+Vol Down + Power.
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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