yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
When you unzip the file called yakju-icl53f-factory-89fccaac.tgz, this is what you're gonna get inside... so there is another ZIP file inside. Unzip that one inside the current one as well (place all files in same directory).

ZIP file you're looking for is called image-yakju-icl53f.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lmf1030:
I still would like to know what firmware app is reference to is it like Fastboot or adb.??? Or something else and if so link please.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kclark39:
Roger that! I downloaded and used 7-zip instead of winrar and 7-zip opened everything fine. So, once everything is in the same folder with fastboot, just command away huh? Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
Yes, and along with beautiful instructions from efrant, you can use my video from my signature if it makes anything little easier. It's all based on efrant's tutorial
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Your video is linked in my signature as well! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lmf1030:
Is there any easy way to change from yakjuxw to yakju without rooting.???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lexcyn:
You don't root, you unlock your bootloader (which will factory reset your phone). From there you reflash either 4.0.1 yakju and wait for the OTA or flash official 4.0.2 from Google ... or a custom ROM. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You never need to root to flash a new image.

What you do need is to unlock your bootloader. Has nothing to do with root.

EDIT: lexcyn beat me to it! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
And direct link to your step-by-step on page 20 of this thread, is in my signature now too :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lmf1030:
And reflashing with fastboot.??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
That's not rooting in any way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kclark39:
Sorry it took so long for me to report back. I had to take a timeout to lay my 3yr old down for a nap. But, it took all of 5min and I got it done. I am now yakju! Thank you both for your time and knowledge!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exinferios:
Hey all. I just wanted to let everyone know, if there's any question to the effect, that after I flashed the yakju build in the second post I almost immediately received the update to 4.0.2. All went well and I'm enjoying being on Google's update path.

Also, this is the site for the drivers, should the poster of the second post wish to do an edit for it:

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/SAMSUNG-USB-Driver-1480.shtml

Just make sure to go into C, program files, samsung, and uninstall the old ones if you have them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
If you had used the method used by kclark39, you wouldn't even need an OTA, as it flashes official 4.0.2 directly, instead of the method you're quoting, which flashes 4.0.1 and then you use an OTA update to go to 4.0.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exinferios:
True, but in regards to flashing, i don't need to do it anymore to get timely updates which is a main reason i went with the nexus. Plus i wanted to make sure it would update properly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I guess it depends on what you mean by timely. The 4.0.2 full images were posted weeks before the 4.0.2 OTA got pushed out. So chances are, the next full version will be out weeks before the next OTA. If you are not patient, you'll be a flashin' :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dark lord me:
Hey I was planning on doing this is there any video for this method? And does this method unlock the bootloader because I see nothing about the bootloader in it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
My signature contains links for efrant's tutorial step-by-step as well as my video based on his tutorial (FastBoot method, not ODIN one).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I haven't seen any videos. And why does it matter if it unlocks the bootloader or not?: 1) The bootloader is relockable; and 2) using either odin (i.e., the method you are referring to) or fastboot both wipe your device. So it makes no difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] id_mew:
Hi there, so I downloaded the USB drivers and the firmware, but I can't find the USB Driver App to run it.

It's nowhere to be seen inside the USB Drivers folder, can somebody help me out? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SteveISU:
Is this possible with a Mac?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
If you checked all posts, you'd see I did it on Mac using Parallels and Windows 7 (there is even a video inside my signature). You can also do it using Mac OS X without using Windows. Just check couple of pages back in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SteveISU:
It's 37 pages, pardon me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
Isn't that how you learn? And you think it's easy for us to repeat things million of times while all information are already laid out in this thread? Pardon me ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dark lord me:
Hmm thanks going to see how they are with 4.0.3 and if they are bad i'll go to Yakju. Only other android device i have is a Transformer and they just had a one click root so it was easy. I know this isn't root but it seems like a few steps and as a pretty much android nob i just don't want to screw up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SovereigN7:
I'm just curious as to why you gotta flash all these partitions (system, data, boot, radio) on the galaxy nexus. I flashed my nexus s long time ago, and all I had to do was unlock the device (same as gnes), and flash a recovery img and move a rom file over.

Also, is there any difference from using the toolkit versus the method in the above sigs?

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] id_mew:
I installed the USB drivers, but Windows still can't detect my nexus.

I'm stuck at the Dowloading screen on my nexus and I can't turn off my phone.

Please help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Because we are talking about flash a stock ROM, not a custom ROM. Google does not provide a zip file the is flashable in recovery. Feel free to pack up the images in a recovery-flashable zip, and you can use your old method.

Yes, the difference is that you see what is actually happening and hopefully you are learning some concepts in the process, instead of relying on someone else's one-click. You prob would have even answered your first question yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
There is no one-click root for ICS, as there is no exploit available yet. Only way to root is to unlock your bootloader. And besides, you don't learn anything using a one-click.

And don't worry, it is extremely difficult to brick your Nexus. It can only really be done with a bad flash of a bootloader or of a radio. But other than that, you won't brick it, so flash away. You won't screw anything up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cswithxda:
Hey,

Just want to thank efrant and all other knowledgeable members who contributed significantly to the thread. I was so grateful that I patiently (impatiently) read thru the first 20 pages and finally saw efrant's advanced guides of flashing/rooting using fastboot method.

That being said, I also appreciate members like rubiconjp who posted the method for noobs in the 2nd post of this thread. Even though I went ahead and looked for a more advanced and relatively manual way of going through this process, I'm sure there are plenty of people who benefited from the 2nd post in this thread.

I just appreciate the fact that there are both of these kinds of members on this forum. One kind push out the easiest method for noobs and let them get the job done easily. The other kind then went deeper and explain the whole process of using a more advanced method, which is really good for a noob like me who is very worrisome about not knowing what really is going on behind the screen.

Like my profile described, I used to only know jailbreaking lol, and this would be my first android device after my resolution of dumping the over-simplified iOS system. (Indeed, within the first minute after receiving my GNex, I realized that I now have access to so many features out of box that I could only dream of in iOS even after jailbreaking) And just an offtopic, another big reason why my hate over iOS builds up was that: Apple makes you feel like using their devices and systems are so easy and trouble-free (on a positive note, simplified and integrated experience), but this will also makes you forget about so many good things that you should have had in your life, in this case, those good features in a smartphone. The same rule applies to other MacOS devices, hence why I am still one of those few college students in my classes that don't have a Mac on my desk. :D

Well, as easily distracted as me, the off-topic went too long. To summarize, big thanks to all the useful information and helpful members here in this thread and on this forum. You make my transition from the water-flooding iPhone to this awesome device much more easily.

p.s., sorry for my weird English, my mother tongue is so different from it:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cswithxda:
Efrant, may I ask why you stayed with KK14 bootloader instead of going up to KK15? I did the optional step 5 in your guide and then realized that you didn't do it from your signature.

BTW, for people who can't get their win7 x64 to recognize the device under fastboot mode, try this driver here by 1wayjonny. Works like a charm for me, after hours of fiddling with both Samsung's 1.4.6 and 1.4.8 drivers and failure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Read my comments in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1440569
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Keneez:
Efrant, can I install clockworkmod recovery and do a backup of yakjuxw build which is to be copied to PC without rooting. Can you show me the steps to apply it. Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Yes you can (although you cannot back up the bootloader, most, but not all, versions of the bootloader are already available).

See this post to back up your build.

If your bootloader is already unlocked, then you only have to start at step 4. This will back up your boot, system and userdata images (which is essentially your yakjuxw build). It will not back up your radio or bootloader, but all the radios are available here.

Note that if your bootloader is locked, you will lose your data, so if you want to keep it, follow the instructions here first.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eddie_gordo:
Maybe I'll wait. If I see that another update comes to yakju versions and not mine, maybe I'll do it. ;)

Maybe when I get a little more comfortable with it, I may root it, and so on and so on.. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
I've attempted to download the file a good 30-40 times across multiple browsers and OSes without any luck :(

EDIT: Found an alternative link but it contains two seperate zips (187,636 KB) and (189,097) KB. Could someone post the MD5 or file size of the correct one?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
Try at off hours, like early in the morning if you're in the US. That seems to get me the file at less tries.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] divinewisdom:
is there any difference between the one from the .de site vs the google dl?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] j0hnny007:
i finally got it to download after about 10 tries and it worked perfectly, the file size was 187636 kb.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] morogan:
https://rapidshare.com/files/1755614...g_20111208.rar
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hcarrega:
new link please:)

---------- Post added at 09:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

need to update new link
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|1...p|192139|R~0|0|0|RapidPro expired. (34fa3175)

This is only the firmware file. For the driver file, download from link from my post on first page.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hcarrega:
thanks sir:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eddie_gordo:
Ended up changing to yakju. Just to get the weight off my shoulders.. All running smooth, just like before! :)

Thanks for the help here!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] divinewisdom:
just updated. thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] divinewisdom:
Anyone updated to Yakju getting the 4.0.2 OTA update yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MatthewPL:
If I have now yakyuxw ITL41F.I9250XWKK9 can I flash my phone using method from 2nd post (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20302409&postcount=2) with any image from Google site (http://code.google.com/intl/pl-PL/android/nexus/images.html) I want in any time?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] offenberg:
Yes you can.

Edit: NO! Method in 2nd post uses odin. Do not flash files from google via Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
I checked for 2 days without any luck before manually flashing 4.0.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] offenberg:
Nothing here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
Also nothing for me yet. Usually it takes a week or more for the update to be pushed out to all phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] offenberg:
When did it actually get pushed?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
I think first push was today. Saw in the 4.0.2 thread that someone did the yakjuxw to yakju and got the OTA notification today.

My first GN was yakju stock and i got the ITL41F about a week after first reported on here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
It just got it right now and I also installed yakju over yakjuxw. So i can totally confirm this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
Hi there folx.. I just got my GN today.. So , i installed android system info and :

id : ITL41F and product : yakjuxw..

I want to change to yakju, i saw the method on first post but it indicates that i have to flash the firmware also.. but i allready got that firmware..

what to do ?

can i do any harm to my phone by changing to yakju ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danger-rat:
The yakju is your firmware, so yes, you have to flash it if you want to change it...

There's always risk, but fortune favors the prepared - a long as you read what you are doing, the risk is minimal. Just don't pull the battery mid-flash...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Follow the instructions here to flash to yakju. You will not "harm" your device if you flash to yakju.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
Thanks to both of you.

But, my windows is not recognizing my phone in fastboot mode (in normal booted mode i can access my phone in windows).. What to do :D ?

thanks and sorry again
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuorthonRhar:
Make sure you have all Windows updates installed, even those you don't think would be important. I had that problem and as soon as I installed everything, Windows recognized my phone instantly. Also, try manually updating drivers through My Computer/Manage panel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21789326&postcount=377
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
Thanks A LOT ! ! I have succeeded..

One more question tho :

Considering i have "flashed" 4.0.2 with this method, will i be able to get future updates OTA?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Yes, you will receive notification of the OTA updates. Now, assuming that you have flashed the radio, system, userdata and boot partitions, and you still have the stock recovery (or have flashed it) from the 4.0.2 image, then yes, you will be able to install it without any hassle. However, if you flash a different radio, or different kernel (i.e., boot image), or a custom recovery, you will need to flash back the stock ones first before being able to install the update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danger-rat:
Really?

I've never had a problem installing updates through a custom recovery - is this something specific to the GN, or is it ICS related?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
The thing is that i havent flashed radio and recovery from image file.. I just did system, userdata and boot...

If i root phone, will i still be able to get ota updates ?

and how to do nandroid backup with stock recovery ? (is it possible even ? )

thanks :) A lot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Yup, you are correct, But the point that I was trying to get across (and what many of the folks here are concerned about for some reason) is that an OTA won't automatically install with a custom recovery installed. You will have to manually go into CWM and apply the update. So it will look like it failed to the less experienced... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danger-rat:
Right u are efrant! :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
1) You'll still get the OTA update, but it won't automatically install until you flash the radio and recovery.

2) Yes, rooting has no impact on OTA updates (aside from the fact the the OTA will remove root).

3) You can't do a nandroid backup with the stock recovery. You can either flash or boot CWM, and do it from there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kclark39:
battery improvement

I just have to update everyone since flashing yakju, stock north american radio, and recovery. I have noticed dramatic improvement to battery life once the device settled. I only had one issue and that was a single random reboot while web browsing. After that i have read that 4.0.2 does have a random reboot bug, but it only happened once to me. Loving my GN and loving the more efficient battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
So you can only do this with windows, correct? Or is there a way to make it work in OSX? I don't feel like borrowing a Windows machine...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hhyong99:
When I plug in my phone, it says install driver failed. Any idea how to resolve this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] id_mew:
So I updated to Yakju using the method from post 2.

My question is do I have to do anything after that like re-lock the boot loader?

Am I fine leaving it the way it is?

Thanks.

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I had the same issue and I kept trying numerous times with different drivers for it to work. I got it to work by plugging in the phone to PC before putting the phone in download mode and it finally recognized the drivers.

So before following the steps to flash to Yakju, try plugging in the GNexus to the PC so the drivers can install.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Keneez:
Efrant, to confirm whether warraty will be voided if i change yakjuxw to yakju. By relocking the bootloader after flashing to yakju, can I claim warranty? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
Yes you're fine the way it is. No need to do anything else. Your bootloader should already be locked after the flash.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] id_mew:
Thanks for your quick response!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hhyong99:
I manage to install now. Using yakju build and got latest update 4.0.2 from Google immediately. Thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
No one knows, as it hasn't been tried yet. If I had to guess, I would say that locked or unlocked, yakju or yakjuxw, it doesn't matter for warranty purposes. (This was how it was for the HTC Nexus One: stock ROM or carrier ROM, locked or unlocked, it didn't matter - HTC honoured the warranty regardless.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Keneez:
Efrant, if i follow your steps to update my yakjuxw to yakju, will there be any harm and is your set non yakju at first when purchased?. Your steps did not mention about relocking the bootloader after changing to yakju. Will there be an lock icon shown when phone reboots if the bootloader is not locked? Thank you for your patience and sorry for my lack of experience. First time user of Android and smartphones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rookie8155:
Big thanks for the instructions. I got my Galaxy Nexus couple of weeks ago from Rogers. Last night I followed the instructions provided here and converted my phone to yakju. It received 4.0.2 update within few minutes as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
1) No harm at all in flashing yakju on any GN device.

2) Yes, my device came with a non-yakju build.

3) If you keep your bootloader unlocked, yes you will see the lock.

4) You can always relock your bootloader, but remember, you cannot flash anything using fastboot if your bootloader is locked, and if you ever need to, you will have to unlock, which will wipe your device again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chumbagen:
Yakju! I choose you!

Just went stock yakju 4.0.2 using the Fastboot method, super easy to do if you are comfortable with basic CMD line

TELUS Galaxy Nexus

Woot!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Keneez:
Thank you Efrant, for your guidance and knowledge. Changed yakjuxw to yakju 4.0.2 by fastboot method.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] munozyoshi:
Also followed the instructions on the first page of the thread and in minutes received the update to 4.0.2

Note: I had wifi connection problems upon reboot. I couldn't connect to my wifi network. I kept getting authentication problems and then it got stuck on "Obtaining IP Address". Resetting the phone various times did not help. I rebooted my router and after waiting a couple of minutes, I connected to the network with no problems. Wanted to share in case others encounter the same problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Agnmar:
Hi everyone,I have 4.0.1 , device manguro, display ITL41F.I9250XEKK9 and an iteresting thing :cool: samsung/yakjuxe/manguro:4.0.1/ITL41F.....(yakjuXE) is that too bad for me ?:mad: do i have to change to yakju or they just dont wont to update the device becouse its working fine ? im useing for 2 weeks this device but at the moment i have only 1 problem and its wifi, i cant connect to router with WEP protocol, and i cant change the protocol ,have some reason for that, so guys can u give me some advices what do i have to do ?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KapteinKing:
Thx rubiconjp, all went smooth :):)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sr06as:
I tried the method under post number 2 however the ODIN status bar ( the green progress bar) has stopped at about 10% at system.img for about 20 minutes. Can i pull the battery to stop the process at this point? What can i do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
If it's not working, I don't think you have a choice but to pull the battery.

Try the method here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21308202
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sr06as:
Cannot get to bootloader screen :( im afraid i just bricked my phone i have a screen with a picture of a phone, with dots leading to a yellow warning sign conecting to a computer screen. Cannot get back into download mode either.. anyone have any ideas :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Success! Just did it manually on my canadian i9250 model. Took about 50min to get the drivers to work, and I'm still not sure exactly which one made it work, but it finally hooked up.

Took about 5min to unlock and flash everything. Now I'm yakju 4.0.2! Thanks again everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Not sure you are bricked. I think it is still recoverable, but I can't search to help you out at the moment.

Although this is not going to help: but why are you using ODIN instead of fastboot to begin with? It is much easier to mess something up with ODIN compared to fastboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stingray7:
I've got the following fingerprint: google/soju/crespo:2.3.6

Does this version get updates directly from Google? Does anyobody know something about this version (is it from Samsung, etc.) or has anybody replaced this one with yakju?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sr06as:
Stupid of me, i know... saw the success of people using it so i figured i would give it a shot. Did not anticipate it freezing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] motopig:
Made the switch to yakju 4am this morning using the manual method from Google's factory image. :eek:

I have fastboot and adb working. But to back up via adb I had to update the tools.

I flashed the bootloader the night before, went to bed, skipped the baseband (I have UGKL1 which is said to work better in Canada), changed the android.txt inside the main image zip to UGKL1 from XXKK6 for it to go.

I can do wifi, I can do data, I can take and miss calls :D, but I cannot change to a different static wallpaper in stock launcher. And I lost some app data *palm* for not having backed up literally everything.

I don't think I have seen any posts on wallpaper issue like mine. What next can I wipe :p to try to solve it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
I did it following instruction in this thread.. Now my info is like this :

Display : ICL53F

Fignerprint : google/yakju.maguro:4.0.2/ICL53F/234179:user/release-keys

ID: ICL53F

Product : yakju.

So my question is :

Am i going to receive next OTA updates? I mean will my phone be registrated as yakju from now on (as i see in system info), and will i get the yakju updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Yes and yes.