yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] capeorigins:
Hey so I dont have a Gnexus anymore, but I do now have a nexus 4 with a broken digitizer of which Im trying to back my apps and restore it on my new phone.

I was attempting to back up the apps by Controlling my phone through adb on the pc and using Helium however it kept failing to back up alot of the apps. So I also tried Titanium Backup and Idk if it actually worked..

Then I tried CWM and It gave me an "Error when trying to make backup image of /data" which I couldnt figure out how to fix.

And as a last resort I tried Philz touch. Which couldnt recognize my internal space had any free space.

So my question is will this also backup the app data? or just apks?

This looks really promising so Good Job, And thanks :)

Sincerely Joshua-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
I need help unlocking the boot loader on my SCH-i515. I'm running 4.2.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Help please

Why does it show 2 galaxy nexus. I'm having trouble getting prompt cmd in platform tools to read my device, says it's not found when I click adb devices no serial number pops up on my computer. Trying to unlock boot loader on a Verizon galaxy nexus SCH-I515
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] capeorigins:
Hey, so you have adb and fast boot installed right? If that's true then reboot into recovery, or enable USB debugging. And open the cmd and navigate to the folder with adb then type in "adb tcpip 5555" that made the PC show it for me. Hope this helps :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
I will try that thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Didn't work

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We're do I get the drivers? Every time I enable usb debugging it says found new hardware next I clicked on locate and install then continue then a window pops up saying "Insert the disk that came with your device".....I clicked I don't have disc then I click "browse my computer for sodtware", after that I'm stuck

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Never mind I'm just gonna sell my SCH-I515 I'm getting tired of fooling with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] capeorigins:
Man, Im sorry you're having such a hard time. Good luck with selling it.

P.S. If its in good condition try selling it on swappa.com
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
It's all good. The phones in mint condition. I'll probably post it on swappa if I can't sell it at work next week.

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If I knew it was gonna be such a pain in my neck I would have never bought it, the battery on it sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] capeorigins:
I dont remember the battery life lol, so I cant compare. xD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Good news, I got it sold. Would 80$ be a good price? It's in flawless condition no dings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
I have the img file in the picture, I also installed Google usb drivers I hope it works this time, because it's starting to poss me off
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
This is what I get in device mgr.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
There's problems with Galaxy Nexus PCI and adb interface.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Pic
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
What's the OMAP4440
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Sorry for all the pics but I'm trying and hopping I can get this going. I'd kinda like to keep the phone if I can get it unlocked & rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Nexus root toolkit
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Can't believe this phone is so hard to install drivers. Good thing I'm letting this junk go. Thanks for all of your help. Just waaay to much hassle. Later. Back to the One MAX forums.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwebb34:
Can I get some help here PLEASE, I have posted pics with what I'm having trouble with. If I can unlock the Sch-i515 I will keep the device if not it's gotta go. Why am I having trouble installing the drivers the link in on sammys website isnt for my device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Uninstall ALL the android related drivers on your PC (including the hidden ones) and follow this to install them. (All this info is found in the stickies in the Galaxy Nexus General section..."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raSHOREY:
help

any good kernel for our device ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hpestana:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Soft Bricked Boot Loop

Hello,

I Have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM ("yakju" for Galaxy Nexus "maguro" (GSM/HSPA+)).

It is soft bricked. In a boot loop.

It has the ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.7 installed.

The Last working rom installed was the cm-12.1-20160119-NIGHTLY-maguro.zip

While doing a media wipe in a factory reset it got in the current loop.

I've tried to restore it to stock (4.0.4; 4.2.2 and 4.3) on "Nexus root toolkit", "Minimal ADB and Fastboot", "SkipSoft Android Toolkit" and ODIN.

The processes finishes successfully but the CWM Recovery and CyanogenMod ROM are still there with the same behaviour (bootloop).

On ODIN I can only get it to be successful if I use the v1.85. It Fails on v3.10.7 or v3.07 while copying the system.

Help anyone. :)

Thanx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rascker:
A nice topic ,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hydroexel:
The TI OMAP 4460 is the System on Chip (SoC) or processor in the Galaxy Nexus. The processor is a Dual-core clocked at 1.2 GHz.
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Newae:
Hey! I've been following this guide with great success so far and I love you for making it so easy to follow.

There is ofcourse a reason to why I'm here, I've gotten stuck on something. I'm completely new to this and I have been searching the forums aswell as the big internets but it's hard to find the answer you're looking for when you don't really know the question.

So I've unlocked the bootloader, obtained root and did the CWM thing. The plan was to install AOKP so I downloaded it and was about to start that whole thing, then I realize "****, I haven't done the Nandroid thing, that might be good". So I booted into CWM Recovery again and when I try to go into Recovery Mode I end up with a dead android dude with a triangle on his chest, and NOT the "backup" choice I was looking for.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Newae:
What do you mean I don't have CWM, if I followed the instructions in this guide surely I must have it. Same with the root, I followed the guide so I guess I am rooted.

Also, AOKP is for the Gnex aswell, no? You're really confusing me here mate.

EDIT: Problem solved, I believe anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dallastx:
adb backup -apk -noshared -all -nosystem -f C:\backup.ab Does that back up APKS and data or just data?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Apks and data.

No system is all. And you should do your SD manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
So this will just backup app data? If so, do you know if/how one could backup everything, including stock recovery and radios?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Equalixer:
How do i get yakju on my phone without losing any data?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Yep.

And as far as backing everything up...You could just flash the stock images to get back to stock.

The backup code detailed HERE doesn't backup system data...so it should work to back up your applications.

SD card, you should do manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
We haven't gotten stock images yet for the Sprint Gnex. Best we got is stock nandroids and stock recovery.img.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Oh fart water.

Ya, didn't realize you were on sprint.

I'm not sure there is an option for you yet, but I may be wrong.

I'm trying to keep myself informed on this as well...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nich0145:
Hey I'm new to the android platform and I have a quick simple question; I've unlock, rooted and flash a custom kernel to my nexus. I was wondering what is the right process if I were to flash a newer version of android?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valhalla89:
SQLite Defrag

I couldn't post to the straight topic, cos of lack of experience (10 posts).. so can anyone please explain what is SQLite defrag that improves device IO on Franco kernel? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
We do now :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1620036

Trust in the Penguin!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] manuelsua312:
can the Verizon version of the phone be unlock for t-mobile
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
No. Verizon uses CDMA and T-Mobile GSM. Not possible even in the slightest.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] os21um:
Just used this method on my brand new unlocked Galaxy Nexus and it worked perfectly. Simplest guide I could find to unlock and root. Running AOKP now. Thanks for the awesome guide :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reefrunway:
Yaay!

Thanks for the great how-to! Worked like a charm on my new Google Galaxy Nexus! I tried another, supposedly easier, method... and I was having some, uh, challenges... but this worked great! Thanks so much!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bhalodianand:
first android phone root questions

this is my frist android phone. i bought it gsm unlocked so do i still have to unlock the bootloader if the phone is unlocked?? Sorry if this question was posted somewhere else but didn't find answer on google search.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SovereigN7:
When it said gsm unlocked, I assume it meant that the phone will work on any carrier. With that, you do have to unlock the bootloader and perhaps root if you wanted to.

If you want to check if the phone has an unlocked bootloader, press the volume up and down with the power to boot into the bootloader. It should say whether it is unlocked or locked.

Cheers!

EDIT: Forgot the mention, when you boot into bootloader, it will be a green android picture with the info at the bottom. It will be highlighted in RED at the very bottom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reefrunway:
Yes, you do have to unlock the bootloader. Funny you ask, as I tried the method several times without first doing it... and the rooting process didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Genio Malvado:
First.. amazing guide.. read it twice and looks super straightforward and I commend the work.

I may be noob'ng it up here which I hope im not.. did the same for my DInc and it worked great..

After going through the oem unlock and into recovery mode I get an broken Android which does not allow me to set to Factory Reset.

am I perhaps missing something?

i.imgur. com/PqfCs.jpg

Another issue i've run into is after the oem unlock, my machine has problems connecting to the device, i have to force the phone into bootloader and then restart it. im using the Universal Naked Driver as it is the only driver I could find to work.

Really excited to get the new rom and use this phone as it was meant to be used.

Sorry about the pic, my DInc(potato) isnt what it was a few days ago hence hte new phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SovereigN7:
First, we all need to start somewhere :p. I believe when you go into recovery from the bootloader, it will show a android logo. If I recall correctly, if you press volume UP and POWER repeatedly, a menu should appear. This is the stock recovery, which you can flash CWM to avoid further red triangle.

For the driver issue, I'm not quite sure if I'm understanding correctly. I think if you just turn on the phone plugged in and type "fastboot devices", it won't show anything unless you have debug on, or the phone is in bootloader mode.

Sorry if I'm wrong though, I'm also learning :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hurley1718:
You can download PDAnet and this will solve the driver issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Why is this in the Q&A section?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Humn...

Someone comes to ask a question and it's potentially answered at the top of the forum?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssanthosh:
Galaxy nexus at Google Pay Store

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-device-store-galaxy-nexus-78766/

may be this is late news. the device mentioned in the link is unlocked usable with AT&T’s and T-Mobile’s HSPA+ networks.

i wanted to confirm

1. whether this can be rooted and used with any custom rom.

2. whether this device will work on any GSM network in the world.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] numericalt:
can't flash [ROM][AOSP][4.0.4] CM9 Kang

hye..really appreciate if u guys can help me, i hv tried to flash [ROM][AOSP][4.0.4] CM9 Kang, but unfortunately it doesnt work, it shows "installation aborted" and "status 7" ... FYI im using CM9 nightly-maguro now, baseband 19250XXKK6 and build number IMM76D.. tq guys..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rowntreerob:
faq - drivers for GSM GN purchased in U.S. on PLAY

I've read alot of msgs and am not convinced about where to find the correct driver for my phone:

Samsung driver downloads not displaying anything for model=I9250T

I found D/L file=Verizon_Wireless_I515_Galaxy_Nexus_USB_Driver_v1.4.6.0.exe

wont use above as phone is GSM. Where are GSM drivers?

Phone still in orig factory condition on 4.0.4 IMM76I

phone details from factory bootloader:

Product - tuna

Variant - maguro 16GB

Bootloader version - PRIMELAO3

Carrier info - none

Lock State - LOCKED

Symptoms -

adb does not show the device ( fastboot wont work if windows cant see phone

USB debug setting is on

Vista device mgr shows YELLOW ! - meaning i should find a driver for the device

on windows , i connect USB to laptop, then, if i select show device files, i can see all the directories on the phone

What i want -

unlock bootloader

install CWM recovery

investigate alternate roms
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rowntreerob:
verizon drivers from samsung site work on nexus - i9250t purchased on PLAY

i installed on Vista the exe file of 'universal_naked' version of drivers DL'd from here

adb works almost the way im accustomed to- but adb no longer catches interrupts in the CLI window. On cygwin in vista, a CTRL-C in a logcat window used to terminate the process. Now , it does nothing and the only way to terminate a logcat process is to close the cygwin window (indeterminate results) or to open another shell in order to 'kill' the logcat.

in Vista, device mgr now shows "android phone/ samsung android adb interface " and YELLOW ! is GONE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] confusedfella:
After unlocking the bootloader, rooting and installing a custom rom, How do I go back to factory settings(Stock rom, kernel, locked bootloader..etc)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grumpyski:
4.0.4 Update freezes after unlock/root

First off, kudos for the stickie - it was easy to follow and worked perfectly on my Google GNex. Only "problem" I'm getting now is a System Update message every couple of days. It wants to update my GNex to 4.0.4, which it already is... First time I got this, I clicked on Restart and Install Update, which gave me the screen with the little green android on his back, chest open, and the red alert triangle. Nothing else showed up on the screen and it just stayed there. Tried the vol up/down and power buttons combo and nothing happens. Had to yank the battery to get the phone to respond.

Anyone getting this problem? Any suggestions?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] superhuanxxx:
hey guys, i'm noob here. i want to use custom rom based on 4.0.4. My phone is maguro 4.0.2, do i have to update to 4.0.4 first?

and what fw must i download?

My phone 4.0.2 ICl53F maguro, baseband xxxkk6 :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
Nah, you can just flash a 4.0.4 ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coolmuke:
Hi,

I have few questions -

First post mentions "SD card". My phone(sprint Nexus) does not have SD card. DOes verizon version have one?

I am having trouble setting up ADB. I am following Cyanogenmod method. When i connected my device, it installed "galaxy nexus" but it could not find driver for "galaxy". I am confused. When i went to device manager, there is a yellow mark against Galaxy. Although i can goto my computer and browse the files on my phone.

When I run ADB, i do not get any devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Is USB debugging enabled?

And no, there isn't an SD card.

That's just an extension on the internal memory...

(Located in /data/media/ but you don't really need to know or use that info at the moment.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coolmuke:
Yes. USB debugging is enabled. Thats when it brings up the name "GAlaxy" in the device manager. If I do connect without the debugging mode, it does not appear in the dvice manager and directly opens the phone and I can browse the files.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidBurgundy:
First of all thank you for this great guide. It has been months since I was dabbling in adb and had forgotten what I was doing, your guide was perfect! I can also confirm that I got prompted for a 4.0.4 system update immediately upon rooting my Gnex. I just got it today unlocked from the Play Store, and have yet to even receive activation from Tmobile for it yet. When I allow it to install the update it freezes up in stock recovery, and I have to do a batt pull (thankfully we can with this phone unlike so many newer devices lately!) I guess I will just continue to restore my apps etc and get used to vanilla android again before going rom shopping :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Patsavour:
Hi guys. I have CM9 maguro nightly May 19th for galaxy nexus . Can I just install the zip of today's nightly without wiping etc? :o

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scottspa74:
You should be fine (on nightlies) to go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache. But this isn't really the right place for those questions.

Mods, feel free to remove this reply.

sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neosic:
Does this guide need to be followed in order?

Is is it possible to just root my GSM device by just following that single section or are there other prerequisites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DEMinsecure:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Great, clear, easy to follow instructions. Just a terrific guide to rooting without having to resort to a "one-click" tool.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codkill:
Will root be lost with OTA updates?

Thank you for the great guide. I was just about to use the ToolKit when I remembered that I would not resort to such things! Either way, I do have a question.

I don't plan on flashing custom roms. I just want root. I know that there are ways to get JUST root without unlocking, but the only reason I would not unlock or install CWM is if it would interfere with OTA updates. Would I run into any issues, as long as I'm always on the stock rom? I would love to have nandroid backups again from CWM or to be able to flash mods, but not if it means preventing OTA updates.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Any non-system recovery will prevent OTA's.

That being said...generally when an OTA is pushed out, a dev will compile (within a day) a .zip to flash you up to speed.

Either that, or when OTA's roll around...you can extract the recovery.img from the stock image that your device is currently running and fastboot flash it (details in post 2, if you need it) and accept OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
and technically if you dont remove those 2 files that restore the stock recovery and just reboot your phone, you'd have the stock recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Oh, word.

True. Didn't think of that.

I.E.

Don't use Rom Manager (as I describe in my guide) to flash CWM a second time.

Instead flash it each time you need it via fastboot.

Whatever you find easiest.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] C0dy:
Very helpful guide. Got my brand new GSM phone unlocked and rooted in 20 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CYoung234:
Just a quick thanks for this great guide. I had first installed the toolkit on my PC, but uninstalled it before starting to work with my phone, as it is better to understand what is going on rather than just pushing buttons. So far I am rooted and unlocked (went through all of post #1). I will wait a few weeks before I flash a rom or kernel so I can get more comfortable with Android 4.0.4, as I came from a WinMo phone that I flashed ROMs on frequently.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
My only previous rooting experience was a one click method which I was looking for with the Nexus, but after reading a little in this thread, I'm excited to actually learn what I'm doing this time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jarm3r:
Big Help, thanks so much!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
So I am trying to follow the first post to unlock the bootloader, and the drivers I got say they were installed successfully, but then the code

fastboot oem unlock

Doesn't work.

When i navigate tot he device, the option to update the drivers is grayed out, and I can't choose it.

Where do I go now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
OK, so I used the PDAnet drivers and I got to the unlock bootloader screen, clicked yes, it brought me back and it said your bootloader is now unlocked, but then apparently I stopped reading and I did not do the following step

Instead I just chose start, which did do what appeared to be a factory reset as I had to sign into my phone like it was new.

Should I go back and do the full steps again? Or am I ok.

EDIT: I guess it was fine. I started over and got to the point where I could see my bootloader was unlocked, so I went through with the rooting steps and all is good. I have superuser installed and, yeah. Sweet!!

It was so exciting to see CWM and the fact that I got there myself instead of with a one click method.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veatbreaker:
Hi, im new and still learning/trying to study all of the info in here

just a quick question before i take the plunge...

can all of my current apps/save/settings be restored after i Root and install custom rom? (without using paid apps)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyp22:
Yes using free version of Titanium backup but it will take longer because you have to restore each app individually.

I have a question of my own... when we do a Titanium backup do we have to move the Titanium folder to a new location before we wipe data? Does wiping data wipe the "sdcard"? I'm not sure how the data/sdcard thing works in Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
SO I followed the steps in the first post except for this one mix up. 2 posts up, and I was going to make a nandroid backup but then the following happened.

When I boot into Recovery from my ROM manager(ROM Toolbox Pro), or by holding both volume keys and the power key, I get the android with the red warning sign on his chest.

I assume it's because I'm missing a recovery file, but can I just go back to adb and flash the recovery image again??

I'm not on a custom ROM yet, I just followed the first post of this thread so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
you're not missing a recovery file, you need to delete reboot-from-recovery.p from /system/ then reflash CWM

i believe rom manager now removes the file when you flash it through rom manager, but i dont know as i havent done that in a long time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
I deleted the file and chose Recovery from Rom Toolbox and I got the same android with the red warning symbol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
ive never used rom toolbox so.. just follow these steps again
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
I did that, after I hit enter for the command

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-toro.img

it then says to chose the recovery option, I do that and I get the same android with the red warning???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
what cmd window say? did it say flashing recovery.... OKAY? should be in the bottom left of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
The first time it did not, in the Command window there was a bunch of garbage, but I just did it again, and it said fastboot okay in the bottom left hand corner in blue, I then followed the rest of the steps, and flashed recovery via Rom Manager.

I was then able to boot into Recovery.

I think I'm good now, I'm currently making a nandroid backup so maybe I can flash a ROM this weekend.

Thank you so much for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
no problem. glad you got it all working.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
So apparently my problem was ROM Toolbox, after getting everything fixed, I tried to boot into recovery via ROM Toolbox and I got the same error, but after fixing it again and using ROM manager to boot into clockwork recovery, it all worked.

I assume ROM Toolbox is not booting into Clockwork Recovery.