yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh. Well, I downloaded it from the Google Developers (official) website, and they don't offer it in any other file-type. :S I can look it up on Google and see if anyone else says anything about it.

Wait, what? I didn't see SDK in the guide. o___o;

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EDIT:

Okay, let's try again. xD

-I have GNex Toolkit 7.6.

-I installed it.

-I used option 1. to install drivers.

-Fastboot mode works fine. Serial displays.

-ADB mode doesn't (no serial). Apparently, as you say, I need SDK? Didn't see SDK anywhere in the guide, or the video, or the Toolkit software.

ALSO, decided to open the .TGZ file up (that I got from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images), and here are two screenshots:

http://i49.tinypic.com/2rzb30h.png

http://i47.tinypic.com/96dqo3.png
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ttahatt:
I tried following this thread and you seem to be talking about two different things. The factory images you downloaded from Google developers, or the .tgz file is what you would use to restore your phone to the factory state, also the state I believe your phone is currently in. Unzipping the appropriate tgz file for your phone will yield the radios and another zip file that will be flashed to restore - do not unzip that file.

As far as your confusion with the android sdk, is your phone currently still locked? It sounds like it is. When I learned to customize my phone I did everything the long way without using a kit - which I highly recommend. That way you not only learn much more, but you'll be able to answer most of the questions you have on your own. Unlocking your phone, fast boot mode, the android platform tools folder, etc have to be properly configured before you can flash anything. You can also do all this via Windows/command prompt, Linux isn't necessary, it's just easier in some respects, ie driver installation and such.

I really would recommend some more research before you jump in and start playing with system/root files.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh. Derp. Well, I edited my post before yours, and I saw it has two images in it (one of them is radio) and a zip file. So yeah, I guess that contributed a lot to my confusion.

Also, I think my phone is still locked. I have done literally nothing to it yet.

Also, I want to flash it because it's currently in a Rogers/Samsung-type OS, where updates aren't pushed because it takes them months to get the A-Okay, for whatever reason. I want to flash it to the Google-line so I can get regular updates without waiting. :S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
LOL i'm starting to see the confusion :s

skd is for manual input, better for you in the long run.

You want to use the tool kit to unlock,root & flash CWM? the sdk install is not needed.

If using the tool kit and you have selected your device type and can see your serial number....

you just need to select from the list what you want to do. there is a choice to do all = the one click method available in the list of options.

the only other thing to do is to have your phone in the right mode, either android or adb.

Is your goal to be able to flash new roms/kernels/radio?

Plug your phone in to pc....reboot your phone into fastboot (vol+/vol- and power) see if drivers install (should see bottom right hand side of computer)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
My goal is to back my contacts and app data up, and then flash my phone with the new factory os that I got from Google Developer. :S But this whole guide is ajfkjsdkjfksjfkwejfkjsdkjfakw. Also, sorry for ranting. >___<;

See, if Samsung had just pushed updates to Canadian Android phones in the first place like normal people, I wouldn't be here. But instead, they hold onto updates until they (and Rogers) can stamp their names all over it and then takes a few more months just to approve it a second time, for whatever reason. :S

Instead, I have to come here, try to do this whole thing, and then install that factory Google-line OS so I can get regular updates.

Go look in the Rogers community forums - nothing but threads complaining about it. I'm one of very few who actually came to a forum like this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
OP, have a read of the "flash" link in my signature.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright, will do.

Also, sorry if my replies get a bit slow now - eating.

EDIT: Ugh, this is getting reaaly confusing now. o-o; Especially the part where you make a backup of the phone build. @__@;
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
When I get home,

If you haven't found a solution,

I will install ToolKit 7.6 and try to do what you are trying to do, then walk you through it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright. Thank you. :3

So far, I synced my contacts, browser, etc. up with my Google+ account, so that's backed up, and I can go into fastboot no problem and have the toolkit detect it.

I just wanna make sure that there's nothing else that needs backing up (if there is, then what do I backup, and how?), and then just flash my phone with the new 4.1.1, and be done. :D

Also, thank you so much for actually putting up with me. A lot of people would normally be rather mean/hateful towards new-comers like me, so thank you.

EDIT: Why must this be so complicated... @___@ Curse you, Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
Just for the hell of it, back up your SD card.

We all need a bit of help getting started.

Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Er, how do? o-o;
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
Plug your phone into your PC

open *my computer* select the *galaxy nexus*, select *internal storage* and copy every thing to your computer.

unlock your lock screen on the phone or your computer wont see the internal storage
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
o_O; The entire thing? Mk...

Done. http://i46.tinypic.com/i5rmmo.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
Just this one time, later you can be more selective when you know what your doing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
I don't really care. xD It was only 31.3 MB or so, so. And the only app that I downloaded from the market (and rarely use, tbh) is the Blizzard Authenticator, which I can just redownload.

Now what? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
Flash away!!!

Just from our thread today....

maybe a little more research before you start, just to get use to terminology and what does what.

I find it addictive, there is some trial and error, but i just can't stop flashing :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh boy. I am a bit scared. xD Okay it's 4:22AM. I'll return "later" (possibly after noon) and then try to do this (while following live and posting in the thread for assurance).

G'night/G'day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davefromohio:
good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Not to sound mean, but the reason you feel scared is because you haven't done enough reading so you can understand what you are doing. Additionally, you are planning to use a toolkit, which, like any shortcut solution, does not show you what it's doing step-by-step.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Well, I do agree. The thing is, if I do it manually, I am scared I will do one of the steps wrong somehow (and trust me - people like me will ALWAYS find a way to get even the simplest of things wrong) and end up bricking my phone.

I once bricked my laptop when trying to flash its bios. Had to RMA TWICE before I got it right. >.>;

That having been said, I don't want to take chances with my cellphone, especially because by doing this, I am voiding my warranty, meaning NO RMAs or anything of the sort.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uansari1:
Your adb issue is that you haven't installed the proper drivers. You have to install the drivers twice..once for adb and once for fastboot.

As for the image from Google.. you DO NOT have to unzip it. The toolkit will do everything for you..just go through the options and choose that tgz file..it'll do the rest!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
I installed the drivers using the toolkit. o-o; And I kept trying to uninstall and install it again to see if it works. Or does the toolkit not install adb drivers? Because fastboot mode works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Again, what you would have learned if you had done some reading, is that you CANNOT brick your phone using the manual method I linked to, even if you type in the wrong commands. You could even flash the wrong image and it wouldn't brick your phone. It is extremely difficult to "brick" your device. Flashing a Galaxy Nexus is not like flashing a laptop BIOS, nor like flashing an HTC device, both of which are easily bricked. That being said, you are willing to trust a toolkit that someone else made, and hope that it flashes things right for you?

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A good example of you not knowing what the toolkit is doing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Well, you got a point there, I guess. xD Fair enough. Okay, show me the way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Follow the instructions in the first post of this thread. (Don't worry about the part telling you to back up your current build -- there are already a few stock yakjuux backups floating around.) Just make sure you copied all your pics/songs/etc you want to keep to your computer before starting. Everything is there step by step. And given that you have the fastboot driver set up, you can skip the part about installing the drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright. All I really need, backup-wise, is app-data (like my Google+ sync account and its login/password, and browser passwords). So I synced my browser/contacts/etc. using the Google+ sync thing, and then copied the entire contents of my cell's Internal Storage to my PC. So I guess I am set, huh? xD

Alright, gonna follow the guide and post here the results as I go along with each step.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Yes, all set.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
And if I ever need to revert back to the Rogers/Samsung line of updates for whatever reason, I can easily just find a build somewhere, right? o-o;

*still following guide*
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Here it is. Although I highly doubt you will ever need it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright, thanks. Now, it says to extract the .TGZ using "7zip, and not winzip or winrar or whatever." Is there a specific reason for it? Also, I already extracted it with Winrar yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
If you have all six images, you are all set. 7zip does not screw up as much as the other programs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Wait, six images? When I extracted, all I got was:

bootloader-maguro-primelc03.image

flash-all.sh

flash-base.sh

image-yakju-jro03c.zip

radio-maguro-i9250xxlf1.image
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
extract the other .zip it will have all the other images in it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh. Yeah, checked it - it has four images in it. Wait, I thought I wasn't supposed to extract it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
if you are following efrant guide, extract it. you flash each image individually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh, I see. Alright. Let's see...I am now on step C6.

EDIT: Changed D6 to C6. I am on C6, not D6.

EDIT2: How do I open command prompt in a folder? I know how to open CMD from the Start Menu, but Iunno how to change directories.

EDIT3: Okay, so I googled and found the command CD, and changed to the appropriate directory. However, it doesn't recognize "Fastboot" as a command. :S Derp?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Three things:

1) If you edit posts, we don't get notification of it. Post a new post.

2) Did you do step C2?

3) Did you read Note #1 at the top before Part A?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Sorry. Most forums don't allow double posts; they frown upon that. Didn't know. >.<

Oh, platform tools yada yada? Forgot to download that...eheheh...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
An easier way to open the command window where you want it is to hold down shift and right click (in the folder of your choice). Then choose "open command window here"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
DERP. Wish I knew that earlier. xD Oh well.

Also, I downloaded the, uh, platform tools v19 and stuff and put it in the directory. Stupid question, but do I run (and install) adb.exe and/or fastboot.exe?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
No. Follow the steps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Mk. Oh hey, fastboot devices works now! Ha ha! So it's the dll files, I am guessing, which serve as libraries and contain the command and whatnot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
correct. you dont need to install fastboot. just the drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Okay, so it in the D section, it says I need to flash all six images. However, in the notes below, it says that for Yakju, I need to flash system and data only. What do?

I downloaded Yakju 4.1.1 (JRO03C) from Google Developers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
No, the .dll's are for ADB. What you are doing when you type "fastboot devices" is that you are running the fastboot.exe file and supplying the parameter "devices" to it.

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ALL SIX.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright. So, I flash each image, and reboot after each image flash. Seems simple enough. And after that, I need to lock my cellphone back up, right? How do? I want to do it for security reasons. *haven't unlocked and done the flashing yet*
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
if you want to lock the bootloader:

fastboot oem lock

after you are done flashing the images. keep in mind, if you ever unlock the bootloader again to flash custom roms, etc you will lose all your data again as the phone will be wiped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
If I ever flash my phone again after this, it'd be back to the Rogers/Samsung-line, and it'd be only for warranty reasons, and of course, I'd follow this guide and back everything up. :3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh god, I am a little scared. xD Wait, so when I boot into fastmode in my cellphone, there's START, Restart Bootloader, etc. Do I do anything with those, or do I touch nothing and just flash like a boss?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
that is fastboot mode. you dont need to do anything other than in the cmd window type the fastboot commands.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Touch nothing and flash "like a boss."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Kudos for using "like a boss" in your post in quotation. :P

Okay, here goes nothing...literally. What's the worst that could happen, right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You could screw up your device so royally that it would be unrecoverable... /joking. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
;_____________; HHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNGG! Okay, I am gonna do it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Tried to do fastboot oem unlock.

Got error:

...

FAILED (unknown status code)

finished. total time: 1.120s
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Nevermind. Saw the prompt on my device. Chose accept. LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED. Okay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Okay, got error when tried to flash the first image.

writing 'bootloader'...

FAILED (command write failed (invalid argument))
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
you are typing:

fastboot flash bootloader nameofbootloader.img

correct?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Do you have "hide file extensions" turned on in windows? If so you probably have the file named xxx.img.img.

Check the file name and make sure you are typing the command in correctly. It is fastboot flash bootloader nameofbootloader.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Yes. http://i47.tinypic.com/315mz9l.png
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
And make sure all the images and fastboot.exe are in the same directory.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Refer to my last post with a screenshot. xD I have everything showing there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Based on your screen shot, you did not unlock your bootloader. You need to run fastboot oem unlock again.

EDIT: it is probably because you have "hide file extensions" turned on. That should be off in windows...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
When it failed, I saw the prompt on my cellphone, and I clicked accept. At the bottom, it says in red:

LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
On your computer, turn OFF "hide file extensions"...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
How do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Okay, nevermind, found it. Okay, so the filetypes are showing, and I see no problem - I entered it into the command prompt just like I am supposed to.

So, what do I do about the error? :S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You shouldn't be getting an error now. Don't worry about previous errors...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
So I flash the first image file again? Okay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh hey, now it worked! OKAY. ON TO THE NEXT ONE....after I reboot, of course.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You only need a reboot to the bootloader after the bootloader and radio flash. No need to reboot after you flash the other images.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Alright. Also, skipping 8a and 8b because not Verizon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
As per the step-by-step... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Failed to write system.img. Why.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Tried again and it worked. Okay......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Failed to write Userdata.img. Tried three times, still failed. :S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
It seems to me that you haven't full read the how-to before trying the steps -- seems like you are reading each step as you go along. You should have really read the guide and got familiar with what is going on before attempting...

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Are you typing Userdata.img or userdata.img?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
I guess. :S But I already did everything that I need to do. I unlocked, flash the previous images and rebooted where needed, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
userdata.img, because that's what the file is named in my folder.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Give me a screenshot pls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
http://i46.tinypic.com/x4g236.png

CAPTCHA: Too Many Cooks. Loooooooooooool....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Weird. No worries. Just type this, and go ahead with step 11 (forget about step 10):

fastboot erase userdata
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Actually, something interesting - I did fastboot erase userdata, and then tried flashing userdata.img again, and it worked. o-o; Huh... Well that's good, I guess.

And now to step 11...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Here we go again...

Failed to write boot.img. :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Very strange. There must be something set up wrong. In any case, try the same procedure:

fastboot erase boot

fastboot flash boot boot.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Surprisingly, it still failed to write. The fawk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
This is very strange. I have never seen that before.

Try rebooting and then flashing:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot erase boot

fastboot flash boot boot.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Okay, that worked. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
DONE! OOOOOH NEW BOOTING SCREEN. Wait, how to relock my cellphone, again? D:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Read the notes in the bootloader section. Reboot into fastboot mode and type: fastboot oem lock. Although there is no need to lock.

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Congrats on going through the tutorial! Now, if you every have to do it again for any reason, whether on this device or a different Nexus device, you will have somewhat of an idea of what to do. Hope you got something out of it! ;)

Signing off!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Thank you SO Much for all the help. You have no idea how thankful I am for your help (and the few other users from this thread). Thank you so so so so so much, and i hope this thread doesn't get locked down or removed. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
well, ya have been busy

Nice work
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] orieoke:
Hi! All...

After I did a lot of flashing (sometimes 4 times in a week), I get this strange.

I'm sure, I'm in 3G coverage area. So, I always set my Network Mode to WCDMA only. As usual, I can access to the internet but for this time on stat bar I get no signal icon like this:

View attachment 1228352

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I guess it's because of simcard, then I change with other simcard (different provider), but the result was same - connect the internet but get no signal icon.

Then I tried to install with custom rom and flashing to stock - doesn't change.

Is there any hardware which is broken?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] orieoke:
Concl.

Set Network Mode to WCDMA Only:

+ connect internet

- USSD and sms not work
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] jainsavan:
Bt i think 3G myt hav got deactivated so just check once...:confused: Bcoz its showing GPRS connected. Even the same thing happend to me. When i shift to 3G i.e WCDMA i dont get signal and as u said USSD and none of them works. But this happened to me once my 3G pack finished and my 2G pack was started. So could be problem with operator.:D Try in GSM it would surely work. These days operator came to knw our many tricks..:D So when we change to WCDMA we dont get 3G signal..:D They don't let us use 3G unless we hav activated it..:):good:

Got it?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] orieoke:
Hmm... How to check if our 3G have activated?

I try the simcard in modem device, the signal get 3G/HSDPA and works well to surfing.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] jainsavan:
Actually 3G can be checked by changing to WCDMA by as I think it is not activated so its not showing. N coming to modem.. some modems r unlocked. N it works as only 3G modem. So dats y its showing iin modem. Hmmm but even I experienced same. N came to knw that only if 3G is actiavted we get signal. See as I said.. I wasn't getting signal.. so I activated 3G for one day n for that whole day I got 3G signal. So I think only dat could be probs.. ttu to search plans reg ur operator in net for one day. N try den hope u will get signal of 3G:confused::thumbup:

Hit thanks if that helped u:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DJR0D:
Ok....i have a Skyrocket that i got that was already ROOTED. But i didnt like the launcher....so i used the Odin and put the Original non root firmware on it then factory reseted the phone. Now im on a stock ICS 4.0.4.

NOW...the phone is unlocked and im using it with T Mobile. But im only getting a Edge "E" signal....which is slow as sh**. My question is....(May be a dumb question but worth asking)....can i keep this Stock Firmware and flash some kind of Radio over it to get 3G/4G? Or do i have to flash a custom ROM to get that? Love the phone...hate the edge tho. By the way....i have the SGH- I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
first check your apn settings.

you have to flash a custom recovery first, then root it so you can flash a different radio, third link in my sig, you can flash any ics radio, there in my first link in my sig.

check your apn settings
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] eagle0042:
Might take a look at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1783795
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DJR0D:
Im gonna check both of those out. But to be clear....after i install CWM....then ROOT...ill still have my Stock firmware on the phone after that right? I did yesterday. Then from there what? Clear cache and flash the Blaze Mod Radio on top of the stock 4.0.4 firmware? Is that possible? Thats what i really wanted to know. I did that last night and got my signal all messed you. But i used the Blaze Radio without the "Mod". Which they said was the wrong one.

Main thing is....i wanna keep the same stock firmware i have now....but just add the Blaze Mode Radio to it. Thats what i wanted to know.