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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stickplayer:
This failed for me on a brand new Nexus 7 (32gb, wi-fi only), where one attempts the fastboot. I get to the fastboot screen just fine, but the device is not being recognized by the Win computer. It IS recognized when the device is fully booted, but when the nexus is in fastboot mode, connecting makes Windows say the USB device is not recognized. Windows goes on to claim the device has "malfunctioned".

Device manager shows it as "Android Bootloader Interface", but with an exclamation mark, saying "this device cannot start".

If I let the device boot normally, it appears as "Android Composite ADB Interface", and it works fine.

So fastboot mode DOES NOT WORK, at least in this device. This is a brand new Nexus7, which has only been updated to 4.2.2 - nothing else has been done beyond basic setup (email address, wi fi).

I also have a Nexus 7 I bought 3 months ago.This one was successfully rooted without any problem with the Nexus 7 toolkit. I tried the fastboot mode on this on, and the Fastboot mode IS RECOGNIZED SUCCESSFULLY by Windows.

This suggests the problem is NOT my drivers, because if it were, neither Nexus 7 would work. The fact the new one fails, while the old one succeeds, implies something has changed in the latest versions of the Nexus that makes this not work? This new Nexus also fails in the Nexus 7 toolkit on every fastboot operation attempted.

I really don't know how to proceed. This Nexus arrived TODAY, brand new, and seems to work just fine, but cannot be used from ADB mode Fastboot - it simply isn't communicating, in that mode, in the way the Windows drivers expect.

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On step 9 - loading clockwork touch - is there supposed to be any indication, either on the tablet or in the cmd window, that anything is happening? I've put in the command, and yes, hit enter. Nothing is changing in either place - nothing to tell me that anything at all happening.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwilpstra:
I recently had another N7 connected to my computer and I believe that it tried to automatically reinstall drivers... It's easy enough to go through device manager to manually install mtp/adb/fastboot drivers for another device as long as you have them downloaded... This is probably what you will need to do....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamiksu:
Wanted to ask..

If i were to root this.. and in some later date decide to go back to my stock,

is it possible for me to do so?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitalemontea:
Once I do the command and hit enter, I then go to recovery mode on my device but when i click it , it says no command
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_:
HELP!!

I need help getting passed step 8
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucf15:
To go back to stock, do I just flash a stock boot image and 'de-root' using the option provided by SuperSU?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeldergoth:
Ack, no CWM files on SD...

baleeted. im a dumbass. rooted successfully.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fre1102:
Can someone tell me what

"android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory"

is?

Is that c:/android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory? Something else?

Is it supposed to be "android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools" verbatim, or am I supposed to replace "windowsplatform" with "Win8" or something.

I'd like to get root back.

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Entering this command just as it's typed above produces:

"'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file."

Removing the first three words, "fastboot flash recovery" returns a pop-up that says the disc image file is corrupted.

Is there an another way to do this? This tutorial is extremely poorly written.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whaleshark345:
Thank you so much you helped me root
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eve_brea:
What's this about "backup your data" ? i don't understand. What data exactly?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoullessGinga:
The link for the recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.3-grouper.IMG isn't working
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxysm:
Thid method still working? I juet bought a nexus 7 ^.^

Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.

"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpancorbo:
Thanks for your contribution!

I'm new to Android, but I'm an experienced user of Linux systems. So, I appreciate your post because I didn't notice that the whole thread is about rooting Nexus 7... from Windows!!!! It is not mentioned at all.

But, because my condition of Android newbie I ask you for a more detailed explanation: which steps had to be made on the Ubuntu-box, an which of them on the tablet; when both devices must be USB-linked; and so on.

TIA!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pramodb:
Can this method be used to root galaxy tab 2 10.1 p5100 android v4.2.2 updated using CyanogenMod:confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentfazexx:
Does anyone have a flashable zip for the latest version of CWM? I'm still on 6.0.1.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
I have rooted my Nexus 7 with Locked Bootloader,how can i install CWM? :confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djgromit:
I don't think you can. I think that you have to have the unlocked bootloader in order to flash ROM's, recoveries, kernels, etc...

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If the OP could just include these steps in the directions, I think it would save some trouble. I didn't realize that I needed to unlock the bootloader until reading further (granted, I could have saved myself the trouble by reading the whole thread). For me, it was a minor inconvenience to realize that I'd have to set back up and redownload the recovery img.

You are correct that they are easy steps...I just didn't know I needed to do them, and it would be great if they were called out as a prerequisite.

I know you're not the OP, and have just very helpfully provided the steps to unlock, so THANKS!

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Once I figured out that I needed to unlock the bootloader before starting any of these steps, it took me about 2 minutes, thanks so much!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
But i can root it without unlocking bootloader...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baswazz:
I just want to root my Nexus 7 tot install Adaway. Am i able tot update The stock ROM when google release Android 4.3?

Verstuurd van mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrrinFox:
Issue...

Not sure if you missed this or if it was a mistake or something, But I had to run

fastboot oem unlock

first when i was on android 4.2.2, because flashing recovery failed with "Locked bootloader!" anyways. just a small issue :victory:

Thanks for the tutorial!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cestdiego:
Man, just use wugfresh's kit :) for the nexus 7...install the ROM you want, and then if you want 4.3, just go back to stock (remember to backup everything with something like Titanium BackUp and store it in some place safe ) to get the OTA (Over The Air) update. It's just one click away in the software I mentioned.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmwinn:
When sending the command:

FASTBOOT FLASH RECOVERY RECOVERY-CLOCKWORK-TOUCH-6.0.2.3-GROUPER.IMG

I receive the following message:

SENDING 'RECOVERY' (6530 KB)...

FAILED (STATUS READ FAILED (TOO MANY LINKS))

FINISHED. TOTAL TIME: 0.024S

What am I doing wrong?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmwinn:
My mistake. The above error occurred because I was using front USB port on the PC. Be sure to use a direct port on back of PC... it can make a difference. Unlocked, recovery installed, and rooted. THANK YOU!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capitansky:
thanks I'll try this method for root my nexus into CWM
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deejinfla:
What is this and how do I do it?

Step 3 - Download Fastboot and extract it in android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory. Create directory if not already there.

Is there ANY chance that you know where I can get idiot instructions on how to accomplish all of this?

I have root. Pretty sure the bootloader is unlocked (little open padlock on startup).

I can finally get the darn thing into recovery.

CANNOT get zip files to work. I get an error code

E:Can't mount/sdcard

I( have been working and puzzling over this for over a week now. I have been to every forum I can find. I have downloaded apps from everywhere. I have TONS of files sitting on my desktop to accomplish this. And I am getting nowhere.

Any advice?

Thanks.

deejinfla@gmail.com
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElYukiPR:
I came from GS3 (never have to UNLOCK the bootloader... ODIN do it everything on a single CLICK). So, I was confused :confused: about a Bootloader locked error in Step 9. Finally I find how to unlock the bootloader :D. I suggest, for the benefits of newbies like me, to includes in this guide right before STEP 1 [Be sure your bootloader is unlocked before proceed]. Just a suggestion.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandaman96:
I didn't bother with the PPA. I downloaded the full SKD from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#linux-bundle

fastboot is included in the adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20130717/sdk/platform-tools folder.

It did take me a while to realize that fastboot had to be run as su. So step 9 was:

9a: sudo ./fastboot oem unlock

9b: sudo ./fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.3-grouper.img

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My first time around, it wouldn't mount my sdcard either. Not sure why. I just restarted, went back into fastboot, back into recovery and then it mounted and installed from the sdcard fine.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentfazexx:
You realize that post is like 9 months old right?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnAndroidUser:
Step 3 - Download Fastboot and extract it in

android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory

. Create directory if not already there.

This is the part where I got lost, at the part in blue. I switched off my nexus and entered fastboot. But I feel like this step, or one right after it, is what got me lost.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drake008:
Will this also work on 4.4.2?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipermn96:
Is it 4.2.2 or is it 4.4.2?

I am confused. Does Android version 4.2.2 exist? My Asus Nexus 7, Model ME370T, Build number KOT49H, Kernel version 3.3.10-g4776c68, says that the Android version is 4.4.2. I want to root my device but after attempting to root it earlier today and getting it stuck in safe mode after trying to root it using wugs toolkit and then having to flash the stock rom to get it back also with wugs toolkit I learned that there are two boot loaders with the same number that are different internally and now I read that there is an Android version 4.2.2 and the rooting instructions on this page apply to THAT version...so I want to be sure that you are not referring to Android version 4.4.2 so I may look elsewhere for instructions for rooting my device with Android version 4.4.2 and if there is an Android version 4.2.2 then could you kindly point me in the right direction for rooting instructions for my device described above? Please?:confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
Hi, vipermn96...

Not quite sure what's your asking here, but yes, there is an Android version 4.2.2 (JDQ39)... which was released by Google around February/March last year (2013). Since then there has been Android 4.3, Android 4.4 and the current version... Android 4.4.2 (KOT49H).

Regardless of version, rooting is the same...

** Unlock the bootloader.

** Fastboot flash a Custom Recovery (CWM or TWRP).

** Download to the Nexus 7,

Chainfire's SuperSU root updater .zip

** Boot into the previously fastboot flashed Custom Recovery, and flash the SuperSU updater .zip.

** Reboot - you're rooted:cool:.

Rgrds,

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getnrdone:
Thanks for all the info guys. I am contemplating rooting my nexus.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANONYMOUS India:
Videocon a23 root

Sir,ihave videocon a23

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i don't know how to root this....and i need the suitable update and cwm zip..

Thank u....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED_:
I've got to Step 11. But it won't go any further. It says "Cant mount /sdcard/. It also said can't mount /cache/recovery at the start.

Any ideas?

Rebooted recovery and still the same thing.

Edit: Don't know what the hell happened, tried to reboot recovery again and I now have an Android logo on the device with a red error triangle. God dammit.

I can get into fastboot, but that's about it.

EDIT 2: Very bloody odd. I left it on the Error triangle screen for a while and randomly just booted into the phone, with a setup menu and stock Android. I'll see if I can try and get into Recovery again. The red warning still comes up when trying to go into recovery so I assume I have to flash it again? Going to wait for some advice before taking anymore steps now.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfaas12345:
Thanks root worked for HTC One X (international) on stock android 4.2.2 with sense 5.0 !!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a_ussa:
android 4.4.4

I know it says it is for android 4.2.2 but, will this work for android 4.4.4 ?

Thank you.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenshiro79:
Good day to all.

Let me explain what is my problem!

I have a wifi N7 2012, but, its MicroUSB port is defective. Unfortunately does not allow me to connect to the PC, I tried several times but it connects and disconnects constantly. So in a nutshell I can not use the N7 connecting it to my PC.

I am constrained to do everything via the app. And here is my question!

Is there an application to the root?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
Hi, Kenshiro79...

You could try Towelroot, available here...

https://towelroot.com

It's an APK (app) that you download and then sideload (install), and then run.

As I understand it, it runs a kernel exploit in order to root your device.

Although ostensibly developed for the Samsung Galaxy S5, there are many reports that it will successfully root other devices as well.

Here are some links to interesting articles about Towelroot...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2790108

http://lifehacker.com/towelroot-roots-android-kitkat-devices-in-one-tap-no-p-1592226618

http://theunlockr.com/2014/06/24/how-to-root-your-android-device-towelroot-method-video

And there are many other articles you can Google for yourself.

I have no idea if it will root the Nexus 7 though (mine is already rooted, via the traditional method), but it's probably worth giving it a shot.

Good luck, and I hope it works for you.

Rgrds,

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodRevrnd:
I can't get into recovery. It says it successfully flashes CWM, but every time I try to boot to recovery it just sits there on the Google logo with the little unlock at the bottom.

Edit: Nevermind.... Root Toolkit sure makes things a lot easier and more clear. ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yattamove:
[MENTION=5049483]GedBlake[/MENTION]

Great news about that rooting method! Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmcghee:
4.4.4 ?

Same here. Has anyone tried this successfully on the Nexus 7 2012 running 4.4.4? :confused:

TIA,

Jim
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GianDark:
Yes, work with 4.4.4 but you can use Nexus Toolkit if you want, it' s more simple :good:

In any case use twrp recovery for kitkat and not cwm 6.0 and a new superSU version, i have used TWRP and superSU with this method few time ago... But i repeat, use Nexus Toolkit for your security it's automatic ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alessa:
hello

I would put the cwm or TWRP to flash a rom, this procedure is still good or there is another? thank you .
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
You may wish to look elsewhere or start a new thread in Q and A... this thread is very old and largely abandoned.

Thread closed

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izikl79:
Hi all.

I decided to create a new group in contacts, and added about 40 members to it

Now, I went over to contacts to display > customized list, expanded the Gmail account where my lists are located, unchecked the new group and saved.

However, when I check what I'd done on "contacts", I can still see the certain group members I'd tried to hide.

Any Ideas else can I try?

Thanks a lot

Izik
[HTC Wildfire S] DjSpotmeister:
hey guys & girls, ive been a regular site viewer for the past 8 months & only yesterday signed up, i rooted my phone first try & happily installed CM7.2 & i love it its fast plenty of app space with the help of data2... everything works! camera/video/gps/wifi everything!! yesterday i had a play about with alot! of different roms & couldn't quiet find what i was after, im after a CM rom thats updated from 7.2 so anything like cm9 cm10 but has everything working like my current cm7.2 Rom i know its probably a big ask but is there a PERFECT! update after CM7.2 i have alot of respect for all the dev's & i think the work there doing is amazing , before anyone states the obvious Yes! i have searched & even installed most roms & had a play about with them. so any help would be great thanks

Currently running

Marvel

mod version: CyanogenMod-7-20120717-unoffical-marvel

Kernel Version: 2.6.35.13eoghan-cryptomilk-alquez-r1-g0bb9087-dirty

Cheers

Dan - DjSpotmeister
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
yeah you can use cm9.1 or cm10.

cm9.1 has only one bug..the camera issue..its lag little and camcorder record only at 15 fps instead 30.
[HTC Wildfire S] DjSpotmeister:
brilliant can i get a direct link for the download of CM9.1 ive seen so many differant versions of stuff on here its unreal.. i mean ive hurd of punkman's & ben's & sumone elses so many differant names i wouldnt know where to start & thanks again will post a rep[y when its installed & i've tested everything, whats the battery life like on cm9.1?

cheers

Dan - DjSpotmeister
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
yeah sure.you have marvel (gsm) or marvelc (cdma)

here is original cm9.1 link,

https://code.google.com/p/cm9-wildfire-s/downloads/list

(check latest date download as per your model)

and if you have marvel,here is one rom based on cm9.1 it is little fast and also contains some usefull tweaks.you would like to try.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867712

download ICS version(its based on last CM 9.1 alpha 9)
[HTC Wildfire S] DjSpotmeister:
Thank You Soooooooooooo much i went with cm9.1 from the direct link installed Gapps & CronMod-INT2EXT4+_signed i love it! everything works perfect havnt notised any bugs at all best thing i've ever done since rooting & installing cm 7.2

thanks again buddy!
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
welcome mate.happy to help :cyclops:
[HTC Wildfire S] DjSpotmeister:
reallllllllllly sorry to be a pain, is there a task manager build in or do i have to get one from google play?

cheers

dan
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
no,no inbuilt task manager but you can clear recent apps.

just hold home button,you can see running apps

then slide them to clear them.

actually i dont think there is any need of task manager but if you would you can download.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Raunts:
I'm Using XPERIA S and installed AC!D soundmod(im using 4.1.2 hei1125 rom) and my phone doesn't boot up, is there anyway to go into recovery? it only shows jelly bean logo and then freezes. I'm really desperate, please help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
I assumed you have CWM baked in your phone....Restart your phone, after the Sony logo cam out, tap on it many times until booted into CWM recovery
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Raunts:
But there is no sony logo. Im using custom rom as i mentioned before. The only logo i see is that Jelly bean "bean"

Tapping on that doesn't do anything. i tried to boot into recovery in ADB also. cmd says device not found unfortunately :S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Raunts:
Re-locked bootloader and flashed on OFW. This story found happy ending. Thanks to y'all! Raunts
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TecmanGR:
Good morning!

I have xperia x8 and lately I can't slide down the status bar . I installed ADW launcer and I'm able to slide the bar down . The bad news is that after a few minutes it gets stuck and I can't press anything on the screen, it won't even unlock. The physical buttons work normally. If I reboot 2-3 times by removing the battery, the touch screen works normally but again just for a few minutes and then it won't work any further. What should I do???

I have nAa 2.6.29.6-14 and Prime HD 10.0 (I've tried and cm10) with Android 2.3.7

Thank you in advance.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElmirBuljubasic:
R: [Q] Touchscreen won't work..

Wow..i got your problem too..bit judt after reboot..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rxpassenger:
I recently switched my digitizer to synaptics (my cypress one stopped working) and had problems ever since,

it works right when the phone boots but after a while touchscreen just doesn't responds at all.

im also using nAa-14 kernel and tried with alfs but issue persists, can anybody confirm this?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leon1234:
I have come across this problem and I think its with the digitizer as told by rxpassenger.It can be because of a hardware failure or because of a corrupted internal ROM not allowing the digitizer to function properly.

If its a hardware problem then I cannot help you but I have found that this problem is mostly caused because of corrupted ROM.So I know of some fixes that may help.

So follow these steps.It may work:

Power Off the phone.

Take out the Battery.

Wait for 10-15 seconds so that all the capacitors and resistors are fully discharged of electricity.

Put back the battery and go into recovery mode.(Press back button repeatedly when the nAa logo starts coming up.)

Have a full wipe.And Reboot.

If the above method didnt work then try this:

Download a new copy of the ROM you are using.

Go into Recovery and Full Wipe,Wipe Cache,Wipe Dalvik-Cache etc.

Install the new Copy of the ROM.

Reboot and try if it works.

There is also one more method but I dont know whether it will work.I havent used this method and have only heard people saying about it.The digitizer is in the left corner of the screen and if we press and hold that corner for some time the digitizer may start working.But I dont know to how far this is correct.

Cheers,

Leon
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koostis:
Hi guys,

as I am Lithuanian and i need my national input, I have to choose Lithuanian as overall phone language. But since most of the roms' additional settings and some apks are written only in English, the whole interface doesn't look that nice (with mixed languages). So I'm wondering, maybe there is a way to translate the English settings and apks to my national language? Or at least the names? There is that xdaAutoTool, but is it really the simpliest way just to change the word?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ..::WD40::..:
Simplest for translation and renaming apk is tool named "APK Edit v0.4e" but this application is abandoned and don't work on every apk.