yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] appb123:
I was suggested to flash without an unlock because I'm unable to unlock it. It doesn't reboot the way it's supposed to when i go through the process of fastboot oem unlock. It doesn't reboot it to an unlocked version. :(
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You can't flash it if you're not unlocked. If you can't unlock then that's a problem with your device. You'll probably have to rma it
[Nexus 5 General] funnel71:
After following this guide long time ago I've since noticed that the su binary does not have the setuid or setgid flags set. Does this seem normal to anyone else and should I go ahead and activate them?
[Nexus 5 General] HankEd:
thanks!

Worked like a charm - after, of course, reading & rereading the sequence.

cheers,

Ed

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...now to work on unbricking my EVO LTE. grrr. (still trying to figure out what the "appropriate package" is for my device - have RUU & other stuff.. but this one's eluding me) anyone with a solution, please PM me - thx
[Nexus 5 General] mrelie007:
thanks a lot great guide
[Nexus 5 General] fred2346:
Thanks

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] angied:
Vista Drivers / Not seeing all of local storage

Thanks for the guide, it's really going to help me...once I can get my Vista laptop to see my Nexus 5 properly. I was able to use the UniversalNakedDriver, but it sees the the phone as "Google Nexus 4 ADB Interface." I thought it might work anyway, but when I tried to pull off the MyBackupPro backups, they weren't there. The backup from the migration I tried was there, as was the temp folder, but that was it.

They show up on the phone just fine, under local storage, same place the migration data is. Any idea why I can't see the actual backups?

Is there an updated driver that reflects "Nexus 5" (or generic), instead of "Nexus 4?" Does it matter?

I tried all of the links in the OP, and I've searched, but I can't find an answer (that makes it work), so I apologize if this has already been addressed.

Thanks, all!
[Nexus 5 General] netnguyenvsic:
Thanks........so much....
[Nexus 5 General] fuhayer:
i just want to root my device to install xposed framework just to install vibrate on call connect. do i need to follow all procedure of installing customs recovery or is there a way only rooting without any customs recovery and customs roms etc... ?
[Nexus 5 General] amirsh77:
You just need to unlock and then root, no need for custom recovery nor custom rom.
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
I would still recommend installing a custom recovery. There are ways of rooting without doing so, but having a custom recovery installed can be helpful in many situations (good and/or bad) that you may encounter after rooting.
[Nexus 5 General] ovyxy:
Thanks for your work.

Is the best course....

Sorry for my language.
[Nexus 5 General] arlissnd:
I really appreciate this awesome guide! I usually take the easy, one-click root/unlock/recovery methods. Going through this taught me a lot of useful info. Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] snamer:
Guys, we can just use the program Nexus Root Toolkit?
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Yes you can but it's better to learn and do it yourself. It will help you a lot when you will be faced to an issue.
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
And if you unlock and root manualy you have full control over whats happening ;)
[Nexus 5 General] jcsww:
My experience with an early version of the kit left me having to reflash the device with the Google stock image to get my phone to boot. Doing this manually after that is my preferred way to ensure that doesn't happen again. It doesn't take much to do and you can't brick your device (to my knowledge) from unlocking, installing a custom recovery, and rooting manually.
[Nexus 5 General] arlissnd:
To get into recovery, should I always go to fastboot first? Or can I use the power menu and hit reboot to recovery? Anyone?
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Doesnt really matter, they both do the same thing. I personally find it easier to enter recovery via the advanced power menu so that I can avoid having to mash the hardware buttons.
[Nexus 5 General] :
First and foremost, thank you for this exquisitely written and extremely informative guide. I'm coming over to the Nexus family after being with HTC for many years. What a difference! It is so much easier to obtain root with this device. That being said, I'm very thankful for your guide, as it made my transition virtually painless. I've downloaded all the required files, checked fastboot connectivity, and now, I stand poised to jump into the very active community here. The amount of development happening here makes the EVO LTE community look like a ghost town. I must say, however, that I'm very thankful to the devs over there for keeping a device, nearing EOL, alive and kicking. I'm not a nOOb to rooting, but again, your superbly written guide has made the switch very easy. As a flashaholic, I'm thrilled with the community I have transferred into. So many choices, it's almost overwhelming. Thanks again!
[Nexus 5 General] conquesoextra:
Im really grateful for this explendid tutorial!

I dont know how to express my gratitude, thanks A LOT!!!!
[Nexus 5 General] SartoriXX:
Excellent guide, just come over to the Nexus after having a couple of HTC's (Desire, One X) and loving the phone so far. Thanks for all the tips, appreciated!
[Nexus 5 General] Yegger:
Thank You!!

Dear Chromium,

I just got my Google Nexus 5 not long ago and since I had previously rooted the phone I had before I figured I would do it to this one, since it is even more powerful and rooting gives such advantages. Anyways, I wanted to personally thank you! It worked great, I had a little bit of trouble with the custom recovery I chose, but I figured the problem out. Once again I wanted to thank you personally, great guide, and great for any beginner. I will definitely be donating some to you when I get paid this Friday!

Thanks ever so much,

Yegger :)
[Nexus 5 General] FormeriPhoney:
Hey fellas. I just picked up a red 32gb Nexus 5 after bringing over my lines to T-Mobile from Verizon.

I should receive the phone Friday and look forward to rooting & unlocking. Hopefully this guide does me well. ??
[Nexus 5 General] eparico:
Just got my Nexus 5 yesterday and was able to install a custom ROM in no time. Thanks for the instructions, went without a hitch! Cheers!
[Nexus 5 General] dannejanne:
Thanks for the clear instructions. Was unlocked and rooted in no time.
[Nexus 5 General] swapnilss:
Thank you so much for the guide. It couldn't be any easier than this. I've always been skeptical about using adb. Never tried it on my fascinate. But now I've unlocked and rooted my Nexus 5 easily with this.
[Nexus 5 General] das999:
Bootloader unlocked - but not rebooting

Hi All,

I am new to this forum. This problem may already have a thread but I am not being able to figure out - so apologizing in advance and requesting help. I followed an online instruction of unlocking my bootloader but at the last step when it asked me to fastboot reboot my phone did not reboot but kept on showing me the android screen - for 30 mins or more. I then tried to manually reboot using the 3 finger - 15s vol up and down - but this is still not working. What do I do now???

Many thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Just press the power button for 10-15 seconds and the phone will reboot. Btw you only need volume down and power to get into bootloadermode, not 3 buttons.
[Nexus 5 General] das999:
Thanks - but it takes back to the screen with the green android with the progress bar below. ;(
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Press volume down and power and you will get into recovery, do a data factory reset and reboot.
[Nexus 5 General] das999:
I tried the recovery but it still comes back to this screen. .

And another bit - when I press the up vol button once - there is a message Formatting /data.. at the bottom in yellow .. and it stays like this forever!

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Pressing the power button for about 20 seconds should boot up the phone, if not reflash the stock rom in fastboot.
[Nexus 5 General] das999:
1st Option doesn't do any good.

2nd Option - is there a guide, for the uninitiated, how to reflash the stock rom in fastboot? If so, can you please point me to it.

Many Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Look here http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701. Btw read the first 4 threads in this section well!
[Nexus 5 General] das999:
C:\Users\Pras\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot flash bootloa

der C:\hammerhead-kot49h\radio.img

sending 'bootloader' (42049 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.615s]

writing 'bootloader'...

FAILED (remote: invalid bootloader image

)

finished. total time: 1.797s

I tried to follow it step-by-step.. I am unstuck here - Any help??

Many Thanks.

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I got this image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead Ver 4.4.2
[Nexus 5 General] BirchBarlow:
Why are you trying to flash the radio image to the bootloader partition? That's why it isn't working. What are you trying to do?
[Nexus 5 General] kitoos:
really usefull 4 me,begineer on n5 :U,ty
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
What a nightmare

Ive flashed multiple phones before and never have I had a problem. But I got through this guide to the point where it says go into your recovery and then power off phone... Well when I did that my phone restarted, deleted all folders in the phone (INCLUDING EFS) and now when I plug into comp I cannot put any files on it, it now shows up as a portable device, I tried to sideload .zip file through CWM but it wont work CMD just says no device found... But yet when I first load device on fast boot I can use cmd do fastboot devices command and it is listed.

Im lucky my neighbor has been generous enough to allow me to use their wifi to dl my stock recovery image and I really hope it works. But now IF this works I know what not to do next time. If it doesn't work well I guess im screwed with a 2 yr contract no job (just got laid off) and no phone service at all.

I want my SGS3 back now :(

Any suggestions on how I can fix this? I have VERY LIMITED internet, might as well be dial-up.

Can I flash a PDA using odin on this phone or is that not possible?

I currently have .zip file for seasonic rom for N5 as well as their GAPPS.zip but no way to get it on phone :(****
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
First read this here well to flash the factory image http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701. Read this to install adb on your pc first http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j...OWoMssTikMpokJ6TtwEND5A&bvm=bv.63934634,d.ZWU.

BTW: Odin is only for Samsung devices, Nexus has adb (android-sdk). PDA= fastboot factory image.
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
I do have adb installed and it did work. I tried to use adb sideload with CWM to try and sideload my rom zip but it wont detect device when in recovery only in fast boot, and I can get phone to come on, but no signal (probably due to no efs) I am currently DL stock but it says 2.5 hrs to go and my internet drops in and out, when it drops it will make me restart dl :( so I don't know if I am going to get it, also using neighbours wifi, who are moving out today (its 4 AM here in Canada)
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Try to flash cache.img in fastboot, that may make your phone usable again. Link https://www.dropbox.com/s/96gbfmssabgeaw9/cache.img.

If you realy wiped the EFS folder and didn`t back it up before you need a new motherboard mate.
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
Anyway to tell quickly if I did actually wipe it or not? Like when I plug into computer it shows nexus5 but nothing in folder at all, and CWM says unable to find for all folders that can be mounted...

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also thank you very much for posting that dl link it did show you just did it.... And it says its only going to take 15 mins to dl.

What is the procedure for flashing that??

Ie. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

so would it be fastboot flash cache cache.img? are there other steps as well like reboot fastboot?
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Check if you see the imei in the dialpad *#06#, if you don`t the EFS folder is gone
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
​

All it says is IMEI......

So its done?
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
No numbers? Starting with 35

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
no :(

How do I flash that cache img?
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Thats pointless now , you have to have a new motherboard as your phone is a paperweight as of now. No Imei, MacAdress and other relevant phone data. Sorry mate :) Nothing you can do anymore.
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR A FREAKIN SAVIOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your cache.img saved my imei....!!!!

Sorry I can only hit thanks button 1 time.
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Realy!!!! Wow i`am happy for you mate. Now start reading before you **** up again. Read the first 4 threads in the General section well, i mean it.
[Nexus 5 General] dugie33:
FIRST THINGS FIRST!!! going to store and getting a play card, and downloading titanium back up PRO. lol
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Backup your EFS folder with TWRP and store a copy on your PC and also store a nandroid backup there. Just in case ;)
[Nexus 5 General] htcmartin:
HI all. I have noob question.

When I root phone, only rood, no instal custom rom, or custom cernel. Only root, and use stock room. Will I get official update whit OTA?

When YES, then I lost ROOT? And I need re-rooted phone?

Or OTA don´t work? then i must download rom on official google webside?

Thank you very much for your reply:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
If you only root you can download and install the OTA automaticaly, you just have to reroot afterwards or try to set superSU to survival mode so root may stick after installing an OTA.
[Nexus 5 General] zekozeko:
And if I'm on stock rom with root, twrp and xposed, can I update to ota like this:

1. flash ota via twrp

2. re-enable xposed via framework installer?

It worked on my Xperia, but today my new Nexus is coming so I must prepare myself :)
[Nexus 5 General] McCol1:
Need a bit of help please. Its been a while since i've rooted a device.

Using Windows 8.1, I've downloaded the sdk kit(full version) and followed the instructions, however I am not getting any where after the command prompt on the first steps. Just getting error on unspecified file path. Tried a few times but no luck. What am I doing wrong?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Are you opening a command prompt in the same folder as fastboot.exe and are the files you're trying to flash in that folder too?
[Nexus 5 General] McCol1:
Sorted that part, wasn't opening the cmd in the folder.

Now I am upto the SuperSu stage and when typing the command to copy the zip folder to the phone, I am now getting an error of device not found!
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
It's much easier to boot up your phone and copy and paste the file, rather than adb push it. Then just boot into recovery and flash it. Stick the su zip on /sdcard/download

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] McCol1:
Cheers

Did wonder if I could do that. All done now.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Glad you got it. Keep playing around with the adb push and pull commands though. Some day you might need them and it's good to know how to use them

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Exactly adb commands might save your phone. I had an app that made my phone useless on my S2 and I adb deleted it and my phone was back to normal after that. If i didn't delete it I would have had to delete the entire rom since I didn't make a backup.
[Nexus 5 General] McCol1:
This might be the wrong thread to ask but I'll ask anyway.

One of the reasons I rooted was so that I could use USB audio with my Sony PHA-2 Dac/Amp. I'd read that CM11 would be my best option so that is the route I've gone down.

When I connect the Dac to the Nexus the music stops through the speaker but getting nothing from the Dac. Is this just a case of my Dac not working with this phone or is the USB audio implementation a bit hit and miss? I know that not all dacs will work with android phones.
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Definitely not the best place to ask. Try posting in the q&a section instead. You'll have better luck getting answers there.
[Nexus 5 General] jball:
Sounds like you need to start over

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2513701

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Wrong post McCol1 not the person I was try to help.my fingers moved to fast for my eyes and I can't edit my above quote.
[Nexus 5 General] RASEVEN:
Can you root before unlock bootloader? I wanna try the CF Auto Root instead of nr 3 as described....
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
What? nr3? You can not root without unlocking the bootloader

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
nr3= nexus rootkit 3 ... i think
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Why doesn't he just follow your guide? I know rhetorical question

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] RASEVEN:
No imeant step nr3 as described. But thnx for the answer. I'll first unlock bootloader ;)
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
I'm having this issue too... The device hangs on downloading and the cmd prompt hangs on sending recovery until I hard reboot the phone. I'm using the stock cable and my bootloader is unlocked
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
I think the problem is with your usb port. Try to use a different port, preferably usb 2.0 rather than 3.0.
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
I'll try when I get back home. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
That worked... Apparently 1/2 ports on my PC is 3.0... The other port worked perfect. Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] bojazz:
Thanks Chromium, this is the 1st time i unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, root and flash kernel ... everything works perfect, great guide for begineer :good:
[Nexus 5 General] prairie-dad:
questions about MTP, PTP and older Android versions

Hey Chromium,

thanks for the great guide, which I used last night to unlock and root my new N5, lots easier than it was to exploit my old HTC Desire Z (of sainted memory.) I've flashed SlimKat, Philz, AromaFM, and am just fine, thanks, but have a question. With my old DZ, now on ILWT (a GB rom) when I plugged in to my computer I got a special big notice about being connected, and had to approve sharing files...nothing like that now, eh? And there were no modes, MTP and PTP, so I didn't need to know which to pick...and my sdcard mounted right on my desktop, so I could navigate around in it quite easily, and drag and drop with confidence. Why can't I do that now?! The card does not appear on my desktop, whether in MTP or PTP (though the latter does load iPhoto (yes, I use a Mac, OS X 10.8.) But in MTP, nothing. Any thoughts, pointers?

This is not a big deal, as I can use adp push fine, or sideload, or download stuff to the phone from the web directly...but how to drag and drop nowadays, just in case?

And, finally, when I wish to disconnect the N5 from the Mac, do I need to do anything special? In the "olden" days, I would "eject" the mounted sdcard from the Mac's desktop, or get warnings I was being bad (even though nothing bad ever happened) so now I am a little unsure about what's correct, or recommended.

Thanks,

p-d
[Nexus 5 General] wrothay:
Just followed this guide after reading a buttload of info and it worked perfectly. Thanks! One question, is it safe to remove the ROM and Gapps zip from my internal storage now?
[Nexus 5 General] prairie-dad:
Yup. You can presumably always download them again if you want to reflash for any reason. Keeping a nandroid is always nice, too. I usually keep a few older roms and/or gapps zips on my computer, in case I need to go back...then adb push them to the phone if needed.

p-d
[Nexus 5 General] wrothay:
So now I'm running into this; my phone restarts every so often and without warning. I flashed the Carbon ROM on it if it helps.

This one: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/development/rom-carbonrom-kitkat-t2632141
[Nexus 5 General] TheCybertronian:
The guide works lol thanks a ton.
[Nexus 5 General] dr.eXntriK:
I am a n00b help!

Ok, I just saw that Google provides stock binaries. First of all can someone please tell me what it is?

and secondly how do you flash it onto your device?

I also found a new GPU driver for N5. How do I install that onto the device?
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
To the 2nd question: Flash the zip using custom recovery
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
And to the 1st question, the stock binaries arent really meant for the normal average user. They are the proprietary parts of the android OS that arent open source and must be used when compiling AOSP. So you would only need them if you planned to build a rom for your phone. You dont need to flash them onto your device.
[Nexus 5 General] berniedc:
very good

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] seeker007:
hey ppl,

i recently bricked my nexus 5 with the art selecting which was broken now i can't flash anymore since the sdcard is encrypted by the bug. i can't acces the sdcard anymore tried everything. does anyone have a solution to this?

thanks
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
When all else fails, flash the factory image. Have you done that yet?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] seeker007:
i fixed it by adb pushing the rom zip to a system tmp folder which i could read/write; installed it and restored the backup. I was about to do a factory image but if there was an easier solution that would make my life easier :o

thanks for your reply :good:
[Nexus 5 General] Janez33:
Driver question

If my phone is listed under fastboot devices and isnt listed under adb devices command CAN I continue with BOOTLOADER UNCLOCKING OR NOT?

I had a tragedy one hour ago. I tried to install drivers for adb devices and booted into stock recovery (i succeded after 5 times trying) but then only Volume down button worked and i couldnt get oout of stock recovery mode. It was Wipe cache selected so i clicked Power button. and then it was deleting cache and it was doing for a long long time so i just power down phone and reboot and then my life was ruined.. I saw i dont have IMEI number :S so i ran to my network provider store to help me out but they were useless. so i boot my phone into stock recovery again and clicked factory reset. this time i waited very very long and then it finally done resetting the phone. So i rebooted and i got my imei number back and my life has a purpose again :D
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Yes you can. And in the future please don't quote the op

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Janez33:
Thank you. I wont :good:
[Nexus 5 General] Tooleap:
Thanks! Very useful to know!
[Nexus 5 General] mrcreativity:
Wonderful guide. Thank you so much.

You know i kinda miss my Galaxy S2. Rooting and flashing was so easy. I didn't even need a computer for it.
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
Guys, if I make a Backup using Recovery (pressing left button and Power Button / going up to Recovery / Teamwin / Backup), can I then change the file name of the Backup before moving it to my computer? Or does the file name have have to remain the same?

Also, once the Backup has been transferred over to my computer, can I then delete the Backup from the phone?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You can change the name and move it off your device of you want to. When you are on the backup screen, at the top, you can edit the file name in twrp before you start the backup

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
Thanks mate.

And then when I want to Restore, I just move that file back to Backup on my phone and then Restore from Recovery, right?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
That's correct. I would recommend you keep one backup on your device just in case something happens you have something to flash without having to go through a lot of messing around to get a copy on

Sent from my Nexus 5