[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Creative:
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DISCLAIMER

Modifying or replacing your device's software may void your device's warranty, lead to data loss, hair loss, financial loss, privacy loss, security breaches, or other damage, and therefore must be done entirely at your own risk. No one affiliated with the CyanogenMod project is responsible for your actions. Good luck.

NOTE

- If you are not using a Verizon Wireless branded device on Verizon Wireless, you must follow the steps below to reboot into bootloader and then enter fastboot oem config carrier vzw to ensure proper data operation.

- Unlocking the bootloader on a Nexus device will automatically wipe all device data.

- Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock one.

INSTALLATION

UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER

- Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.

- Enable USB debugging on the device.

- Connect the device to the computer through USB.

- From a terminal on a computer, type the following to boot the device into fastboot mode:

- Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing fastboot devices

- If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation on cyanogenmod website - If you see "no permissions fastboot", try running fastboot as root.

- From the same terminal, type the following command to unlock the bootloader:

- A disclaimer will display on the device that must be accepted. Use the volume keys to cycle through the options. Pressing the power button should confirm your selection.

- If the device doesn't automatically reboot, reboot it from the menu. It should now be unlocked. You can confirm this is the case if you see an unlocked icon at the bottom of the Google boot screen during reboots.

- Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging on the device to continue.

INSTALLING RECOVERY

- Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.

- Connect the Nexus 6 to the computer via USB.

- Make sure the fastboot binary is in your PATH or that you place the recovery image in the same directory as fastboot.

- Open a terminal on your PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing

or by using the hardware key combination for your device while it is powered off.

- Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing

If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See documentation on cyanogenmod website

If you see "no permissions	fastboot", make sure your UDEV rules are setup correctly.

- Flash recovery onto your device by entering the following command:

where the latter part is the filename of the recovery image.

- Once the flash completes successfully, reboot the device into recovery to verify the installation. Boot to recovery instructions: Hold down the Volume Down button while booting, and use the menu to select Recovery.

INSTALLING CM12

- Make sure your computer has working adb.

- Copy zip to the root of /sdcard:

- If you are not already in recovery, boot to recovery mode now.

- Hold down the Volume Down button while booting, and use the menu to select Recovery.

In Team Win Recovery Project, select menu choices by tapping on the appropriately labelled button.

- Navigate to /sdcard and select the CyanogenMod .zip package.

Follow the on-screen notices to install the package.

- Once installation has finished, return to the main menu and select Reboot, then System. The device will now boot into CyanogenMod. Note that the first boot after installation may take 5 - 10 minutes

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