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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
See the 3rd icon from the left (USB) in your notification area? Expand your notification area, and that icon should show you Explore/Eject buttons. Tap explore and see if it brings up the built in file manager and the files in the USB drive (it does for me).

You may want to try ES explorer and see if that allows you direct access to that drive as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madjandle:
I have a question that I hope someone might be able to help me with, I've been using Temasek's CM12.0 Build on my Nexus 6 for for nearly a year now, I decided today that it was time to upgrade to 6.0.1 and Temasek's CM13.0 build as the previous build has been working pretty well for me thus far.

I performed a factory reset using NRT to 6.0.1 without any issue, TWRP 2.8.7.0, SU 2.65 and had to sideload Busybox because it wouldn't flash. All seemed okay to this point...

Until I come to flashing the ROM, I get a "error executing updater binary in zip twrp" message and cant go any further.

I've tried stock kernel, Franco kernel, fresh bootloader install and still I get the same message.

I hope someone can maybe kindly help me out and point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated as I'm beginning to run low on hair to pull out...

Thanks in advance

(also, because my post count is still quite low I can only post here)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
it seems as its been a while since you last flashed.. maybe its time to update twrp recovery?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madjandle:
Thanks for the reply, I've updated TWRP and SU to the latest version, I've tried rolling both back one update prior as well, with the same outcome,

I've re-downloaded the ROM twice over as well in case of corruption, still no joy...

Edit: I had to wipe everything except internal storage, reboot TWRP and try again, although it seems to be taking a very long time to boot for the first time, but I'm over that hurdle now and can move on with my life, turns out I'm just a bit more stupid than I had hoped for.....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trina9:
Since I've figured out flashing pretty good, I would like to start playing around with kernels. The only thing is that there's not much help in setting up a kernel. People will share screenshots of good battery life, then refuse to tell you how they are doing it. Any suggestions on where to start?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
thats because kernel setups are inherently personal. all of our kernel setups are personal, and according to how we personally use the devices. there isnt a "wrong or right way", theres only that way that will have the phone perform how itas needed according to the way that you use the device. in general, if you dont know much about kernels, id leave it as is. as each developer sets up their kernels in their own unique ways. setting up the kernels yourself id say is more on the advanced side. the first thing id do is learn about governors and schedulers, that will help you create your own setups.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCFM:
Noob trying to root (Device is ENGINEERING WTF)

Hello, just got a Nexus 6 as a Christmas present, and I wanted to root it because you know, yolo.

The problem here is when I try to unlock the bootloader ("fastboot oem unlock" n stuffs), it doesn't work.

Dont post me a tutorial or something like that because I tried everything.

The point is that when i turn on with the bootloader it says things that I've never seen before in internet

In the photos that people post, it says AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure) , and mine says "Not Secure", and it also says Device is ENGINEERING , instead of LOCKED or UNLOCKED

so

What should I do?

Thanks buds
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
return it for an exchange, or keep it and enjoy being frustrated with it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCFM:
it was actually a gift

why should i do that?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
or you can use an engineering device, default no root.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCFM:
is there any way to flash or install another ROM?

thanks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no. you need to unlock the bootloader to be able to flash twrp recovery. no twrp recovery, then no custom rom flashing. you cant even flash a factory image with a locked bootloader.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCFM:
well, thanks dude

will keep searching if there's any other way to solve it :/
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
Do I need to root before I flash a ROM in twrp?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no. but you do need to unlock your bootloader to flash twrp :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
Is there any cm or aosp roms (mm) that don't work well with xposed? The OP's don't want the discussion on their threads.

I wanna make the leap from LP to MM but not sure if bugs have been iron'd out

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Xposed itself will technically work with any rom. The problems come from modules that have overlapping features with the rom. For example a custom rom that has navbar modifications won't much like the widely popular Gravity Box module unless the navbar section is disabled in the module. Etc etc etc.

In other words there isn't an answer to your question.

You need to closely look what features are baked into each custom rom and compare them with features in Xposed modules that you use. If there is any overlapping then don't use that module.

Rom developers go nuts about Xposed because of this exactly. There are a bazillion of modules that could cause issues. That's why in general rom devs don't support ANY usage of Xposed.

It still works mostly. You just need to be careful what modules you use.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recoome777:
Help!

I have been trying to learn about rooting for about 5 days or so now.

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 OF1 which can't be rooted. I went online today to see which phones are easily rooted and they said Google Nexus 1. Of course the "1" came out a BILLION years ago and they have the Nexus 6 out now which I was HOPING Google would keep user friendly, but after coming on these forums I'm finding that even Google is starting to lock these phones up tight.

My question is.....I went to the Verizon site today and they have a sale on the Nexus 6 with Lollipop 5.1 on it. Can THIS phone be rooted? I don't want to buy it if it can't be rooted.

AND what is the EASIEST way to root it? I've been online watching videos and reading material about rooting so I know a little bit about it. I have BlueStacks, Wondershare MobileGo, Wondershare MirrorGo, Odin 3, and a whole bunch of other stuff I can't see right now on my comp and don't know what it is. Peeps said I needed this stuff to use other stuff. I tried to flash a kernel onto my Samsung Galaxy S4, but it failed. On my phone in tiny gray letters it said "Write Enable-Locked" so I assumed the new kernel couldn't be "written" on whatever in the heck it writes on. It was fun trying to use Odin 3 though and I really thought I was going to get in, but Verizon has got things locked down tight. No prob, I'll buy an easier to root phone....IF the Verizon Nexus 6 can be rooted. Can it?

I will read all the info on here. You guys who put it up are awesome. IF I get my phone rooted somebody will be enjoying a six pack....or a 24-pack more accurately.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
There are no operator locked Nexus 6's. All of them can be unlocked and rooted. And it's NOT difficult. All you need is to

a) install Android SDK and drivers on your computer

b) download TWRP from their website and rename it to twrp for convenience

c) boot into Android, open Developer Settings by tapping build number 7 times in "about phone" and toggle OEM unlocking on before doing anything

d) boot into bootloader

e) fastboot oem unlock

f) fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

g) boot into TWRP and install SuperSU

That's it. For root nothing else is needed. Some people like to use flashing tools but I don't recommend that unless you already know what you are doing.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
That's funny, I have been trying to learn about rooting for about 5 YEARS or so now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recoome777:
Thanks for the information Akselic. I ordered an Nexus-6 this morning and it should be here Wednesday. Your items a and b seem like no problem, but c thru g I have no clue how to do. I read yesterday what bootloading was so at least I know that. Now how to do it is another matter. I have two days to read all the information on the very first post of this thread for noobs so I'll eat and digest that for awhile. And yes, I'd rather know how to do this stuff the manual way so I can have some real skills to root, unroot my phone myself. If I rely on a One Click Root all the time then I'll learn nothing and know nothing and continually be dependent on my mommy and daddy developers on XDA Forums and I really don't want to be a burden to you guys. It was a great idea for you guys to post tons of noob information in this thread so we ALL can learn all about rooting and have the skills necessary to keep ourselves free in this highly technical world.

Just one question though....does that first message in this thread have all the information I need to know about all that "booting" that needs to occur in your instructions?

Thanks guy.

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lol. Good, now you can help all of US noobs with your expertise.

I ordered my Nexus-6 which should get here Wednesday. I want to make DARNED SURE that I don't get a ROM on my phone that is like Fort Knox and can't be rooted AFTER I root my phone Wednesday, so how do I make SURE that doesn't happen anytime after I root my phone. It sounds like you rooted users get updates all the time, but you somehow don't get those "SuperCrowbarLocked" updates....in the updates. THAT is what I need to know. How do you do it?

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Wugfresh's Toolkit for Windows Operating System

Nexus One-Click Mac Toolkit for the OSX

Skipsoft Unified Android Toolkit for Windows

Ooookay, I'm just a wee bit confused about the above. I have Windows 10 so do I use "Wugfresh's Toolkit for Windows Operating System" or "Skipsoft Unified Android Toolkit for Windows"? Both say for Windows.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
It's your SIM card that determines which flavor of updates get pushed to your N6.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Do you know if there is any evidence to suggest removing the sim card will change which update you get? Or do you need to re-register a different sim to be able to get that to work?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
Yes. If you remove your SIM, you will get LMY47D. Verizon users will get the E OTA (with SIM inserted), if the device was purchased from VZW. Australian carrier users will get the I OTA.

With that said, Verizon users who have a non VZW purchased device, risk having their SIM not working if removed for this.

At least for other US carriers (sorry about that), you can remove your SIM to trigger the D OTA, and reinsert it without any registration problems.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
I have been meaning to ask you some about this for awhile now, as I have no experience with themed apps at all. I have visited the TBO thread, checked out the updater, etc. I use very few Google apps, so I always flash a minimal gapps package - this is the only reason I do not use DU TBO Clear gapps, as clear apps are what Are there apps that are not Google apps that are themed, or apps unavailable in the TBO updater? I'm just curious as to if you push themed apps to system instead of just letting a themed gapps package do all the work for a particular reason - this makes me wonder if there are some apps that gapps can't cover as they're not Google apps, or if your reason is something different.

My main question to you is, what process would you recommend for a user in my particular set of circumstances to use to get some themed apps running? I am hoping to theme the few apps that I use regularly in the simplest way possible, as I upgrade my ROM often and like things to be efficient. I also am curious if I would be able to use a transparent theme, such as Material Glass, that themes the Play Store if I had a themed Play Store, or if this would conflict and cause issues? I have noted the Play Store in Sprite is not themed because TBO offers it. I am curious as to if this is because the two conflict with one another, or simply because DJ didn't find it necessary to theme an app he had already themed for the masses and keeps regularly updated. I know this is not noob stuff, but as this is your thread, you happen to be the person I have been meaning to ask about this anyway, and the quoted portion of your post reminded me of this, I am asking here.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
Great questions...

First off, since lollipop, none of Bryan's themes will touch the play store, inasmuch as they'll always look better using the hard coded variant available from the updater...this is a digression from the other themes, BlackKat and KlearKat (on their way to CM12, by the way) for CM11, but it's a good one. FWIW, the ported variants of black and clear will also no longer theme the play store.

As to other, non Google Apps available from TBO, there are dozens, and they look terrific...One Drive, Dropbox, Flipboard, Netflix, etc, etc. Take a look, as most of these are tap to install, and I personally don't put them in system (the updater app, though, I do put in system, and the DU Gapps package does this as well).

I do typically use the DU Gapps package, but I'll use the one that the dev builds himself if that's available, inasmuch as these can be pushed to system immediately after first boot anyway.

Ultimately, I like having control over the apps that I regularly use, and thus, starting with unthemed versions then pushing the ones I wish afterward gives me that. For instance, yesterday, Benzo rom included a Gapps package that had the newest play store. I didn't flash it until Thyrus had the updated version available. And so it goes. I use themed apps from about 4 or more different themers at any given time, and these are usually ones that always look better when hard coded.

The same applies to other system apps that most roms include, such as Desk Clock (Thyrus), Calculator (clear one from Train88), etc.

As a side note, I'll put Better Battery Stats in system, priv-app, every time, because it works better there, or so I've been told.

Let me know your main, unthemed apps, and I'll let you know if a good themed version exists (Pandora, Spotify, just so many available).

I hope this is of some use.

Good luck!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
Guys how do I flash back the stock 5.1 kernel? Im pretty much stock, rooted, the only thing I changed was the kernel, but I want to go back to the stock kernel
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Extract the boot image from factory image then:

fastboot flash boot (name of )boot.img
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
Could I do it too with twrp? :confused:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
Watch the "." between boot and img. Some noob will see this and try it and came back to you asking "why"....

;)

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No. These .img files are only fastboot flashable. If you look around the general section, you will find a radio thread, which has some (not all) recovery flashable.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
Extremely helpful micmars - I'll be getting back to you about a few apps once I get my theming situation totally straightened out. Brings me to my next question:

What do you do when you have a log and honestly do not even know who to submit it to? I'm dropping calls regularly. It was happening on Benzo, I clean flashed Temasek's CM12 yesterday and it happened again today. I applied a theme that I had been using on Benzo that I thought may have been the cause of the issue as a clean flash of Temasek fixed all my other issues I had been having. I am now unsure if the theme caused the issue as it has happened on two ROMs. I switched theme when I was still on Benzo to a theme I was familiar with and the issue persisted. However, I am not sure if my theme got corrupted from the initial theme - I did not use SQLite Editor, I just applied my old theme and it fully themed, so I assumed no SQLite Editor was needed. Thus, when the issue persisted I thought it was either a ROM issue or a dirty flash issue. I am now on a clean flash of Temasek with the same theme applied that I originally thought might have been causing my issues. I submitted a logcat to the theme dev when it happened on Benzo but I am unsure if anything was found.

Would the wrong radio just cause calls to randomly drop? I haven't had the issue for long, but it is pervasive and I am not sure how to approach it because i don't even know who to submit a log to, but at the same time I do not know what to look for in a log myself. So, what do you do when you have an issue and a logcat but don't know what to do with it? I don't see the sense in giving it to Temasek's CM12 dev as it was happening before, I already submitted a log to the themer, and I don't believe a kernel could even cause this issue (please correct me if I am wrong here). Any advice would be appreciated - I am tired of dropping calls. I am on AT&T and using the 95r radio (D) - if I have read correctly that is the one I am supposed to use. Again, please correct me if I am wrong/if it is not so simple/cut and dry on the radio. I have been using this radio since 5.1 dropped without issue FWIW.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
[MENTION=5964313]wrongway213[/MENTION],

Have you tried flashing back to stock LMY47D or I? I had a problem with dropped calls and missed calls on CM12, and flashing back to stock solved it for me. It seems that some custom ROMs have a problem with handling calls.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks, edited. Was rushing out the door when posting. :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
I came from stock 5.1 to Benzo ROM - I didn't upgrade with a ROM if that's what you are referring to. Or did you have the issue after coming from stock and still have to flash stock and re-root/ROM? I would be up for it if it's a possible fix, just wanna make sure I'm not flashing stock twice for no reason lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
Did you have the problem with dropped and missing calls when you were on 5.1 stock?

FWIW: My situation was prior to 5.1. I noticed the same problem as you, and I was on CM12 at the time. I flashed back to stock and the problem was solved.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
I didn't stay on stock for long enough to even set it up, let alone call anyone. I immediately flashed Benzo ROM - I only ever flashed to stock because I accidentally wiped internal and had to start from scratch. Normally I would have upgraded to 5.1 via a ROM flash (I actually did the first time, this is my second time on 5.1) I also don't think I am missing any call - I have tried to test that using wheresmycellphone.com to place test calls, they always come in. Also no one has mentioned trying to call me and not being able to get through, so I am assuming that I am not missing calls. To summarize, I went from 5.1 Benzo to 5.1 stock back to 5.1 Benzo, then clean flashed Temasek's CM12.1 and still dropping calls after a few minutes. AT&T, 95r radio.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
[MENTION=5964313]wrongway213[/MENTION],

It might be worth trying stock for a couple of days.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
Yup, if you have a flashable kernel template...I may make a set of flashable stock kernels--fully stock (force encryption) and modified stock (no force encryption) for 5.1--and add them to the OP.

Let me know if you have already attained stock your desired outcome, or if you'd like these now, and I'll get them up, straightaway.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
Oh no... Stock is so awful. Is there something you have to do on stock to get it working or some reason flashing back to stock fixes it? I don't mind flashing stock to fix it but I'd rather not have a phone than stay stock for a whole day.. Also hesitant as I have flashed stock already like I mentioned.. I wasn't having issues until days after that. Did someone suggest it to you or you just try it as a guess? Trying to make sure that's the solution before I flash awfulness lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
[MENTION=5964313]wrongway213[/MENTION],

No, stock won't "fix" anything. But it will tell you if it is ROM related. Then you can try another ROM, or talk to the Dev.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
You are taking a very respectful approach to this, and I can assure you that most devs appreciate that. Your quandary is understandable, inasmuch as you do not want to be going around sending a logcat to a host of folks whom may or may not have a reason to read it.

For those whom may not know, grabbing the log is simple enough, an app like CatLog or similar (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat), open the app, grant it root privilege, and do whatever you do that triggers the error. After it happens, filter it accordingly (dialer, error, etc), ie, whatever is germane to the thing that is crashing, expand the full error message, then save the log via Dropbox link or similar host.

Anyway, please feel free to flip me a copy of the aforementioned log, and I can have someone whom would be happy to have a look at it for you, and once isolated, we can post the results here if it turns out to be something that could help many.

As to the radio for AT&T, I believe that you're using the right one, but you can use any radio and you'd be fine (even ones for 5.01).

Finally, I did find and keep an AOSP 5.1 dialer that is supposed to cut down on these phone issues (I can't for the life of me remember from whence it came). It does seem to help. Let me know if you'd like a copy, and I'll link it here.

I hope this helps.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.demarco:
is there a link to where i can find the official releases to flash in fastboot?

i kinda screwed up and need the latest release for verizon.

thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
the att bought nexus 6 is locked to att. but can still be unlocked. by att if its paid in full.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.demarco:
excellent.

now how do i know which is the correct marshmallow version for verizon?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recoome777:
OMG! I was reading this again just to make sure I didn't skip anything and man, your writing style is awesome. You had me rolling laughing till tears came out of my eyes. You really should look into writing fiction. You'd make a lot of money at it. Thanks a lot! lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
I'm still a noob, always will be.

One piece of advice already mentioned but which bears repeating: before you do anything, read post #2 of this thread, then read each and every thread that is linked in that post, along with all relevant threads linked in those threads as well. Don't rush into things or use shortcuts. Making the effort to read and learn before trying to do something or asking for help is essential in order to participate properly in the forums. If you do so from the very beginning, it will also garner respect, rather than disdain, from the experts here who kindly volunteer their time. After a while, having learned a bit here and there, you'll even become a member of the community that contributes as well as profits. Which, in my opinion, is the only way to fly.