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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
My N6 is currently on stock 5.1.1 LYZ28N, unencrypted, Franco r31, SuperSU 2.46, Xposed v75. I would like to update to stock 6.0.1 MMB29K, unencrypted, ElementalX, SuperSU 2.65, Xposed v79. I was wondering if someone would kindly take a look at my step-by-step and let me know if I missed anything. I'm concerned I may have the order wrong and will end up encrypted, and I can't find the post where I read about it. Much appreciated.

-boot TWRP

wipe data/factory data reset

wipe system

-boot BOOTLOADER

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash radio radio.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot flash cache cache.img

-boot RECOVERY

power+volumeUp

wipe data/factory data reset

-boot BOOTLOADER

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [twrp]

-boot TWRP

wipe data

adb push BETA-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip /sdcard/

install SuperSU

-boot SYSTEM

setup

-boot TWRP

adb push ElementalX-N6-3.07.zip /sdcard/

install ElementalX

-boot SYSTEM

-boot TWRP

adb push XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk /sdcard/

adb push xposed-v79-sdk23-arm.zip /sdcard/

install Xposed zip

-boot SYSTEM

install Xposed apk
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PallyBud:
I haven't updated to MM using this method so please take my opinion with a grain of salt but everything looks good to me. I think you will stay unencrypted but perhaps someone else can chime in to confirm.

I usually go the lazy route and install everything through TWRP and use stock roms like Xtrafactory that are unencrypted and have systemless root baked in.

Let us if your method works because your step by step is very thorough!

Whatever you do don't forget to backup before doing anything [emoji6]
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I need some help here. I have a N6 running 6.0.1. I used wugs to flash recovery and root and unlock. After I done all that I got the corrupt message to appear. So I flashed back to stock 6.0.1 unrooted but I left it unlocked for now, untill I can get this fixxed. My device is functioning the way it should but when I power off the device and power on the corrupt message still appears but it goes away and continues to boot up normally. I have got to fix this because I have to send this device back.

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Should I re flash stock system img
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
That message is Google stuff, and gives wrong info. To tackle this you need another kernel than the stock kernel.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
If I flash a different kernel won't that void my warrenty?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
isnt your warranty already voided?

anyways, that depends where you bought it. if buying from google, they will still honor warrenty if your bootloader is unlocked, with root, and running a custom rom. any other company will say that the warranty is voided if your bootloader is unlocked. too bad that you can lock your bootloader again :p
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I'm unrooted with no twrp recovery everything is stock I just need to get rid of the corrupt message.

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I can lock my boot loader....The device came from asurion with the damn Verizon logo on the back cover.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if you are getting that message on a unrooted phone, then its because your bootloader is unlocked. honestly, i wouldnt relock your bootloader, as having a locked bootloader can cause you issues later on. you can flash twrp, then a custom kernel, and never ever need to root your device. twrp or flashing a custom kernel doesnt need root.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Would locking the boot loader make the message go away? I got to send this device back this Monday because I'm having issues with the back cover and volume rockers.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
i have no idea, probably. or locking the bootloader and a factory reset.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I already tried a factory reset and that diddnt work. I'm affraid if I 're-lock the bpotloader I won't be able to unlock if it doesn't fix the message
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
well, if you are sending it back, then i wouldnt even worry about it. but, as long as you can boot up and enable the oem unlocking option, then you can unlock it. if you cant boot up to unlock it, and dont keep that option enabled, thats when youre screwed.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
With that message I would say that Verizon will be pissed off and I can not take a chance on having to pay for this device if they see that message. Even though it's fully stock unrooted no twrp it's still taking a chance.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
ahh, you have to send it into verizon? that sucks! i thought you were sending to motorola..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I was going too but I ran into some issues with Motorola.

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I need to try to find the files that I need
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Yes, like every system change as unlocked bootloader and rooting.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dingalinglol:
I flashed a factory shamu room for my t-mobile nexus 6 but it can't seem to go higher than 3G when it should be able to reach H+.

Is it possible I flashed the wrong version of the rom? Would anyone be able to help point to the right direction? I do apologize as I am extremely noob to this, all I want is a stock Android phone that is rooted.

Phone is rooted.

Thanks and happy holidays
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
there is only one version of the rom, how can it be wrong? anyways, there are many things that can be an issue. fist, are you set up to use lte or just set to 3g? secondly, is 100% of your apn correct?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
Is there a way to completely go back to stock, so nobody See that I rooted?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
yes.

flash a factory image, bootup, go back and lock your bootloader. done :angel:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
Thanks a lot for your answer.

So there is no status code which cant be reverted like in the moto g?

There is no counter like in the newer Samsung devices?

Nobody See that I rooted, flashed a custom recovery or a custom Rom?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
not like a samsung, no. if your bootloader is unlocked, it will say. lock it and it goes back to normal. if you had flashed a custom rom at any point, then flashed the stock factory image, no one can tell that you ran a custom rom on it, ever.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
But ... we know. [emoji13]
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
well, without unlocking your bootloader, there is absolutely nothing that you can do. its a paperweight now, sorry. sounds like you had some files corrupt.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Man I'm sorry that you had that happen! I tried rooting and what not a few days ago and I had all kinds of problems! My device was actually soft bricked and that scared the **** outa me, so I used wugs toolkit to flash back stock. IV come to realize that this 6.0.1 up date sucks and IV made up my mind that I'm saying by by to this damn device it will be for sale very soon. Gonna go back to the note 3! I will be going back to KitKat and that's were ill remain until all of this crap gets fixxed!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
Guys,

Thank you for your answers. this is really disappointing, although it's not the most expensive, it's not a cheap phone though. damn.

btw, I can boot custom boot.img in wugs, which will remain on the animation. is it a good news or bad news anyhow?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
its no news.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
Rest in the peace my phone then.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
unfortunately.

thats why i tell everyone, even if they dont want root, to enable the oem unlocking option in the developer options. without that enabled, if you get caught in a bootloop, theres nothing you can do you fix it :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
I will enable it on every android phone I see in my life from now on. friends , random people. I just put a gun on their head and force them to turn it on. 400 euros experience .

anyhow, what do you think was the cause of the problem ? any possible idea ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
my guess is that some file got corrupted, which happens often enough to me. but i have twrp recovery installed, and make a backup via the recovery. and if that happens, i just restore my backup, and alls alright. btw, you dont need root for twrp recovery.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
I can run twrp , it runs , but nothing works or it's because my lack of experience or something.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no, its because your bootloader is locked.. but, you have twrp installed right now? if so, there might be a fix for you. you need to format userdata and cache with fastboot(in your bootloader). this might let it boot. if not, you need to push a rom to your phone and then try flashing it in twrp.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Sounds like a good thing to me. Did you try using advanced utilities

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Mine done the same thing, it was stuck on the boot logo, and I flashed the kernel in advanced utilities the system img
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
I can load twrp only with the toolkit. it comes up but almost nothing works. let me fire it up again and tell you exact outputs
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Is the device locked??
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
Yes, it's locked unfortunately -_- :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Aww crap man. Did u try fastboot oem unlock
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
the toolkit uses a one time use version by installing it via fastboot boot recovery instead of fastboot flash recovery. see if fastboot will format userdata and cache.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
I really don't understand , sometimes it says device is Unlocked, sometimes it say it's Locked. wth

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☁ twrp sudo fastboot format cache
< waiting for any device >
ERROR: Unable to create a plug-in (e00002be)
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 268435456
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 1024
Label:
Blocks: 65536
Block groups: 2
Reserved block group size: 15
Created filesystem with 11/16384 inodes and 2089/65536 blocks
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.018s]
sending 'cache' (6248 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.199s]
writing 'cache'...
(bootloader) Not allowed in locked state!
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.229s

I hit power button , it shows as unlocked. I run again

☁ twrp sudo fastboot format cache
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 268435456
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 1024
Label:
Blocks: 65536
Block groups: 2
Reserved block group size: 15
Created filesystem with 11/16384 inodes and 2089/65536 blocks
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
(bootloader) Failed to erase partition
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.002s

Also I can run twrp with command you mentioned. it loads after some red errors of 'Unable to mount /cache , /system, /firmware ....'
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
na, it says locked after bootoader error(why did you get that after formatting userdata and cache?)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behr00z:
I did the most stupid mistake in my life, tried Cyanogen recovery instead of twrp, the phone is completely dead now ^__^ and doesn't turn on at all.

Than you guy, it's over now. problem solved, phone died.

P.S. life without phone is strange, but potentially beautiful
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
Cyanogen recovery? for the nexus 6? there was a cyanogen recovery for the g1 years ago, but thats the only one i know of..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
is the nexus 6 volume rocker supposed to feel loose? i got one from amazon and it feels kinda flimsy.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
There is a bit of play between the button and its slot, but it doesn't feel loose or flimsy to me.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Yup its available on the CM download thread https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=shamu along with the rom .
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Yeah cm uses an outdated version of CWM that is a pita to get rid of last I heard. To be honest I would avoid it. That recovery has not really been updated in years
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
does it make a slight rattling noise if u lightly tap it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
Nope.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
A few hours and it is 2016 (Netherlands).

Wishing everyone in this pleasant thread a happy 2016.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
So to avoid that situation where you accidentally lock the bootloader and end up with a brick, how do you make sure your bootloader stays unlocked?

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazer77:
Make sure enable oem unlock is ticked in Developer Options, don't think there's really any other way.

Off-topic.. your name looks familiar.. skyrocket user a while back?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
No sir
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazer77:
Maybe I was thinking too far back haha.. G2?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
Yep. I use to talk smack to another member. Forgot his name.

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Hey guys I have a old note 3 with a bad SD card slot I wonder if I can flash zips with no SD card
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
so.. if your SD card reader is broken, it can't hold any flashable zips. so you're left with your phones internal storage. if its large enough to hold a flashable file, then you can flash zips.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Ok thanks man!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raiso2:
Guys, pls help me. I set password on my nexus. When I reboot, it ask me a password, but the keyboard don't appear so I can't type them. I tried factory reset, wipe system.... on twrp recovery but can't solve .
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Have you got a backup?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raiso2:
yes. i have restored to another backup but when boot up my phone still ask for password without keyboard to type:(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
my response, you can try changing your password on a computer, but won't be allowed to log in for 3 days. but I don't think that'll work. my best answer would be to do a factory reset. restore your last stuff via googles options, but change your password to a different type of security, like where you swipe different patterns.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raiso2:
Now I can't access to home, launcher... So how can I do a factory reset??
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
in the recovery. power off. now power on pressing down on the volume down button at the same time. this will boot you into the bootloader. now scroll down with the volume keys until it says recovery, then press the power button. that will boot you into your recovery.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
Okay a little guidance needed.

My friend just bought this phone. (I do not believe carrier branded) And it currently has stock lollipop installed. He wants root access and also probably a ROM.

I'm new to this device.

Do I unlock his bootloader install twrp then install ROM/mm radio/bootloader.

Or do I unlock bootloader,

Upgrade to marshmallow? (I think it upgrades to that correct?) then install twrp, a marshmallow ROM

Basically is there any order I should follow?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
you enable the unlock OEM option in developer options, then you unlock your bootloader via fastboot, flash twrp recovery via fastboot, flash a custom kernel and the latest SuperSU in your new recovery, then have root upon boot up. then you can flash any custom ROM in twrp recovery(with gapps, custom kernels, other mods, supersu as well) :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
I'm confused as to why I would flash supersu if I am Just immediately after going to flash a rom? didn't I read in marshmallow you cannot flash supersu unless it is systemless?

Why do I need to flash a custom kernel?

I apologize I am a noob to this device and don't normally rush learning this stuff.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOSTALGIA:
custom kernels allows you to customize the kernel running your phone.. this is needed if your having issues with the stock kernel.. usually a custom kernel will help you eradicate some issues your having if you have one.

and root is need for you to modify system..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
I understand all this. I do not understand why he told me to install one. Or why he told me to flash supersu before installing a new ROM also I believe you cannot flash supersu to system in marshmallow stock ? My original post honestly was should I update first to marshmallow before installing twrp and a marshmallow ROM. and I received a canned response on how to flash supersu and twrp.

I appreciate all the help but my questions weren't answered.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOSTALGIA:
can u start over again and ask the your questions one more time? i still have time to answer before going to work. ill answer your querry as much as i can
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
A buddy of mine asked what phone he should get. I responded a nexus 6.

He wants to install a marshmallow ROM and then root if it is not included in the ROM

He is currently on 5.0 (this is not encrypted right?)

Should I unlock OEM, unlock bootloader, flash twrp, flash said ROM/gapps flash marshmallow radio then bootloader?

Or. Update to stock marshmallow, then install twrp, then ROM/gapps

Does it make a difference? is encryption an issue?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOSTALGIA:
well the phone is by default encrypted..

encryption is never an issue

to make it easier for u. here are the steps i did to root mine.

my n6 is just 3 monts old. got it last october after my bday.

mine was 5.1 by default.

i was also new to nexus since i had a oneplus one prior

because im lazy enough to wait for the ota updates to come, i used wugfresh's toolkit to unlock my device and root it

so now im at stock rooted 5.1

and because i wanted to jump to the bandwagon who gets MM, i asked some folks some help

i followed the simpliest way to upgrade to MM

oem unlock, flash twrp, root (accdg to some this is not necessary)

flashed mm bootloader and radio (since mm bootloader is backwards compatible)

dowloaded a stock based rom like some on the development threads, and there, i got MM.

if your going to flash the full stock firmware instead of using any modified stock rom i would like u to try doing it with wugs toolkit. on that software everything seems to be spoonfed. so it should be easy. i knw some would be against my advice because, most of the guys here do the fastboot method of flashing stock roms, but what im sharing to you is the way how i did it myself
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
So, unlock bootloader simply install twrp, update radio/Bootloader then install ROM.

Got it.

Now to find a twrp flashable radio/bootloader file thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOSTALGIA:
here.. twrp flashable bootloader and radio for MM from dans thread

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087014293
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
systemless root is not a requirement, its an option if you want to do. im on 6.0.1 and do not have systemless root, ive root the old fashioned way.

a custom kernel so that you can get root on 6.0.1. if you do root the old fashioned way on 6.0.1, then you need a custom kernel for root.

and thats alright, we all were newbs once :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
I intend on installing a pre rooted ROM "pure nexus project 6.0.1"

So I'm pretty sure from what you guys are telling me.

I now know all the steps

1: dev options OEM unlock

2: unlock bootloader

3: install twrp

4: flash radio/bootloader for mm

5: install ROM

6: install gapps

7: wipe cache

8:profit

I've done this on numerous devices over the years, this is just not my device. I own the nexus 6 cousin droid turbo and am happily running cm12.1. So I'm not clueless, just cautious.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
radio/bootloader doesn't need to be flashed. and a custom kernel needs to be flashed before you flash SuperSU(for root. new in 6.0.1). and there no point in wiping cache, as it automatically gets wiped when flashing a ROM.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
And i think after flashing the rom and Gapps flash UPDATE-unSU.zip to unroot, flash the kernel and then flash superSU2.66 systemless root zip.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
Not meaning to be a jerk but I like to know the reason I'm doing something...

Why do that?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOSTALGIA:
if you wanna go systemless root then thats the process you have to follow
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I have a question. I have been having trouble with my nexus 6 SD card reader. I recently got one of these. When I plug it into my device it should show Android and lost dir but it only shows lost dir. When I go to miscellaneous then storage it shows this

I don't understand this thing. Before I bout the card reader I made sure that it was comparable with the nexus 6. I could use some help

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I also downloaded the app to SD from google play and it says no SD card detected.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Unless I'm wrong, cause I've never tried this on my N6, but you don't have an SD card, as far as Android is concerned. You have a flash drive. You need usually a kernel that supports OTG, and I don't think stock does. But, I've just read a few options that could work for you,

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/usb-flash-drive-t2988678

And

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/otg-drive-support-t2948223

But pretty sure any SD related apps won't work.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Those links won't open says invalid thread id
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'll try from a browser,

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/usb-flash-drive-t2988678

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/otg-drive-support-t2948223

Forum runner Used the first time. ;)

Not sure though, they work in my apps and 2 browsers.

Edit: try using something other that Tapatalk. Sounds familiar, though I don't use it anymore.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
I don't understand the makers if these devices, it pisses me off so bad, I'd live to kick them in the a$$. So frustrating.

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I'm on VRToxin ROM I believe I'll look around for a ROM and a kernel that supports otg, hopefully there is a kernel compatible with my Peres mirco USB otg flash drive 2.0