Fastboot is a protocol used by Android to diagnose and flash new firmware images on an Android devices via USB. It is part of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB).
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Problem with unlocking the HTC Wildfire bootloader with HTC unlocker
I tried to unlock HTC bootloader by the official tool but I get to the stage when I issue the command:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
Unfortunatly I get error
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(bootloader) [ERR] Command ...
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Extracting the radio firmware image from an Android phone
How do you pull radio images off an Android device? Is there any way to do this?
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fastboot flash recovery doesn't work on HTC Desire
I'm trying to update ClockworkMod recovery on HTC Desire.
Fastboot recognizes the device:
$fastboot devices
HT03PPL04520 fastboot
But flash recovery fails:
$fastboot flash recovery ...
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downloading 'boot.img' while using fastboot to copy ra recovery
In the process of attempting to get Cyanogen MOD onto my HTC Hero. I rooted it successfully, and can connect with ADB.
I restarted the phone with the back key held down and get the fastboot screen. ...
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Can't boot to Clockwork Recovery on Atrix (several methods tried)
I have a Motorola Atrix 4G, with AT&T Carrier. Android 2.3.4
EDIT 11/6/2011: I don't know if this means anything, but I don' have an sdcard in it.
I have rooted it using this tutorial.
I ...
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USB drivers on the xperia play
I'm helping out a friend with rooting Xperia play, I spent 5 hours trying to root it yesterday with him and we couldn't. We tried gingerbreak and z4mod but they did not work, so we tried the fastboot ...
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How do I unlock the bootloader on my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro?
I own a "Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini Pro" (model number SK17i) running Android 2.3.3 (Kernel 2.6.32.8-perf, build number 4.0.A.2.335). It's branded by Orange Austria. I'm looking for a way to root it, ...
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What's the name of the protocol that android devices use in debug mode?
I have a strange Android prototype what we got from a customer. Said customer has forgotten about it, and I'm now fiddling with it to see if I can make it do anything interesting. The device appears ...
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Install zImage on Android 2.2 devcie
How do I install zImage on Android 2.2 device? I have one galaxy tab 7.0 and one NVIDIA Tegra 250 delvel kit.
I was trying to using fastboot on NVIDIA Tegra 250 but I failed.
I could load zImage ...
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Unlocking the Bootloader on a Nexus One with S-On
I'm interested in rooting my (Very recently bought) nexus one, and installing Cyanogenmod over Fastboot.
However, on the boot screen of my device I've noticed the first line tells me that security is ...
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Anyone have an alternative dowload site for a fastboot binary?
I'm working on rooting my android kernel and most sites list http://android-dls.com/files/linux/fastboot as the place to look for the fastboot binary. However, I've been getting a 404 (Page not Found) ...
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How to unbrick/reflash Nexus S using stock ROM, stock tools
I have a Nexus S that seems to have bricked itself. I have never modded the ROM or phone, and it was totally stock.
Now, it boots right int the white Google logo and stays there forever (I let it ...
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How to unlock Nexus S 2.3.3 bootloader without having to wipe all device data?
The usual way is to execute:
fastboot oem unlock
But this will erase all my private data.
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Nexus One can boot only with USB fastboot
After making some changes to my Nexus One, I can't boot it normally, but I can boot it with USB fastboot, like this:
$ cd 1.0-GRI40-nexusone-superboot
$ ./fastboot-linux boot boot.superboot.img
How ...
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Stock Android on Nexus S - “invalid magic code”
I have a Nexus S (2.3.3, GRI54/I9023, bootloader unlocked, clockworkmod recovery installed, rooted) and I'm trying to flash it with a stock system.img that I built myself (no modifications - yet).
To ...
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How to boot into the bootloader when you have ClockworkMod?
I want to upgrade the radio and I'm not sure how to boot into bootloader.
When I try to power the phone using VolumeDown+Power, I do get into the ClockworkMod Recovery, but it seems that this is not ...
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Recovery from fastboot
I have a Sanyo Zio that is completely non-functional but for being able to get into fastboot.
Two questions:
1) I gather that the answer to this problem generally is to install a boot.img from ...
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Will fastboot not proceed with flashing if battery level is below certain percentage?
I'm trying to re-install Clockwork recovery mod (tl;dr: Android 2.3.1+ will reinstall stock recovery on every boot if it's not present).
I had installed it successfully yesterday, but today it does ...
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Installing ROM from Fastboot — Can someone help?
I have a new HTC MyTouch (32A) that I tried to install a new ROM on using ROM Manager. I have done this many times (maybe 100 times), once in a while it goes wrong.
Now, with this one, it can't get ...
