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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Android PandaBoard: Linux terminal output for debugging?
My research team is currently considering investing in a PandaBoard for Android b/c we are developing a custom kernel/sys-image and would like Linux terminal output.
Does the Pandaboard give me ...
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Boot custom kernel via phone
I can currently boot a custom kernel (without flashing it) for test purposes by using fastboot on my computer via:
cmd> fastboot boot customkernel.img
Which works great. I've found great kernels ...
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Prevent unauthorized image flashing
I wonder whether there is a way to prevent someone to use fastboot to flash an Android device.
Indeed, while one must be able to turn on USB debug in order to run adb, the bootloader does not offer ...
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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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Enter fastboot commands from an Android phone
I want to do the following without a PC, just directly from an Android phone using a script / Android Terminal:
Reboot into bootloader, and then enter a few fastboot commands
Is this possible?
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Fastboot setserial command
I noticed that a lot of descriptions of fastboot mention a command named setserial which not available in the current version that comes with Android SDK.
You can see the complete list of commands ...
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My Kindle Fire is stuck at the yellow triangle screen after installing TWRP. How can I fix this?
I followed the instructions on the official TWRP site on how to install TWRP on the Kindle Fire. So I did
wget <twrp.img>
adb shell idme bootmode 4002
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery ...
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HTC Wildfire won't boot
My HTC Wildfire will not boot up. When I boot normally with the SD card in, I only get a screen that says "Fastboot" with the options bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader and power down. It says to ...
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Droid2 Fastboot
How to get the droid 2 to enter fastboot?
Running rooted phone, CM7 nightly 239
Power + x gets me recovery
Power + Up gets me bootloader
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Nexus S downgrade with Clockwork Mod
I have a Sprint Nexus S 4G running ICS Cyanogenmod 9. I want to run 2.3.6.
In CWR I've backed up, wipe/erased, wiped Calvik cache, but when I go to install my Sojus 2.3.6 file I get Installing ...
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Where does the Fastboot pull the information from?
I have a Motorola Xoom MZ601 but which is a GSM Wifi model. 3G on Xoom is not wokring currently. So I tried to debug the problem and when I did Fastboot getVars I got following info
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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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mounting google nexus s on linux at fastboot mode screen
I have looked at similar questions but could find an answer.
Device: Samsung google nexus s i9020
OS: Android 4.1.2
The phone mounts when the OS has loaded and when there is an option to enable usb ...
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Upgrading HBOOT on an HTC Hero
I am trying to unlock the bootloader of a friend's HTC Hero, and I'm following the official process on HTC's developer website. I got to the point where I give the command fastboot oem ...
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How to recover Samsung Galaxy Fit using software that works on Ubuntu?
I tried to install the new Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Fit, but it got stuck during installation with an error on /tmp/slideloadpackage.zip. Now, my original Android OS lost.
How can I recover ...
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Flashing NAND on Allwinner A13 Dev Board
I'm trying to flash the NAND on my Allwinner A13 dev board, but the I've gotten a bit stuck.
Using ADB, I have transferred the image over that I want to flash, and I'm connected to the device's ...
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fail to reboot the cellphone after flashing [closed]
I successfully built the system.img and userdata.img from the source. Then, I used the following commands to flash my cellphone:
fastboot flash userdata data.img
fastboot flash system system.img
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How to install fastboot drivers?
I have a cheap clone android (benss b3) that I managed to connect to win 7 by editing the .inf file in usb drivers. Now I want to load different ROMs via fastboot. However, when I boot to fastboot ...
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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 ...
