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How to flash RA-Nexus Recovery Image [1.5.3] for Nexus One

7 January 2010 18 Comments

Within a day’s release of Nexus One, we have seen a successful ‘Root’ and now a Recovery Image which empowers you with nifty features like creating/restoring a backup, flashing the radio, flashing a custom ROM and many more. It has been an exciting day for the Nexus One!

The famous Amon_RA from Modaco released the recovery image for Nexus one earlier. Here are the steps you should follow to flash this recovery image v1.5.3.

CAUTION : If you did not root your device already, you MUST first do so. Follow this step by step guide.

  1. Download the recovery image from Modaco.
  2. Download this file (Rapidshare). or you can also download them from here(modaco). Extract them to your desktop. You will see two .zip files, extract them both. Place the .img file downloaded from step 1 into the folder ‘1.1-nexusone-superboot’.
  3. Connect the Nexus One to your PC/Mac and turn it off.
  4. Hold the volume down button and hit the power button (while holding the side volume down button). You should see the following bootloader screen (with the word unlocked on top).
  5. Hit the power button once to select the fastboot usb option. Now you should see ‘FASTBOOT USB’ in red.
  6. Now from the files you downloaded from step 2, you will see a folder called ‘1.1-nexusone-superboot’ (if you extracted 1.1-nexusone-superboot.zip that is!).
  7. On a Windows machine – launch the Command Prompt and CD to 1.1-nexusone-superboot folder (type in ‘cd ‘ and drag and drop the folder. Now hit enter.). Type the following (without quotes): ‘fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.5.3.img’ and hit enter.
  8. On a Mac or Linux machine – launch the Terminal and CD to 1.1-nexusone-superboot folder (type in ‘cd ‘ and drag and drop the folder. Now hit enter.). Type the following (without quotes):
  9. MAC - ’./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.5.3.img‘ and hit enter.
  10. LINUX – type ‘./fastboot-linux flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.5.3.img‘ and hit enter.
  11. Congratulations, you just installed the recovery image! You can now create nandroid backups, flash updates and lot more!

How to put Nexus One in Recovery Mode?

  1. Connect the Nexus One to your PC/Mac and turn it off.
  2. Hold the volume down button and hit the power button (while holding the side volume down button). You should see the bootloader screen (with the word unlocked on top).
  3. Hit the volume button twice to select the recovery option. Now hit the Power button to enter the recovery mode!

Features of this Recovery Image (from Modaco):

  • full ADB access in recovery mode
  • Busybox v1.15.2
  • HW-Key navigation (Trackball + Volume-key) option
  • Extended menu :
    • Reboot system now :: reboot your phone
    • USB-MS Toggle :: enable/disable USB mass storage (use when the phone is connected to your PC)
    • Backup/Restore
      • Nand backup :: Make a Nand backup, the following partitions are NOT included :
        • Recovery (to avoid restoring old version)
        • Cache (no need to backup imo)
        • Misc (no need to backup imo + restore issues on some phones)
        • Splash1+2 (no need to backup imo + restore issues on some phones)
      • Nand restore :: Restore a Nand backup
    • Flash zip from sdcard :: Flash a zip update file from your sdcard
    • Wipe
      • Wipe data/factory reset :: Wipe /data and /cache
      • Wipe Dalvik-cache :: Wipe Dalvik-cache both on /data
      • Wipe battery stats : Wipe the battery stats in /data
      • Wipe rotate settings : Wipe the sensor settings in /data
    • Partition sdcard
      • Partition SD :: Interactive SD partitioning
    • Other
      • Fix apk uid mismatches :: Does extacly that
      • Move recovery.log to SD :: Moves the recovery log file to your sdcard. (Use when you want more detailed recovery log information)
    • Power off :: Powers off your phone
  • Scripts available via adb :
    • Nandroid v2.2.1 : enter “nandroid-mobile.sh” to start.
    • sdparted v0.6 : enter “sdparted” to start.

Courtesy : Amon_RA @ Modaco.com

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18 Comments »

  • [Complete guide with Images] Unlock Bootloader and Root Google Nexus One [Mac, Windows, Linux] | iLikeMyGooglePhone said:

    [...] Now head over to this post to quickly install the most famous recovery tool. [...]

  • Daniel said:

    The image in step 4 is corrupted….

  • Kiran (author) said:

    Thanks for the heads-up Daniel. It is now fixed!

  • nexxion1 said:

    BEST tut EVER!!! million thanks

  • Nexus One - Custom Recovery installieren [Anleitung] said:

    [...] hab es nach dieser Anleitung versucht: http://ilikemygooglephone.com/2010/0…for-nexus-one/ aber bekomm im cmd bei der Eingabe C:android-sdk-windowstoolsfastboot-windows flash recovery [...]

  • ffdsfdsaf said:

    I just want to give you a thousand fucking kudos for this tutorial. This is THE ONLY tutorial on the internet that gives a clear a concise set of steps.

    Thank you!

  • Kiran (author) said:

    I am glad it worked for you buddy! Enjoy!

  • denis said:

    It is possible to make al lthis with out using of the PC please ?
    I have only the nexus and the 3G connection for some days.
    Anyway … great tutorial… is on my bookmarks :-)

  • Kiran (author) said:

    Unfortunately not. At least not that i’m aware of! I would recommend using pc…

  • tksdchjw said:

    tksdchjw…

    tksdchjw…

  • Morgan Culbertson said:

    when i try to flash the cyanogen mod in recovery mode – flash from sd card – it gives me the error E:No signature (1593 files) E:Verification failed HELP

  • Paul said:

    I can't get past STEP 11. Everytime I press the power button on RECOVER option, I get a triangle with an exclamation point and a little android standing next to it. I CANNOT access that green recovery mode. Please help me.

    My email is: paulorona@gmail.com

    Thank you

  • vikram said:

    i am also getting the same error, any fix or solution

  • Peter said:

    When i download the image it said cannot mount…whats wrong?

  • kkiran (author) said:

    What step are you referring to?

  • Mofo said:

    On step number 7, I received the following error: 'fastboot-windows' is not recognized as an external or internal command. did i miss a step?

    Also, the img file that I downloaded is version 1.7.0 – does that make a diff?

    Thanks

  • kkiran (author) said:

    What all do you see when you type 'dir' without quotes? I feel you didn't change directory to the required folder (cd)…

    There is no harm trying with this version. I would suggest download the files mentioned in the post for better results since I have verified them…

  • Mofo said:

    NVM I figured it out! Thanks!!!

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