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fastboot is a tool that comes with the Android SDK. It can be used to manipulate the partitions of your Android device when booted into the bootloader. DO NOT USE this tag for Ember FastBoot related questions.

fastboot is a tool that comes with the Android SDK. When your Android device is booted into the bootloader and connected to a computer over a USB connection it can be used to manipulate the partitions of your Android device. It has various functions including

  • flashing images to different partitions
  • erasing the data on different partitions, and
  • completely reflashing your device from an update.zip file

It is a powerful tool that used incorrectly can damage your Android device or completely wipe all of the data from it.

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Why fastboot doesn't work for XE12 under windows 7

I tried the instructions from https://developers.google.com/glass/tools-downloads/system $ adb reboot bootloader $ fastboot oem unlock $ fastboot flash boot boot.img $ fastboot reboot $ adb root After step one, the glass either cannot boot…
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ADB and Fastboot cannot find my Nexus 5

I've been trying to root my Nexus 5, but whenever I try to use ADB or Chainfire's .bat file, it sticks on . I've tried using the command "adb devices", and it returns a blank list. I've tried installing the recommended drivers from the android SDK,…
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Android Tool Installer

I just finished writing a Java program that has some tools for debugging and working with Android phones. The program itself executes ADB and FASTBOOT commands from the Android SDK. Is there an easy way to create some kind of installer that will…
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ADB - Empty list of devices when running 'adb devices' command

I've a Honor 10 View Lite with a broken screen (it's not usable) and I would try to recover data from it. Following some tutorials it seems possibile to do that with ADB and the phone in recovery mode (holding power button + volume up). I've…
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how to get fastboot state in vb.net

I want the fastboot status on vb.net I use this command to check the status of the device's adb Dim devicestate, fastbootdetect As String android.UpdateDeviceList() If (android.HasConnectedDevices) Then devicestate =…
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Cannot flash Android IoT image for Pico Pro Maker Kit

I got a Pico Pro Maker kit and use a Windows 10 PC. I followed the flashing instructions here. Device Manager detects the kit this way: Android ADB interface The device is in fatboot mode, but when I execute the flash-all script, an error message is…
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I can't boot Sony Xperia C into fastboot mode

I am unable to boot my Xperia C into fastboot mode. I got unlock bootloader key from Sony site & wanted to flash it to unlock bootloader. I used the Volume up button as stated in the Sony site to boot into fastboot mode but the device doesn't boot…
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Phone not entering system recovery, adb, fastboot

I flashed a wrong base image binary(flame)(http://1drv.ms/1rCB954) on my ZTE OPEN device. Now its stuck on the main Firefox screen and refuses to enter recovery. It doesn't detect in adb, fastboot either. Is there a way to still recover my phone…
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fastboot flash super.img with FAILED (Sparse file is too large or invalid)

extracting vendor_dlkm.img (38 MB) to disk... took 0.090s archive does not contain 'vendor_other.img' Sending sparse 'super' 1/1 (4194303 KB) FAILED (Sparse file is too large or invalid) fastboot: error: Command failed Press any key to…
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Compile Fastboot on windows

Specify me the steps to compile fastboot under cygwin to generate fastboot.exe for windows
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adb devices command doesn't show my xperia z - got proper drivers and all

I am trying to flash a custom rom and therefore I need to run certain adb commands. Now the thing is the when I'm booted in to fastboot everything is okay, the fastboot devices command recognizes my phone(C6603). Also the device is shown as an…
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