What's missing in this list are fastboot oem commands. How do you know if you're good to go? Plug in your device, enable USB Debugging under Developer Settings, open up a command prompt, and type: As for the drivers, you can grab the necessary drivers for Google Nexus devices here and for all other devices from here.
If you don't have the ADB/fastboot binaries, then I recommend installing Minimal ADB & Fastboot from our forums. Another prerequisite you will need to meet is ensuring that your computer has all of the proper ADB/fastboot drivers. If you do not have root access, you can continue reading this guide for educational purposes, but you will not be able to perform any of the necessary commands. In order to extract your device's bootloader, you will need root access on your phone.
Make sure you have an off-device backup ready!īefore we get started, there's one really, really important thing to note. But, we are still messing around with our device partitions and the bootloader, so there is no telling what could happen if you enter the wrong command. Disclaimer: So long as you know what you're doing and can follow instructions appropriately, nothing bad should happen to your device.
