Nexus S won't go into recovery?

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I am trying to unroot my nexus s. I can't get back into recovery mode at all. I get the android guy and a ! screen. trying over and over still gets me back to this screen...... what to do?

Vol UP and POWER will take you to the bootloader.

fastboot boot clockworkrecovery.img

you should now be in clockwork recovery. It will revert back to stock on reboot, so you will need to mount system and rename the install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.old

I believe it is in the system/etc/

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery clockworkrecovery.img (this will replace the stock recovery)

I dont have clockwork recovery on my device..... I kind of need a dumbed down walk though. I tried the unlokr's walkthrough and thats when I found my device won't go into recovery mode. It tries and then goes to the above mentioned screen.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1000722 read through this long thread that I took a user to install Clockwork Recovery (or just look at the stickied thread in General in regards about rooting.. it includes flashing Clockwork)

this 7 page thread is dumbed down to the point where it cannot be dumbed down any more.

If its still stock after you select recovery it will show you the image and then you have to hold even power and volume up again or just volume up I can't remember.

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that thread helped me in no way shape or form......

Originally Posted by carolinaguy99

I am trying to unroot my nexus s. I can't get back into recovery mode at all. I get the android guy and a ! screen. trying over and over still gets me back to this screen...... what to do?

If you can see that android with exclamation mark, i think you are already unrooted.

Originally Posted by carolinaguy99

that thread helped me in no way shape or form......

You are unrooted and completely stock it sounds. If you want Clockwork installed you will have to unlock the bootloader, fastboot OEM unlock, then root or leave it unrooted

JD



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Originally Posted by ScotchtapeLoser

Vol UP and POWER will take you to the bootloader.

fastboot boot clockworkrecovery.img

you should now be in clockwork recovery. It will revert back to stock on reboot, so you will need to mount system and rename the install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.old

I believe it is in the system/etc/

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery clockworkrecovery.img (this will replace the stock recovery)

yeah, but what if the user cant find the "install-recovery.sh" file? for instance my "etc" folder doesnt have that file and i'm rooted.

Originally Posted by snoobar

yeah, but what if the user cant find the "install-recovery.sh" file? for instance my "etc" folder doesnt have that file and i'm rooted.

then the stock recovery won't keep reinstalling itself and CWR will be default.