Nexus S won't go into recovery?

[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?

 

[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)

 

[carolinaguy99]

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.

 

[zephiK]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.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.

 

[xpdos]

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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[carolinaguy99]

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

 

[navlem]

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.

 

[JupiterDroid]

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



Sent from my Google Black Neolithic Slab Of Wonderment S

 

[snoobar]

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.

 

[zephiK]

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.

 

[carolinaguy99]

When I turn the device on I still have an unlocked bootloader. im trying to re-lock it, and nothing is working

 

[kirby_blue]

I had trouble going to the recovery menu when trying to manually update to 2.3.3: when you see the android robot with the exclamation sign after selecting recovery, you're supposed to press vol up + power again to access the file selection menu. However, pressing the combination would do nothing for me unless I pressed it like 10 times. Then I would glimpse the recovery menu and the phone rebooted unexpectedly.

After an hour or so of random unwanted reboot cycles, I pulled the battery out, put it back in, tried again the exact same way I had just been trying and it eventually worked.

Don't know if it has anything to do with your issue but maybe it helps?

 

[kponti]

Actually I figured out how to get into recovery with the exclamation mark and andriod moniker on screen.
Use the vol up and power key and simply press them at the same time and release both immediately.