INTRODUCING THE GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT

NOW FEATURING THE EXTRAS V.I.P. AREA FOR DONATORS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS A THANK YOU FROM ME. THIS V.I.P. AREA CONTAINS BROWSER TIPS, GENERAL TIPS, KEYBOARD TIPS, MARKET TIPS, SCREEN TIPS, SECURITY TIPS AND SETTINGS TIPS AS WELL AS A FEW TRICKS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR PHONE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART FOR ME AND WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF IS THE TRICKS SECTION WHICH HAS A FEW AUTOMATED TASKS THAT A NEW (OR MORE EXPERIENCED) USER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO BY THEMSELVES. THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO GROW BUT IN NO WAY SHOULD YOU DONATE FOR THE EXTRAS AREA AS IT WAS JUST MADE AS A THANK YOU. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO DONATE THEN DONATE FOR THE GREAT AND FREE TO USE GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT 

FUNCTIONS OF GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT V4.1 [GSM + LTE][17TH JAN 2011]

• NEW INSTALL OPTION TO AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL CORRECT DRIVERS (DRIVER PACK MADE BY 1WAYJONNY)
• NEW BACKUP/RESTORE OPTION TO BACKUP A SINGLE OR ALL APP USER DATA, APKS AND INTERNAL STORAGE
• NEW EXTRAS, TIPS, TRICKS AND TWEAKS SECTION AVAILABLE TO ALL TOOLKIT DONATORS AS A SPECIAL THANK YOU
• 1-CLICK FOR ALL TO UNLOCK, ROOT, RENAME THE RESTORE FILE AND FLASH CWM
• UNLOCK/RE-LOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER
• ROOT ANY BUILD OF ICS SAFELY
• DELETE THE RECOVERY RESTORE FILE PRESENT ON SOME STOCK ROMS
• FLASH CWM OR STOCK RECOVERY
• BOOT INTO CWM RECOVERY WITHOUT FLASHING IT
• BOOT OR FLASH .IMG FILES DIRECTLY FROM YOUR PC
• INSTALL A SINGLE APK OR MULTIPLE APKS TO YOUR PHONE [IN ADB MODE]
• PUSH FILES FROM PC TO PHONE [IN ADB MODE]
• PULL FILES FROM PHONE TO PC [IN ADB MODE]
• SET FILE PERMISSIONS ON PHONE [IN ADB MODE]
• REBOOT PHONE TO FASTBOOT OR ANDROID [FASTBOOT MODE]
• REBOOT PHONE TO FASTBOOT, RECOVERY AND ANDROID [ADB MODE]
• TURN STARTSCREENS ON/OFF FOR NEXT USE

(I WILL DO A WRITE UP OF EACH FUNCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)

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PLEASE READ THE *FAQ* IN POST#2 BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS

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!!CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT V4.1!!

A Mirror for DropBox can be found *HERE* but PLEASE download from the main link if possible so I can keep a track on downloads.

THE TOOLKIT WILL WORK FOR BOTH GSM AND LTE MODELS BUT PLEASE GO *HERE* FOR SUPPORT ON GSM.

(Changelog at the Bottom of Post#1)

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1. INSTALLING ADB/FASTBOOT DRIVERS

The first thing you need to do is to install the adb/fastboot drivers. These are needed so that you can unlock your bootloader, root your phone and flash CWM (ClockworkMod) Recovery.

THE DRIVERS CAN NOW BE INSTALLED DIRECTLY VIA THE TOOLKIT. OPTION 1 IN THE MAIN MENU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TOOLKIT INSTALLING THE DRIVERS PLEASE POST IN THIS THREAD WITH YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION AND ERROR MESSAGE.

a. If you dont want to use the ToolKit to install the drivers then the best best drivers to try are PdaNet for Android, download and run the 32-bit Windows 7/Vista/XP or 64-bit Windows 7/Vista and follow the instructions to install (selecting Samsung as your device manufacturer if asked).

You can remove pdanet for Android from your phone and pc at a later time without removing the drivers.

b. After the drivers have been installed disconnect the usb cable and shut down your phone. Keep holding the ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Volume Down’ buttons and press the ‘Power’ button to boot the phone into FastBoot Mode.

c. Goto your Control Panel on your PC and open the Device Manager. You want this open so you can see the FastBoot driver is installed or so you can install it manually.

d. Connect the usb cable. In the Device Manager a new item called ‘Android 1.0′ should pop up and then the driver should install automatically. Once it is installed you will have a new section in the Device Manager called Android Phone without an “!” meaning its installed correctly.

Note 1: If the driver doesnt install automatically then double click on the Android 1.0 item, then click on the driver tab and select ‘update driver’. Select ‘browse my computer’ and then ‘Let me pick from a list’. If no items appear in the list then untick ‘Show compatible hardware’ and find the Android adb driver or Samsung adb driver.

Note 2: If you are still having problems setting up the fastboot drivers then have a read of *THIS* guide which may help you.

Note 3: If STILL having problems the you can try the Universal Drivers made by 1wayjonny *HERE*.

These instructions are also included in the Install Section of the ToolKit.

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2. USING MSKIPS’ GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT V4.1

a. Download the file and run to self extract the files to your PC. The default extraction folder is C:\Galaxy Nexus ToolKit

b. Once the files are extracted put your phone into Fastboot Mode (Hold ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Volume Down’ buttons whilst pressing the ‘Power’ Button) and run the TOOLKIT.bat file (DO NOT RUN IN ADMINISTRATOR MODE OR IT WONT WORK) from the installation folder on your PC. From V3.0 on, you can also connect your phone whilst it is in Android as you can boot to Fastboot from the MainMenu.

c. The first screen will ask you which model and Build you have (GSM or LTE) and set up the Main Menu accordingly.

d. When you enter the Main Menu you will see ‘Serial Number’ at the top. If you have installed your drivers correctly then you will see your phones serial number under Fastboot Mode or Adb Mode depending on your connection. If you see this then your device is connected and you can carry on.

e. Each option has full information on what it is and how to use it.

f. After you have finished you can either boot straight into CWM Recovery to flash a Custom Rom (if you have already downloaded one and copied it to the root of your Internal Memory on your phone) or boot back into Android as normal.

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3. FLASHING A ROM, RADIO OR KERNEL VIA CWM RECOVERY

a. Download your chosen Rom, Radio or Kernel from the Development Forum, then make sure your phone is booted up as normal and connect your usb cable so it goes into MTP Mode. Copy the .zip file (DO NOT UNZIP IT FIRST) to the ‘Internal Storage’ part on your phone. Do not copy it to a Sub Directory as it will be harder to find when flashing it.

b. Enter CWM Recovery by first entering the Fastboot mode Screen (Disconnect the usb cable (if you have one plugged in), then shut down your phone. Keep holding the ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Volume Down’ buttons and press the ‘Power’ button to boot the phone into FastBoot Mode), then select ‘Recovery mode’ by pressing the ‘Volume Down’ button and then press the ‘Power’ button to enter CMW Recovery.

You can also enter Recovery by downloading Rom Manager (free from the Market) which gives you the option to reboot to Recovery.

c. Scroll down to ‘Install zip from sdcard’ and select. Then select ‘choose zip from sdcard’.

d. Scroll to your Roms’ zip file and select. Then scroll down to ‘Yes’ in the list and select to start flashing the Rom.

e. When flashing is finished select ‘Go Back’ until you get to the Main Menu and then select ‘reboot system now’ to reboot your phone into Android.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

How to get into your FastBoot Mode
1. Turn your phone off
2. Unplug your usb cable if you have one plugged in
3. Keep holding the ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Volume Down’ buttons and press the ‘Power’ button to boot the phone into FastBoot Mode

How to get into ClockworkMod Recovery
1. First boot into FastBoot Mode as described above
2. Scroll down with the ‘Volume Down’ button until it says ‘Recovery mode’ at the top and press the ‘Power’ button to enter Recovery

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ChangeLog:
V4.1 (17th January 2012)
+Minor update to fix an incorrect date stamp on certain peoples pc’s using the backup option. If you dont have any problems with the backup utility then there is no need to update to V4.1
+Other minor text changes on a few screens

V4.0 (15th January 2012)
+Added Install option which will automatically install the correct adb/fastboot drivers for your phone. This has only been tested on Windows 7 but the options for XP and Vista should work fine. If none of the options work please report it and use the manual options (or help me fix the code if you know how)
+Added Backup/Restore option to back up your apps user data, apks and internal storage. You can backup the user data of a single package if you wish and the ToolKit will display a list of all install apps so you can input the correct text
+Added a section for all past/future donators as a special thank you from me which will be updated regularly and include tips, tricks and tweaks for your galaxy nexus. Please feel free to email me if you wish to add to the list.
+Rewrote some of the options to make them run alot smoother and hopefully with less bugs
+Fixed some faulty code in v3.1

V3.1 (9th January 2012)
+Added adb detection step on root and 1-Click options to make them safer and easier
+Added Install a single apk or all apks in the put_apks_to_install_here folder on your pc to phone (very nice function)
+Added a new page for Extras, Tips and Tricks which I will start adding tweaks to
+Cleaned code

V3.0 (7th January 2012)
+Added 1-Click For All Option which will do everything (Unlock, Root, Rename Recovery Restore file and Flash CWM Recovery)
+Added Boot/Flash img files directly from the PC
+Added Push/Pull/Set Permissions of files in ADB Mode
+Added Reboot phone to FastBoot Mode/CWM Recovery or Android in ADB Mode
+Added Ability to turn on/off the StartScreens so the program will start directly in the Main Menu
+Added ADB Mode Serial number at the top
+Rewritten most of the script

V2.2 (29th December 2011)
+Fixed a problem with flashing the update zip file once extracted from the Google Factory Rom (for use with option 5)
+Added some more wording to various options to make sure people know whats happening

V2.1 (28th December 2011)
+Added Automation of Extracting and Flashing Google Factory Roms from the .tgz downloads on their website and file cleanup after flashing.
+Rewrote parts of the onscreen information and added extra clarification on some screens.
+Added the Stock Recovery for ICL53F so the correct recovery image is flashed depending on your Build version.
+Cleaned the coding up in areas and make it more intuitive.

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You can find the manual instructions in Post#3 if you dont wish to use the Galaxy Nexus ToolKit.

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*DISCLAIMER*

I take no responsibility for any fault or damage caused by any procedures within this guide. No warranties of any kind are given.