Soft brick (Already searched up and down) - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I messed up my Nexus somehow. I was trying to install MIUI coming from Carbon ROM but something went wrong as it got stuck on the miui logo. So I rebooted to TWRP and restored my backup. So then I tried to install PA and then it just got stuck on the google logo. So i restored my backup again and tried again to no avail. Then after that I couldn't restore my backup ( I keep getting FAILED as soon as the data restore starts). I can boot to Recovery but I dunno what to do. I tried sideloading but that's not working. I tried the toolkit but everytime it tries to download the factory image it says 404. The phone charges and whatnot but I don't know what to do. I only have the PA rom on my phone and reinstalling it doesn't do anything. The only weird thing is that when I try to install the PA gapps I get a FAILED message. Any help would be appreciated

varem said:
So I messed up my Nexus somehow. I was trying to install MIUI coming from Carbon ROM but something went wrong as it got stuck on the miui logo. So I rebooted to TWRP and restored my backup. So then I tried to install PA and then it just got stuck on the google logo. So i restored my backup again and tried again to no avail. Then after that I couldn't restore my backup ( I keep getting FAILED as soon as the data restore starts). I can boot to Recovery but I dunno what to do. I tried sideloading but that's not working. I tried the toolkit but everytime it tries to download the factory image it says 404. The phone charges and whatnot but I don't know what to do. I only have the PA rom on my phone and reinstalling it doesn't do anything. The only weird thing is that when I try to install the PA gapps I get a FAILED message. Any help would be appreciated
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Have you tried to install another rom on your nexus?
you can put it on with adb push command from recovery though a pc, and then wipe everything and try to install it.
Or you can download stock 4.2.2 rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147281
Here you can find your factory image directly from google: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjdq39

How do I adb push?

varem said:
How do I adb push?
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you must enter into recovery, connect your phone to your pc with usb cable and then you should be able to see your device,
try
Code:
adb devices
on CMD and it can see your phone type
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adb push **your-rom-from-computer** /sdcard/
then just install it from the recovery

When you say recovery do you mean the main menu? I'm using TWRP and when I'm on the main menu my PC doesnt read the device

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34674471
My bad I should have read.....you tried a tool kit already
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mmh i don't have twrp so i don't know, do you have the option to mount sdcard to usb?

varem said:
When you say recovery do you mean the main menu? I'm using TWRP and when I'm on the main menu my PC doesnt read the device
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Ok, wait. I need some clarification. I'm going to try to be as simple as possible, to make sure we are on the same page. When you say your PC doesn't read the device, do you mean through adb or on Windows Explorer?
If you mean through Windows Explorer, then that is not where you need to be. You must get adb working as a bridge to your device. Use this sticky guide to get it set up. I would recommend reading that guide top to bottom anyway, it's extremely informative and new-user friendly. Anyway, the info you need is in the 'Setting up ADB for our device:' section.
If you have adb installed, you need to check to see if it recognizes your device. Do this by opening up cmd and navigating to the folder that adb.exe is located. After that, use 'adb devices' to see if adb recognizes your device. If so, move to the next paragraph. If not, your drivers aren't set up properly for recovery mode. Go into Device Manager on your computer and find your device (under something like 'Other devices', or 'Android device'). If you find it, then get these drivers and install them for the device. Do this by right-clicking, and selecting 'Update Driver Software...', 'Browse my computer for driver software', and browse to that folder. I may have missed a few steps on installing the drivers, it's been a while. If so, just search on how to do it, or post back here. I'm sure I can walk through it and get a more precise guide.
Assuming you have adb installed and it recognizes your device, you need to open up cmd and navigate to the folder that adb.exe is located. Then, use the adb push command as outlined above.

Download stock images from Google's website and flash it via fastboot. If you don't know how to do it then use a toolkit like WuguFresh to do it for you.
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You can also use the toolkit for pushing a ROM in your SDcard, or backup your SD in your pc.
Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 4 en utilisant Tapatalk 4 Beta

The PC reads the device as it detects it but when I type in adb devices it doesnt show up. It only ever shows up when I enter the sideload menu in TWRP

atulalvenkar said:
Download stock images from Google's website and flash it via fastboot. If you don't know how to do it then use a toolkit like WuguFresh to do it for you.
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Thanks man. This toolkit saved my nexus!
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[Q] help, no rom in my nexus 7

I Did something really stupid, I have a Nexus 7, rooted, unlocked, went to twrp and did a back up of the stock rom, it said successful, then rebooted used the rom, everything perfect but I had tablet mod on it, decided to go back to full stock, booted to recovery, wiped everything, tried to restore and my backup is not there, and I deleted the rom as well, so now I have no rom to flash and I'm stock in recovery, anyway to push a rom into the nexus in recovery or bootloader? I tried flashing it with root toolkit 1.5.5 but it doesn't find the tablet,(all the drivers are installed), any and all help is appreciated...
Your PC won't see your N7 in Android because you haven't turned on USB debugging, and probably can't now.
You should be able to push an updated TWRP in fastboot that will see your 4.2 backup. The older version can't find its backups in 4.2,as you've discovered.
I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow.
I did have it on, I can see the tablet from control panel, but when I run the kit it says adb device not found..
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The drivers will let your PC see the N7, but you have to be in USB debugging for ADB to work. You lost it when you wiped your system, as the failure of the toolkit to see the ADB proves.
I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow.
exglynco said:
The drivers will let your PC see the N7, but you have to be in USB debugging for ADB to work. You lost it when you wiped your system, as the failure of the toolkit to see the ADB proves.
I'm not the lowest of the low, but I am the slowest of the slow.
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USB Debugging doesn't need to be on for ADB through recovery to work.. Why would it? The system isn't even on it is in recovery.
Try the toolkit in fastboot.
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joshnichols189 said:
USB Debugging doesn't need to be on for ADB through recovery to work.. Why would it? The system isn't even on it is in recovery.
Try the toolkit in fastboot.
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when I'm in the bootloader it says it's in fastboot mode, but the toolkit wont find it!
I running recovery 2.3.2.1
tried adb sideload as well and it says "cannot read sideload" any ideas? getting a little crazy here..
Can anybody give me specific commands in ADB or fast boot I'm an idiot when it comes to that, on how to try to push a ROM into the device so I can flash it from recovery, or maybe a link to where I can read about it, I would really appreciate it..
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While in recovery, type in the following:
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adb push <name of ROM zip> /sdcard
You need to open a command prompt window, change directories (cd) to your Android SDK - platform tools directory, and to make things easy, move the ROM zip file into that directory as well (platform-tools that is). Then type the adb push command above.
EDIT: This puts the ROM zip on the root of your sd card (/sdcard). I have a ROM folder on my sd card, so I would type:
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adb push <name of ROM zip> /sdcard/ROM
This just shows that you can push a file into a folder on your sd card.

[Q] No ROM installed, can't mount in TWRP. Help please

I just unlocked/rooted my Nexus 7. I downloaded CleanROM3.0, but before I wanted to flash it, I wiped everything. Now there is No Rom installed and my Clean ROM file is gone. I want to put it back on my device through TWRP but the mount to my PC is not working. I can see it in device manager, but it's unknown and no file explorer opens up for it. How can I get the file back on it??? Help please. Is there a driver I'm missing for it to mount properly in TWRP?
danman132x said:
I just unlocked/rooted my Nexus 7. I downloaded CleanROM3.0, but before I wanted to flash it, I wiped everything. Now there is No Rom installed and my Clean ROM file is gone. I want to put it back on my device through TWRP but the mount to my PC is not working. I can see it in device manager, but it's unknown and no file explorer opens up for it. How can I get the file back on it??? Help please. Is there a driver I'm missing for it to mount properly in TWRP?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781250
follow that guide, will get you back to stock then start again, and dont erase sd card next time! just factory reset to go from stock to CleanROM
danman132x said:
I just unlocked/rooted my Nexus 7. I downloaded CleanROM3.0, but before I wanted to flash it, I wiped everything. Now there is No Rom installed and my Clean ROM file is gone. I want to put it back on my device through TWRP but the mount to my PC is not working. I can see it in device manager, but it's unknown and no file explorer opens up for it. How can I get the file back on it??? Help please. Is there a driver I'm missing for it to mount properly in TWRP?
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Put the ROM zip file in your Android SDK/platform-tools directory on your computer. Open a command prompt window, change directories to your Android SDK/platform-tools location (for me that's: cd sdk/platform-tools) and type in:
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adb push <name of ROM zip> /sdcard
Wait about 30-60 seconds until it's done, then flash your ROM. It'll be on the root of your internal storage (/sdcard).
I think, you have to flash a factory image by using adb.
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I'm in my bootloader and hooked up the USB cable. Trying to use adb, but the device is not showing up when trying to pull up the list of ADB devices. Starting to get worried now. Can't mount in TWRP, and now it can't find the device in my ADB. It found the device just fine when I had it booted up before while I was doing the unlock/root process.
Nico_60 said:
I think, you have to flash a factory image by using adb.
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danman132x said:
I'm in my bootloader and hooked up the USB cable. Trying to use adb, but the device is not showing up when trying to pull up the list of ADB devices. Starting to get worried now. Can't mount in TWRP, and now it can't find the device in my ADB. It found the device just fine when I had it booted up before while I was doing the unlock/root process.
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You need to use fastboot commands to flash .img files via the bootloader. Try typing in:
Code:
fastboot devices
Please review this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
RMarkwald said:
You need to use fastboot commands to flash .img files via the bootloader. Try typing in:
Code:
fastboot devices
Please review this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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I am having the same problem, but with a Kindle Fire 2. When I wiped, it took out my new Rom, and I cannot mount in TWRP...
And, it won't boot the stock ROM. To make matters worse, I cannot see the device in ADB!
Joe
yudanjah said:
I am having the same problem, but with a Kindle Fire 2. When I wiped, it took out my new Rom, and I cannot mount in TWRP...
And, it won't boot the stock ROM. To make matters worse, I cannot see the device in ADB!
Joe
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You should ask in the kindle fire 2 forums as some advice may be hardware specific.

bricken N7, no OS installed

i was stuck in a bootloop after flashing a ROM, and didnt have any backups or other ROMs on the devices storage, so i was attempting to push files to it via ADB, but it wouldnt connect. i went back into the custom recovery image, and accidentally wiped the whole thing, so now i have no OS installed, and not even the seeminly 'faulty' ROM in /sdcard either. i can still get into the bootloader and the custom recovery, but cant seem to get it to connect to ADB. any ideas what i can do?
If you could boot into fastmode, then just flash stock rom.
Leonhan said:
If you could boot into fastmode, then just flash stock rom.
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how do i boot into fastmode? all that i can access is the bootloader, and TWRP. when on the bootloader screen it sort of connects to my PC. i can go into device manager, and will see 'android bootloader interface' in there, and i have updated the drivers as per the instructions in the nexus root toolkit, but it wont seem to talk to ADB for some reason.
edit: ok, this is really odd. when i use the NRT to try pushing a zip file, if i start the it trying to push the file, then open a command line and use 'adb usb' NRT will say that it has connected to the device, and goes through its various steps, and ends up booting the device into recovery, but the actual zip it was supossed to have pushed isnt there...
it made it enter twrp, so it must be communicating in some way, but when i type 'adb devices' it doesnt show up...
bmoreyce said:
how do i boot into fastmode? all that i can access is the bootloader, and TWRP. when on the bootloader screen it sort of connects to my PC. i can go into device manager, and will see 'android bootloader interface' in there, and i have updated the drivers as per the instructions in the nexus root toolkit, but it wont seem to talk to ADB for some reason.
edit: ok, this is really odd. when i use the NRT to try pushing a zip file, if i start the it trying to push the file, then open a command line and use 'adb usb' NRT will say that it has connected to the device, and goes through its various steps, and ends up booting the device into recovery, but the actual zip it was supossed to have pushed isnt there...
it made it enter twrp, so it must be communicating in some way, but when i type 'adb devices' it doesnt show up...
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Stop using the toolkit and read the sticky that's not too far above your post... the one titled, "[GUIDE] Flashing a Factory Image with fastboot / return to stock." Coincidentally, it happens to be exactly what you need.
najaboy said:
Stop using the toolkit and read the sticky that's not too far above your post... the one titled, "[GUIDE] Flashing a Factory Image with fastboot / return to stock." Coincidentally, it happens to be exactly what you need.
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when i use ADB in a cmd window, it just says theres nothing connected. ive downloaded the stock image, and am currently writing it using the toolkits function, and it seems to be working so far, whereas doing it the other way, i cant seem to even get ADB to work. no idea whats going on, but it seems to be working with the toolkit
EDIT: the toolkit worked. am back on stock. thanks for your help guys.
bmoreyce said:
when i use ADB in a cmd window, it just says theres nothing connected. ive downloaded the stock image, and am currently writing it using the toolkits function, and it seems to be working so far, whereas doing it the other way, i cant seem to even get ADB to work. no idea whats going on, but it seems to be working with the toolkit
EDIT: the toolkit worked. am back on stock. thanks for your help guys.
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You don't need ADB if you are in the bootloader- you use fastboot.

Nexus 7 2012 (GSM) Booting Failed/No OS

i have access to ADB and fastboot mode.
i also try google factory image(see the attach picture for the result)
niceguy01 said:
i have access to ADB and fastboot mode.
i also try google factory image(see the attach picture for the result)
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Yes, me too. I can't load anything except ADB & Fastboot. I used the Nexus 7 Toolkit to try to update to Kit Kat and now I have a soft bricked device. HELP!!!:crying:
Have you tried using adb shell command prompt to push the files to your device instead of a root toolkit?
cr0wnest said:
Have you tried using adb shell command prompt to push the files to your device instead of a root toolkit?
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what file do i need to push in my device??
Effing toolkits again. When will they be banned for once and for all?
Oh that's right. They bring in ad revenue from lazy people.
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niceguy01 said:
what file do i need to push in my device??
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Check out this sticky here, it gives instructions on how to do it and what files are required. Its quite a lengthy guide, but its the safest method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
Pirateghost said:
Effing toolkits again. When will they be banned for once and for all?
Oh that's right. They bring in ad revenue from lazy people.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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sorry im just a newbie:angel:
UPDATE: booting failed already gone by flashing cyanogen rom
the problem now is stuck in booting.see the attach picture
what is the meaning of
archive does not contain boot.sig
archive does not contain recovery.sig
archive does not contain system.sig
Got the same problem...I used RTK to flash 4.4 and ended up with a soft bricked N7.
Well initially I haven't been able to update any newer versions of CM. I was stuck on 10.2 nightly. I got a notification that there's an update so I downloaded it and tried installing. I get stuck when my N7 will go into recovery, I'll always get the droid with the red exclamation point and I have to stop the update. But I will always be able to do a system reboot and use the N7. After flashing using the RTK, all I can do is boot into the Bootloader mode. Choice at that point it Recovery, Reboot Recovert, Reboot Bootloader and Power Off. If I choose Recovery nothing happens. So the real choice is only to power off or reboot the bootloader.
I tried using fast boot but the guide I got was asking me to put the tablet in debugging mode (which I can't really do). And I get an error when doing the steps in CMD. I think I wasn't able to properly load the drivers because I am not seeing my device listed with serial number when I run >dab devices.
Kindda stuck and waiting where this thread will lead to as well so I can fix my N7.
Also, when I get the factory image (JWR66V) and run 7-zip on it, I don't see these files: bootloader-grouper-4.23.img, image-nakasi-jwr66y.zip, flash-all.sh, flash-base.sh. I only see 1 file.
As mentioned in about 5 billion threads, USB debugging has nothing to do outside of a booted OS.
Fix your drivers.
Unzip the factory image archive.
Sent from my Nexus 5
^Fixed my drivers (via SDK). PC recognised the device via fast boot devices. Ran a set of commands fast boot erase boot, cache, recovery, system, and user data. Flashed boot loader and reboot boot loader. Flashed 4.3 factory image (extracted via 7zip). Flashing/Update FAILED (I think the error was 'too mani links') and it went back to a blinking cursor.
@niceguy01 - just wait for CMD to process the entire thing. I was worried as well when I saw the system does not contain boot.sig etc error. Waited for it and started getting some scripts after. Wasn't able to complete the flash though but little steps getting there.
where should i flash radio.img?
boot,bootloader,recovery.system or userdata??see the picture
thanks
None of the above
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Pirateghost said:
None of the above
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thanks:good:
finally i got manage to fix my N7,thanks anyone who help me:good:
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i use google nexus toolkit v4 and install sdk drivers

Wiped everything in TWRP. Need Help!

I wiped/formatted everything in TWRP. Now of course, there's no recovery or backups and when I do a factory reset, it boots and gets stuck with the LG logo.
HELP!
centro714 said:
I wiped/formatted everything in TWRP. Now of course, there's no recovery or backups and when I do a factory reset, it boots and gets stuck with the LG logo.
HELP!
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can you get into download mode? (turn phone off, hold vol up, and plug phone into computer)
centro714 said:
I wiped/formatted everything in TWRP. Now of course, there's no recovery or backups and when I do a factory reset, it boots and gets stuck with the LG logo.
HELP!
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Push a ROM via adb sideload and flash.
Support your Devs......
iOSh8er said:
Push a ROM via adb sideload and flash.
Support your Devs......
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How do I do that exactly? Is there software on the computer side I have to install?
Install adb on your PC (Google on how to install if need be). Then push your file from PC to phone as instructed here http://teamw.in/ADBSideload
Support your Devs......
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Or do what @mazer4455 said & get into download mode to restore to stock. See instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Support your Devs......
[QUOTE3]Or do what @mazer4455 said & get into download mode to restore to stock. See instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2432476)[/QUOTE]
Doesn't look like the instructions include the LS980 Sprint version.
I'm trying to read up on installing ADB on my PC put a bit tougher than simply installing.
I've installed Android SDK onto my computer, running cmd from platform-tools, and did a "adb devices" and it cannot find my device.
any tips at this point?
centro714 said:
I've installed Android SDK onto my computer, running cmd from platform-tools, and did a "adb devices" and it cannot find my device.
any tips at this point?
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wow, can't believe I found out!! turns out downloading the LG drivers DID NOT work but downloading PDA Net did!!
I was then able to sideload the rom and gapps file and now phone is back online! only took about 4 hours
centro714 said:
wow, can't believe I found out!! turns out downloading the LG drivers DID NOT work but downloading PDA Net did!!
I was then able to sideload the rom and gapps file and now phone is back online! only took about 4 hours
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I did the same thing you did. Can you offer any help. I am extremely lost.
fisheric1 said:
I did the same thing you did. Can you offer any help. I am extremely lost.
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I will get you some details instructions if you can wait till tomorrow.
Or, read this thread and YouTube how to do an adb side load. In short, you will need to download android sdk to your PC, download the rom zip file, plug your phone in and enter twrp's adb side load, open command prompt, and enter adb side load command.
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centro714 said:
I will get you some details instructions if you can wait till tomorrow.
Or, read this thread and YouTube how to do an adb side load. In short, you will need to download android sdk to your PC, download the rom zip file, plug your phone in and enter twrp's adb side load, open command prompt, and enter adb side load command.
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Thanks. That is what I figured I would have to do. ADB just isn't find the device though. I can boot into TWRP.
ADB Sideload instructions
fisheric1 said:
Thanks. That is what I figured I would have to do. ADB just isn't find the device though. I can boot into TWRP.
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Ok, so here's what I did to install a ROM in TWRP when I wiped all the data using adroid SDK tools and TWRP ADB side load:
- Go here to download Android SDK https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html (remember where you save/install it)
- Download your ROM and Gapps file (For Sprint, I think we only have Carbon ROM so use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502789)
- Once you've downloaded the ROM and Gapps zip files, save the zip file into "your drive:\androidSDK\sdk\platform-tools" (this just makes it easier to find when doing the adb side load)
- Now plug your phone into your PC. Go into TWRP and start up ADB Side load. I think it's in Advanced button.
- Now open up the "your drive:\androidSDK\sdk\platform-tools" folder. In that folder, do a Shift-Right-Click and click "Open Command Window Here" to open cmd w/ that destination already mapped out.
- From here, all you have to do is type in "adb sideload [enter zip file name here]" and it should start installing over to your phone.
**** One important thing to note, if for some reason, in the command prompt your device is not visible, download PDA net for Android http://pdanet.co/ (this was actually my case and PDA net worked like a charm)

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