Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 guide

[CommandDelete#CB]

I haven't posted much here, but I've been browsing a while and seen this question come up on many different forums; so I decided to make a write up for a how to for users on Mac OS X that don't have access to a PC. I've posted it to my blog for everyone. I look forward to helping users out as much as I can. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask or share this link to others who are looking.

Guide: Update your Galaxy Nexus from ?yakjuux? to ?yakju? 4.0.4 ? Mac OS X ? Digital Igloo

Thanks for looking!

 

[mikeesch73]

Yeah thanks and done

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

hey guys im wondering if someone can help me im trying to follow the guide but when i get to the part where i have to use terminal to unlock the bootloader when i try and type in ./fastboot devices it suppose to show serial number of my phone but nothing happens. Heres what it looks like in terminal

Mikes-Computer:~ mike$ cd ~/desktop/Nexus
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$ ./fastboot devices
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$

so im wondering what im doing wrong?

 

[mikeesch73]

 

[mikeesch73]

Android Transfer installed an works ?
GNex in recovery?
USB pluged in Mac USB not in Hub !

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

Android Transfer installed an works ?
GNex in recovery?
USB pluged in Mac USB not in Hub !

yes android transfer is installed, yes its in recovery and no it was plugged into a usb hub but i will try plugging it into my mac

EDIT: i just tried doing it with it plugged into my Mac and it does the same thing

 

[mikeesch73]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

yes android transfer is installed, yes its in recovery and no it was plugged into a usb hub but i will try plugging it into my mac

EDIT: i just tried doing it with it plugged into my Mac and it does the same thing

Bizzard worked for me by the first time on lion

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

Bizzard worked for me by the first time on lion

Ya I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

 

[mikeesch73]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

was the GNEX in fastboot unlocked too ?

 

[mikeesch73]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

sorry

 

[mikeesch73]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

Mikes-Computer:~ mike$ cd /desktop/Nexus
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$ ./fastboot devices
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$

first row changed, prob this
my first row
jaer-imac:~ mikejaer$ cd /Users/mikejaer/Desktop/Nexus

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

Mikes-Computer:~ mike$ cd /desktop/Nexus
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$ ./fastboot devices
Mikes-Computer:Nexus mike$

first row changed, prob this
my first row
jaer-imac:~ mikejaer$ cd /Users/mikejaer/Desktop/Nexus

so what should i put in instead?

 

[mikeesch73]

Change your row in terminal with:
drag and drop the folder Nexus behind cd with a space between !

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

ok i did that and now it says < waiting for device > and nothing is happening and my phone looks the same?

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

im thinking im doing something wrong but not sure what

 

[mikeesch73]

Stsrt your phone normal, settings-developer-USB debugging ON and restart in fastboot not recovery mode

 

[MainEv3nt 69]

Re: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 gui

Stsrt your phone normal, settings-developer-USB debugging ON and restart in fastboot not recovery mode

yup that was it thanks a lot

 

[mikeesch73]

De Nada Hombre
There is an update to do right on 4.0.4
Settings-phone-update

 

[sanathhr]

did this on my friends phone and worked like charm... thanks....
Now I have a yakjuux on 4.1.1 and I need to get it to yakju so I can get 4.2. Can I follow the same step or is the any modifications ....

 

[mikeesch73]

AW: Mac OS: Update your Nexus from 'yakjuux' to 'yakju' 4.0.4 guide

Obama: Yes YOU can !

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