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Colmss

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Hi,

I would like to lock the bootloader of my Galaxy Nexus after it was returned unlocked from repair.

I have UBT installed so I think adb is installed as well. However, when I go to fastboot mode my phone is not recognized in the console although I installed the Samsung Drivers. I have done the updtae driver thing on the "Android 1.0 Phone" in device manager but when I select "Samsung Phone Driver" I get a warning that it is not sure that the driver will work for the device. Is that normal? What can I do?

Thank you!
 
Colmss said:
Hi,

I would like to lock the bootloader of my Galaxy Nexus after it was returned unlocked from repair.

I have UBT installed so I think adb is installed as well. However, when I go to fastboot mode my phone is not recognized in the console although I installed the Samsung Drivers. I have done the updtae driver thing on the "Android 1.0 Phone" in device manager but when I select "Samsung Phone Driver" I get a warning that it is not sure that the driver will work for the device. Is that normal? What can I do?

Thank you!
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This does happen quite often when installing the adb/fastboot drivers. You can test to see if the driver is working by using the command 'fastboot devices" in the command prompt, or using the toolkit to test. If it works, then the toolkit can lock it, or you can use the command "fastboot oem lock" to relock it.
 
Is there any reason why you wouldn't want to keep it unlocked and install a custom rom? Lots and lots of great options on the Gnex and they are ALL better than stock IMHO.
 
Hi, yeah, my basic reasons against custom roms are loss of warranty, security concerns and the time it takes to research the best one plus the time for fixing possible bugs.
 
Understood. Just to let you know, it is pretty easy to get your phone back to a stock condition if you need to have it serviced. But if you don't want to have to mess with it, I certainly understand. It's a lot of fun tinkering with this stuff though.
 
Just because the boot loader is unlocked does not mean you have to install a custom ROM. On the Galaxy Nexus unlocking the boot loader is not a hack like some of the other phones but a legitimate customer option. Going from locked to unlocked does wipe the phone so as to make sure installing an alternative ROM isn't used to subvert the security of the data held on the phone so I would be tempted to leave it unlocked as that keeps your options open.
 
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