[Pete (OP)]

When hacking a device, one of the first things to consider is how it can be flashed back to stock in case something bad may happen, such as a brick. This consideration is just as important to users as it is to developers. Unfortunately, official stock images are rarely ever released due to licensing and other various reasons. Sometimes the community is lucky enough to get a "leak" of these images which is even more rare. Because of this I have taken it upon myself to make my own factory images from source. These images can be flashed via fastboot either by the "update" command or by flashing each .img individually.

I put in quite a bit of work to make these images match exactly what shipped on the retail Galaxy Nexus (Maguro). The build.prop is identical, the boot.img is secure, no applications or files are missing, etc. This is as close to the real deal as it gets. Once again I will mention, so I do not get a C&D from Samsung, I made these myself, they are not a leak of official files. When the Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus (Tuna) becomes available, and its associated source is released, I will make images for it as well.

As stated earlier, quite a bit of work went into making these. If you would like to post these on other websites or forums please link to this post, and only use my bit.ly download links so I can keep track of the statistics. If these ever save you from the nightmare of sending your device back to Samsung for flashing or replacement; a donation, thank you comment, or a Like, would be a sure way of showing your appreciation.

The download link for these images as well as other files such as stock ROMs can be found at: download.peteralfonso.com/maguro (you can +1 this page to share with friends!)

Edited by Pete, 20 November 2011 - 08:23 PM.

[RoLa]

Very Nice.... I know there is going to be tons of development for this device, I opt in to follow your work on this for a bit. Thanks man.

Edited by RoLa, 20 November 2011 - 08:37 PM.

[randyrkelly]

Sweet thanks Pete

[bigdog357]

i dont have my nexus yet,but its nice to c the devs are in control,and as always have us covered all the way around,thanks for the work u do.

[Paleryder]

Pete your the best Thanx, cant wait

[jt1359]

Pete, I know I'll be getting a Galaxy Nexus when it comes out for Verizon, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to rooting, ROMing, and unbricking on Samsung phones since I've only ever been using my Motorola device with it's locked bootloader. I was hoping that if you could get time to do it you could write a guide on how to root this phone, and return it back to stock? I saw your guide on how to do this for the Nexus S, and it was one of the cleanest, most straightforward, and easy to understand guides I've ever seen done. I'm sure rooting/unrooting on this phone will be similar to that, but I was hoping you could do an iteration for this phone as well?

[2defmouze]

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Pete, I know I'll be getting a Galaxy Nexus when it comes out for Verizon, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to rooting, ROMing, and unbricking on Samsung phones since I've only ever been using my Motorola device with it's locked bootloader. I was hoping that if you could get time to do it you could write a guide on how to root this phone, and return it back to stock? I saw your guide on how to do this for the Nexus S, and it was one of the cleanest, most straightforward, and easy to understand guides I've ever seen done. I'm sure rooting/unrooting on this phone will be similar to that, but I was hoping you could do an iteration for this phone as well?

I +1 that, it would be very helpful if you wouldn't mind even a quick write up for the noobies, lol. My bionic is my first android phone, plan on buying the GNEX tho. I'm a very quick learner and active/helpful forum regular, but obviously since I'm on the bionic I don't have experience when it comes to flashing new kernals, or restoring images such as these. Know very little about adb and haven't even been able to get it to successfully open on my computer which bugs me but i'm working on it. Thanks much in advance, and for all the work you put in!!

Sent from my [P]URIFI3D DROID BIONIC

Edited by 2defmouze, 02 December 2011 - 04:48 AM.

[j2theMatt]

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I +1 that, it would be very helpful if you wouldn't mind even a quick write up for the noobies, lol. My bionic is my first android phone, plan on buying the GNEX tho. I'm a very quick learner and active/helpful forum regular, but obviously since I'm on the bionic I don't have experience when it comes to flashing new kernals, or restoring images such as these. Know very little about adb and haven't even been able to get it to successfully open on my computer which bugs me but i'm working on it. Thanks much in advance, and for all the work you put in!!

Sent from my [P]URIFI3D DROID BIONIC

http://www.droid-lif...xus-bootloader/

[jfolk53]

Hey Pete, first thanks for this! I noticed on your download page you have ver. ITL41D and ITL41F. Is there a diference, which one should we use?? In advance, thank you and as soon as I get my nex I will donate! Oh also do we use odin or sdk for flashing???

[mike1986]

F version has kernel with volume button fix.