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[Verizon] Unlock GN (vzw) Bootloader using Mac?

bmkindoll

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Aug 3, 2010
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I have been looking around the interwebs, and can't find an answer to my question. I am getting the GN. Verizon flavored. And I am wanting to unlock the bootloader. I use a Mac, and all the tutorials I have found thusbfar have been Windows Only.

Anyone stumbled across a way to unlock bootloader/root for a Mac??

Thanks

Brandon
 
Ok so I am obviously a noob, but...

I did manager to setup AndroidSDK and APKtool a while back, I just don't really know how to use them.

I don't know what the adb folder is. I created a folder called "Developer" which was in the tutorial I used. Inside it I have two folders "AndroidSDK" and "APKtool".

In AndroidSDK I have tools - addons, docs, extras, platform-tools, platforms, samples, system-images, temp, and tools.

Where should I put the files and where to I get the files to put them there?
 
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I got to the part where it says start in fastboot mode (which I did) then type "./fastboot devices"

My computer says - ./fastboot no such file or directory

I am in the extracted folder in terminal...


type "cd " the drag your platform tools folder into terminal so it becomes something like "cd user/user/android-sdk-mac/platform-tool/ then hit enter then try.
 
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