Fastboot Installation

Warning: flashing another operating system like Replicant may void your warranty and will erase the data stored on the device.

This guide assumes your phone is supported by fastboot.

Download the files

Key combinations for fastboot mode

Device Keys (held together)
HTC Dream/HTC Magic BACK, POWER
Nexus One Trackball, POWER
Nexus S VOL+, POWER
Galaxy Nexus VOL-, VOL+, POWER

Unlocking the bootloader

If this is the first time you reflash your phone, you will need to unlock the bootloader. This is done using fastboot:

./fastboot oem unlock

Flash the images

  1. Flash the images using fastboot:
    ./fastboot flash boot boot.img
    ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
    ./fastboot flash system system.img
    ./fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
    
  2. Clear cache:
    ./fastboot erase cache
    
  3. Reboot:
    ./fastboot reboot
    

Your device should now be running Replicant!