- Note: You need to have adb and fastboot configured before continuing.
- Turn on USB Debugging Settings/Developer Options/USB Debugging if it isn't already enabled.
- If you do NOT see Developer Options in Settings, go to Settings/About Phone, scroll down to the bottom, and tap on the Build Number section 7 times. A pop-up should show telling you that you are "now a developer."
- Turn your phone off. Then enter fastboot mode by pressing the Volume up + Power buttons at the same time.
- Plug your phone into your computer and in the terminal window type:
fastboot devices
- You should see your device listed with its serial number; if you don't, you probably didn't set up your drivers correctly.
- If you see your device listed you can continue
- THIS STEP WILL WIPE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR PHONE, INCLUDING THE INTERNAL SDCARD
- Type
fastboot oem unlock
- You can now reboot with the following command:
fastboot reboot
- At this point you should disable CM Recovery Protection
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then disable the 'Update recovery with system updates' option.