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[Q] My device thinks it's 6 gigs instead of 16.... Help?

So I've been looking and I haven't found an answer to this problem
I have a 16 gig nexus 7 and I like to tinker with it. I rooted it quite quickly just after getting it, and I have loaded custom roms, ect. The problem arose when I saw Ubuntu for the Nexus 7! I just HAD to try it out! So I did, and it wasn't so great :/ I went back to Android and a couple days later I realized that somehow my Nexus 7 thinks it's 6 gigs instead of 16. I was wondering if it was something that went wrong with the partitions when I installed Ubuntu on it, and if there was any way I could possibly fix it.
Thanks for all the help

Have you tried flashing a stock image back on the device?
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peneoark said:
Have you tried flashing a stock image back on the device?
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I believe I have. A little unsure though. I downloaded the stock 4.2 and flashed that onto it. Was that right or do I have to find the stock image that came with it out of the box (so 4.1.2 or close)?

Factory reset will fix the issue without installing the ROM I believe.
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dottat said:
Factory reset will fix the issue without installing the ROM I believe.
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Well I've tried it before... No harm in trying it again after I do a backup. Will update how this goes.
EDIT I just did a factory reset and no dice. It still believes it is 6 gigs.

RimSide said:
Well I've tried it before... No harm in trying it again after I do a backup. Will update how this goes.
EDIT I just did a factory reset and no dice. It still believes it is 6 gigs.
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What i believe has happened is that your partition module has become corrupted.
So, you tried flashing stock, and tried factory reset?
Does it show up on your computer as 6 GB when you connect it?

I had the same thing happen. I just used wugs toolkit to flash back to stock, then rerooted from there. That is the easiest way I know of to fix. Becides download times it only takes like 15 minutes to flash to stock, then unlock and root and you are back on your way.

[Q] jwr66y- few apps immediatly crash

Hey, I've done a full wipe as well as return to stock, then proceed to install jwr66y from scratch, after installing i proceeded installing twrp and superuser, everything seems to run fine with root and all. The only thing which has been bothering me is that some apps are displaying force close error immediatly after starting them. Examples are Adaway, Adfree and Yelp.
Anyone knows what's going on there?

Same thing with me, some apps just crash immediately. I'm glad I made a backup before I installed. I installed the ota through a zip to preserve root/custom recovery and also just installing it normally. Same thing happens with crashes.
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CCDillon said:
Same thing with me, some apps just crash immediately. I'm glad I made a backup before I installed. I installed the ota through a zip to preserve root/custom recovery and also just installing it normally. Same thing happens with crashes.
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Yeah i also installed though a Zip which was supposed to be vanilla with added busybox and root.
I had my nexus 7 running so i was backing up from there which fixed the problem. However i am really wondering why apps which were downloaded straight from google play messed around.
I hope they won't mess around later.

I was completely stock and the same thing happened to me. I had to erase recovery, data and boot loader through fastboot and then reinstall everything new from the factory image on Google's site.
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Oh wow. I had to do that with the initial 4.3 release. Don't think I'll do it for such a minor update unless I have a lot of free time. Though, the software update notification is in the way most of the time.. In surprised this isn't affecting more devices.
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Nexus 4 w/ PAC 4.2.2 Bricked, need help in recovering data

Background
- I'm using PAC 4.2.2 ever since I bought my Nexus 4 and was quite happy with the ROM until yesterday
- I started losing out the GSM signal for the past 2 weeks, it would intermittently go off and then come back by itself after a few seconds, at times few minutes (never thought it could be a ROM issue, is it?)
- Google started pushing its update and I had to manually stop data for Google Services from Settings -> Data Usage
Problem
Yesterday while updating Angry Birds from the Play Store the Play store crashed. I tried to open it but it would continue to crash as soon as it would try to load it.
I rebooted the device however since then its stuck on the google logo and doesn't proceed.
I have TWRP recovery installed and when it boots in to (Fastboot is it called?) it shows Secure Boot - enabled and Lock State - unlocked.
Few foolish things that I tried yesterday (in desperation) that might have already screwed up my phone beyond recovery....
1. Wiped Cache and Dalvik Cache and tried to reboot but it didn't work
2. Flashed the new PAC 4.2.3 version that I had downloaded way back but still no success
3. Tried to take a backup from TWRP recovery however while restoring it fails and shows the message 'Restore Failed'
I really wish to recover the media that is in the phone and contacts if possible.
I have Google Nexus 4 Toolkit (not sure of the version but its like 8-10 months old) installed in my laptop and if I connect the phone and start the toolkit it recognizes the phone against adb (shows a serial number) but when I try to back it up it stops at 'Waiting for adb mode...'
I'm a total noob when it comes to recovery etc. so would really appreciate any help that leads to data recovery in my phone somehow, thanks!

Internal memory is accessible through ADB over recovery so you could easily get your data if it is still there. About the contacts - if they are Google contacts and saved to your gmail - happy days, nothing to worry about. But if they are phone contacts I don't think you'll be able to restore them.
Do you know what is the worst thing about smart phones? That the owner should be smarter than the device in order to operate it.
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evdrmr said:
Internal memory is accessible through ADB over recovery so you could easily get your data if it is still there.
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What would be the steps that I'd have to follow for this? I have TWRP recovery installed.
EDIT: I even tried a complete wipe but it doesn't work. Also tried using CWM as recovery, that didn't work either. Installed the Unified_Android_ToolKit (latest version), updated all USB/adb drivers but whenever I try to backup anything through the toolkit all I get is that it is waiting for the adb mode or its waiting for the USB debugging to be enabled (which I can't since I can't get the phone to boot up).
Any ideas?

Don't try to restore any data after full wipe. It won't work. Flash factory images to get your device into operable state again but before that go to Device Manager and make sure that the phone is recognized by the computer and the drivers for it are properly installed. Good luck. Can you still access twrp recovery?
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evdrmr said:
Don't try to restore any data after full wipe. It won't work. Flash factory images to get your device into operable state again but before that go to Device Manager and make sure that the phone is recognized by the computer and the drivers for it are properly installed. Good luck. Can you still access twrp recovery?
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After having given up all hope to retrieve any data or contacts I wiped the entire phone, format data I mean. However, with that I've ended up with no OS on the phone, I can access TWRP though. Not sure how badly I've ended up screwing the phone. :silly:

Not badly at all... Reboot your phone into Boot loader mode. Download the Google factory images of your choice and run the flash-all.bat file. Enjoy your fully restored phone in a couple of minutes.
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evdrmr said:
Not badly at all... Reboot your phone into Boot loader mode. Download the Google factory images of your choice and run the flash-all.bat file. Enjoy your fully restored phone in a couple of minutes.
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How exactly do I run the flash-all.bat file? I tried flashing the factory image using the Unified Toolkit however there comes an error message stating that there is some issue in the program and it has to close. This happens somewhere midway when it starts flashing system.img and recovery.img
EDIT: I can't get in to recovery mode any more and neither can I flash any recovery
EDIT2: Don't ask me what I did, somehow managed to get the phone running in the 4.2.2 version of stock factory image. 4.4 wasn't working for some reason. Setting it up for use now.
Question: Can I simply download 4.4 factory image and install it on my Nexus 4 which came with 4.2.2. when I bought it?

Simply: Yes
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evdrmr said:
Simply: Yes
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Even when I wasn't able to follow any of the instructions you provided (my bad though) I would like to thank you for just posting on the thread man! :good:
BTW a good news that I'd want to share is that my contacts were backed up I lost on the media but its fine I think, probably a good lesson for future.
I'm updating to 4.3 from system update as of now, will use it as it is for time being and move on to 4.4 sometime later maybe. Not sure whether 4.4 will be available for update OTA once I move to 4.3 but I'm happy with whatever's left of the phone for now...thanks again!

[Q] Nexus 7 acting very weird...

I have the old Nexus 7 and it's been very unresponsive lately.
The device is not responsive and when I do manage to unlock it, seems like the device has some sort of mine on its own and is randomly opening apps or typing in the Google search bar.
Figuring that there's probably malware or virus, I downloaded Malwarebytes and Avast to scan the device.
I found several malware after scanning so i deleted those.
However, issue still persist. So i did a factory reset.
Setting up the device was nothing out of the norm. (Other than feeling a bit lag)
After setting up and updating the apps, the device feels new (again there's some lag); Couple minutes later, the device started acting up again.
I thought the problem might be in them ROM or bootloader so i rooted and flashed PA latest ROM and GApps
But things did not go as I expected and I can't find any other solutions online.
Are there any methods to fix this problem?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
P.S. this problem occurs around 90% of the times when I unlock the device..

Wipe it and start over
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rbeavers said:
Wipe it and start over
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Did that and still the same

Hardware problem? I would take the back off and check all the connections. Try the freezer for 5-10 minutes see if it works longer( heat?)
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Vercion3 said:
Did that and still the same
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How? Did you actually wipe everything with Fastboot and reflash stock firmware?
Factory reset is not a "full wipe".

KJ said:
How? Did you actually wipe everything with Fastboot and reflash stock firmware?
Factory reset is not a "full wipe".
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Uh i'll try again. Do you have a post/link where i can follow on how to do it?

Vercion3 said:
Uh i'll try again. Do you have a post/link where i can follow on how to do it?
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Right here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
Before flashing the new files....run
Fastboot erase system
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot erase userdata
All apps and data will be gone. So if you're rooted you can backup with titanium backup. And restore after flashing.
Personally when flashing stock, I like to backup my important stuff from internal SD onto my PC too. Just for safe keeping. ?

Nexus 4 Stuck on boot animation (with multiple type of rom)

Good evening guys, i have my nexus 4 dead.....
I had a lollipop official factory image installed on my n4... After some week of usage (with 0 problems) I drained my battery to 0 and since then, i had the annoyng bootloop on lollipop dots on booting.
What i did:
Restored to factory and deleted cache using the recovery system, no results
Installed TWRP, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no results
Installed CWM, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no result
Installed a fresh and new factory image, no results, sometimes the device is stuck on the dots, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
Rooted, then installed cyanogen 12, same, sometimes the device is stuck on the blue cyanogen logo, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
So now, what i can try???
It can be an hardware problem?? But what kind of hw problems?
Thanks in advance for the possible solution,
Petar

No one has every kind of tips or trick for me?

PetarHolland said:
Good evening guys, i have my nexus 4 dead.....
I had a lollipop official factory image installed on my n4... After some week of usage (with 0 problems) I drained my battery to 0 and since then, i had the annoyng bootloop on lollipop dots on booting.
What i did:
Restored to factory and deleted cache using the recovery system, no results
Installed TWRP, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no results
Installed CWM, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no result
Installed a fresh and new factory image, no results, sometimes the device is stuck on the dots, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
Rooted, then installed cyanogen 12, same, sometimes the device is stuck on the blue cyanogen logo, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
So now, what i can try???
It can be an hardware problem?? But what kind of hw problems?
Thanks in advance for the possible solution,
Petar
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Did you factory reseted the phone or you flashed a factory img?
If you did flash a factory img,try another one,maybe kitkat. If not,flash factory img and see it boots.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Did you factory reseted the phone or you flashed a factory img?
If you did flash a factory img,try another one,maybe kitkat. If not,flash factory img and see it boots.
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I flashes the 5.0 factory, then the 5.1 factory, then the CM12... I will try the 4.4.... Where i can find the kitkat img?

PetarHolland said:
I flashes the 5.0 factory, then the 5.1 factory, then the CM12... I will try the 4.4.... Where i can find the kitkat img?
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Where did you find other images?
Here,of course
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Where did you find other images?
Here,of course
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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I will try this evening with the 4.4 but i'm very dubious on the results.... I will let you know
I just need to wipe the Cyanogen mod, then flash the factory over it, right?

Just reboot your phone in bootloader, connect it to pc and run the flash-all.bat and let it do its thing..

Flashed the 4.4.4 factory image ... Same issue, system won't boot.
It's locked on the annoying flying dots....
What can i try?????

PetarHolland said:
Flashed the 4.4.4 factory image ... Same issue, system won't boot.
It's locked on the annoying flying dots....
What can i try?????
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Go into stock recovery,do a factory reset from there and give it 5-10 min to see if it boots.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Go into stock recovery,do a factory reset from there and give it 5-10 min to see if it boots.
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Wiped cache from recovery, factory reset, still stuck on the boot with the dots flying around..... :crying:
Now? ^^

PetarHolland said:
Wiped cache from recovery, factory reset, still stuck on the boot with the dots flying around..... :crying:
Now? ^^
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I'd try to install 4.2.2 and 4.3 as well.. just in case..

hell-zerg said:
I'd try to install 4.2.2 and 4.3 as well.. just in case..
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Nothing change.... Now the phone is stuck on the animation, it never goes on the "upgrading android app" screen

Nobody has some kind of suggestion for my problem??

How long did it take to flash? It might be possible fastboot isn't installing the ROM properly...
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