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Easiest way to return to stock?

Bought my Nexus 7 tablet and just don't use it as much as I thought I would being I have a Android phone also so I'm thinking I will return it to stock and get a laptop. Problem is I tried using CWM and the factory reset to erase it but neither do anything. I do have it rooted and unlocked.

Grab mskip or wugs toolkit and just follw the instructions to flash a stock image and lock the bootloader
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E_Goldstein said:
Grab mskip or wugs toolkit and just follw the instructions to flash a stock image and lock the bootloader
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Yup. That's what I was going to say. Nice advice!

[Q] Updating Error - Rooted Nexus 7

Hi all, i've been trying to update my nexus 7 from 4.1.2 (JZO54k) to 4.2 (JOP40C), i had rooted my device with the toolkit from wugfresh, even when ota update keeps appearing, when i tried to do it, the instalation stops and appears the red triangle error. I tried to do it with the ADB method, but when the package is sendind from the ABD to the nexus, it appears
verifyng current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/GooglePinyinIME.apk". "c3fd85ab52cd139b4d8440a6b06623451aa46210". "737423314e1a53013fb0c5f7568fb2f9998abdcf")
Installation aborted.
What can I do?

It does this because you'll modified or deleted system files. The OTA will not flash if you aren't stock.
You can always just download the stock image from Google and fastboot flash it.
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najaboy said:
It does this because you'll modified or deleted system files. The OTA will not flash if you aren't stock.
You can always just download the stock image from Google and fastboot flash it.
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Thank you soo much, could you tell how to do that? idk, send my the link of the tutorial here on xda?
if i have to put an stock image, could i put and 4.2.1 ? or i have to put the 4.1.2 that its the same that i have... (sorry about my english)

You used the toolkit to root, just use it to return to stock. Download the latest version and just click return to stock
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Censura_Umbra said:
You used the toolkit to root, just use it to return to stock. Download the latest version and just click return to stock
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thank you, It will erase all my data/apk?

dito5000 said:
thank you, It will erase all my data/apk?
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afaik yes, Another thing you could do is look around for a cwm flashable variant of the latest google rom, that or it's time to go to a custom rom

Censura_Umbra said:
You used the toolkit to root, just use it to return to stock. Download the latest version and just click return to stock
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Buddy, i'm doing the flashstock with the wugfresh toolkit, but its taking too much time with the "Sending 'system'" step, is it normal? it has been like a half an hour since this step start.

Lost Root after upgrading to 4.2.2

So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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jtiesinga said:
So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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if you flashed the official 4.2.2, it replaced your recovery with the stock recovery(android dude w/the red triangle) and you lost root. all you have to do is flash a custom recovery via fastboot then flash a custom rom or the su binaries.

jtiesinga said:
So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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so you have used the Nandroid of Stock ROM?

as stated above you can get a custom recovery back, then flash a kernel or a root package. should be fairly easy, to get back no worries!

opticaldh said:
so you have used the Nandroid of Stock ROM?
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Yes
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simms22 said:
if you flashed the official 4.2.2, it replaced your recovery with the stock recovery(android dude w/the red triangle) and you lost root. all you have to do is flash a custom recovery via fastboot then flash a custom rom or the su binaries.
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Any instructions for this? I use a Mac computer and the instructions I've seen are for windows. I'm not a Noob but am a little unfamiliar with ADB and Fastboot.
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And how u get your device rooted before?
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curtzxion said:
And how u get your device rooted before?
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I used the instructions from Androidrootz.com. I figured I could just do this again but when I tried it still got the android dude.
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jtiesinga said:
Any instructions for this? I use a Mac computer and the instructions I've seen are for windows. I'm not a Noob but am a little unfamiliar with ADB and Fastboot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237

Flash stock recovery?

Hello! I have TWRP installed on my device without root or custom rom/kernel. Is there a way I can just flash the stock recovery to get future OTA updates? I prefer using a method that doesnt require admin rights on my pc, because I am not using my own pc for the moment.

You can get the factory image, extract ALL the zips and when you find the recovery image do "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".
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andyabc said:
You can get the factory image, extract ALL the zips and when you find the recovery image do "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
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That's the problem. Efrant says you have to use 7zip and not any other thing to extract the image, but I cant install it because I dont have admin rights on this pc.

You can use Flashify from Play Store to flash recovery images without PC.
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Thibaultvw said:
That's the problem. Efrant says you have to use 7zip and not any other thing to extract the image, but I cant install it because I dont have admin rights on this pc.
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So can't you right click and try to extract it?
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andyabc said:
So can't you right click and try to extract it?
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I can do that but you need 7zip efrant said.

Thibaultvw said:
I can do that but you need 7zip efrant said.
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I know you need to use 7Zip I use it myself but it is worth a try, at the moment I am going to pull out the recovery for you.
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TToivanen said:
You can use Flashify from Play Store to flash recovery images without PC.
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Did you use that before?

Hang on, just going to get lunch and then give you the image.
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andyabc said:
Hang on, just going to get lunch and then give you the image.
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I downloaded the factory image myself, but you can give it to me as well so I know I did it correctly. Why actually do you have to use 7zip?
Edit: nope I cant extract it myself

Thibaultvw said:
Did you use that before?
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No but I'm about to try it in a moment. Downloading factory image as we speak...
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TToivanen said:
No but I'm about to try it in a moment. Downloading factory image as we speak...
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Yeah, it totally worked. Also locked bootloader using BootUnlocker app.
Got some piece of mind and I also hope this will ease up my ORD a bit
I may easily restore my backed up custom recovery using flashify if I ever need to update ROM or whatever...
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Thibaultvw said:
I downloaded the factory image myself, but you can give it to me as well so I know I did it correctly. Why actually do you have to use 7zip?
Edit: nope I cant extract it myself
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Here you are, just flash it using fastboot using this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

andyabc said:
Here you are, just flash it using fastboot using this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Thanks! It's the one for 4.3 right?
And if I want to install a custom rom, and make a twrp backup. Can I then go back to restore the backup and then just flash this recovery in fastboot to get the OTA?

Thibaultvw said:
Thanks! It's the one for 4.3 right?
And if I want to install a custom rom, and make a twrp backup. Can I then go back to restore the backup and then just flash this recovery in fastboot to get the OTA?
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Yes, yes and yes.
You can use Flashify to make a backup, restore and flash.
Remember you can only flash 3 times a day unless you pay for the full version.
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andyabc said:
Yes, yes and yes.
You can use Flashify to make a backup, restore and flash.
Remember you can only flash 3 times a day unless you pay for the full version.
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No I mean making a backup in twrp, install a custom rom. New version of android comes out: (let's say 5.0 because updating CM for example from 4.3. to 4.3.1 isnt that hard I think), just restore the backup and flash this recovery in fastboot. (without flashify)
Then I will get the OTA?

Thibaultvw said:
No I mean making a backup in twrp, install a custom rom. New version of android comes out: (let's say 5.0 because updating CM for example from 4.3. to 4.3.1 isnt that hard I think), just restore the backup and flash this recovery in fastboot. (without flashify)
Then I will get the OTA?
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Exactly what I was thinking and it would remain yes, try flashing it.
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andyabc said:
Exactly what I was thinking and it would remain yes, try flashing it.
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Ok thanks (I ran out of thanks for today)
I think I am going to stay with this TWRP for a while (actually I want CM official nightlies back) and will try this method when KLP comes out. I think I will have my pc back then and will be able to pull the recovery of the image then and I will post if it worked or not!
thank you for your effort mate!

Thibaultvw said:
Ok thanks (I ran out of thanks for today)
I think I am going to stay with this TWRP for a while (actually I want CM official nightlies back) and will try this method when KLP comes out. I think I will have my pc back then and will be able to pull the recovery of the image then and I will post if it worked or not!
thank you for your effort mate!
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No problem.
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I decided to flash the stock recovery anyway. So now I am fully stock and will get future OTA updates? I actually like the stock rom, but will maybe fllash CM10.2 if nemesis comes with some cool stuff.
Thanks for pulling it for me!

Question about returning my N4 to Google

Just began the RMA process with Google Play by ordering the replacement device. Now when I send back my faulty unit when the replacement arrives, in what state should I leave the software of the phone so that the RMA process finishes smoothly?
I'd imagine I'd have to flash stock rom+kernel, stock recovery, relock the boot loader, unroot, and possibly reset the flash counter (have no idea how to go about this last one). Anything I'm missing/feedback?
This is my first time going through Google's RMA process and I want it to happen as smoothly as possible. Thank you.
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Nexus phones dont have flash counters. All you need to do is flash the stock images and relock the bootloader.
A guide can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

I've never heard about a flash counter on a nexus
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Chromium_ said:
Nexus phones dont have flash counters. All you need to do is flash the stock images and relock the bootloader.
A guide can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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You learn something new everyday. Thanks guys!
Lord Yurij said:
I've never heard about a flash counter on a nexus
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