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Help needed: stuck on Google screen

Hi All,
I am used to flashing stuff on my SG2 and having the ability to select the file
Tonight I was going to flash an update on the N7 and hadnt moved the files to root.........................................
Did my wipe and am now stuck on Google screen and cant get fast boot or ADB 'not found'
Am using Wugs kit but really dont seem to be getting much as everything says I dont have fast boot
Any help would be great, I need to get back

amadablam said:
Hi All,
I am used to flashing stuff on my SG2 and having the ability to select the file
Tonight I was going to flash an update on the N7 and hadnt moved the files to root.........................................
Did my wipe and am now stuck on Google screen and cant get fast boot or ADB 'not found'
Am using Wugs kit but really dont seem to be getting much as everything says I dont have fast boot
Any help would be great, I need to get back
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no ADB either please Help me

amadablam said:
no ADB either please Help me
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what did you wipe that you cant boot? factory reset(factory wipe) only wipes data, youd still be able to boot. did you make a backup in recovery? if you did restore that. do you still have the older rom in your storage? flash that. or, install fastboot and the drivers to your computer and take that route. anyways, root toolkits are bad, m'kay?

[Q] How to update paranoid android through GooManager

Hi guys,
The question is as above. How do I update my paranoid android rom through goo manager?
I downloaded the new rom files but I ain't sure what to do under the flahs rom section. Do i have to do a factory reset or do i have to wipe the cache?
I tried updating once without any of these options. In the end, i lost my google apps. When I reinstore it, the expanded desktop function went missing. So I am hoping that someone can tell me the proper way of flashing it to avoid this problem in the future. Thank you!

Go read the first post of the paranoid android rom under android original development. Don't flash things until you read the instructions. Cache is wiped by the rom, and you need gapps with a new install.
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delonicdevil said:
Hi guys,
The question is as above. How do I update my paranoid android rom through goo manager?
I downloaded the new rom files but I ain't sure what to do under the flahs rom section. Do i have to do a factory reset or do i have to wipe the cache?
I tried updating once without any of these options. In the end, i lost my google apps. When I reinstore it, the expanded desktop function went missing. So I am hoping that someone can tell me the proper way of flashing it to avoid this problem in the future. Thank you!
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as mentioned, you should always read the ROM thread completely before you flash.
the correct procedure is to download the updated zip, optionally check the md5 sum to make sure it did not get corrupted in transit [but if it got corrupted, I think CWM will tell you, and fail to even try to flash the zip], then flash the rom, and then flash gapps before rebooting. [if you reboot before flashing gapps, you will have to re-login, and re-authenticate apps like Google Voice, etc].

mvmacd said:
as mentioned, you should always read the ROM thread completely before you flash.
the correct procedure is to download the updated zip, optionally check the md5 sum to make sure it did not get corrupted in transit [but if it got corrupted, I think CWM will tell you, and fail to even try to flash the zip], then flash the rom, and then flash gapps before rebooting. [if you reboot before flashing gapps, you will have to re-login, and re-authenticate apps like Google Voice, etc].
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and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.

Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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thanks alot!

Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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OH..I didn't knew it. Thanks!

I am not getting on how to do that
Hi,
Can any one post link to forum?
I am using paranoid android and in goomanager its showing new update available..!
after downloading zip what to do next?
If any one can put screenshot or list step it would be much helpful..
Thanks in advance...
Balaji_NEXUS said:
OH..I didn't knew it. Thanks!
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Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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This actually makes no difference, aside from making the process more time consuming. The few and far between anecdotes that led to this practice are a cum hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy. Without a doubt, it does not hurt anything, but it also yields no real benefit over flashing in the same recovery session.

Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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This doesn't really matter, apart from making you have to "Android is Upgrading" 2x.
The process I follow which never fails me is (there may be a quicker way, but I know this will always work):
1 - Download ROM / Kernel / GAPPS etc
2 - Move all downloaded files to a single folder named "Flashing" or something
3 - Reboot to Recovery
4 - Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
5 - Flash ROM
6 - Flash GAPPS
7 - Flash Kernel
8 - Wipe Cache / Dalvik
That is the process for updating Paranoid android
Updating to a completely different ROM would require a Factory reset and Format

Wilks3y said:
This doesn't really matter, apart from making you have to "Android is Upgrading" 2x.
The process I follow which never fails me is (there may be a quicker way, but I know this will always work):
1 - Download ROM / Kernel / GAPPS etc
2 - Move all downloaded files to a single folder named "Flashing" or something
3 - Reboot to Recovery
4 - Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
5 - Flash ROM
6 - Flash GAPPS
7 - Flash Kernel
8 - Wipe Cache / Dalvik
That is the process for updating Paranoid android
Updating to a completely different ROM would require a Factory reset and Format
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You can safely leave off steps 2, 4, & 8
Anything you download using goo goes into a folder called goo manager. Just flash from there.
Wiping cache and dalvik is an old wives tale so to speak. You aren't doing a damn bit of good doing that. You can skip it
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Pirateghost said:
You can safely leave off steps 2, 4, & 8
Anything you download using goo goes into a folder called goo manager. Just flash from there.
Wiping cache and dalvik is an old wives tale so to speak. You aren't doing a damn bit of good doing that. You can skip it
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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I know about the Goo Folder, however I like to keep all my stuff in the same place, and I download my Kernels from browser so I made my own for Flashing
Why is it a wives tale?
Thanks

Wilks3y said:
I know about the Goo Folder, however I like to keep all my stuff in the same place, and I download my Kernels from browser so I made my own for Flashing
Why is it a wives tale?
Thanks
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Because when you flash a new ROM to /system, it has to rebuild the dalvik for the signature on the new ROM. Android handles this on its own. I haven't checked but I bet the updater-script wipes cache for you also. I have never manually wiped cache and dalvik for a ROM update on my nexus devices.
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Pirateghost said:
Because when you flash a new ROM to /system, it has to rebuild the dalvik for the signature on the new ROM. Android handles this on its own. I haven't checked but I bet the updater-script wipes cache for you also. I have never manually wiped cache and dalvik for a ROM update on my nexus devices.
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Thanks for the advice bud
I'm guessing its still necessary if going to a whole new ROM?

Wilks3y said:
Thanks for the advice bud
I'm guessing its still necessary if going to a whole new ROM?
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When going from one rom to another the only thing that you should do is run factory reset in recovery
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Pirateghost said:
When going from one rom to another the only thing that you should do is run factory reset in recovery
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Ok great.
Appreciate that

Need URGENT help here ASAP.

So here's the thing. I made 2 Nandroids of my stock image before flashing a ParanoidAndroid 3.1 ROM today. However, I needed to quickly revert back to my stock ROM to check a few things. So, I reboot into CWM, wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. I go to backup and restore, press restore and it isn't finding my Nandroid backups I made. It just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found". Even worse... if I try to just flash the ParanoidAndroid ROM, I can't, because it isn't showing up when I press "install zip from sdcard".
I've tried to go into mounts and storage to mount the sdcard but it doesn't do anything. I press mount sdcard and nothing happens. I'm trying to mount the sdcard to see if the Paranoid ROM is still there (which it should be, as I haven't moved anything). I have a sneaky suspicion it's something to do with the 0/ folder.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

you wiped /data
end of story. its all gone.
NEVER wipe data.....at most do a FACTORY RESET in your custom recovery. if you really went in and wiped DATA, then its all gone.

Pirateghost said:
you wiped /data
end of story. its all gone.
NEVER wipe data.....at most do a FACTORY RESET in your custom recovery. if you really went in and wiped DATA, then its all gone.
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I didn't mean I wiped the data folder. I meant I pressed "wipe data/factory reset" in CWM seeing as this is what needs to be done when flashing a new ROM.

then what version of CWM are you on? make sure its the latest that understands the multi-user file structure

Pirateghost said:
then what version of CWM are you on? make sure its the latest that understands the multi-user file structure
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I'm currently on CWM v6.0.0.6. How do I go about installing the latest? I just downloaded the latest .img file but I'm not quite sure how to install it (this is the first device I've rooted and flashed).
edit: Ok, so here's the thing. For some reason, my nandroid backups of stock are located in sdcard/0/clockworkmod/backup/, but I see that the restore function of CWM reads the backups from sdcard/clockworkmod/. Of course, "mount sdcard" isn't working so I can't bring those backups into the right folder.

You can use fastboot to flash the newest img file. You can use adb to move files around. 2 options
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Pirateghost said:
You can use fastboot to flash the newest img file. You can use adb to move files around. 2 options
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Thank you, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to stuff like this. How do I use adb? Will this enable me to view the contents of the storage of the Nexus 7?

You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
And you can use a toolkit to flash the image.
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dan24591 said:
Thank you, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to stuff like this. How do I use adb? Will this enable me to view the contents of the storage of the Nexus 7?
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http://bit.ly/WJKyEv
you should take a few minutes to read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
it is for the galaxy nexus, but aside from the drivers and img files, the process is the same on EVERY nexus device....
This would contain the steps needed to update your recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959

StrangerWeather said:
You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
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I would do that, except that I don't have any ROM on there at the moment and can't find any one to install through CWM. "mount sdcard" won't work either which is why I'm in a bit of a pickle.
Thanks Pirateghost. I'll check that guide out.

StrangerWeather said:
You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
And you can use a toolkit to flash the image.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Teach new users how to use basic commands like fastboot and adb, and dont point them to toolkits. this is a developers site, if you are looking for quick and easy and dont want to learn anything, move along, this site isnt for you.

dan24591 said:
I would do that, except that I don't have any ROM on there at the moment and can't find any one to install through CWM. "mount sdcard" won't work either which is why I'm in a bit of a pickle.
Thanks Pirateghost. I'll check that guide out.
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YOU CANNOT MOUNT SDCARD on a nexus device....there is no SDCARD
ADB will allow you to get a command prompt in the device and you can move files around there....
OR
like i said, UPDATE YOUR CWM USING FASTBOOT.....it will allow your recovery to see your backups and roms.....this isnt complicated, just follow the basic instructions.

dan24591 said:
So here's the thing. I made 2 Nandroids of my stock image before flashing a ParanoidAndroid 3.1 ROM today. However, I needed to quickly revert back to my stock ROM to check a few things. So, I reboot into CWM, wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. I go to backup and restore, press restore and it isn't finding my Nandroid backups I made. It just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found". Even worse... if I try to just flash the ParanoidAndroid ROM, I can't, because it isn't showing up when I press "install zip from sdcard".
I've tried to go into mounts and storage to mount the sdcard but it doesn't do anything. I press mount sdcard and nothing happens. I'm trying to mount the sdcard to see if the Paranoid ROM is still there (which it should be, as I haven't moved anything). I have a sneaky suspicion it's something to do with the 0/ folder.
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I would suggest you to change the title of your OP for something that more explicit as " Cannot restore my backups with CWM" or "some problems with my recovery"
If you can accessed to your bootloader, you can try to flash a recent version of both recoveries..
You can use this guide, maybe it will help you : HELP FOR FLASH MORE FASTER WHEN YOU USE FASTBOOT LINE COMMAND
You have the choice : TWRP 2.4.3.0 and CWM 6.0.2.3.

Pirateghost said:
Teach new users how to use basic commands like fastboot and adb, and dont point them to toolkits. this is a developers site, if you are looking for quick and easy and dont want to learn anything, move along, this site isnt for you.
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But yet developers build the toolkits and post then in the development threads. And developers make flashable zips and use the aroma installer. TWRP put a graphical interface on recovery which was pretty easy to use already.
Do you chastise them with the same vigour as you do 'users'?
However, many people manage to make your same case without being so dismissive.
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ezas said:
But yet developers build the toolkits and post then in the development threads. And developers make flashable zips and use the aroma installer. TWRP put a graphical interface on recovery which was pretty easy to use already.
Do you chastise them with the same vigour as you do 'users'?
However, many people manage to make your same case without being so dismissive.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
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So every time someone posts in the forums,
"HALPZ!!!111 I BRIXORD MY DEVICE!!!11"
"you see, i was using the toolkit and....."
Should we send all those people to come visit with you personally? Since you approve of the toolkits so much? Let you walk through the process of teaching them HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT basic problems?
This place used to mean something....and you could get valuable information from like-minded individuals and learn a few things along the way. Now it is nothing more than
PUSH BUTTON
DEVICE COOL
allow me to leave this here to ponder over:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45

Pirateghost said:
So every time someone posts in the forums,
"HALPZ!!!111 I BRIXORD MY DEVICE!!!11"
"you see, i was using the toolkit and....."
Should we send all those people to come visit with you personally? Since you approve of the toolkits so much? Let you walk through the process of teaching them HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT basic problems?
This place used to mean something....and you could get valuable information from like-minded individuals and learn a few things along the way. Now it is nothing more than
PUSH BUTTON
DEVICE COOL
allow me to leave this here to ponder over:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
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Why are you so angry/frustrated? Maybe take a break from Q&A if it bothers you so much. Don't put words in my mouth, and please don't talk down to me since you know nothing about me. I said nothing about 'approving of toolkits so much'. I simply pointed out that they are available and they are created by devs. I'm not some rookie here. I am on XDA multiple times a day. I've been here since before the rootzwiki split, so please don't feel the need to explain to me what is 'wrong' with XDA or with its members.
You told the OP to move on if they couldn't meet your pedantic expectations of how best to solve their problem. You have the same option to move on to someplace that better suits your needs/expectations.
I counter suggest that you ponder this. There is a whole organization of site admins and forum moderators with a legitimate mandate to do what you have taken on as your burden.
You have had your say, and I have had mine. I suggest that if further exchange is necessary it go to PM. I hope that this has not become personal for you. It hasn't for me.
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"not responding" all the time? how to 100% format?

hey guys!
my N4 is annoying the crap out of me, multiple stuff "not responding" constantly, only fixable by a restart.
im running slimbean, which i probably won't anymore, but im not sure if that is the issue.
i want to format my machine 100%, just leave the bootloader unlocked, and install a totally new install of a different rom,
i heavent decided yet but i know that if i just flash a new rom (and also do the 2 wipe cach things) the issues continue because i already
did that before.
so what exactly do i have to do in order to clean the machine, and than have a reallly fresh new install?
ty!

Well... I'm coming from Optimus 2X so I have no idea what I'm talking about, but when I want to do a complete format I go to recovery and in "mounts and storage" I choose format /sdcard.
I guess that also exists in nexus 4?
Oh wait... just realized that there is no external sdcard in nexus 4
So... I guess if you do that you would have to use "adb" to push recovery and a flashable ROM... does that make sense to you?
Or you could try to just format /system!

I would recommend following this guide on how to install the factory image. It will restore everything, including the bootloader, but you can just unlock it again afterwards. Or just not flash the bootloader image.

Johmama said:
I would recommend following this guide on how to install the factory image. It will restore everything, including the bootloader, but you can just unlock it again afterwards. Or just not flash the bootloader image.
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hey buddy thanks for the link...
ill try it out tommorow, hopfully itt'll solve all my issues.
anyone would like to recommend a good stable mod? (besides CM maybe?) im sick of all these non responding crashes

[Q] nexus 4 no os installed?

so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!

can your phone boot into fastboot?
if it can, try to flash with factory images from google.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

swagmaster420 said:
so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!
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Twrp or cwm?
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swagmaster420 said:
so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!
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Factory reset doesn't restore a backup of the stock ROM, it simply wipe data.
This is what you need to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Remember, you overwrite the stock ROM when you flash a custom ROM; the stock ROM is no longer on your device.
And you shouldn't use a toolkit (unless you know how to do it manually) - rooting isn't about having a quick fix to make your device cool, its about learning along the way and knowing what you are doing, and ending up with a better device at the end.
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^^^^ he is so right... Now here is where you should start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 . Question - why are you unrooting to root again. Now you doing this caused you all these issues when you could of just waited for a rooted rom which there is a variant of KitKat in development already.
Hope you get it all working but in the future sit back and relax and wait for a developer to make a rom for you too flash.

Jposton said:
Twrp or cwm?
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twrp

Tom540 said:
Factory reset doesn't restore a backup of the stock ROM, it simply wipe data.
This is what you need to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Remember, you overwrite the stock ROM when you flash a custom ROM; the stock ROM is no longer on your device.
And you shouldn't use a toolkit (unless you know how to do it manually) - rooting isn't about having a quick fix to make your device cool, its about learning along the way and knowing what you are doing, and ending up with a better device at the end.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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i cant put any files onto my device, all i can do is recovery mode and fastboot. i cant install drivers to the phone or put anything on it. The commands dont do anything at all like "fastboot devices" i cant put any roms on it unless there is a different method than just copy and pasting.
EDIT****************
I asked my dad for some help and he helped me figure out the whole push files and adb thing. we were able to push cyanogenmod 10 and flash it. it worked out, and now im trying to put back the nandroid that i made before i wiped everything. but thanks guys for helping out and telling me to do the adb push thingy! thanks guys! sorry for being a n00b!!!