Stuck at "android is upgrading"/"starting apps" - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Basically I tried to install acid audio mod 8 on my phone but did not realize that it was xperia only, so now it is stuck on "android is upgrading"/"starting apps" everytime i reboot. I tried flashing back to acid audiomod 7 and that didnt help. I am running Slimrom with franco kernel btw. I also tried wiping dalvik cache, just cache, and formating the phone from recovery, none of that helped. I dont have any roms saved on my phone or any backups so I am stuck like this and I cant connect my phone to my pc, my pc would recognize it but it wont show up in my computer so I cant access it to to save another rom to it. I tried connecting via recovery (where it goes "download mode do not unplug the device until the process is complete") But that doesnt work, the it would try and install drivers for two "Full JellyBean on Mako" (so it seems like slimrom is based off of a older cm 10 build), but it would come back with no drivers found. When I am in recovery via clockwork my pc recognizes my phone as "Android" but again I still cant do anything with it. Someone please help! I need to fix it by tonight because I am going camping tommorow with family for a few days so having my phone working is a must .
Thanks for those that try to help!
PS I tried using nexus 4 toolkit to reinstall drivers that didnt help.

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help!
please help! Im searching for what I can do but i cant find anything at all.

What exactly do you mean it recognizes as android? Do you mean from device manager? Does it recognize it via adb? If so you can use adv to push or side load a rom
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marsdta said:
What exactly do you mean it recognizes as android? Do you mean from device manager? Does it recognize it via adb? If so you can use adv to push or side load a rom
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Im not sure how to do that, lol, im still pretty noob, but yeah I mean from devicemanager.

I would install the SDK . you could also use the adb files of the toolkit if you want
When you locate the adb files. Open a command prompt (shift right click ) and type adb devices. To check if its being recognized. If it is we can push a ROM.
Download ROM of choice and place it in the same folder as adb
Then type the command
Adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/nameofrom.zip
Or if you near a PC I can help out via teamviewer
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marsdta said:
I would install the SDK . you could also use the adb files of the toolkit if you want
When you locate the adb files. Open a command prompt (shift right click ) and type adb devices. To check if its being recognized. If it is we can push a ROM.
Download ROM of choice and place it in the same folder as adb
Then type the command
Adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/nameofrom.zip
Or if you near a PC I can help out via teamviewer
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Could you please help out through team viewer lol? I know I have adb sdk installed, just dont know how to use it.

lemon07r said:
Could you please help out through team viewer lol? I know I have adb sdk installed, just dont know how to use it.
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LEARN.

exbo, no comment, not even worth say anything lol maybe try learning manners.
Anyways thank you marsdta for helping me through team viewer .

Download the factory image, learn to use adb or try the toolkit to flash it back to stock, and never touch your phone again. As far as drivers, try this. http://junefabrics.com/android/downloadold.php

marsdta said:
What exactly do you mean it recognizes as android? Do you mean from device manager? Does it recognize it via adb? If so you can use adv to push or side load a rom
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Hello sir I to have the same problem I tried to install beats audio on my gionee elife e3 mobile it was also having same problem but I am using windows 8.1 it was detecting as android phone but not android device so please help me over team viewer I have all drivers installed for it though when I select update driver of unknown device as android device it dosent show android adb interface but when I select as android phone it shows android adb interface and in sdk when I use adb devices it dosent show any name so where can I side load to so help me please....

lemon07r said:
Basically I tried to install acid audio mod 8 on my phone but did not realize that it was xperia only, so now it is stuck on "android is upgrading"/"starting apps" everytime i reboot. I tried flashing back to acid audiomod 7 and that didnt help. I am running Slimrom with franco kernel btw. I also tried wiping dalvik cache, just cache, and formating the phone from recovery, none of that helped. I dont have any roms saved on my phone or any backups so I am stuck like this and I cant connect my phone to my pc, my pc would recognize it but it wont show up in my computer so I cant access it to to save another rom to it. I tried connecting via recovery (where it goes "download mode do not unplug the device until the process is complete") But that doesnt work, the it would try and install drivers for two "Full JellyBean on Mako" (so it seems like slimrom is based off of a older cm 10 build), but it would come back with no drivers found. When I am in recovery via clockwork my pc recognizes my phone as "Android" but again I still cant do anything with it. Someone please help! I need to fix it by tonight because I am going camping tommorow with family for a few days so having my phone working is a must .
Thanks for those that try to help!
PS I tried using nexus 4 toolkit to reinstall drivers that didnt help.
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i had the exact same problem, it was stuck at starting apps, then suddenly i heard my phones msg toe go up, so i thought id randomly give a call to the hone, and it rang and showed up the diler, i rejected, jumped in settings, and as it turns our, i had an old version of nova launcher which wasnt compatable with art. and since it was my default launcher ,even though it fc'd android kept trying to launch it i set lg home as default and now its fine phone is lg g2

you can do what is stated above or you can wipe data using stock recovery, not needing any pc, but you will loose all your data

shriom_manerker said:
i had the exact same problem, it was stuck at starting apps, then suddenly i heard my phones msg toe go up, so i thought id randomly give a call to the hone, and it rang and showed up the diler, i rejected, jumped in settings, and as it turns our, i had an old version of nova launcher which wasnt compatable with art. and since it was my default launcher ,even though it fc'd android kept trying to launch it i set lg home as default and now its fine phone is lg g2
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Download stock images etc
Go into fastboot, use the fastboot toolkit to flash them. That's what I did cause recovery was being weird. This was a while ago though. I dont have a nexus 4 anymore so I can explain how to do it in detail, i broke it and now im stuck with my dumb iphone 4s.

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need help.

I have no idea what i did, but my Nexus 7 formatted every file on there, there's not even a rom it can boot into....I can boot into recovery, but I have no idea how I can bring a file and load a rom on Nexus 7 because I can only get to three things..bootloader, recovery and google (unlocked) that's stuck there because of no rom.
using nexus 7 toolkit...but i'm probably doing something wrong...getting device not found.
can someone give me a noob guide on what i can try to fix this
Use the flash back to stock option with device will not boot checked on wugfresh toolkit
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the computer is not picking up the nexus 7...it makes a sound when i connect or disconnect the USB, but it doesn't show up on the computer.
really need help...i'm sure this can be fixed since i can boot into recovery or boot loader...
djricekcn said:
the computer is not picking up the nexus 7...it makes a sound when i connect or disconnect the USB, but it doesn't show up on the computer.
really need help...i'm sure this can be fixed since i can boot into recovery or boot loader...
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Did you try installing the driver package that comes with Wugs?
Its sounds like it isnt finding the drivers to me.Are you using a custom recovery or the stock?
Try using Odin and see if it recognizes it.
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Did you try installing the driver package that comes with Wugs?
Its sounds like it isnt finding the drivers to me.Are you using a custom recovery or the stock?
Try using Odin and see if it recognizes it.
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i thought odin is for samsung devices...where do i download one that works with N7?
I'm trying to install drivers, but it's not doing anything but opening up pictures with how to install in Wugs.
using wugs, it does pick up as grooper under device manager, but doesn't show on the MY COMPUTER section
not sure what you mean by recover or stock, but i can get into Clockword Mod Recover 6.0.1.0...does that help?
**tried odin 3.7 but it isn't doing anything
LOL sorry I got a few devices and 2 out of 3 are samsung.
Maybe try to install the drivers in the toolkit here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195 ,if you can get a image on there you should be able to flash it with Clockwork if you select install from zip.
I dont suppose you made a backup with Clockwork?
If you can get adb working you can easily flash it back to stock by following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
how do i do this when i can't boot into android
Driver Installation
This seems to be the most confusing part for many people. Be patient and thoroughly read all the instructions.
Enable usb debugging on your device (found under Settings > Developer Options)
NOTE: Since Android 4.2 the Developer Options are hidden by default.
To enable them, go to Settings > About Phone, and tap on build number around seven times. A small dialog will appear letting you know "You are now a developer!"
Install the abd driver - detailed instructions for installing or upgrading and existing driver on your version of Windows can be found at http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
Once the driver is installed open a command prompt and change directories to <your sdk directory>\platform-tools (see #2). From the command prompt run "adb devices". This will list any adb-capable devices that are connected to the computer by their serial number assuming your drivers are installed correctly. Recap:
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can't figure it out....
"devices not found"
djricekcn said:
can't figure it out....
"devices not found"
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Did you install the drivers from the nexus toolkit?
And maybe try a reboot of your pc,and try unplugging usb and replugging while in fast boot.
Also check in CWM and see if a backup has every been made even if its old, its better than where you are now.
there's no backup of anything on the nexus...everything got wiped somehow. nexus 7 toolkit keep tellingthe resource loader cache doesn't have loader mUI entry" whichs tells me it's ok..
adb: unable to connect backup
unplug / reboot / different ports...basic pc stuff already done
Maybe try using a different cable,Other than that maybe try a different pc and see if it loads a default driver to at least give you access to put a zip file on it to flash,could be your driver is corrupt on that pc never heard of it installing a nexus as grooper.
Besides that I'm at a loss.
Best of luck,hopefully you get it figured out.
so...i've tried the following already just to make it clear...
i already tried all the basic pc things
-switch usb ports
-reboot pc
-use usb2
-use usb3 ports
-use a different computer (one 8, one XP)....both...i don't really know what to do cause instructions seems to be mostly in 7 and/or just not working on 8
-rebooted asus n7
if someone can give me step by step, noob guide...instead of saying try thing / that, it may help me.
djricekcn said:
there's no backup of anything on the nexus...everything got wiped somehow. nexus 7 toolkit keep tellingthe resource loader cache doesn't have loader mUI entry" whichs tells me it's ok..
adb: unable to connect backup
unplug / reboot / different ports...basic pc stuff already done
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A lot of people who think every thing got stopped find their files under /storage/emulated/0
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Try this to get adb working it was a fix for this guy. If adb works you can flash stock images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30230955&postcount=8
If you're using one of the toolkits you should be able to push an image to it.
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Kearkan said:
If you're using one of the toolkits you should be able to push an image to it.
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which is what I'm having trouble with...it's not picking up....
and can't find media player 13....only find some sort of pack..tried it...not working becuase it's not applicable with W8 even though i downloaded the W8 version..arg.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/download-windows-media-player
Included in Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8. To get Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8 N and KN editions, download the Media Feature Pack.
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I had exactly the same problem. I was able to restore mine to stock 4.2 without ever having the Nexus 7 show up under my computer. My understanding is that it isn't supposed to show up there unless it is booted into android, but I could be wrong. Anyways, just try downloading the stock N7 firmware and installing with the Unroot and restore stock option in the Wugfresh Toolkit, and if you want root and custom recovery back, simply use the option to reroot and follow the instructions. That's what I did and it worked like a charm.
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was able to get it working with a MAC, can't adb push on the computer i have at home...not recognizing it even after drivers installed...well it recognizes but adb doesn't.

Need help bad

I rooted my nexus 4 with towel root and delete some Google system apps being Google drive and chrome. I was using a few closed modules as well as xposed installer. I was having issues connecting to WiFi so I uninstalled everything but didn't unroot and factory reset my phone the issue now is when I boot up my phone I have no file manager to install apps (Google drive) and no web browser (Google chrome) to connect to the internet. And when I try to log into my Gmail or play store I get an error message saying this service is unavailable at the moment or my device is not provisioned for internet if problem persist contact customer service. I tried to install to unlock the boot loader ad install CWM with the nexus 4 root toolkit some thing went wrong and now there's no stock recovery period. It will still go into bootloader mode but now the phone doesn't even show up as being detectable to the computer. Phone still boots fine I can call and receive incoming calls text work fine as well. If there was some way I can install towel root again and the nexus 4 boot loader unlock app I think I could use flashify to flash clockworkmod so I could put the stock factory Rom on my internal storage wipe the device of the cheap I did and then flash stock 4.4.4 with a Gapps package I'd be okay but since I can't get the computer to recognize my nexus 4 I'm stuck. Please any help is greatly appreciated.
When you boot into the boot loader does the device show up in device manager at all? It'll probably show up but with an exclamation mark on a USB. If it does, right click on it and update driver software, then browes your computer and choose let me pick from a list...... Then choose android adb interface. It'll ask you if you're sure. Just say yes.
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When you boot into the boot loader does the device show up in device manager at all? It'll probably show up but with an exclamation mark on a USB. If it does, right click on it and update driver software, then browes your computer and choose let me pick from a list...... Then choose android adb interface. It'll ask you if you're sure. Just say yes.
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Yes it does but when I tried to update the drivers it will not update them. I tried this on Windows xp 32 bit and on a windows 7 64 bit based computer. I tried to manually install the drivers but the computer can't find the drivers on my computer even if I put then into an accessible folder.
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Yes it does but when I tried to update the drivers it will not update them. I tried this on Windows xp 32 bit and on a windows 7 64 bit based computer. I tried to manually install the drivers but the computer can't find the drivers on my computer even if I put then into an accessible folder.
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Use the "let me pick from a list of devices..." it's right below the option where you would search for software on your computer.
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Use the "let me pick from a list of devices..." it's right below the option where you would search for software on your computer.
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I tried that too. Still wouldn't locate them.

[Q]Oh I've done it now... think I'm bricked?

ATT 4.2.2 MDL. I flashed CyanogenMod 10.2 earlier today and it was working fine. Then I installed gapps, cuz, well I need gmail and calendar and the play store. Then my keyboard disappeared and I couldn't set CM up. Googling leads me to believe that it's an issue with the specific gapps package, get the proper package. Get the zip uninstaller for the old gapps. Uninstalled old. Reinstalled new. Then Cyanogenmod has constant popups about gapps failing and cyanogenmod setup wizard failing, to where they are non stop, can't do anything with it. Okay. So I started from scratch, same issue. So then I tried again, thought I did proper procedure (wiped, etc.), but now there's no TWRP folder to pull my CM from to install? How did that disappear? Yes I realize I sound like a moron. Point duly noted. Anyone reading this, where do I go from here? I'm in TWRP now and just... lost.
Do you still have cm on your sdcard? Just install it. Never heard of a gapps uninstaller. Maybe that did something
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Do you still have cm on your sdcard? Just install it. Never heard of a gapps uninstaller. Maybe that did something
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every directory is empty hunting around the 'Install' area. There used to be a TWRP folder that held my CM zip, gapps zip, etc. It's gone.
Wittyusernametaken said:
every directory is empty hunting around the 'Install' area. There used to be a TWRP folder that held my CM zip, gapps zip, etc. It's gone.
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Can you boot into the os? Or boot into recovery? If you can you can get cm or another rom on to your device and flash it.
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jd1639 said:
Can you boot into the os? Or boot into recovery? If you can you can get cm or another rom on to your device and flash it.
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I'm in TWRP right now, otherwise it hangs on the Samsung Custom screen. How do I get another ROM from TWRP?
jd1639 said:
Can you boot into the os? Or boot into recovery? If you can you can get cm or another rom on to your device and flash it.
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ADB sideload doesn't seem to work. It's selected from the TWRP and says Starting ADB sideload feature. Then in my terminal I get
"error: device not found"
"error: device not found"
do not understand. by the TWRP page it should work? My command is "adb sideload C:/Users/tho/cm-10.2-20130811-noobdev-jflteatt.zip"
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ADB sideload doesn't seem to work. It's selected from the TWRP and says Starting ADB sideload feature. Then in my terminal I get
"error: device not found"
"error: device not found"
do not understand. by the TWRP page it should work? My command is "adb sideload C:/Users/tho/cm-10.2-20130811-noobdev-jflteatt.zip"
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While the phone is in recovery, you should be able to use "adb push <source_file> /sdcard/filename" to push the ROM to your sdcard. You can then flash it from the recovery.
jmjoyas said:
While the phone is in recovery, you should be able to use "adb push <source_file> /sdcard/filename" to push the ROM to your sdcard. You can then flash it from the recovery.
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Just tried that, I'm getting "The system cannot find the path specified" and then when I tried it again, "Error: device not found"
I changed the filename to cm10.2.zip for brevity and it's in the same directory as adb. Any other ideas?
Wittyusernametaken said:
Just tried that, I'm getting "The system cannot find the path specified" and then when I tried it again, "Error: device not found"
I changed the filename to cm10.2.zip for brevity and it's in the same directory as adb. Any other ideas?
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When in recovery type adb devices. Is your device recognized? If not you have a driver issue
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If jd's suggestion works and your device is recognized. Try it with no .zip on end. If you are using windows.
jd1639 said:
When in recovery type adb devices. Is your device recognized? If not you have a driver issue
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I get "List of devices attached" but then it shows nothing. Interesting since earlier it was the only way to for me to get my phone to reboot into TWRP so it had to have been seeing it at one point. CRAP.
Wittyusernametaken said:
I get "List of devices attached" but then it shows nothing. Interesting since earlier it was the only way to for me to get my phone to reboot into TWRP so it had to have been seeing it at one point. CRAP.
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Go to your device manager with your phone plugged in. There's probably an asterisk on one of the usb ports. Update that driver manually. Go to let me pick from a list on the computer. Pick andriod adb interface, or something along those lines.
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Go to your device manager with your phone plugged in. There's probably an asterisk on one of the usb ports. Update that driver manually. Go to let me pick from a list on the computer. Pick andriod adb interface, or something along those lines.
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I've got Other Devices and then underneath it SAMSUNG_Android. Having Windows update the driver does nothing, it cannot find the driver. Manually pointing it to the folder C:\Users\tho\Downloads\SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones which contains the driver does nothing as well I get another message about "Windows was unable to install your SAMSUNG_Android Windows could not find driver software for your device. If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website and check the support section for driver software."
Except that driver I got was from the Samsung website? So that makes no sense. I feel like I'm going in circles. What do I do now that Windows won't install any drivers?
I thought installing Keis installs the drivers??.
You could install then uninstall Keis.
Wittyusernametaken said:
I've got Other Devices and then underneath it SAMSUNG_Android. Having Windows update the driver does nothing, it cannot find the driver. Manually pointing it to the folder C:\Users\tho\Downloads\SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones which contains the driver does nothing as well I get another message about "Windows was unable to install your SAMSUNG_Android Windows could not find driver software for your device. If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website and check the support section for driver software."
Except that driver I got was from the Samsung website? So that makes no sense. I feel like I'm going in circles. What do I do now that Windows won't install any drivers?
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Go to below where you search for a driver and to where it says let me pick from a list on the computer. Kies should install the property driver but sometimes doesn't. If you use kies, do what rug said and uninstall it except for the drivers. Kies is a pos
Edit, oh by the way, you're definitely not bricked. You'll be able to get your device working again.
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Go to below where you search for a driver and to where it says let me pick from a list on the computer. Kies should install the property driver but sometimes doesn't. If you use kies, do what rug said and uninstall it except for the drivers. Kies is a pos
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No. I don't have Kies. Previously I was frozen on 4.2.2 MDL and paranoid Kies would update me so no need for it. When I search for it and pick Samsung Android I get to another window that gives me the option of
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.5.916 [9/16/2010]
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.5.916 [9/16/2010]
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.510.0 [5/23/2013]
There's no option for Kies or such.
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No. I don't have Kies. Previously I was frozen on 4.2.2 MDL and paranoid Kies would update me so no need for it. When I search for it and pick Samsung Android I get to another window that gives me the option of
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.5.916 [9/16/2010]
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.5.916 [9/16/2010]
Samsung Android ADB Interface Version: 2.9.510.0 [5/23/2013]
There's no option for Kies or such.
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Pick the newer one and let it do it's thing
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Pick the newer one and let it do it's thing
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I'm getting somewhere now. Recognized now on adb devices. Pushed the CM file. Flashing now. Is it advisable to Wipe cache/dalvik or just reboot straight in after flashing CM? Thank you so much for your help
Wittyusernametaken said:
I'm getting somewhere now. Recognized now on adb devices. Pushed the CM file. Flashing now. Is it advisable to Wipe cache/dalvik or just reboot straight in after flashing CM? Thank you so much for your help
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I'd try first just dirty flashing it, no wipes that way it'll save your current settings
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I'd try first just dirty flashing it, no wipes that way it'll save your current settings
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Sweet. I'm in CM. It's not starting the setup wizard, that's odd, but w/e. Do you have any suggestions for google apps (gmail/calendar/play store) since gapps led me on the rabbit trail to destruction. All I want is slimmed down, fast, no bloat and the three previous gapps, but it seems like this is gonna be much trickier than I thought.

[Q] Cracked Screen Nexus 4 Screen, How to recover my data files?

Hi all,
I've got my old Nexus 4 Device out but the only issue is I dropped it face down on a concrete floor, The entire screen is smashed. The LCD works fine, but is unresponsive to touch. I've tried accessing it through my computer but because I have a lock on it, it won't let me access the files.
It is rooted, but I'm not 100% with as my friend did it for me. He's away at the moment so can't really help me.
I had titanium backup on it. Does this mean anything?
Also I've seen the method of people wiping the cache. However this doesn't work for me as I have a different screen appear TWRP, Team Win Recovery Project, which also requires a slide to unlock....
Is there any other possible methods of obtaining my data?
If there isn't thats not too much of a problem, and Im not too concerned about losing the data, so Im open to experimentation!
Cheers guys!
Few months back I had a similar problem with my nexus 7 . Easy way is to connect a USB hub and a mouse via OTG to unlock the device and then connect it to a computer .
Let me know if it works.
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chaithanyaprasad said:
Few months back I had a similar problem with my nexus 7 . Easy way is to connect a USB hub and a mouse via OTG to unlock the device and then connect it to a computer .
Let me know if it works.
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Okay, and this would work?
An OTG cable looks like this right?:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/...ssories/chargers-cables/auction-789171735.htm
Cheers
Yes, that's the OTG cable.
In my case ,I have connected a keyboard and mouse then with the mouse I have unlocked the pattern lock.
You can then take a backup with PC or a flash drive
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The N4 doesn't support OTG unless you're running a kernel that supports it (stock kernel doesn't have it).
When I cracked my screen, I used adb to send tap and swipe commands. Of course, you need to to have previously enabled USB debugging...
0mnom said:
Hi all,
I've got my old Nexus 4 Device out but the only issue is I dropped it face down on a concrete floor, The entire screen is smashed. The LCD works fine, but is unresponsive to touch. I've tried accessing it through my computer but because I have a lock on it, it won't let me access the files.
It is rooted, but I'm not 100% with as my friend did it for me. He's away at the moment so can't really help me.
I had titanium backup on it. Does this mean anything?
Also I've seen the method of people wiping the cache. However this doesn't work for me as I have a different screen appear TWRP, Team Win Recovery Project, which also requires a slide to unlock....
Is there any other possible methods of obtaining my data?
If there isn't thats not too much of a problem, and Im not too concerned about losing the data, so Im open to experimentation!
Cheers guys!
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Since you have twrp installed you can pull files using adb
In a cmd prompt
adb pull /sdcard/
You might need to install adb and drivers first, koush universal drivers work well.
DrFredPhD said:
Since you have twrp installed you can pull files using adb
In a cmd prompt
adb pull /sdcard/
You might need to install adb and drivers first, koush universal drivers work well.
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Sorry, I have no idea of what you are talking about. I'm a relative newbie when it comes to all this rooting and roms and stuff as my friend did this for me, but Im willing to learn?
Id be more than happy to continue this conversation through PM?
Cheers,
0mnom said:
Sorry, I have no idea of what you are talking about. I'm a relative newbie when it comes to all this rooting and roms and stuff as my friend did this for me, but Im willing to learn?
Id be more than happy to continue this conversation through PM?
Cheers,
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Boot into twrp, then on your pc run the commands drfred said. Before you do that Google 15 second adb install. Install that
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Boot into twrp, then on your pc run the commands drfred said. Before you do that Google 15 second adb install. Install that
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Okay, so did the 15 second install, couldnt get past step 3 however. For some reason when I pressed y, it would just quit out of it.
1. Run it (Require administrator privileges)
2. Press Y/Yes to install ADB and Fastboot or N/No to skip
3. Press Y/Yes to install ADB system-wide or N/No for current user only
4. Press Y/Yes to install Drivers or N/No to skip
5. Continue Driver installation
6. 15 seconds passed - finished!
But Im assuming its done? I booted my phone into recovery mode, and it comes up with the TWRP screen. I've plugged it in. Now do I just go into cmd and literally type in 'adb pull /sdcard/'?
Or is there added extras in there?
Cheers,
So I tried it out, but I don't think anything happened. How do I tell?
I ran that command, and it just gave me a huge message, I read through a bit of it, and I recognised the device commands, but not sure what message I should be receiving?
Cheers,
If you get a big message with all the adb options then I think you must be typing the command slightly wrong. The output should be a list of your files as they transfer.
If you run the command right but the driver or something else is wrong you'll get an error message eg. no device or device offline.

Bricked Nexus 7

Hey guys,
a few hours ago I tried flashing the new Ldroid Rom onto my Nexus 7. After flashing the rom my tablet took ages to boot up and after the bootup it said i had to enter a password to encrypt the data (i never set encryption). after entering a random password android reported that the password was right but the data corrupt and i'd have to do a factory reset. after entering twrp i realized that the device couldn't mount anything except system. i wiped/formated everything except system and tried booting into android. this time i was stuck at the google logo. after entering recovery mode again now twrp couldn't mount system and sdcard. so i formated both and now i'm here with an absolutely empty nexus 7. i tried to use adb sideload to flash a new rom but my pc doesn't recognize the device and neither does fastboot. i tried reinstalling adb and fastboot drivers, i used universal drivers, i used drivers from toolkits, i did many many pc and tablet restarts, i reinstalled android sdk several times, i used different adb/fastboot locations, i even tried using a different pc trying the same steps. no change, only thing i get is that the tablet gets recognized by the device manager as an adb/fastboot device, nothing more.
Does anyone of you know a possible sollution for my issue?
Thanks in advance
P.S.: i've been researching the internet for this issue for the past hours and couldn't find any sollutions, so please don't say stuff like "use search function"
P.P.S.: My other devices get recognized without any issues with the same cable.
I would suggest using wugs awesome software you need to make sure all partitions are wiped and repaired to which ever format you are trying to use ext4 or f2fs and through wugs you can flash new ROM through fastboot wigs has save my ass a few times one should not try to do tedious tasks after a long night of drinking hope this helps let me know if ya need more
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Masterloki666 said:
I would suggest using wugs awesome software you need to make sure all partitions are wiped and repaired to which ever format you are trying to use ext4 or f2fs and through wugs you can flash new ROM through fastboot wigs has save my ass a few times one should not try to do tedious tasks after a long night of drinking hope this helps let me know if ya need more
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Thanks for the reply.
The thing is that the device doesn't get recognized in fastboot mode by the fastboot interface. But I'll try anyways as soon as I'm at home again...
Wugss also has a option to restore soft bricked devices that should do the trick for ya if all else fails
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Wugss also has a option to restore soft bricked devices that should do the trick for ya if all else fails
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didn't work :/ device doesn't get recognized by fastboot but it's shown as fastboot device in the device manager
OK check verify all partitions are set and you can try to use adb and you can push a new os I believe that should work
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OK check verify all partitions are set and you can try to use adb and you can push a new os I believe that should work
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how can i do that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56749959 here's a post with syteps to fix and get you set up
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Masterloki666 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56749959 here's a post with syteps to fix and get you set up
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Will not work as my device doesn't get recognized by fastboot.
OK are you on the latest twrp recovery if so you can go into that and enable mtp get the ROM and gapps and all other files you want to flash and drop them onto your device the only thing is it for some reason won't let you transfer zip files that's fine just rename from zip to txt
And it should work sorry for the delay in response hope that works for you lol
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Excuse me I do not write good English. Today I had a similar problem. Tablet remained in bootloader and laptop does not see it
I used NRT function Back to Stock and click on Soft-Bricked / Bootloop.
Tablet runs on Lolipop
wwarrel: DobrĂ½:
Masterloki666 said:
OK are you on the latest twrp recovery if so you can go into that and enable mtp get the ROM and gapps and all other files you want to flash and drop them onto your device the only thing is it for some reason won't let you transfer zip files that's fine just rename from zip to txt
And it should work sorry for the delay in response hope that works for you lol
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no I don't even if I had, it wouldn't work because I have no system on the tablet...
wwarrel said:
Excuse me I do not write good English. Today I had a similar problem. Tablet remained in bootloader and laptop does not see it
I used NRT function Back to Stock and click on Soft-Bricked / Bootloop.
Tablet runs on Lolipop
wwarrel: DobrĂ½:
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Will not work because you need fastboot for it which is not working for me...
Alright I used my macbook for adb/fastboot and there it somehow recognized my device and I could use fastboot to do a factory reset. I still don't know why two independent windows systems did not recognize my Nexus 7 but I got it fixed. Anyways thanks to everyone who tried to help me in this thread!

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