[Q] stuck in bootloader cause no os - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, i rooted my nexus 7 and then i wanted to install a custom rom, so i downloaded it and gapps then went to recovery wiped everything, went to install, didnt find the rom file and forgot to nandroid backup, so what can I do now? Cant transfer files to the tablet, help please!
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naierakram said:
Hi, i rooted my nexus 7 and then i wanted to install a custom rom, so i downloaded it and gapps then went to recovery wiped everything, went to install, didnt find the rom file and forgot to nandroid backup, so what can I do now? Cant transfer files to the tablet, help please!
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You could probably use adb to side load a ROM and gapps, here's a example of how to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317986

Thanks mates, fixed it by wugfresh
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For future reference, select factory reset, not wipe data.
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naierakram said:
Thanks mates, fixed it by wugfresh
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Damn sorry forgot bout wugfresh......so much easier, good to hear it's fixed!

No no, thats fine, thanks for your advice and help!
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Isnt factory reset, just wiping cache and dalvik? If yea, then dirty install isnt the best, depends on rom that im moving from.
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naierakram said:
Isnt factory reset, just wiping cache and dalvik? If yea, then dirty install isnt the best, depends on rom that im moving from.
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factory reset wipes /cache, and /data (without wiping /data/media <--thats where all your pictures and rom zips are stored)
factory reset is needed when moving between completely different ROMs (you can get away with dirty flashes between SOME roms, but its rare)

Oh yea yea, I didn't wipe the internal, something went wrong and the file was deleted, but gapps was there and all my data was there, anyways fixed and got the new nexus 7, enjoying it, much faster and better!
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Update rom

My first ROM on my N7 is paranoid android of course. I have the build from September 9 and the latest is now available (goomanager informs me). After I down load this zip, all I have to do is flash this new file in order to be up to date?
Thanks
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Dr_Nacho said:
My first ROM on my N7 is paranoid android of course. I have the build from September 9 and the latest is now available (goomanager informs me). After I down load this zip, all I have to do is flash this new file in order to be up to date?
Thanks
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All you have to do is reboot into recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, flash the ROM, flash gapps, then reboot. Always wipe caches and re-flash gapps when you flash an update to a ROM.
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So if I'm understanding you correctly, after I wipe the caches... reinstall the rom and then put the latest version of gapps? (Just like you did to get the rom working in the first place?)
Thanks
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Dr_Nacho said:
So if I'm understanding you correctly, after I wipe the caches... reinstall the rom and then put the latest version of gapps? (Just like you did to get the rom working in the first place?)
Thanks
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Yes. I don't know if you did this before you installed paranoid android, but it's a good idea to do do a full wipe/factory reset when you switch ROMs.
Once you're on a particular ROM, you only need to wipe caches before you flash the update and gapps.
Sorry if that was confusing
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RockNrolling said:
Yes. I don't know if you did this before you installed paranoid android, but it's a good idea to do do a full wipe/factory reset when you switch ROMs.
Once you're on a particular ROM, you only need to wipe caches before you flash the update and gapps.
Sorry if that was confusing
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Not a problem... I'm a little new to flashing. with great power comes great responsibility!
Thanks for the clarification!
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Dr_Nacho said:
Not a problem... I'm a little new to flashing. with great power comes great responsibility!
Thanks for the clarification!
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My pleasure. Watch out though. Flashing ROMs can get very addictive.
Have fun, Doctor!
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Getting fc's on on all roms

Just like its says. I even backed up stock ROM and now getting fc's on July plus
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No need to start a second thread for this... I'll say it again, have you wiped data in between ROMs? Or what are you doing after installing the ROM if you've wiped it?
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Just like its says. I even backed up stock ROM and now getting fc's on July plus
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Make sure to wipe everything before installing a new ROM, then run fix permissions (advanced options in CWM recovery) from either your recovery or from ROM Manager. After reinstalling all your apps and settings, make sure to fix permissions again.
Wipe system before you install your ROM, in addition to wiping cache, dalvik, data. If you do it right it will work
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knuckles1978 said:
Wipe system before you install your ROM, in addition to wiping cache, dalvik, data. If you do it right it will work
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Typically unnecessary, as it its generally wiped during the install process.
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najaboy said:
Typically unnecessary, as it its generally wiped during the install process.
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I like to be sure, and I haven't had any problems installing ROMs on my N7, and I've flashed pretty much every one there is, kernels too. There have been ROMs that liked to be flashed 3 times for no real reason, so I say its good practice to manually format partitions, caches etc yourself, even if it's supposed to be done on install. If I do it manually, I know that it has been done
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Stock rom rooted issues

Hey guys I have recently rooted my Nexus 4 and left the stock rom on it. Now a few days later I am experiencing issues mainly with apps that change settings, like juicedefender or a cpu speed app.
I have done some research and according to juicedefender error log it shows I need to have busybox or I should have CyanogenMod.
Ok i hav 3 questions
1. Will installing busy box cause me to lose any data?
2. I know installing CyanogenMod ROM will clear all my data is there a way for me to backup need for speed and bad piggies?
3. Is there a way for me to keep my stock rom and fix these problems?
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Since you're rooted all you need to do for backups is download Titanium Backup and use that to keep all of your data.
Alright im a noob at all this any idea if i should get cm nightly, stable or whatever version ? And if i go with release candidate can i change it to nightly in the future?
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JayMix said:
Alright im a noob at all this any idea if i should get cm nightly, stable or whatever version ? And if i go with release candidate can i change it to nightly in the future?
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You will probably want to start with a stable release before jumping into a nightly. Nightly build aren't really known for stability.
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Thanks yall, last question do CM updates work likestock roms or do i need to flash them at every update or something?
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JayMix said:
Thanks yall, last question do CM updates work likestock roms or do i need to flash them at every update or something?
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To update cm all you need to do is download new rom, boot to recovery, flash rom and gapps, wipe cache, reboot. Of course this only applies if the rom base hasn't changed, which is infrequent.
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Ok hmmmi think u might not be getting what i am saying lol sorry. What i am getting hung up over is does flashing wipe my data? And do cm updates wipe my data?
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JayMix said:
Ok hmmmi think u might not be getting what i am saying lol sorry. What i am getting hung up over is does flashing wipe my data? And do cm updates wipe my data?
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If you are going to flash cm for the first time a wipe is required. Usually wipes aren't required when flashing a newer version of a Rom.
But will it wipe data automatically? No. Wiping data is an option you have to confirm in recovery.
Is that what you are asking?
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Thanks thanks i will be flashing cm soon, thx so much yall. Sent a donation to mskip for making it so easy to do all this.
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[Q] HELP- Nexus 4 Storage Capacity

I have a 16gb nexus 4. I rooted my phone a few weeks ago and decided to DL flash cm 10.1 to my phone yesterday. But, it got stuck in a boot loop and I restored to the android backup I had.
The problem is, now my storage says only 435 mb free, but I had around 6gb free before. I have no idea what caused this or how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Nandroid backups?
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I don't think it's that. I only have one backup and it says it's only a few megabytes.
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Hopefully this answers your question;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
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So, of I do the fast boot and recover my data, it should clear up the storage space?
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This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Fazleee said:
This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Oh I misunderstood you, it is showing that you have 16gb its just that a lot of it is missing.
I would try deleting unneeded nandroids, especially if they are CWM as they don't get saved somewhere you can use a simple file manager to get to I don't think.
Also try clearing cache and davlik cache, if this doesn't work, I think you'll have to back up apps and factory reset through recovery.
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But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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Here's a screen shot of what android tuner tells me about my system space.
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Fazleee said:
But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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exb0 said:
there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
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Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
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exb0 said:
which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
I think...
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Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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Fazleee said:
Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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If you were in a bootloop, get into recovery and choose sideload. Then you can push a rom file and flash it. Or you could just not remove the recovery. TWRP nandroid take less space.
I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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Fazleee said:
I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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No problem. It's not really.. accurate to say which is better.to each his own.

[Q] [Help] A different nexus 4 bootloop problem

So I got my nexus 4 less then a week ago. Then I tried not rooting it but I just couldnt resist, and than I got into a whole lot of trouble.
Basically I tried unlocking the bootloader without loosing data, this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41291371&postcount=28
And now Im in a bootloop, my bootloader is functional and unlocked, my recovery works but when I got into "install zip from sd card" it says that sd card cant be mounted, Ive tried cwm and teamWin and both have the same problem. Ive tried everything that came to mind:
-locking bootloader (fastboot works fine)
-changing a rom via ADB sideload (witch also works fine)
-changing recovery
-factory data reset and so on.
none of this works, storage is still not accessible and Im still in a bootloop (bootloop happens on a rom boot after the google logo). So Im suspecting that its bootlooping because it cant access sd card (It can access the system data)
Any suggestions? Ive never seen this happen, I cant seem to find anybody with a similar problem. Did I just ruin my 6 day old device?
Im scared as hell and pretty much out of mind.
Try to wipe data and cache.
Also try this if the above doesn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347060
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failly said:
Try to wipe data and cache.
Also try this if the above doesn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347060
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trying the stuff from the link, will report back
domiq123 said:
trying the stuff from the link, will report back
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Alright, Im curious if it worked!
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failly said:
Alright, Im curious if it worked!
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Thanks, it did unblock my phone but Im having trouble turning it into 16gb, because now the system thinks its an 8gb model.
domiq123 said:
Thanks, it did unblock my phone but Im having trouble turning it into 16gb, because now the system thinks its an 8gb model.
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Great news!
This should fix your storage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
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Unbricked with the guide you liked, and got my storage by messing around with everything Thanks man!
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domiq123 said:
Unbricked with the guide you liked, and got my storage by messing around with everything Thanks man!
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No problem, enjoy your N4!
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