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Hey guys! I need some help flasing this ROM on my Nexus 7, [ROM] Eclipse 2.1 Grouper - Build 1 - Welcome to the Dark!! (10/12/12)....
Every single time I try to flash it, it never works. I do the following, I install goomanager and flash TWRP recovery. I install all the necessary things to get it running. I transfer the ROM along with the zip file to flash google apps to the internal storage. I then boot to recovery, wipe/cashe/factory reset/devlik. But then I lose the files and cant flash the ROMs. I just flashed stock google jelly bean. Any suggestion/help with this?

Install Clockworkmod recovery, then make a full wipe and flash the rom
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I find it easiest to download directly to my N7 "sd card". I use CWM but reboot to recovery, wipe data and then flash ROM from zip on the "sd card" and then reboot.
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Nexus 7
alkemist80 said:
I find it easiest to download directly to my N7 "sd card". I use CWM but reboot to recovery, wipe data and then flash ROM from zip on the "sd card" and then reboot.
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So, when I do the factory reset, it'll wipe the internal storage but not the 'sd card'?

Yes, only internal storage
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Nexus 7
alkemist80 said:
I find it easiest to download directly to my N7 "sd card". I use CWM but reboot to recovery, wipe data and then flash ROM from zip on the "sd card" and then reboot.
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Kingstonfx said:
So, when I do the factory reset, it'll wipe the internal storage but not the 'sd card'?
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Alright, now how do I get there? I used EZ File Explorer and placed the 2 zip files in the download file. Is that the correct place?

Any location is good, just to be on the sd card
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I normally just leave it in the download folder. In order to flash it, you just go into recovery and do your steps. When it asks for a location, just direct it to the folder you placed it in and flash.
p.s. don't forget about wipe
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Nexus 7
alkemist80 said:
I normally just leave it in the download folder. In order to flash it, you just go into recovery and do your steps. When it asks for a location, just direct it to the folder you placed it in and flash.
p.s. don't forget about wipe
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So flash ROM first, then factory/data reset/cashe/devlik, right? sorry for all the questions, totally new to this

Nexus 7
alkemist80 said:
I normally just leave it in the download folder. In order to flash it, you just go into recovery and do your steps. When it asks for a location, just direct it to the folder you placed it in and flash.
p.s. don't forget about wipe
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Kingstonfx said:
So flash ROM first, then factory/data reset/cashe/devlik, right? sorry for all the questions, totally new to this
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Nevermind! I got it to work! I left it out in the root folder like you guys said and the file was still there after the reset! Flashed ROM to the eclipse ROM! Thanks for all your help! :victory: ^_^

Glad you got it to work, but to answer your question, you wipe first then flash the new rom (so you have a clean slate). You don't want to install over other roms unless maybe if it was a minor update of the same rom.
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Ubuntu os

Is it worth installing the developer preview with their bootstrap tool or will there be a flashable zip made soon for this so I can just do it in twrp
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npesa92 said:
Is it worth installing the developer preview with their bootstrap tool or will there be a flashable zip made soon for this so I can just do it in twrp
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There are two files you have to flash in CWM/TWRP to have it available at any time. You don't even need a computer to install and test it. Be warned, though, it's really not worth it at it's current state.

npesa92 said:
Is it worth installing the developer preview with their bootstrap tool or will there be a flashable zip made soon for this so I can just do it in twrp
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The flashable zips are in here. I haven't personally tried it yet -- internet in my country is pretty crappy.. download will take a while..
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107538503004482952974/posts/4wb3g76C8eW

omac_ranger said:
There are two files you have to flash in CWM/TWRP to have it available at any time. You don't even need a computer to install and test it. Be warned, though, it's really not worth it at it's current state.
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Just to get everything clear, I flash the manta.zip, then the all devices.zip, and it will boot fine? As well can I just get back into twrp after to wipe and restore from nandroid backups?
Thanks in advance for the help
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npesa92 said:
Just to get everything clear, I flash the manta.zip, then the all devices.zip, and it will boot fine? As well can I just get back into twrp after to wipe and restore from nandroid backups?
Thanks in advance for the help
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The dev preview installs CWM over TWRP it seems

npesa92 said:
Just to get everything clear, I flash the manta.zip, then the all devices.zip, and it will boot fine? As well can I just get back into twrp after to wipe and restore from nandroid backups?
Thanks in advance for the help
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Flash manta, then flash the armhf, then wipe and you're good to go. That worked for me and didn't mess with my sdcard at all. (obviously it does a 'factory reset' on the device though). Backup with TWRP and you're good to go.
espionage724 said:
The dev preview installs CWM over TWRP it seems
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Only if you do it using the Ubuntu install method, where it flashes the .imgs over top. If you install it via CWM/TWRP then it keeps whatever recovery you have on the device.

omac_ranger said:
Flash manta, then flash the armhf, then wipe and you're good to go. That worked for me and didn't mess with my sdcard at all. (obviously it does a 'factory reset' on the device though). Backup with TWRP and you're good to go.
Only if you do it using the Ubuntu install method, where it flashes the .imgs over top. If you install it via CWM/TWRP then it keeps whatever recovery you have on the device.
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I flashed them both like you said, but it would just reboot my recovery when about 2/3 the way done with the armhf zip, and i tried just rebooting system but it just boots past google and sits at a black screen. Thinking i might have a bad download but nonetheless it was not a success on my end and im just back on android.
thanks anyways for the help, if anyone else hears of this issue and knows how to solve i would love to know.

Does this OS allow me to run any Ubuntu program? Or is it a different system?
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chilimac02 said:
Does this OS allow me to run any Ubuntu program? Or is it a different system?
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Currently, it does not.

[Q] after "Format data" with twrp i lost my /data/media/ mount

Hi folks,
Yesterday i did some real crap... I switched from cwm to twrp, all fine. Then i wanted to flash cm 10.2 and i choose "Format data" in twrp. After typing "yes" i realizied i wiped EVERYTHING... I lost my cm 10.2 ZIP i just wanted to flash, my nandroids etc... Ok **** happens.
I sideloaded the cm 10.2 ZIP to get a working Android OS again. All seemed fine, except i lost all my data...
But last night i wanted to flash a New kernel and i tried to do a backup first. But now i can only choose "internal storage" With about 1,2 gig free space.
Did i lost my mounting point or something? I can access /sdcard with twrp file manager and i can flash zips from sdcard but i cannot choose sdcard as backup location. Also i cannot choose format sdcard (obviously )
What can i do to fix that? Do i have to flash stock userdata.IMG?
Btw here is my recovery log: recovery.log
Choosing "copy recovery log to SD card" works fine...
Thanks!
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Use this in bootloader mode, you will have to do everything all over again: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjwr66v
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andyabc said:
Use this in bootloader mode, you will have to do everything all over again: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjwr66v
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Thank you! Can i skip recovery.IMG to avoid loosing twrp?
Is there no other way to recover my sdcard "mount"? From what i unterstand is that i deleted my symlink or something like that. I tried fdisk -l in console but i get nothing. I took a look at recovery. / storage.fstab and it seems OK. Maybe there is a wrong / missing Entry?
Thanks
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desmoloch said:
Thank you! Can i skip recovery.IMG to avoid loosing twrp?
Is there no other way to recover my sdcard "mount"? From what i unterstand is that i deleted my symlink or something like that. I tried fdisk -l in console but i get nothing. I took a look at recovery. / storage.fstab and it seems OK. Maybe there is a wrong / missing Entry?
Thanks
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You can remove the recovery from the zip file from where the flash all script is and also remove the name of the recovery in that text file.
Don't worry about that, the flash will fix it anyway.
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andyabc said:
You can remove the recovery from the zip file from where the flash all script is and also remove the name of the recovery in that text file.
Don't worry about that, the flash will fix it anyway.
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OK thank you so much!
Will report if it worked
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Sorry for the delay. All fixed now
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Need Help

I'm a dumb ass and did not back up my build.prop when I used the LTE enabler to get LTE on my nexus 4 running the krt16o factory image. Now, I don't want to lose data but can't apply the ota since my build.prop is edited. I feel like this is the first time rooting and modding with how careless of a mistake I made. Anyway, does anyone have an unedited build.prop for this build so I can apply the update without losing my data. And yes, I did already flash the stock radio back on my phone. Thanks in advance.
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What error does it give you when you try to update?
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masterofmayhem said:
I'm a dumb ass and did not back up my build.prop when I used the LTE enabler to get LTE on my nexus 4 running the krt16o factory image. Now, I don't want to lose data but can't apply the ota since my build.prop is edited. I feel like this is the first time rooting and modding with how careless of a mistake I made. Anyway, does anyone have an unedited build.prop for this build so I can apply the update without losing my data. And yes, I did already flash the stock radio back on my phone. Thanks in advance.
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You don't need the build prop, the easiest way to do the update its fastboot flash system from the new build krt16s. You won't loose any data
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I don't think that is the reason why you can't update, what recovery are you using currently to make the update, OTA only work with stock or TWRP, not CWM.
Also don't make question posts in general section.
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Sfkn2 said:
What error does it give you when you try to update?
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I'm told the update can't be applied because of changes made to build.prop. it is a mute point anyway since I now get an error of "not enough space" when flashing system.img in fastboot. Now I feel like I'm stuck losing all my data
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masterofmayhem said:
I'm told the update can't be applied because of changes made to build.prop. it is a mute point anyway since I now get an error of "not enough space" when flashing system.img in fastboot. Now I feel like I'm stuck losing all my data
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Just use a root editor like ES File Explorer, edit the build.prop delete the last three lines added to your build.prop, they are:
telephony.lteOnGsmDevice
ro.telephony.default_network
ro.ril.def.preferred.network
Do "fastboot erase system" first before flashing. And make sure you flash the system.img to the correct partition: fastboot flash system system.img

eksasol said:
Just use a root editor like ES File Explorer, edit the build.prop delete the last three lines added to your build.prop, they are:
telephony.lteOnGsmDevice
ro.telephony.default_network
ro.ril.def.preferred.network
Do "fastboot erase system" first before flashing. And make sure you flash the system.img to the correct partition: fastboot flash system system.img
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Fastboot erase system will solve the not enough memory issue? Does that wipe my data?
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masterofmayhem said:
Fastboot erase system will solve the not enough memory issue? Does that wipe my data?
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/system partition holds the main OS files, it does not contain your data which is located in the /data partition. (To wipe your data, you have to type fastboot format userdata). You will lose root (including everything in /system partition), but that's easy to get back.

Download a flashable zip copy of the file and the latest supersu, and flash both through your custom recovery.
Worked for me on the first try.
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I just ended up backing up my apps with titanium and installed the new factory image then twrp and supersu. More time consuming, but done.
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[Q] Nexus 4 problem

hi,i have a big problem i wipe and delete all my files and now i don't have any OS,i can't copy any custom rom on my device.What i can do?Pls i need help

You can always flash the factory image
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i can't,i have twrp and i don't find factory image

Alexanderr17 said:
i can't,i have twrp and i don't find factory image
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Google nexus 4 factory image. Use fastboot and only flash the system.img. that should get you back up and running without losing anything
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