Shesh...the device been out for over a week now, im shock to see theres still not a official firmware image
immunityx said:
Shesh...the device been out for over a week now, im shock to see theres still not a official firmware image
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I agree. I wanted the stock images to test if my device got a bad flash from the factory causing all of the multi touch and freezing issues. I ended up just exchanging at BB and have yet to upgrade to JSS15 in case that is the culprit.
Rod3 said:
I agree. I wanted the stock images to test if my device got a bad flash from the factory causing all of the multi touch and freezing issues. I ended up just exchanging at BB and have yet to upgrade to JSS15 in case that is the culprit.
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There is no official one but there is an unofficial one, when the TWRP bug got me, it saved my system. It would still be soft-bricked waiting on Google otherwise.
I know right we need that incase something goes wrong and we can restore right to that i know we have ones on here but i want official
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Hmmm nexus4 all over again
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
here's a flashable OTA image, is that not the same thing?
http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3120
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here's a flashable OTA image, is that not the same thing?
http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3120
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they want a factory google released image
Midnight_Rider said:
here's a flashable OTA image, is that not the same thing?
http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=3120
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Nope. A factory image contains all the partitions, not just an update zip. Its used mainly to help devices that are completely broken (won't turn on), or people who want to unroot and go back to complete stock.
If it was there, it would be here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
That's what's keeping me from unlocking and rooting mine.
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I want/need that as a backup..... just in case....
gotcha, i understand the diff
danvee said:
That's what's keeping me from unlocking and rooting mine.
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I want/need that as a backup..... just in case....
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It is extremely rare to have anything go wrong just unlocking the phone. You might as well go ahead and do it because eventually you will and it'll force a wipe data. Might as well do it now before you install too much stuff.
You can leave root and custom recovery until the images show up if you are concerned about borking your system.
sfhub said:
It is extremely rare to have anything go wrong just unlocking the phone. You might as well go ahead and do it because eventually you will and it'll force a wipe data. Might as well do it now before you install too much stuff.
You can leave root and custom recovery until the images show up if you are concerned about borking your system.
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Not the unlocking. The rooting...
danvee said:
That's what's keeping me from unlocking and rooting mine.
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I want/need that as a backup..... just in case....
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Not the unlocking. The rooting...
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this is what i did, after unlocking and rooting and installing TWRP go into recovery and make a nandroid backup and keep it safe off the device, keep it on the device, so if you need it you can restore it
That's what I'd be do once rooted, but it's the risk of the process failing without the factory image as a backup....
For example, rooting fails, no custom recovery flashed, OS hosed.....
I like having that safety net....
danvee said:
That's what I'd be do once rooted, but it's the risk of the process failing without the factory image as a backup....
For example, rooting fails, no custom recovery flashed, OS hosed.....
I like having that safety net....
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oh i gotcha, but you have your steps out of order. first you unlock the bootloader which doesn't flash anything to your device. then you push the recovery image to your device from your PC using adb. yes this step could go horribly wrong, but if you have everything in place you should be ok. this step is very easy as well, not much to screw up and doesnt take any time at all, none of this does.
then once the recovery is installed, reboot your phone so you know everything comes up fine. then reboot into the recovery and flash SuperSU and voila! you have a rooted phone. boot back into the OS and run an app that requires root (Root Checker is a good one to use as a test) to make sure all is well
i understand your concern, but of all the android devices i have owned, the new nexus has been by far the easiest one of all to root and it is meant to be that way so developers can play with it and customize it and learn from it
plus there's this too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582
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oh i gotcha, but you have your steps out of order. first you unlock the bootloader which doesn't flash anything to your device. then you push the recovery image to your device from your PC using adb. yes this step could go horribly wrong, but if you have everything in place you should be ok. this step is very easy as well, not much to screw up and doesnt take any time at all, none of this does.
then once the recovery is installed, reboot your phone so you know everything comes up fine. then reboot into the recovery and flash SuperSU and voila! you have a rooted phone. boot back into the OS and run an app that requires root (Root Checker is a good one to use as a test) to make sure all is well
i understand your concern, but of all the android devices i have owned, the new nexus has been by far the easiest one of all to root and it is meant to be that way so developers can play with it and customize it and learn from it
plus there's this too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582
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these are all wonderful points, but it doesn't change the fact that google should have released the image already
indianajonze said:
these are all wonderful points, but it doesn't change the fact that google should have released the image already
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agreed, but im sure they are waiting to make sure there are no major bugs reported so they can fix it first, then release it. it will be out
That would mean yet another update, then.
Midnight_Rider said:
agreed, but im sure they are waiting to make sure there are no major bugs reported so they can fix it first, then release it. it will be out
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Google has never waited before. The only thing that generally holds up posting factory images are licensing issues. They posted the 4.3 images for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012), and various Galaxy Nexus devices. There is no reason they didn't post the Nexus 7 images unless it is licensing related.
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Google has never waited before. The only thing that generally holds up posting factory images are licensing issues. They posted the 4.3 images for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012), and various Galaxy Nexus devices. There is no reason they didn't post the Nexus 7 images unless it is licensing related.
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good point
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Since I was smart and forgot to unlock my N7 before doing anything, I'm in a bit of a predicament. I don't want to wipe everything off my N7, I have game progress, lot of apps, etc. I looked in the dev forum, but didn't see anything. I just need a root to throw TiBu on there. Not sure if I missed it, misunderstood something, or if I'm boned and just have to deal with lost data or no root. This is my first nexus, and on other devices, there's always been root without wipe. Is that just something effort isn't put into on a nexus since unlock is so easy?
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Since I was smart and forgot to unlock my N7 before doing anything, I'm in a bit of a predicament. I don't want to wipe everything off my N7, I have game progress, lot of apps, etc. I looked in the dev forum, but didn't see anything. I just need a root to throw TiBu on there. Not sure if I missed it, misunderstood something, or if I'm boned and just have to deal with lost data or no root. This is my first nexus, and on other devices, there's always been root without wipe. Is that just something effort isn't put into on a nexus since unlock is so easy?
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As far as I know, no, there isn't a way. To get CWM on the Nexus 7, you have to unlock the bootloader which deletes all user information for security purposes. I made the same mistake, but it didn't take too long to get it back to where it was (I mean, we only got them less than a week ago!).
Raikia said:
As far as I know, no, there isn't a way. To get CWM on the Nexus 7, you have to unlock the bootloader which deletes all user information for security purposes. I made the same mistake, but it didn't take too long to get it back to where it was (I mean, we only got them less than a week ago!).
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Unfortunately, that's several hours of game data. Do other Nexi eventually get root without wipe?
Why can't you use Titanium Backup before and after?
rohandhruva said:
Why can't you use Titanium Backup before and after?
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TiBU doesn't work on un-rooted devices.
gtalum said:
TiBU doesn't work on un-rooted devices.
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OMG that was really silly of me. Sorry!
E_man5112 said:
Unfortunately, that's several hours of game data. Do other Nexi eventually get root without wipe?
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Bootloader unlock without wipe only comes about via some kind of exploit/hack. Such discoveries are unpredictable.
The first one I saw for the GN was about a two months ago (though I won't pretend to have seen everything).
I suggest just biting the bullet now rather than waiting potentially months later.
Couldn't you just backup the /sdcard/Android folder that has some (if not all) of your game data? I'm a little rusty on my ADB commands but you might be able to pull it from the system partition, although I doubt it..
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The "Nexus Root Toolkit" lets you back up before unlocking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Also, I believe you don't need root to run AirDroid (search the store).
I suppose you could see if any root exploits work to get root without unlocking the bootloader no harm in trying a few, use backup then unlock the bootloader. Not sure if any root exploits work with jellybean though.
Sent from my Transformer while the N7 is lost in the Play Store Black Hole.
16gb N7 UK ordered 3rd July.
tjupille said:
The "Nexus Root Toolkit" lets you back up before unlocking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Also, I believe you don't need root to run AirDroid (search the store).
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Thanks, I thought the Toolkit only backed up sdcard data. I'll check them both out.
The toolkit did it, thanks a bunch!
Hey, guys! So I recently got myself the nexus 7 and downloaded a file manager off the market and was having a look seeing what folders I could delete as I didn't need them. Well, long story short I think I deleted something I shouldn't have because now I'm suffering random crashes and reboots with a fair bit of lag too! Most notably while in the android market clicking on apps, the animation after a selection is very choppy. Also get random popups saying "...Google services framework has stopped working"
My nexus is not rooted and is running Google's latest greatest jelly bean.
Please, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Nobody has any suggestions? OK. Store return/exchange it is then. Cheers!
Try a reset. Although TBH I can't believe you could cause this while not rooted just by deleting stuff.
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showofdeth said:
Nobody has any suggestions? OK. Store return/exchange it is then. Cheers!
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No need to do that! Just head here and grab an official nexus 7 recovery image and follow the instuctions to flash it. That is the beauty of nexus devices. If you can get to bootloader (which you can) you can pretty much fix every software problem officially. If you don't feel confident doing it on your own, head over here and download the toolkit. Then you can use it to install required drivers on your computer and automate the recovery image download and flashing process.
Hopefully you haven't gone to the store already
jimbobvfr400 said:
Try a reset. Although TBH I can't believe you could cause this while not rooted just by deleting stuff.
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Tried that so many times today I've lost count. Done the cache wipe and everything. But believe it, everything was fine until I started messing with the file manager. Only deleted folders from the storage part but not the system section so I can't quite understand why or how. Cheers anyway.
smt8544 said:
No need to do that! Just head here and grab an official nexus 7 recovery image and follow the instuctions to flash it. That is the beauty of nexus devices. If you can get to bootloader (which you can) you can pretty much fix every software problem officially. If you don't feel confident doing it on your own, head over here and download the toolkit. Then you can use it to install required drivers on your computer and automate the recovery image download and flashing process.
Hopefully you haven't gone to the store already
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All that would be cool if I had a PC haha otherwise I would be rooted and doing just what you suggested. I've already spoken to the store I got it from but they don't have any nexus 7s in right now so I'm stuck.
Is there anything I CAN do without a PC other than resetting and or restoring?
showofdeth said:
All that would be cool if I had a PC haha otherwise I would be rooted and doing just what you suggested. I've already spoken to the store I got it from but they don't have any nexus 7s in right now so I'm stuck.
Is there anything I CAN do without a PC other than resetting and or restoring?
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Sadly, I can't really think of anything that you can do. Sorry!
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Sadly, I can't really think of anything that you can do. Sorry!
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Didn't think so.
No worries, mate. Ya live ya learn. Will have to be more careful with the next one.
Thanks anyway
Sorry to be a pain but is there any chance someone could look at these screenshots and see if they look like they should? One is of the normal storage section of the file manager and the other is of the system folders/files. Both screenies were taken after a complete reboot and restore back to default. Cheers, guys.
Per Droid-Life:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/02/android-5-0-1-headed-to-aosp-as-build-lrx22c/
I'm ready!
I've got five candles lit and Kenny G on in the background, plus I'm wearing my fancy silk robe.
So yeah, I'm ready ☺
SilkyJohnson said:
I've got five candles lit and Kenny G on in the background, plus I'm wearing my fancy silk robe.
So yeah, I'm ready ☺
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I laughed way to hard for that.
SilkyJohnson said:
I've got five candles lit and Kenny G on in the background, plus I'm wearing my fancy silk robe.
So yeah, I'm ready ☺
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Lmao!
This is why we get "Nexus". We are the bleeding edge
I just get my device today and then rooted it immediately to find out there is an update coming out. I wonder how the OTA is going to do when I'm rooted????
tee00max said:
I just get my device today and then rooted it immediately to find out there is an update coming out. I wonder how the OTA is going to do when I'm rooted????
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Lollipop checks to see if ANY system files are modified. If yes, it fails. Before, you could just put stock recovery back on and pretty much call it a day. I will just flash the factory image, boot up and take the OTA - then immediately go back into fastboot and put recovery, root and an unencrypted kernel right back on. Lollipop's app restore functionality I kind of like, so I can be back up and running pretty quick.
Or you could try to restore only data through recovery, but that's risky when jumping versions. I won't do it.
P.S. I think any proper Nexus owner should always have the latest stock image downloaded to their computer. If you ever need to save your ass it's just a click away. Plus, come downgrade time you're ready to go when you get off work ?
P.P.S. use Google Remote Desktop and leave your home computer on the developer page. That's what I did on the N5 when our images got released. That puppy was downloaded and ready to go the second I walked in the door.
tee00max said:
I just get my device today and then rooted it immediately to find out there is an update coming out. I wonder how the OTA is going to do when I'm rooted????
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If you have a custom recovery you'll have to do a system wipe before you can flash the OTA.
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Looks like factory images are starting to go up:
"Update: *And just like that, Android 5.0.1 factory images have gone live for a handful of devices, including the Nexus 9, Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi, and Nexus 10. Basically, we are looking at the WiFi devices. *You can grab individual image fileshere."
-per Droid-Life
SilkyJohnson said:
Lollipop checks to see if ANY system files are modified. If yes, it fails. Before, you could just put stock recovery back on and pretty much call it a day. I will just flash the factory image, boot up and take the OTA - then immediately go back into fastboot and put recovery, root and an unencrypted kernel right back on. Lollipop's app restore functionality I kind of like, so I can be back up and running pretty quick.
Or you could try to restore only data through recovery, but that's risky when jumping versions. I won't do it.
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Can we only flash boot.img and System.img? would this fix root and replace any modded system files?
iboj007 said:
Can we only flash boot.img and System.img? would this fix root and replace any modded system files?
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Hey, I'd give it a try! In theory I'd say it could.
SilkyJohnson said:
P.S. I think any proper Nexus owner should always have the latest stock image downloaded to their computer. If you ever need to save your ass it's just a click away. Plus, come downgrade time you're ready to go when you get off work ?
P.P.S. use Google Remote Desktop and leave your home computer on the developer page. That's what I did on the N5 when our images got released. That puppy was downloaded and ready to go the second I walked in the door.
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For Sureeee. It seems i have had a few more issues with this phone in which having the factory images and fastboot have been a godsend.
crashercarlton said:
For Sureeee. It seems i have had a few more issues with this phone in which having the factory images and fastboot have been a godsend.
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Agreed.
I can't get ADB to work after unlocking, but fastboot works like a champ and that's all I really use. I use ADB to reboot into BL ? I haven't cared or missed it enough to troubleshoot and fix.
Just refreshed the Dev page and it seems everything recent has been updated, minus the N5/6.
I have faith ?
jbdan said:
Lmao!
This is why we get "Nexus". We are the bleeding edge
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Yup. I feel like I did when I first got my Galaxy Nexus and updates were fat and furious.
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SilkyJohnson said:
Lollipop checks to see if ANY system files are modified. If yes, it fails. Before, you could just put stock recovery back on and pretty much call it a day. I will just flash the factory image, boot up and take the OTA - then immediately go back into fastboot and put recovery, root and an unencrypted kernel right back on. Lollipop's app restore functionality I kind of like, so I can be back up and running pretty quick.
Or you could try to restore only data through recovery, but that's risky when jumping versions. I won't do it.
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rlh445 said:
If you have a custom recovery you'll have to do a system wipe before you can flash the OTA.
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Right now I am running stock recovery. All I have is the bootloader unlocked and have root access.
I'll wait for a TWRP flashable zip :fingerscrossed:
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Right now I am running stock recovery. All I have is the bootloader unlocked and have root access.
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It'll fail with root now.
looks like they're posting wifi only for now
indianajonze said:
looks like they're posting wifi only for now
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Typical Googs.
Hello, I have rooted and installed TWRP in my nexus 6p and now I have received the OTA update but I can't install it. How can I install it without losing my data?
Thanks
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airmark said:
Hello, I have rooted and installed TWRP in my nexus 6p and now I have received the OTA update but I can't install it. How can I install it without losing my data?
Thanks
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Unfortunately you cant :/
Download TiBu that is the closest you can get...
If you download a custom rom that keeps it up to date, they will probably include the update and you can just flash over it. but stock rom there isnt much u can do.
airmark said:
Hello, I have rooted and installed TWRP in my nexus 6p and now I have received the OTA update but I can't install it. How can I install it without losing my data?
Thanks
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Download the Google factory image for the 6p. Use fastboot to manually flash the system.img, boot.IMG, and recovery.IMG. take the ota then reroot.
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airmark said:
Hello, I have rooted and installed TWRP in my nexus 6p and now I have received the OTA update but I can't install it. How can I install it without losing my data?
Thanks
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Go to guide, instructions there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
raul4916 said:
Unfortunately you cant :/
Download TiBu that is the closest you can get...
If you download a custom rom that keeps it up to date, they will probably include the update and you can just flash over it. but stock rom there isnt much u can do.
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Yes you can.
I did that and after rebooting I got a message saying:
Encryption unsuccessful
and prompting me to do a factory reset!
please don't tell me i have to wipe data!? quick googling doesn't seem promising...
airmark said:
I did that and after rebooting I got a message saying:
Encryption unsuccessful
and prompting me to do a factory reset!
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airmark said:
please don't tell me i have to wipe data!? quick googling doesn't seem promising...
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What did you do?
airmark said:
please don't tell me i have to wipe data!? quick googling doesn't seem promising...
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Trying to undo the last steps by flashing back the modified boot.img and TWRP.
Booting into TWRP and it asks for a password to decrypt storage!!!
Is wiping the only option??
I followed the guide religiously. What went wrong?
Heisenberg said:
What did you do?
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I followed the guide (part 10. How To Take An OTA Update If You Have Root).
Then after rebooting (before installing the OTA that is) I got a message saying encryption unsuccessful and I needed to wipe my phone. I turned it off instead and tried to restore it as it was before. Screw the OTA, I just need my phone back. I flashed back boot and recovery, is system.img or vendor.img the culprit?
Any ideas? Do I need to wipe data?
airmark said:
Trying to undo the last steps by flashing back the modified boot.img and TWRP.
Booting into TWRP and it asks for a password to decrypt storage!!!
Is wiping the only option??
I followed the guide religiously. What went wrong?
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airmark said:
I followed the guide (part 10. How To Take An OTA Update If You Have Root).
Then after rebooting (before installing the OTA that is) I got a message saying encryption unsuccessful and I needed to wipe my phone. I turned it off instead and tried to restore it as it was before. Screw the OTA, I just need my phone back. I flashed back boot and recovery, is system.img or vendor.img the culprit?
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I really don't know what went wrong here, other people have done this with no issues. In TWRP it should be able to decrypt as long as you enter the password/pin.
Heisenberg said:
I really don't know what went wrong here, other people have done this with no issues. In TWRP it should be able to decrypt as long as you enter the password/pin.
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I had a screen lock pattern, I entered the numbers that correspond to it (from what I read somewhere else, like a num keypad), no joy.
But then again, shouldn't actual booting into the system work as well? Why give this error msg?
I'm going to format then...
unless your super comfortable with ADB and fastboot, flashing things through them is never a good idea, you will screw up allot of the time. its always easier for the average user to wait for a ota zip and flash that. Or never root and accept otas.
Im not saying never use adb, just dont use it when its super important to keep your data
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unless your super comfortable with ADB and fastboot, flashing things through them is never a good idea, you will screw up allot of the time. its always easier for the average user to wait for a ota zip and flash that. Or never root and accept otas.
Im not saying never use adb, just dont use it when its super important to keep your data
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The only problem with that is even when an OTA zip is available you'd need to use fastboot to flash system etc to remove root anyway.
So I formatted, then set it up, then tried restoring my latest nandroid backup and now it doesn't recognise the pattern lock!
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The only problem with that is even when an OTA zip is available you'd need to use fastboot to flash system etc to remove root anyway.
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i meant a TWRP zip. unless im misunderstanding something, you can just flash those over your current rooted stock and be on your way
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So I formatted, then set it up, then tried restoring my latest nandroid backup and now it doesn't recognise the pattern lock!
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known problem, read this
Thanks for that, although at first after reading the first few posts I thought there was no solution, luckily I kept reading until here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63797741&postcount=34
I did that and it worked! so at least I got back my working phone. Back to square one (almost, I lost all my local copies of photos, with only cloud backup for the last 2 weeks or so) with no OTA installed. I may try it again at some other point or wait for a more safe method.
airmark said:
Thanks for that, although at first after reading the first few posts I thought there was no solution, luckily I kept reading until here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63797741&postcount=34
I did that and it worked! so at least I got back my working phone. Back to square one (almost, I lost all my local copies of photos, with only cloud backup for the last 2 weeks or so) with no OTA installed. I may try it again at some other point or wait for a more safe method.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-nexus6p-stock-roms-t3234067
TheAtheistOtaku said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-nexus6p-stock-roms-t3234067
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Thanks, I've just overcome the trauma and gathered the courage needed to give it another go today
So, do I have this right? If I download and flash build MDA89D ROM will it upgrade in place over my currently installed build MDB08K without losing my data? (I asked in that thread as well)
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I see many posts on how to root and then how to wipe but I want to make sure what is the process when you have a rooted phone you want to UN-root and wipe because I am thinking to getting rid of root and leaving it stock this time, not sure yet... and in what order is ideal?
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FYI I did see this but seeing it is from 3 years ago, I dont know if this is still the best way to go?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008
Flash factory image using the attached flash-all.bat file (or flash-all.sh for MAC) and then lock the bootloader if you really really wanna go stock.
BTW, what are the reasons you wanna go back to full stock?
Dathaeus said:
I see many posts on how to root and then how to wipe but I want to make sure what is the process when you have a rooted phone you want to UN-root and wipe because I am thinking to getting rid of root and leaving it stock this time, not sure yet... and in what order is ideal?
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FYI I did see this but seeing it is from 3 years ago, I dont know if this is still the best way to go?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008
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Try Nexus Root tool kit program. You can google for download link.
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wizardwiz said:
Flash factory image using the attached flash-all.bat file (or flash-all.sh for MAC) and then lock the bootloader if you really really wanna go stock.
BTW, what are the reasons you wanna go back to full stock?
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I prob wont stay in stock but I am sick of my phone right now all corrupted with its background processes and 2 hr battery life, and I dont feel like troublenshooting every component, would just be easier to go to stock and then start over. Easier to do this with a phone than PC.
sandar1980 said:
Try Nexus Root tool kit program. You can google for download link.
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Have you used NRT and TiBu? Comparison? I know TiB is one of the leaders but again I have had a bad experience with them last time and makes me hesitant to use it again even though I had bought the pro version.
Even if you intend to move later on to a custom ROM , the way I have suggested you, will make your device squeaky clean and ready for a new ROM without any extra baggage trailing you.
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Have you used NRT and TiBu? Comparison? I know TiB is one of the leaders but again I have had a bad experience with them last time and makes me hesitant to use it again even though I had bought the pro version.
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Haven't tried TiBu. I had a good experience with NRT, rolled back from Nougat to Marshmallow with unroot without problems my N6P.
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