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ok just just my nexus 7 and i already unlocked it and rooted it using wugs root kit. my question is why cant i just boot into recovery to flash an rom? how do i flash a custom rom? just wanted to know b4 i mess somthing up. any and all help will be apprieciated
funtimez said:
ok just just my nexus 7 and i already unlocked it and rooted it using wugs root kit. my question is why cant i just boot into recovery to flash an rom? how do i flash a custom rom? just wanted to know b4 i mess somthing up. any and all help will be apprieciated
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flash a custom recovery, then boot into it and flash a rom. there wasnt any need for the root toolkit considering all you have to do to root any nexus is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery, flash a custom rom, and reboot.
simms22 said:
flash a custom recovery, then boot into it and flash a rom. there wasnt any need for the root toolkit considering all you have to do to root any nexus is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery, flash a custom rom, and reboot.
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sorry for the noobness but how do i install a custom recovery like twrp? im really new to the whole android thing and could use some help. if u could provide a link that would b great. thanks already for your help
funtimez said:
sorry for the noobness but how do i install a custom recovery like twrp? im really new to the whole android thing and could use some help. if u could provide a link that would b great. thanks already for your help
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easiest way.. download the goo manager app from the market, free. open it, give it root permission when it asks, press the menu button(three dots on the top right), press install openrecovery script, press yes, let it do its thing, now twrp recovery is installed
fastboot would be the method to install it when youre just rooting. but if you are already rooted, through goo manager is the easiest way to install twrp recovery.
simms22 said:
easiest way.. download the goo manager app from the market, free. open it, press the menu button(three dots on the top right), press install openrecovery script, press yes, let it do its thing, now twrp recovery is installed
fastboot would be the method to install it when youre just rooting. but if you are already rooted, through goo manager is the easiest way to install twrp recovery.
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thank you i really apprieciate it. happy new year to u!
funtimez said:
thank you i really apprieciate it. happy new year to u!
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happy new year
I found I had to reflash the recovery ROM every time I made a backup or flash with goo. Using ROM manager now and works fine.
Happy new year
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I was using the tool kit here: [NEXUS 4 TOOLKIT V2.0.0]
I got the drivers to work and i unlocked my device then when the root procedure came around my device failed to flash the unsecure boot img.
so i went to download N-Cry's toolkit to root from their. This also refused to work now my phone will not boot. I can get to the google screen with the unlock logo and fastboot.
UnderZone7 said:
I was using the tool kit here: [NEXUS 4 TOOLKIT V2.0.0]
I got the drivers to work and i unlocked my device then when the root procedure came around my device failed to flash the unsecure boot img.
so i went to download N-Cry's toolkit to root from their. This also refused to work now my phone will not boot. I can get to the google screen with the unlock logo and fastboot.
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try wiping data/factory reset then try to boot.
simms22 said:
try wiping data/factory reset then try to boot.
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How do i do that?
UnderZone7 said:
How do i do that?
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do you have a custom recovery installed? you would do it in the custom recovery. if you dont, you might have to flash the factory image via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
doing everything the right way instead of a root toolkit is easier and faster, you just need to do a little reading first.
simms22 said:
do you have a custom recovery installed? you would do it in the custom recovery. if you dont, you might have to flash the factory image via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
doing everything the right way instead of a root toolkit is easier and faster, you just need to do a little reading first.
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The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
UnderZone7 said:
The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
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So flash one
UnderZone7 said:
The root part wasn't working so I never go to the flashing recovery
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as said above, flash one now via fastboot.
the right way to root a nexus in general terms.. fastboot oem unlock via fastboot, flash a custom recovery via fastboot, flash either the su binaries or a custom rom via your new custom recovery, reboot and profit. thats all that needs to be done when using any nexus, thats one reason we buy nexus devices
I don't think people understand what "brick" really means.
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Know why I love the XDA community so much?
Because after the 1 millionth "I bricked my Nexus, what do I do??" thread with someone who might not have done all the research they should have before flashing their device, XDA will still post helpful advice and generally help out, instead of posting comments like "omg read before you flash!!!".
And as stated above OP, try to stay clear of toolkits and stuff, at least starting out. That way, you learn a lot about what's going on in the background, and learn how you can prevent things from going wrong, and what to do when they do go wrong. I highly recommend reading at least the first 4 posts in this thread. It is extremely helpful.
simms22 said:
as said above, flash one now via fastboot.
the right way to root a nexus in general terms.. fastboot oem unlock via fastboot, flash a custom recovery via fastboot, flash either the su binaries or a custom rom via your new custom recovery, reboot and profit. thats all that needs to be done when using any nexus, thats one reason we buy nexus devices
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Thank you so much for all your help. I used the guide got fastboot and the drivers working and I was able to flash a rom.
i tried installing a system font from the rom toolbox and when it rebboted it wasnt booting up... i can switch on my device but it remains in the glowing (X) and doesnt load up... i tried a factory reset i didnt work... i dont have a custom recovery nor do i have a nandroid backup on my device. i have rooted it using wugfresh's toolkit.
i have been trying many methods over the day and nothing seems to work. i have dowloaded a stock image from google's site but its on my pc. some help pls!!!!
i have the drivers installed on my windows 8 . atleast they were wokring intially when i got the root done on it . i have no clue what to do now !!
Your gonna have to flash the stock image from download mode. Never make changes to system files without doing a nandroid backup.
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
Your gonna have to flash the stock image from download mode. Never make changes to system files without doing a nandroid backup.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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i am sorry but i am new to nexus 4 ... how do i get into the download mode?
Irthu said:
i am sorry but i am new to nexus 4 ... how do i get into the download mode?
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Read the stickies. They will get you all the info you need. If you are gonna try mods like this I would advise a full custom set up. As what your gonna do is gonna fully wipe your device.
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
Read the stickies. They will get you all the info you need. If you are gonna try mods like this I would advise a full custom set up. As what your gonna do is gonna fully wipe your device.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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is it possible to flash the img. file if my phone is recognised only in the bootloader mode? and i am assuming we have to flash the img. file using an adb software ?
Irthu said:
is it possible to flash the img. file if my phone is recognised only in the bootloader mode? and i am assuming we have to flash the img. file using an adb software ?
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yes you will need to use fastboot which is part of adb
follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
PhantomGamers said:
yes you will need to use fastboot which is part of adb
follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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i have downloaded a zip from google's site and its about 300 odd mb. i am assuming i have to extract the the img. files and then do it ? but there are about 3-4 img. files such as :
system
boot
boot loader
radio
recovery
user data
since my phone does get into bootloader can u pls tell me which all img. files i need to flash? do i have to everyone of them?
the thread i linked answers all of your questions
(you really only need to flash the system image but to avoid confusion i would just follow the thread verbatim)
PhantomGamers said:
the thread i linked answers all of your questions
(you really only need to flash the system image but to avoid confusion i would just follow the thread verbatim)
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thanks alot i will try doing it... i havent used the command prompt in windows ever before guess its time to learn how to do this..
Hey guys I could really use some help...I have twrp recovery but unfortuunately when i try to flash stock recoveryy back, it will not change. I have tried fastboot, nexus toolkit by wug, flashify, image flash gui, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks so much!
Are you still unlocked or did you relock?
sfhub said:
Are you still unlocked or did you relock?
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I am still unlocked
I don't think twrp recovery has the option to restore recovery (or I might have missed it last time I looked)
Are you doing
fastboot flash recovery stock-recovery.img
sfhub said:
I don't think twrp recovery has the option to restore recovery (or I might have missed it last time I looked)
Are you doing
fastboot flash recovery stock-recovery.img
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Yea i did that put recovery.img in platform tools folder and executed the command....its almost like the recovery is flashed permanently...cant even flash cwm
Did you enable usb debugging in developer options before trying to flash recovery?
geckocavemen said:
Did you enable usb debugging in developer options before trying to flash recovery?
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yes i did that...have you guys tried it? maybe its just a problem for everyone idk
slamdunksaliby said:
yes i did that...have you guys tried it? maybe its just a problem for everyone idk
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Ive tried to reflash the stock recovery image and ended up with the same problems, anyone able to reflash the stock recovery after flashing twrp?
chuck313 said:
Have tried to reflash the stock recovery image and ended up with the same problems, anyone able to reflash the stock recovery after flashing twrp?
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I even did a factory reset and still its sticking....i even tried to rename recovery-from-boot.bak back to .p and still nothing
I guess ill just flash cleanrom for now since the recovery is here forever lol
slamdunksaliby said:
I even did a factory reset and still its sticking....i even tried to rename recovery-from-boot.bak back to .p and still nothing
I guess ill just flash cleanrom for now since the recovery is here forever lol
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I had a similar problem flashing the one that has "for razor" in its name. Found a different one and it worked fine.
TG2708 said:
I had a similar problem flashing the one that has "for razor" in its name. Found a different one and it worked fine.
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interesting mine was from one of the stickies above...but ive tried multiple recoveries too...did you use fastboot? If you could maybe link the working one that would be much appreciated
slamdunksaliby said:
interesting mine was from one of the stickies above...but ive tried multiple recoveries too...did you use fastboot?
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Yes i did use fastboot.
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Yes i did use fastboot.
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Hmm well if you could link to the working one that would be greatly appreciated I like twrp no doubt but i feel like this recovery may not even be updatable let alone changed if I ever needed to
update: after some testing It looks like the stock recovery file in the sticky above is actually twrp recovery...if someone can upload the real stock recovery file that would be great
slamdunksaliby said:
update: after some testing It looks like the stock recovery file in the sticky above is actually twrp recovery...if someone can upload the real stock recovery file that would be great
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I've found three recoveries floating around on the forum so far. Two are in this thread -- one is in the first (1st) post under the "recovery" subtitle and the second is in the seventh (7th) post.
The other one is in this post. You have to download the Nexus_7_Restore_F.zip file and unzip it. Once you do that you will find a recovery.img file in it.
Hope one of these works. My bet is the last one will at the very least. Let us know how it turns out for you.
Thank you so much I'll let you know! Ah it looks like the stock kernel is in the last one too that's good..hopefully sometime soon we can get factory images to make things easier haha
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I've found three recoveries floating around on the forum so far. Two are in this thread -- one is in the first (1st) post under the "recovery" subtitle and the second is in the seventh (7th) post.
The other one is in this post. You have to download the Nexus_7_Restore_F.zip file and unzip it. Once you do that you will find a recovery.img file in it.
Hope one of these works. My bet is the last one will at the very least. Let us know how it turns out for you.
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I tried flashing all of the above. With the third one (contained within the Nexus_7_Restore_F.zip), when I reboot to recovery, I get the Android with the red exclamation mark, no go. So I manually flashed TWRP back. It seems that until we get an official factory image from Google (if ever), we're stuck on TWRP. Unless there's something I haven't considered.
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I tried flashing all of the above. With the third one (contained within the Nexus_7_Restore_F.zip), when I reboot to recovery, I get the Android with the red exclamation mark, no go. So I manually flashed TWRP back. It seems that until we get an official factory image from Google (if ever), we're stuck on TWRP. Unless there's something I haven't considered.
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Unless I'm mistaken the Android with a red exclamation is what you should see if you have the stock recovery installed...which means it was successful. At that point there is some combination of buttons that must be pressed to restore the recovery but I don't remember what it is (I think it might be Vol up + Power but I don't know for certain so I wouldn't try that until someone else confirms it).
minazaki said:
I tried flashing all of the above. With the third one (contained within the Nexus_7_Restore_F.zip), when I reboot to recovery, I get the Android with the red exclamation mark, no go. So I manually flashed TWRP back. It seems that until we get an official factory image from Google (if ever), we're stuck on TWRP. Unless there's something I haven't considered.
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That is what you are supposed to see.
Please see this post for instructions:
[Info] Guide to entering safe mode, bootloader, stock recovery
geckocavemen said:
Unless I'm mistaken the Android with a red exclamation is what you should see if you have the stock recovery installed...which means it was successful. At that point there is some combination of buttons that must be pressed to restore the recovery but I don't remember what it is (I think it might be Vol up + Power but I don't know for certain so I wouldn't try that until someone else confirms it).
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sfhub said:
That is what you are supposed to see.
Please see this post for instructions:
Info] Guide to entering safe mode, bootloader, stock recovery
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Oh right. I actually knew that too. Been so long since I had seen stock recovery.
Greetings,
First I'm sorry if this isn't the right thread for this, I'll gladly delete and change threads if need be.
Second, I just got an LG G2 (Verizon) today. It's great but I want more so I rooted it, confirmed that it's rooted. But that's all I can do. I can't install a recovery app on here to save my life. I tried downloading the VZW recovery img and pushing that with the loki_flash but I got two errors mainly.
Input file is not a valid loki image and Loki aboot does not match device. I'm trying to run either TWRP or CWM, anything really so I can flash a custom ROM on this bad boy.
If the image is not a valid loki image I'm assuming I don't have the right pair of files? (loki/recovery) and if the aboot image doesn't match the device I'm assuming that I don't have the right loki? Are these correct assumptions or am I making an ass out of just me???
My phone is rooted, ROM Manager says I have both TWRP AND CWM on my phone but if I try to boot into recovery via ROM Manager or adb I get a black screen and nothing more.
Does anyone have ANY insight at all into how I can go about the next step?
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Greetings,
First I'm sorry if this isn't the right thread for this, I'll gladly delete and change threads if need be.
Second, I just got an LG G2 (Verizon) today. It's great but I want more so I rooted it, confirmed that it's rooted. But that's all I can do. I can't install a recovery app on here to save my life. I tried downloading the VZW recovery img and pushing that with the loki_flash but I got two errors mainly.
Input file is not a valid loki image and Loki aboot does not match device. I'm trying to run either TWRP or CWM, anything really so I can flash a custom ROM on this bad boy.
If the image is not a valid loki image I'm assuming I don't have the right pair of files? (loki/recovery) and if the aboot image doesn't match the device I'm assuming that I don't have the right loki? Are these correct assumptions or am I making an ass out of just me???
My phone is rooted, ROM Manager says I have both TWRP AND CWM on my phone but if I try to boot into recovery via ROM Manager or adb I get a black screen and nothing more.
Does anyone have ANY insight at all into how I can go about the next step?
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Sorry didn't mean to hit the thanks button.
What build are you on (11A,12B? What recovery image are you using (ie, from what thread)?
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TWRP
Follow the install instructions for TWRP 2.6.3.2. Then after you've confirmed you can boot the OS from the recovery, place the 2.6.3.3 on the root of your SD. Reboot into recovery and flash 2.6.3.3. Reboot into recovery again and you'll be good to go.
Version 2.6.3.2 won't flash 4.4 ROMs but 2.6.3.3 will flash 4.2 (I'm assuming), 4.3, and 4.4.
Download FreeGee app from the play store and install TWRP recovery from it. It was the only way I could install it on my LG G2.
So many
simon_lefisch said:
Sorry didn't mean to hit the thanks button.
What build are you on (11A,12B? What recovery image are you using (ie, from what thread)?
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I followed many tutorials last night including this one.
(I am too new to post links in a message.) The link I was going to post was from howtorootmobiledotcom
I downloaded any version of TWRP I could, there were only 2, one img of each version and one zip. I used the loki from the zip that came with it as well but still no go.
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I followed many tutorials last night including this one.
(I am too new to post links in a message.) The link I was going to post was from howtorootmobiledotcom
I downloaded any version of TWRP I could, there were only 2, one img of each version and one zip. I used the loki from the zip that came with it as well but still no go.
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What build number are you on?
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simon_lefisch said:
What build number are you on?
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I used RussGJohnson solution and it worked in a matter of seconds. Now I'm stuck though. I wiped everything and can boot into TWRP but I have no ability to sideload anything. I have all the latest LG drivers, even the lastest android sdk drivers, nothing is working. If I boot up normally the LG logo comes up and just sits there.
I can boot into recovery using the whole volume down + power button combo but then when I go to sideload my computer isn't seeing the device. I'm on a Win 8 machine using the stock cable. I've tried both USB 2 and 3 ports
It's done
Using RussGJohnson's suggestion worked great.
The issue I had with being unable to sideload a ROM wasn't resolved but I just used my Mac to do it instead. That worked just fine. Win8 couldn't recognize the device while in recovery. Go figure.
free gee very fast
Use Flashify u n00b.