Why can't I seem to find the stock recovery .img file for this device? I have searched hi and low. Can anyone help a brother out?
Here are the Nexus factory images https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi
Be careful to choose the proper N7 version (2012/13, Wi-Fi/Mobile).
satur9ine said:
Why can't I seem to find the stock recovery .img file for this device? I have searched hi and low. Can anyone help a brother out?
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Hi, satur9ine...
You don't specify which Nexus 7 (2012) model you have... the WiFi only model, or the WiFi & 3G model.
Reason being, is I always keep a copy of the stock recovery close to hand... but it's extracted from the factory image intended for the WiFi only model... and I'm not sure it would work correctly if flashed on a WiFi & 3G Nexus 7.
Anyway, here is my copy of the stock recovery from Jellybean 4.3 (build JWR66Y) for the WiFi only Nexus 7.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37483979/recovery_img_nakasi_jwr66v-y_grouper.zip
Download to your PC, and unzip the recovery. img file inside.
Fastboot flash it with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
As I've said... this stock recovery was extracted from the Jellybean 4.3 factory image designed for the WiFi only Nexus 7... so if you have the WiFi & 3G model, I would suggest you download the Jellybean 4.3 factory image for your device, as advised by Erovia, and extract the stock recovery accordingly.
Hope this helps.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Edit: Thank you above poster!
I don't want to do a factory restore, though. I just want to flash the stock recovery via fastboot.
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satur9ine said:
Edit: Thank you above poster!
I don't want to do a factory restore, though. I just want to flash the stock recovery via fastboot.
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That's exactly what that is. It will not factory reset your device. Just be sure you are using it on the right Nexus 7 and version as mentioned.
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Where can I download the stock JRO03C image for my N7?
I hosed up by build.prop file and my N7 is stuck. I can get it into fastboot mode, so I want to push the stock image that way.
Thanks.
stock N7 rom image
Try this: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
czechm8 said:
Where can I download the stock JRO03C image for my N7?
I hosed up by build.prop file and my N7 is stuck. I can get it into fastboot mode, so I want to push the stock image that way.
Thanks.
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This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
It does everything, though I have only used it to return to stock. Please read all instructions (there are a few)
Thanks.
Can someone give me the command to push a file to my N7 sd card in fast boot mode?
flash /sd card [c:update.zip}
Am I close?
Censura_Umbra said:
This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
It does everything, though I have only used it to return to stock. Please read all instructions (there are a few)
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I used WUG's tookit to unlock and root, but I don't completely understand how to copy the stock image to my N7 and flash it.
All I have access to is the fastboot mode on the N7
Any help will be good. I really want my N7 back.
Thanks.
Try this: http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...ide-factory-image-restore-your-nexus-7-a.html
It is easy. Just click flash to stock + unroot check device can't boot (use recovery to turn your nexus off) then follow directions. It will flash for you
It will either download the image for you or you can choose an image you already have
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Oh toolkits...
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I flashed the system.img file and got her back up and running.
Thanks everyone.
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I flashed TWRP to make backups and am finding I want to revert to stock recovery for whenever the next OTA is pushed. I'm on stock 4.2.2. Is there a repository to flash the stock recovery specific to the version of android I'm on or other way to backup/re-flash stock android prior to installing custom recovery?
ravenofdoom said:
I flashed TWRP to make backups and am finding I want to revert to stock recovery for whenever the next OTA is pushed. I'm on stock 4.2.2. Is there a repository to flash the stock recovery specific to the version of android I'm on or other way to backup/re-flash stock android prior to installing custom recovery?
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The stock Android recovery cannot make entire system (NANDROID) backups like TWRP or CWMR can. If your looking to re-install stock Android 4.2.2 for the Nexus 10 you can download and flash the Nexus 10 factory image from here (I would recommend taking a look at this great guide if your are unfamiliar with how to flash factory images). If you just want to reflash the Nexus 10 stock recovery you can download it from here, boot into fastboot mode and then flash it with the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery path/to/recovery-stock-manta.img
After it completes you can reboot into recovery mode and you should now have the stock Nexus 10 recovery image installed. For flashing the stock recovery you should try and match it to the Android version so if your on Android 4.2.2 try and flash the recovery.img that was pulled from the Android 4.2.2 factory image. However usually you can get away with flashing 4.2 or 4.2.1 version of the stock recovery.img as it is unlikely that anything major changed with the stock recovery image in those small incremental Android updates.
Is there a repo or other way to make a backup of stock recovery before flashing custom (TWRP/CWMR). If I'm on the go and want to interchange between custom recovery and previous stock recovery without the aid of a computer nearby, how would I do that? Is there an app that can save/snapshot my current stock recovery before flashing custom recovery (and then can later let me re-flash that saved recovery)?
Flashing stock recovery wont make me lose any data will it? because 4.3 was released for s4 google edition so im sure nexus 10 is close and i want to be ready.
abdel12345 said:
Flashing stock recovery wont make me lose any data will it? because 4.3 was released for s4 google edition so im sure nexus 10 is close and i want to be ready.
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Correct flashing stock recovery won't make you loose any data. But as always when your flashing anything and if you have even the slightest hesitation backup any data you wouldn't want to loose.
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Alright thanks man. I already used my 8 for today but ill thank you tomorrow and ill back up my apps with titanium backup
OK what is the command to use to flash because the one from the previous page didn't work it said something about not finding it or something are there any drivers that need to be installed or something I'm missing? I connected it to my CPU and turned it on while holding power and volume and it went menu where you see tablet info? Any help please
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Is there a repo or other way to make a backup of stock recovery before flashing custom (TWRP/CWMR). If I'm on the go and want to interchange between custom recovery and previous stock recovery without the aid of a computer nearby, how would I do that? Is there an app that can save/snapshot my current stock recovery before flashing custom recovery (and then can later let me re-flash that saved recovery)?
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Don't know if you still need this info, but you can use flash_image to flash recoveries without having to connect to a PC. So if you save the recovery image files, you can switch easily. Have a look here:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I haven't done this on my N10, but I've used the method several times on my HTC Vivid phone.
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bruce7373 said:
Don't know if you still need this info, but you can use flash_image to flash recoveries without having to connect to a PC. So if you save the recovery image files, you can switch easily. Have a look here:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I haven't done this on my N10, but I've used the method several times on my HTC Vivid phone.
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That actually helped me out with my problem thanks because I couldn't get it to flash from cpu
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abdel12345 said:
That actually helped me out with my problem thanks because I couldn't get it to flash from cpu
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Cool. :thumbup:
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@bruce7373 it didnt work it just tells me flash_image not found when i put in the command and i checked and its there on the sd card
abdel12345 said:
@bruce7373 it didnt work it just tells me flash_image not found when i put in the command and i checked and its there on the sd card
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The IMG file is not found or flash_image itself isn't there? If you don't have flash_image, you can download it (I think there's a link on that page I referenced, or just Google it). If the former, you need to first navigate to the folder flash_image is in (/system/bin with the ROM I have on my N10), then run the command, making sure the IMG file is in the root of /sdcard.
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The IMG file is not found or flash_image itself isn't there? If you don't have flash_image, you can download it (I think there's a link on that page I referenced, or just Google it). If the former, you need to first navigate to the folder flash_image is in (/system/bin with the ROM I have on my N10), then run the command, making sure the IMG file is in the root of /sdcard.
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OK I'll try yhat
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Hi,
I'm on paranoid android 3.69 and I'll probably upgrade to the N5. So my N4 is most likely going to my parents. I was wondering how to go back to stock. When I check for a system update it says 4.3 is available. Would that be the way to go or do I need to download the stock rom and flash?
Best and easiest way to return to stock, in my opinion, is to simply download the factory image for 4.3 for Mako. Extract the factory image and load your phone into fastboot mode. Afterwards, open a command window in the extracted folder to flash each .IMG.
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Zombienaut said:
Best and easiest way to return to stock, in my opinion, is to simply download the factory image for 4.3 for Mako. Extract the factory image and load your phone into fastboot mode. Afterwards, open a command window in the extracted folder to flash each .IMG.
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this.
flash original factory image from google 4.3 and flash radio.img, bootloader.img and image.zip in bootloader mode.
If flashing the factory images in fastboot have you worried just use one of the toolkits
Hello all. I am in need of some assistance. I had bought the wifi nexus 7 (2012) rooted for my son... it had aokp rom booted on it.. my other son has a stock nexus 7 and received the update.. can someone please help me and guide me know how to update his nexus to 4.4 stock rom.. I'm not a stranger to rooting and such. He currently has the newest version of twrp recovery and bootloader 4.13.
Thank you in advance.
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jjdicecco said:
Hello all. I am in need of some assistance. I had bought the wifi nexus 7 (2012) rooted for my son... it had aokp rom booted on it.. my other son has a stock nexus 7 and received the update.. can someone please help me and guide me know how to update his nexus to 4.4 stock rom.. I'm not a stranger to rooting and such. He currently has the newest version of twrp recovery and bootloader 4.13.
Thank you in advance.
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Hi, jjdicecco...
If you have a Nexus 7 with a Custom ROM (such as AOKP) installed on it, you won't be able to update it to stock Android 4.4 KitKat via the normal process of OTA updates.
Googles OTA updates do not work with Custom ROMs - only with Unmodified Stock
The reason why, is because OTA's aren't full ROMs - they consist of a collection of 'patches' that are applied (during the update process) to the system files in the preexisting version of official stock Android. But before those 'patches' can be applied, the OTA runs a checksum on all system files to ensure they haven't been modified... and a Custom ROM such as AOKP, represents a very significant modification of stock Android... so, in short, the OTA will abort with no changes made.
The only way to bring your AOKP Nexus 7 up to date with KitKat, is to forget about OTA's and flash the full factory image for Android 4.4 KitKat, available here. Essentially, you need to re-install the entire Android OS from scratch.
It's important you download the correct factory image for your specific Nexus 7... so if your Nexus 7 is WiFi only, you'll need the 'nakasi' image... if it's the WiFi & 3G model, then the 'nakasig' image is required.
Although there are toolkits that will get the job done (so to speak), I've never used them myself... and IMHO, you'd be better of using the fastboot tool that Google themselves provide.
There is an excellent tutorial available here on how to use fastboot to flash a factory image on the Nexus 7.
It looks a little daunting, but if, as you say, you're no stranger to rooting or flashing recoveries such as TWRP, then you shouldn't have much problem following it - it's actually quite straightforward.
Hope this helps... and good luck.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Thank you very much.. can I just flash a whole rom from development
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jjdicecco said:
Thank you very much.. can I just flash a whole rom from development
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Yes, you can.
If you have TWRP installed, just download the ROM .zip of your choice directly to the Nexus 7... boot into TWRP, go to WIPE>ADVANCED WIPE and clear Dalvik Cache, System, Cache and Data... BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE... or you'll lose the Custom ROM you just downloaded. You'll have no bootable OS, and no easy means of installing one... without resort to either ADB or fastboot.
After this, use the INSTALL button in TWRP to flash that ROM. (You'll need to navigate to where it downloaded to - usually the /download folder on the Nexus 7's internal storage).
It's a good idea, though, before doing any of this, to perform a NANDROID backup of your current AOKP system using the BACKUP button in TWRP... just in case anything goes wrong with your ROM flash, or if the ROM you flashed isn't what you expected it be.
You'll then have an easy way of getting back to your current setup.
Rgrds,
Ged.
hello, long time didnt touch my nexus 4, and here are the details:
nexus 4
android 4.4.4
kernel version: 3.4.0-perf-ga6edd5e [email protected]
no root
recovery: CWM v 6.0.2.0
i tried to flash the latest stock rom without success, theres 5 img files that need to be flashed while CWM can't flash img files.
also i cant connect the device to my pc (i think the usb plug of the nexus is broken or something..) so i work with air droid.
what should i do? i want to get the device running latest stock rom + stock recovery or at least latest stock rom + twrp
thanks!
yuval48 said:
hello, long time didnt touch my nexus 4, and here are the details:
nexus 4
android 4.4.4
kernel version: 3.4.0-perf-ga6edd5e [email protected]
no root
recovery: CWM v 6.0.2.0
i tried to flash the latest stock rom without success, theres 5 img files that need to be flashed while CWM can't flash img files.
also i cant connect the device to my pc (i think the usb plug of the nexus is broken or something..) so i work with air droid.
what should i do? i want to get the device running latest stock rom + stock recovery or at least latest stock rom + twrp
thanks!
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Sorry,broken digitizer and phone's doing what he wants,hence the thanks.
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yuval48 said:
hello, long time didnt touch my nexus 4, and here are the details:
nexus 4
android 4.4.4
kernel version: 3.4.0-perf-ga6edd5e [email protected]
no root
recovery: CWM v 6.0.2.0
i tried to flash the latest stock rom without success, theres 5 img files that need to be flashed while CWM can't flash img files.
also i cant connect the device to my pc (i think the usb plug of the nexus is broken or something..) so i work with air droid.
what should i do? i want to get the device running latest stock rom + stock recovery or at least latest stock rom + twrp
thanks!
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You need to flash the factory images with fastboot, not a custom recovery. See this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34552123. Also, use twrp not cwm.
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jd1639 said:
You need to flash the factory images with fastboot, not a custom recovery. See this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34552123. Also, use twrp not cwm.
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if i had twrp instead of cwm, it was easy.. is there any way to change the recovery easyly?
yuval48 said:
if i had twrp instead of cwm, it was easy.. is there any way to change the recovery easyly?
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Google nexus 4 teamwin. Flash the image file with fastboot, fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryfile.img
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Google nexus 4 teamwin. Flash the image file with fastboot, fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryfile.img
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sorry for the noobies questions, but does "flash with fastboot" mean that i must connect the device to the computer? cause i can't..
yuval48 said:
sorry for the noobies questions, but does "flash with fastboot" mean that i must connect the device to the computer? cause i can't..
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Yes, you'd need to boot into the bootloader and connect to your pc. Alternatively try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...recovery-twrp-2-7-1-0-touch-recovery-t2002326
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