Hi guys. I have been trying to fix this problem for like 10 hours but I could never get it right.
Device status: Rooted, unlocked bootloader.
Currently my problem is that whenever I factory reset my device it goes back to CWM recovery. I tried using mskip toolkit and Wug toolkit to flash back to stock rom but it didn't work. The thing I realized is that I could never mount my sdcard from the CWM recovery.
Besides that, whenever I push some files into my sdcard through Windows and reboot my Nexus 7, the file gone missing. I also tried to install and uninstall app and it seems to be working at first, but it goes back to the default state after rebooting it.
By the way, I am able to fastboot it and enter CWM recovery and boot like normal, but could never edit anything on it, not even flashing.
Things I have done:
-Flash stock rom(full zip file) using mskip and wug toolkit.
-Flash stock rom part by part(boot,recovery,system,userdata)
-Boot image using TWRP and wipe data.
-Flash custom rom using toolkit(Bugless Beast).
-Downloaded twice for the stock rom and checked with md5sum.
Things going on now:
-Back to same state no matter what I do to the device.
Sorry for my English.
Anyone help please?
Hmm that is kind of weird, what system are u using? Windows Mac or Linux?
Try using Nexus 7 Toolkit 2.0, it works great in my case :s Restore to stock rom using it. Also check the console if there are any bug report.
Btw you could try to lock/unlock your bootloader as it wipe all user data at the same time
Good luck!
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jamesst20 said:
Hmm that is kind of weird, what system are u using? Windows Mac or Linux?
Try using Nexus 7 Toolkit 2.0, it works great in my case :s Restore to stock rom using it. Also check the console if there are any bug report.
Btw you could try to lock/unlock your bootloader as it wipe all user data at the same time
Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply! I have tried both mskip and Wug toolkit and it doesn't work.
The data inside the device is basically uneditable right now! No matter I delete or add in new files and reboot, files that deleted will be back while the files that I added in will be removed. Seriously I need some help, I'm unable to flash rom or do anything with it since I have unlocked the bootloader(and unable to lock it back) and warranty is voided.
Hi, so I decided to install CM11 on my nexus 4, but before that I had to unlock the bootloader and root. Bootloader unlocked succesfully but I couldn't root or flash a ROM cus the zips are not in my sdcard and I'm stuck without a ROM (phone just plays boot animation continuously). So I searched about adb push command, tried that and according to my CMD window it works, but in CWM when I try to install from zip, the zip isnt there.
cwm is latest version so thats not the issue. Solutions proposed by other threads arent working either.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT:
I have used the guide in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266654
It seems like this person has run into the same problem as me, but no one answered on the thread either.
r8revealed said:
Kind of an urgent problem as well, A friend of mine has had a bootloop on the Nexus 4 using this guide.
Upon installing CWM, the phone fell into a bootloop (Superuser hasnt been installed yet). After that, just in case, we did a Wipe data factory reset, wipe cache partition, and then wipe dalvik cache and no luck. The device has an unlocked bootloader and everything else went flawlessly. What can be done now to get the phone rooted and up and running? (An unroot is a possible solution, but maybe something else can be done so that an unroot wont be necessary).
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Guys I found a solution.
You can use a toolkit by wugfresh found at http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/ to revert to stock.
thanks anyway!
Hello to everyone!
The problem I have is that i can't boot my device to the normal android os anymore.
It always boot to TWRP. It also seems that i accidentaly wiped my whole device (Data, Chace and Dalvik).
It all happened because i wanted to update to 4.2.2 and it did't work. So i wanted to make a factory reset.
My device is also not recognized by my pc anymore so i couldn't do a reset with the nexus 4 toolkit.
I alsoed tried using adb push but I didn't really figuered out how it works.
Can anyone help me? It's kind of frustrating me
Wipe clean again
Go to advanced
Adb sideload
Now open cmd/terminal on PC in the location ROM of choice is
Type
adb sideload nameofrom.zip
May also need to sideload gapps
Reboot
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thank you! i will try that
It's working again! I started it in bootloader and used a nexus toolkit to flash a recovery. Thank you anyway! :good:
Hello all,
After a 2 day search on XDA and other forums, i decided to post a question (hopefully not a repeated one).
Hopefully the answer may be as simple as "NO", but would appreciate any help/guidance
1. I am using a unrooted nexus 4 with 4.4.3 update in place. Locked bootloader.
2. The phone died due to battery drain. Upon charging it, the phone boots up but gets stuck at merging circles and doesnt go beyond.
3. Unfortunately, I do not have a complete backup of my pictures (dont know why i stopped taking a backup after a while).
4. Now, the phone do gets into recovery mode etc and i tried wiping the cache, but no luck.
5. The best I could do till now is to have adb installed on my PC. The device does gets detected in adb sideload mode alone.
Is there any way I could take a backup of my /data/media before i try rooting it or do a hard reset?
I tried using adb backup, but all i see as status of the phone as adb sideload (since I am in recovery and tried to use apply update using adb).. hence cant use adb backup -shared ! Any ideas to this data out from the powered OFF phone ?
Thanks for any response in advance.
Regards,
Varun
You have a custom recovery, correct? Have you tried flashing your ROM?
ph37rd said:
You have a custom recovery, correct? Have you tried flashing your ROM?
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I dont think so. I did not make any changes to the ROM (planning to do until now).
Also, it is not a custom recovery but just the recovery mode (from the OEM), that I get with only 4 options :
1. Reboot
2. Use adb to update
3. Wipe data/reset
4. Wipe cache
bluevaruns said:
I dont think so. I did not make any changes to the ROM (planning to do until now).
Also, it is not a custom recovery but just the recovery mode (from the OEM), that I get with only 4 options :
1. Reboot
2. Use adb to update
3. Wipe data/reset
4. Wipe cache
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if only I could get into adb mode from adb sideload, i guess i can do a backup -shared ....but not sure how to do that without unlocking boot loader (leading to data loss).
As i recently learned, this is a stock recovery I am into...
Thanks !!
If you're on the stock recovery I'm afraid you're not going to be able to use adb to pull any files.
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You can't do anything as your bootloader is locked.
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WugFresh for Android 5.0 Lollipop Factor Images
Hi,
Jut wanted to know if WugFresh is compatible to flash Factory Lollipop Images of all Nexus Phones?
me too.
mine has been trying to start minutes. Now the program does not recognize me when trying to reinstall 4.4.4
CM11 to Lollipop using nexus root toolkit
Hi,
I'm running CM11 from the CM installer and wanted to know if it's possbile to use the toolkit to install lollipop and unroot it, to put it like OEM and able to receive future OTA's. If this is possible what build do I choose in the toolkit ? My device says 4.4.4 KTU84Q and in front it has a CM build number.
Thanks
boot loop issue
Im having the bootloop issue. I can't get into TWRP from recovery. I tried using NRT v1.9.6 to boot to TWRP and it but it wouldn't connect (ADB), so I used Boot Temporary and did a factory reset and wiped cache. Now did a 'Back to Stock' soft bricked recovery to 5.0 but still no joy. Help please!
bootlooping nexus 4 after flashing lollipop factory image wugs nexusroottoolkit 1.9.6
i tried going into to recovery mode ,but i only see android guy with red triangle and i tried
Press the Power button to restart into Recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark and the words "No command."
While holding down the Power button, press the Volume Up button.
but after doing this i am stuck in a blank screen ..some one plz help me
5.0 bootlooping solved nexus 4
if ur struck in bootlooping after flashing factory image 5.0 on wugs nexus 4 roottoolkit 1.9.6.
solution
boot into fastboot using POWER and VOLUME DOWN ..connect your device ,the pc will detect the device as ADB device .
then open nexus root toolkit
just click on unlock and follow the steps, twrp will be installed .
perform factory reset and wipe cash .
re boot the device .it takes 8-10min ....
Hey Wug, I just noticed the quick boot app supplied in the rooting procedure doesn't seem to work, you tap the icon it triggers superuser but then does nothing. Anyone else notice this? It's stock lollipop.
Flashing android 5.0
This is a very great toolkit! Can you please tell me whether i can flash android lollipop using this toolkit! Is this toolkit updated so that i can flash 5.0 on my Nexus 4 just like i did for my kit kat update!
Upgrading N4 to Lollipop without losing data
Personally I skipped the Unroot part and upgraded fine. The rest was as you described.
Although it sure needs much time and some reboots to complete the process.
If anyone wants to keep his data and just upgrade to Lollipop, should flash stock img files in this order: radio, bootloader, boot and system.
I am using Win 8.1 btw.
I saw this in the Wugs tool kit thread.
I really don't want to have to do a full back up and restore of everything. I am very much a root nOOb and probably would have not
rooted without the tool kit.
Can someone please type very slowly for this nOOb and tell me how, using the Wugs kit to do the above, ie; Flash the stock img files
in the order listed above?
Much thanks in advance,
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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OcalaFlGuy said:
Personally I skipped the Unroot part and upgraded fine. The rest was as you described.
Although it sure needs much time and some reboots to complete the process.
If anyone wants to keep his data and just upgrade to Lollipop, should flash stock img files in this order: radio, bootloader, boot and system.
I am using Win 8.1 btw.
I saw this in the Wugs tool kit thread.
I really don't want to have to do a full back up and restore of everything. I am very much a root nOOb and probably would have not
rooted without the tool kit.
Can someone please type very slowly for this nOOb and tell me how, using the Wugs kit to do the above, ie; Flash the stock img files
in the order listed above?
Much thanks in advance,
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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What i did for my kitkat update was
1. Keep a nandroid backup of the phone through recovery & backup of all the data
2. Because you unlocked the bootloader you are not gonna lose any data
3. connect your device to computer and check whether it is connected using the command 'adb devices'
4. If it shows you some device is connected a serial number you are good to go
5. use the option flash stock + unroot and follow the onscreen instructions
6. Then root your device using the root option and flash a custom recovery! It by default gives the first option to flash CWM but if you want to switch to other recoveries then you can use the apps like 'flashify' after you turn on your phone
I will probably try to flash android 5.0 today because my exams getting over so i will keep you updated with the procedure if i'm able to do it
I used the toolkit to flash 5.0, HOWEVER, when you flash the images, YOU WILL BOOTLOOP. To fix this, you need to reboot into the Bootloader (Vol Down + Power), select Recovery. then press Pwr + Vol Up, and Factory wipe your device. When you reboot, it will take a bit of time, but it will reboot. Perhaps @WugFresh could add a script to factory wipe for the N4 after a flash, as more than a few have bootlooped their devices and freaked out not realizing the simple fix?
factory wipe!!!!!
ariesgodofwar said:
I used the toolkit to flash 5.0, HOWEVER, when you flash the images, YOU WILL BOOTLOOP. To fix this, you need to reboot into the Bootloader (Vol Down + Power), select Recovery. then press Pwr + Vol Up, and Factory wipe your device. When you reboot, it will take a bit of time, but it will reboot. Perhaps @WugFresh could add a script to factory wipe for the N4 after a flash, as more than a few have bootlooped their devices and freaked out not realizing the simple fix?
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Will i lose my internal storage when i perform a factory wipe?
ariesgodofwar said:
I used the toolkit to flash 5.0, HOWEVER, when you flash the images, YOU WILL BOOTLOOP. To fix this, you need to reboot into the Bootloader (Vol Down + Power), select Recovery. then press Pwr + Vol Up, and Factory wipe your device. When you reboot, it will take a bit of time, but it will reboot. Perhaps @WugFresh could add a script to factory wipe for the N4 after a flash, as more than a few have bootlooped their devices and freaked out not realizing the simple fix?
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Way ahead of you there is a new feature in v1.9.8. Check the toolkits options menu. The feature is called "Post-Flash Factory Reset". Enable that to have NRT auto boot you into stock recovery post flash and instruct the user how to factory reset.
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nick2503 said:
Will i lose my internal storage when i perform a factory wipe?
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Yes. However, in stock recovery you could try just "wipe cache" instead of "factory reset". Then you won't loose data, but it might not work. Worth a shot though.
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WugFresh said:
Way ahead of you there is a new feature in v1.9.8. Check the toolkits options menu. The feature is called "Post-Flash Factory Reset". Enable that to have NRT auto boot you into stock recovery post flash and instruct the user how to factory reset.
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You are da man! Awesome. I just updated to 1.9.8 last night, and had not had a chance to play around with it. Is there a note, or is it on by default for the N4 so users realize this? I did not run into this issue with my Gen 1 or Gen 2 N7's upgrading, so do not think it was necessary for them, but for the N4 it seems to be.
Saw your comment about just wiping cache, and would be interested to know if that works. Might give it a try, to test as that is certainly preferable to a Factory Reset.
ariesgodofwar said:
You are da man! Awesome. I just updated to 1.9.8 last night, and had not had a chance to play around with it. Is there a note, or is it on by default for the N4 so users realize this? I did not run into this issue with my Gen 1 or Gen 2 N7's upgrading, so do not think it was necessary for them, but for the N4 it seems to be.
Saw your comment about just wiping cache, and would be interested to know if that works. Might give it a try, to test as that is certainly preferable to a Factory Reset.
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I did not default it, or make a note for it. I really don't like hardcoding these exceptions, especially when I don't know if google will fix it in the next version. That said, I think a note might be a good idea if this is happening all the time on N4. I will put one in (conditionally for this build) in v1.9.9.
Yes, please test that if you get a chance.
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WugFresh said:
I did not default it, or make a note for it. I really don't like hardcoding these exceptions, especially when I don't know if google will fix it in the next version. That said, I think a note might be a good idea if this is happening all the time on N4. I will put one in (conditionally for this build) in v1.9.9.
Yes, please test that if you get a chance.
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@WugFresh I tested tonight, you were right. A factory reset is not necessary, just wiping the cache partition after flashing does the trick and will take it out of bootloop.
Flashing 5.0 using Flash + Stock option
I just did flash my stock 5.0 image! A very easy to use interface by wugfresh! Simple with onscreen instructions! Read and follow them......probably wont end up messing with your device!
Backup of all your files is recommended!
A backup is necessary because in my case when i flashed the image is when it wiped the entire Internal Storage! I did not enter a bootloop or any other issues!
Though to avoid any issues I did a factory reset and Cache wipe! Becasue anyways my DATA was wiped completely!
Thought to share this.......great for newbies who wanna flash stock and root it easily!
Nexus 4 unbricking
i had problems with my nexus system since cm11 snapshot 10 (self rebooting etc.) so i decide to ultimate format all my data by doing that:
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Mount and storage>Format/system
Mount and storage>Format/data
Mount and storage>Format cache
Mount and storage>Format sdcard
Advenced>Wipe dalvik cache
So i have a problem because i cant turn my device into usb debugging mode.
I would like to know if I can save my phone ?
fastboot mode on
lock state - unlocked
in recovery\advanced\restart bootloader it says "root access is missing. root device ?" so i choose yes
(sorry for my english)