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this morning was dead at work, so i decided to go ahead and tinker with my phone. i was on 1.8.3, rooted, and running gingerblur 4.5.
i followed the instructions for the bootloader and root, everything went smoothly updating to 2.3.4 at first, but it doesnt seem to hold root. superuser kept corrupting, then when i got that settled, CWM started hanging up, and now when i try to use that, i get an error saying the path is null. aaaand now superuser says my su binaries are out of date. anyone have any idea? i tried searching, but couldnt find anything relative to my problem...
EDIT: super user is jacked up again.. so basicly my phone wont hold root...
EDIT 2: my home key doesnt seem to do anything now either...
Sounds like you did a titanium backup restore on your phone? Try doing a factory reset and try re-rooting the rom you have and give it super user access. A factory reset should work.
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i didnt do a titanium backup... but i did just try a factory reset, and i think it bricked my phone... i have the little android guy standing next to the yellow triangle with an exclamation point... now what? lol
can you boot into fastboot or Android Recovery?
yes. should i use android recovery, or reflash 2.3.4 or kenn's alien rom?
PParcells said:
yes. should i use android recovery, or reflash 2.3.4 or kenn's alien rom?
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who's recovery/CWM are you currently using?
i had the latest of tenfars CWM, but like i said, it kept botching since root wouldnt stick
i seem to be able to access the CWM in android recovery mode though. should i try reflashing kenn's alien rom, or start from scratch with 2.3.4?
Try booting into fastboot mode and trying the command: fastboot -w
Then: fastboot reboot
Does it boot up now? Still have some more stuff to tell you.. just wanted to see if that got the phone booted first.
PParcells said:
i seem to be able to access the CWM in android recovery mode though. should i try reflashing kenn's alien rom, or start from scratch with 2.3.4?
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Yeah, but can you still put flashable .zip files on your phone, if you can't boot?
it booted up just fine, as if the factory reset did nothing. all my apps and stuff are still there, root still isnt working, and neither is the CWM app in the app drawer. so im not sure if i should try re-rooting again, or what to do. this is weird, i never had any issues fiddling with gingerblur or any of that stuff...
PParcells said:
it booted up just fine, as if the factory reset did nothing. all my apps and stuff are still there, root still isnt working, and neither is the CWM app in the app drawer. so im not sure if i should try re-rooting again, or what to do. this is weird, i never had any issues fiddling with gingerblur or any of that stuff...
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Ok, here we go...
1) Check to see if you have file "install-recovery.sh" @ /system/etc. If you do, delete it.
2) Uninstall Tefnar's CWM you have installed.
3) Download RomRacer's CWM/Recovery, and install via fastboot, or install via ROM Manager via the instructions in my N00B Guide thread.
4) Once you have RomRacer's CWM installed, boot into CWM and wipe dalvik cache, cache partition and format data.
5) Flash Alien ROM (not theme, just ROM). - Make sure to put this on you phone before booting into CWM and clearing everything; want to flash immediately after clearing things listed in step 4.
6) Reboot and see what you have and if everything is working correctly...
rom manager says i need root. which i dont have. i tried installing via fastboot, but couldnt figure it out. i cant remember if im supposed to use the command prompt, or rsdlite, rsdlite says the CWM zip isnt a valid compressed file...
PParcells said:
rom manager says i need root. which i dont have. i tried installing via fastboot, but couldnt figure it out. i cant remember if im supposed to use the command prompt, or rsdlite, rsdlite says the CWM zip isnt a valid compressed file...
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Need to use command promt for fastboot... put RomRacer's CWM .img file in the same place as your fastboot files, and then type the commands in Rom Racer's OP, except if your using fastboot, you can ignore the "moto" part of the commands and just type fastboot ....
You need Romracer's fastboot file, which is on the left side... not the flashable .zip file which is for CWM.
you are my new favorite person in the whole wide world. its currently formatting, and i'll be sure to log on in the morning to post my results. but this is far enough for the night i think. im beat. thanks for ALLLL the help and patience!
Oh. I guess I should add this piece of advice since no one else has. Don't get bored at work and try flashing roms. You don't have recovery available or another rom available. I speak from experience.
I voided my warranty.
just wanted to say i have everything up and running. super fast, super smooth, and so far, no errors or issues. thanks alot guys!
1) Used the toolKit to unlock Bootloader
2) install twrp using Toolkit
3) transfered AOKP rom to device using airdroid
4) Went to TWRP, System Wipe 3 times, Clear cache 3 times
5) attempt to flash AOKP ZIP
6) ZIP failed to install no idea why
7) Tried to restart and now stuck at the GOOGLE logo
Please help is there anything i can do?
Hmm could i use the toolkit to flash an img file? Im dling a stock img atm.
First off.. Don't panic ... It wasn't your fault it failed ... I know because it happened to me . don't get it from "downloads" or goomanager .. Get it from the second post I. That thread on the latest date
Second . I don't think otg works in twrp so you will have to use adb to load the ROM
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italia0101 said:
First off.. Don't panic ... It wasn't your fault it failed ... I know because it happened to me . don't get it from "downloads" or goomanager .. Get it from the second post I. That thread on the latest date
Second . I don't think otg works in twrp so you will have to use adb to load the ROM
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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I did get it from the second post though, and how can i load into ADB?
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Second . I don't think otg works in twrp so you will have to use adb to load the ROM
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OTG does work in TWRP. I have found that it doesn't like some flash drives - no idea why. I've tried quite a few, some of mine work all the time, other just won't work.
adoute said:
OTG does work in TWRP. I have found that it doesn't like some flash drives - no idea why. I've tried quite a few, some of mine work all the time, other just won't work.
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Ok went to twrp and used the ADB sideload feature but it said OTG cable fail to mount.
FIXED
WOOO FIXED IT NVM! Mod please delete thanks for help guys
Someone with more experience correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't we be avoiding wiping system in TWRP prior to flashing ROMs? I believe I read a thread (probably on RootzWiki) that said wiping system messes things up as you lose the ability to flash a ROM in the "traditional" manner. I wipe cache, dalvik, then click factory reset. I leave system alone and I've never had a problem with flashing ROMs.
Hello. I just received my OTA notification, but when I clicked it, it rebooted and landed my on the TWRP recovery screen. Not knowing what to do, I just told it to reboot to the system.
Once rebooted, I was still on 4.2.1, and there was no update.
Any ideas why it booted to TWRP?
The OTA update requires stock recovery in order to be flashed. I recommend you just flash the update manually using fastboot, and you won't lose data.
MacHackz said:
The OTA update requires stock recovery in order to be flashed. I recommend you just flash the update manually using fastboot, and you won't lose data.
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Maybe before you even answer, I'm sure I'll find a link on here to show me how?
One issue I have though, is that when I manually updated to 4.2.1 on my Nexus 7, I still got an OTA update a few days later, that actually ran.
I don't ever plan on flashing roms to any of my devices. Do I need to keep a custom recovery on my Nexus 4 or 7? If not, how to I revert back to the stock recovery?
If you saved the offical stock 4.2.1 images, to revert back to stock recovery, just use the 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.**************.img' command. If you haven't, you might have to flash the whole 4.2.2 rom which you can find on the google dev website. After this, if you only want to root then you don't need to flash a custom recovery, just use the 'boot' command instead of the 'flash' one.
MacHackz said:
The OTA update requires stock recovery in order to be flashed. I recommend you just flash the update manually using fastboot, and you won't lose data.
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I flashed the OTA sideload file through TWRP and it installed succesfully.
jvbferrer said:
I flashed the OTA sideload file through TWRP and it installed succesfully.
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How did you do that? Did you sideload wrinkle's file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848?
I should let you know, that while I'm not afraid to install via the custom recovery, it doesn't mean I've done it via commands. I've always used toolkits, or one click methods of rooting and installing custom recoveries.
Well, this is crazy (weird?). I tried to flash it via TWRP by downloading the zip file in the thread referenced above, and it failed. By flashing, I mean, I chose 'Install' and pointed to the zip after moving it to my phone. After failing, I wiped the Dalvik cache and rebooted, and it's telling me 'Android is upgrading'. If it means it updated, so be it. But can anyone explain? Feeling a little confused here.
Edit: Ok, so it said it was upgrading, but it's still 4.2.1.
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Well, this is crazy (weird?). I tried to flash it via TWRP by downloading the zip file in the thread referenced above, and it failed. By flashing, I mean, I chose 'Install' and pointed to the zip after moving it to my phone. After failing, I wiped the Dalvik cache and rebooted, and it's telling me 'Android is upgrading'. If it means it updated, so be it. But can anyone explain? Feeling a little confused here.
Edit: Ok, so it said it was upgrading, but it's still 4.2.1.
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It 'upgrades' when you wipe the cache. It just means it's rebuilding the cache. Are you running an unmodified stock rom? Custom kernel?
MacHackz said:
It 'upgrades' when you wipe the cache. It just means it's rebuilding the cache. Are you running an unmodified stock rom? Custom kernel?
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Yes, stock rom, rooted and unlocked. I did install Beats today. Could this be the problem? If so, I found a revert zip that I'm assuming is supposed to revert me back to stock audio codecs.
I don't think added files matter, but I'm guessing the Beats mod has overwritten something in system, so flash the revert zip, then try again.
MacHackz said:
I don't think added files matter, but I'm guessing the Beats mod has overwritten something in system, so flash the revert zip, then try again.
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Flashing the revert zip failed. I'm starting to think that flashing anything with TWRP will fail.
How about this. I made a backup of all system data + apps with Titanium earlier today. Could I just reset my phone back to factory defaults, restore my apps + some system data, then re-root (*without a custom recovery*) and wait for the update again? Or will it come again?
Also, I've used Wugfresh's Nexus Toolkit. I don't remember checking the custom recovery button, but ended up with TWRP anyway. What's the easiest way to root without installing a custom recovery?
You could try that, and the update will come straiht away. You can root without flashing a custom recovery, just use the 'boot recovery' instead of 'flash recovery'
MacHackz said:
flash cwm and see if there's any difference
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How do I do that with TWRP? Can I do it with Wug's Nexus toolkit?
wvcadle said:
How do I do that with TWRP? Can I do it with Wug's Nexus toolkit?
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I'm not familiar with any toolkits, I would recommend flashing cwm using fast boot
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I'm not familiar with any toolkits, I would recommend flashing cwm using fast boot
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Ok, I'm surely not afraid to use the command prompt. Any tutorials you can point me to? I probably already have all of the drivers I need, as the toolkit had to download install them.
wvcadle said:
Ok, I'm surely not afraid to use the command prompt. Any tutorials you can point me to? I probably already have all of the drivers I need, as the toolkit had to download install them.
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Check out this thread. Use flash to flash and overwrite TWRP, or boot just to test. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995440
MacHackz said:
Check out this thread. Use flash to flash and overwrite TWRP, or boot just to test. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995440
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Where in that thread does it show me how to flash the stock recovery back onto my device?
wvcadle said:
Hello. I just received my OTA notification, but when I clicked it, it rebooted and landed my on the TWRP recovery screen. Not knowing what to do, I just told it to reboot to the system.
Once rebooted, I was still on 4.2.1, and there was no update.
Any ideas why it booted to TWRP?
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The same thing happened to me. I was rooted running stock ROM with TWRP recovery (used wugfresh toolkit). The problem was I forgot I was using a modified kernel (for color correction) by molesarecoming. I flashed the stock kernel back, downloaded and flashed the OTA file from the help desk thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848&highlight=beats), and it worked. Oh, and I flashed the Superuser file immediately after the OTA did it's thing (while still in TWRP) to regain root. I didn't really like how after the initial failed install of the OTA, it took my into TWRP with no error message showing or anything.
I don't think TWRP is your problem -- I think beats is your problem. It may have modified something. Try searching the above-linked thread for answers. Honestly, there's no rush to get 4.2.2, so take your time finding the answer. It's better than wiping the phone just to install a small android update and having to redo everything on your phone again.
Ok, it must have been the Beats audio drivers. I restored a Nandroid backup from right before installing the beats audio drivers, then flashed the zip and it worked. Now running 4.2.2.
I would like to know, however, how to use fastboot via commands, so that I can learn how to flash TWRP, CWM, Stock recovery, etc.
wvcadle said:
Ok, it must have been the Beats audio drivers. I restored a Nandroid backup from right before installing the beats audio drivers, then flashed the zip and it worked. Now running 4.2.2.
I would like to know, however, how to use fastboot via commands, so that I can learn how to flash TWRP, CWM, Stock recovery, etc.
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I need some help here - I have nexus 7 with 3G and Google (takju) with 4.2.1 installed.
I had it 'rooted" and installed TWRP .
AT the time I followed instructions to chand extension of some file to .bak - to prevent 'unrooting"
I do not remember which file I unfortunately changed.
Now I cannot install the 4.2.2 upgrade - the OTA fails because it boots into TWRP and after that I rrid several selections from TWRP screen (flash, reboot, etc) - but all attempts failed.
I have the upgrade files (bot .tar and .zip) on /sdcard directory but have no idea how to update to 4.2.2.
Tried manual flashing using adb command - all fails.
I do not have beats drivers installed
Can someone tell me how to uninstall TWRP? If the CWM recovery works with this upgrade, I would like to change from TWRP to CWM.
Or any other suggestion wold be appreciated.
I am really struggling with Android operating system the way it configured on Nexus 7 by Google - any simplest is a major pain!
Hope I can get out of this and operate the device instead of continuously meddling with operating system.
Thanks in advance
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I recently tried to flash PA on my nexus.
Installed cwm on my phone. Then downloaded the PA ROM and moved to the device storage.
Rebooted into CWM and performed all the wipes.
I accidentally wiped the system and the internel partitions too.
when i tried to install ROM from sdcard. it says "NO FILES FOUND"
Iam stuck here. Phone wont boot into Android... any suggestions? please help!
How did you wipe system within CWM?
But since you say you wiped internal partitions too, it seems to me that you wiped your internal emulated sdcard... so I think your only option now is to flash stock images again... Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
If you don't want to flash the stock images you can also push a rom to your phone with adb while booted in a custom recovery
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
Thanks guys. Found a solution.
Flashed TWRP and sideloaded the ROM file. And flashed it.
Earlier the same process with CWM was not successful. Now the phone is loaded with PA ROM!
Thanks guys! and can u point me to the google stock images??
njarun said:
Thanks guys! and can u point me to the google stock images??
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Glad you solved it
Here are the stock OTA and images from google and mirrored http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971169
My dad said he knew how to fix this, and wiped my system, thats all, and now I can't boot. Any help on this?
mrjoeltan said:
My dad said he knew how to fix this, and wiped my system, thats all, and now I can't boot. Any help on this?
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wiped /system? have you tried simple re-flashing your ROM from the .zip ?
no worry... download the nexus 4 twrp latest img from their site, and flash it to your N4
what you needed:
twrp img file
some n4 rom
adb and fastboot
instructions:
boot to fastboot, vol key down + powerbutton when n4 is off.
on your comp, , dos/terminal - fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
reboot in recovery
select the adb side load from advanced tab in the twrp.
on your comp - adb sideload rom.zip
everything done....reboot phone.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
I have a same problem, but when i try to flash a Rom, it`s fail and said that no partition, how can i fix it? Thanks for read.
blackcatvn said:
I have a same problem, but when i try to flash a Rom, it`s fail and said that no partition, how can i fix it? Thanks for read.
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did you wipe using fastboot erase command? if so, you need to re-format to the android supported file system to access the partitions!
try installing the twrp recovery and perform 'FORMAT DATA' from wipe. then install ROM.
N4 no OS.
njarun said:
I recently tried to flash PA on my nexus.
Installed cwm on my phone. Then downloaded the PA ROM and moved to the device storage.
Rebooted into CWM and performed all the wipes.
I accidentally wiped the system and the internel partitions too.
when i tried to install ROM from sdcard. it says "NO FILES FOUND"
Iam stuck here. Phone wont boot into Android... any suggestions? please help!
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I need help, having the same problem you had with my N4. Cant seem to fix it. I had PA 3.69 for 3 weeks when I rebooted my N4 i had no OS on the phone. Just my Bootloader and Twrp 2500 was recently 2600 but cant do anything else. ADB works seems to fail when writing to N4. Im trying to get it back to stock. Any Ideas
Axel
Axelben said:
I need help, having the same problem you had with my N4. Cant seem to fix it. I had PA 3.69 for 3 weeks when I rebooted my N4 i had no OS on the phone. Just my Bootloader and Twrp 2500 was recently 2600 but cant do anything else. ADB works seems to fail when writing to N4. Im trying to get it back to stock. Any Ideas
Axel
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can u get into recovery? did u check changing your USB Cable? The original nexus usb cable sucks, try another one. If you can access the fastboot/adb then it will be pretty simple..
Same problem but...
Hi, I'm having the same problem with my Nexus 4 and I have TWRP V 2.6.3.0 but I'm not sure how to push any rom to my phone because it's not showing up under my computer in Windows. How do I push roms to my Nexus 4? I'm stuck at the Google boot screen when I try to boot (Flashed Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, and normal cache) and I of course don't have any roms on my phone after I wiped all of the partitons. Help me plz
El Daddy said:
If you don't want to flash the stock images you can also push a rom to your phone with adb while booted in a custom recovery
adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/
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Got it working
Hi, I got it to work. No worries guys
xXDustinoXx said:
Hi, I'm having the same problem with my Nexus 4 and I have TWRP V 2.6.3.0 but I'm not sure how to push any rom to my phone because it's not showing up under my computer in Windows. How do I push roms to my Nexus 4? I'm stuck at the Google boot screen when I try to boot (Flashed Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, and normal cache) and I of course don't have any roms on my phone after I wiped all of the partitons. Help me plz
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njarun said:
can u get into recovery? did u check changing your USB Cable? The original nexus usb cable sucks, try another one. If you can access the fastboot/adb then it will be pretty simple..
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i cannot get the thing to work this bloody adb command does not seems to work on my Windows 8.1
Can u please give a detailed intruction as i have my file in D Drive so where to keep this zip file
nickboy360 said:
i cannot get the thing to work this bloody adb command does not seems to work on my Windows 8.1
Can u please give a detailed intruction as i have my file in D Drive so where to keep this zip file
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you got it working? else pm me your mail id. ill send you the necessary files and detailed info, I once composed it for one of my friend!
njarun said:
you got it working? else pm me your mail id. ill send you the necessary files and detailed info, I once composed it for one of my friend!
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Thanks for asking mate i got it done... :good:
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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.
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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.
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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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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)