My brother has the Nexus 4 and has been on a custom ROM up until the KitKat release.
I used Wugfresh's toolkit to flash on the original factory image, unroot and I also relocked the boot loader.
Recently, 4.4.1 came out and he asked if I could help him put it on his phone. I did some searching, and read that I could use adb to sideload the ota.
Before using it on his phone, I used adb to sideload 4.4.1 on my nexus 5 which worked without a single hiccup.
However, when I proceeded to side load his, an error came up on the phone that said "E: error in /tmp/update.zip"
Could someone help me figure that out? I tried searching around but I couldn't really find anything useful. My brother, preferably wants to stay unrooted for the time being.
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Try and redownload the OTA file but make sure its for the nexus 4. I had a friend that accidentally downloaded the zip for n7 and gave him an error.
Dpat09 said:
Try and redownload the OTA file but make sure its for the nexus 4. I had a friend that accidentally downloaded the zip for n7 and gave him an error.
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I did try it for the nexus 4. I thought I hadn't, but it was right. I even tried some links from XDA in the nexus 4 forum as well, it didn't work.
I read somewhere that I need to re-flash the recovery.img? Would that fix it? If so, where can I find it?
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I need a lot of help with my Nexus. I have been trying my best to root it but it won't work using the Nexus Root Toolkit. So I decided to go try rooting it manually. When I did that the same problem was coming up which is it wouldn't let me flash anything on the device to give me root access. I decided to follow a guide to bring the version down to an older version and start over from there which I tried doing manually using windows command prompts. It told me to erse boot, cache, recovery, system, and then to flash the downloaded bootloader and version of android. When I got to the point where I had to flash the new bootloader my device froze while my computer was sending the file over which is what it did every time I tried to flash or send a file to the device using fastboot. I paniced and tried again using the Root Toolkit. It wasn't working either. Now my device is saying 'Booting Failed' which I assume is because of the fastboot erasing commands I did before. I am panicing because the new bootloader is still not sending over and I've been waiting for the past 10 minutes. The file size is only (2072 KB), I don't think it should be taking this long. Can anyone help me please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773431&page=3
That's the guide I used to try and fix the first problem.
fix it by flash stock rom
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jackjsa said:
fix it by flash stock rom
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i think your answer comes a little too late... i hope since he has posted this, he has find a solution :what:
Sorry to hear that!
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So i took a shower, and i come back and see on my nexus 7 3g (GSM/HSPA+) a notification that says "update downloaded, touch here to reboot and install."
I did that.. and it rebooted to TWRP recovery.. then did nothing. I couldn't find anything to make it install, or even where it downloaded the update TO. Can someone help me? If i can update my system with this update and keep all my apps, i'd prefer to do that
if there's no way to get the update it supposedly downloaded to install, could someone point me to step by step instructions for bringing 4.2.2 to 4.3? someone pointed me to one.. but the OP said it was the software for the NEW nexus 7, not existing devices..
I need the bootloader, and radio, and the update itself.. maybe in flashable form? I'm confused.. Why'd they have to make a new nexus 7 now and make this confusing?
my p999 was easy, download a rom, flash it in recovery x.o
If the OTA Update is downloaded its probably inside the /cache folder.
Not sure about the data, but I think it will save it.
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there are lots of flashable zips put there, but if you want a complete update you can use fastboot or nexus root toolkit which will do everything by itself...but you will lose your data
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My nexus 4 is rooted and is on 4.2.2 with rom paranoid android 3.5. Im not interested in root anymore. I want to update to 4.3. but everytime i try to update it ...it says 'verification failed'. Is there a way to update to 4.3 without going back to 4.2 unrooted nexus 4. I m passsed my modding days and dont have time to unroot it so looking an easy way to update to 4.3
thanks.
First thing this is not Q&A section. To update to 4.3 you have to be on stock rom since you on a custom ROM you'll have to flash the stock 4.3 images with fast boot
From my BLACKED OUT N4
So I tried THIS method... but in command prompt screen, it doesnt go beyond the second line of command prompt.
I also tried THIS method and i got stuck on installing the drivers.
I guess I need a really easy simple way of unrooting my phone.
I use "Nexus 4 toolkit" it works great you can do anything easy.. Just make sure it sees your phone while in android and fastboot (install the drivers with this toolkit)
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I use "Nexus 4 toolkit" it works great you can do anything easy.. Just make sure it sees your phone while in android and fastboot (install the drivers with this toolkit)
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Is this Nexs 4 tool kit you're talking about? Will it unroot my phone? coz i dont see it in the feature list.
Yes that's it. You can download stock 4.3 and flash it with this or just unroot...
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Don't use the toolkit, learn to do it yourself. Which drivers are you using? I use the ones from the SDK, they work fine even on Windows 8.
Once they are installed, it's just a case of following efrant's guide after downloading the 4.3 factory image from Google. It's really not that hard if you're willing to take 10-20 minutes to read up on it all. Once you have read up on it, you'll never need to use a toolkit
He asked for something easy.. Toolkit is fine and you can do a manual input...same thing
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EddyOS said:
Don't use the toolkit, learn to do it yourself. Which drivers are you using? I use the ones from the SDK, they work fine even on Windows 8.
Once they are installed, it's just a case of following efrant's guide after downloading the 4.3 factory image from Google. It's really not that hard if you're willing to take 10-20 minutes to read up on it all. Once you have read up on it, you'll never need to use a toolkit
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pl help.. i downloaded d update and it asked me to restart n install so then the install started and aborted with an error message.. what to do..? there was an error when i restored my stock recovery, dat mite b d problem.? and where is dat data dwnloaded?
I just wanted to be updated with no probs due to rooting. currently all stock.
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pl help.. i downloaded d update and it asked me to restart n install so then the install started and aborted with an error message.. what to do..? there was an error when i restored my stock recovery, dat mite b d problem.? and where is dat data dwnloaded?
I just wanted to be updated with no probs due to rooting. currently all stock.
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1. Please use proper English and not text/gangster speech.
2. Which update have you downloaded? Please list exactly what you've done
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1. Please use proper English and not text/gangster speech.
2. Which update have you downloaded? Please list exactly what you've done
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Sorry if you felt my English improper.. I have got used to texting..
So to start, I had rooted through framaroot and unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp through goo manager.
Unrooted my phone for 4.3 update by restoring the kernel and recovery(was on stock rom). While restoring the recovery I got an error message with android and exclamation mark so I rebooted and all was fine..
So today I got the update and downloaded it and it said to Restart and Install I did that and while installing it aborted and gave a android with red triangle and error written under it..
Hope you don't find this English as gangster speech.
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Sorry if you felt my English improper.. I have got used to texting..
So to start, I had rooted through framaroot and unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp through goo manager.
Unrooted my phone for 4.3 update by restoring the kernel and recovery(was on stock rom). While restoring the recovery I got an error message with android and exclamation mark so I rebooted and all was fine..
So today I got the update and downloaded it and it said to Restart and Install I did that and while installing it aborted and gave a android with red triangle and error written under it..
Hope you don't find this English as gangster speech.
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Much better!
OK, the android with the red triangle is the stock recovery so all that seems fine. Did you modify and of the system files at all on the phone since rooting it?
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Much better!
OK, the android with the red triangle is the stock recovery so all that seems fine. Did you modify and of the system files at all on the phone since rooting it?
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No not at all.. I had only flashed kernels n radios thats it.
Thanks for your reply.. Can you please tell me can I flssh Pa based on 4.3 when it comes directly on rooting 4.2.2?
Flashing the kernel will affect the OTA as you have to have the stock kernel as well. I'd imagine the radio also has to be the 4.2.2 one as well
For the first time I did an OTA while rooted. I upgraded to 4.3 and now I've lost the following:
SuperSU dowsn't work
Busybox does't work
Can't run bootloader or recovery
My system still shows as a rooted system upon boot. When I connect to my pc and run wugfresh's toolkit, it fails to find adb. I have verified that the driver is installed correctly and debugging mode is on. I can't unlock, root or even return to stock. I do remember seing a thread about a similar issue quite some time ago but I have been unable to find ut. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Btw, it has just a plain root, no custom roms installed.
Thanks in advance.
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For the first time I did an OTA while rooted. I upgraded to 4.3 and now I've lost the following:
SuperSU dowsn't work
Busybox does't work
Can't run bootloader or recovery
My system still shows as a rooted system upon boot. When I connect to my pc and run wugfresh's toolkit, it fails to find adb. I have verified that the driver is installed correctly and debugging mode is on. I can't unlock, root or even return to stock. I do remember seing a thread about a similar issue quite some time ago but I have been unable to find ut. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Btw, it has just a plain root, no custom roms installed.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, stator...
Your post isn't quite clear... does the device boot normally? If so, you should have no problems booting into the bootloader.
But first download the latest UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip to your Nexus 7.
Shutdown the Nexus as normal. Then press and hold the VOL down button... whilst continuing to hold, press the POWER ON button.
This should boot you into the bootloader (in fastboot mode).
From there, and from your PC, Fastboot flash a custom recovery... (Chainfire recommends TWRP)... with the line...
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Where recovery.img is the name of your custom recovery. I usually just rename it to 'recovery.img' (without quotes) anyway - makes for less typing at the command prompt.
Ensure you get the correct recovery for your device....
TWRP for Nexus 7 Wi-Fi ('Grouper') or TWRP for Nexus 7 3G ('Tilapia')
Although a new version of TWRP is now available (2.6), I had some weird issues with this... particularly when copying Nandroid backups off of my Nexus 7 to my PC. Random 'permission denied' messages would crop up running an ADB PULL command... copying via MTP didn't fair much better either. TWRP 2.5 works without problems though, and it's the version I would recommend.
Anyway... back on topic...
Upon completion of flashing TWRP, boot into that recovery (whilst still in the bootloader)... and select INSTALL... navigate to the folder where you downloaded Chainfires SU root updater (usually, the 'download' folder)... and SWIPE to confirm.
Reboot as normal... you should now be rooted. This can be confirmed by any one of the numerous Root Checker apps available in Playstore.
I haven't experimented with busybox... if you mean this version, I haven't installed it, and nor am I going to... at least not for a while.
My Nexus 7 is still in the process of being rebuilt from the ground up, after having fastboot flashed the factory image, necessitating a full wipe (I was running a custom ROM/Kernel combo before)... so I'm taking this slowly, re-installing apps carefully.
It seems that some apps that worked fine under 4.2.2 are broken under 4.3. MX Player and Adobe Flash Player to name a couple.... but QuickPic and Titanium have now been fixed and work fine under 4.3. I'm under no illusions that Adobe Flash Player will be fixed anytime soon... it's been technically deprecated by Adobe for a while anyway.
Anyway... good luck... and hope you get root sorted.
Rgrds,
Ged.
I am having problems with Busybox as well even though i did not take the OTA. I flashed CleanRom, and Faux kernel.
Just fyi
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First and foremost I would like to apologize for taking so long to reply. Real life had me out of town and I didn't have my tablet with me. I tried the advice given but it didn't work at first. It took multiple attempts but I finally got my tablet back to stock. I guess my Nexus 7 didn't agree with the 4.3
OTA while rooted. I can now unlock, root, and even change roms once again. I don't know for sure what was causing the problem but it's all good now. Also, I was always able to use my tablet during my little crisis. I was just unable to unroot or even flash a new rom. Thanks again for all the help.
You could have hit thanks, a guy wrote you a gigantic step-by-step instructions just to help you out
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shevich said:
You could have hit thanks, a guy wrote you a gigantic step-by-step instructions just to help you out
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I sincerely hope this is a joke. I most definitely said thanks. I even apologized for taking so long to reply. Please try to be constructive or don't bother to post. I've been frequenting this site for quite sometime although I've never posted or even joined until recently. This community has been extremely helpful. The last thing that is needed is another troll. Thank you.
He was talking about using the thanks button.
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Heya...
On my 16GB Grouper I had installed the stock rooted 4.3 rom. Yesterday a system OTA update message appeared on my screen - 1.7 MB. I let it download and install over night and just went to bed. Came back in the morning to a boot loop where the device got stuck with the four colorful thingies animation. I can access the bootloader, but the recovery seems to be broken. Can't remember if I had anything other than the stock one... Anyways, now I'm strugling to get this thing going again. I am a zero at ADB but willing to learn whatever is necessary to get me started with a working recovery at least. No tool root box will do anything really for me...
Thanks for your help in advance
Hey!
Had a problem just like yours. If your running windows then install this program its called nexus tool kit. I'm a newbie here but if you Google 'nexus toolkit wug fresh' you can find it
All you need to do is plug your device in and open the program, then select flash OTA with the boot loop option and then follow the on screen instructions
That should put you back to normal with a fresh start meaning all you data will be lost. You can also root from there to.
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hettige677 said:
Hey!
Had a problem just like yours. If your running windows then install this program its called nexus tool kit. I'm a newbie here but if you Google 'nexus toolkit wug fresh' you can find it
All you need to do is plug your device in and open the program, then select flash OTA with the boot loop option and then follow the on screen instructions
That should put you back to normal with a fresh start meaning all you data will be lost. You can also root from there to.
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Yeah. It would be dumb to actually learn what you are doing to your device. You should totally use a toolkit.
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Honestly, I'm just showing the user one way, I anticipated him of being a newbie. For the record, it shows you all the process's happening.
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Thank you guys. You might not believe it, but I'm not a newb to Android or flashing. It's just that I've always been playing around with Samsung devices and there you'd normaly turn to Odin in case something went wrong. Here it's different.
Anyways, with this comprehensive guide I've been able to reflash a recovery image and my old rom. Unfortunately losing all of my data in the process, but there was no way to save it.
http://www.androidupdate.us/recover-bricked-device-fastboot/
In case this happens to anybody else.
Cheers