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[Help] Just formated everything

As the title says... i just formated my ****ing whole system
wanted to change roms and used this crazy complete cleanup script
didnt know that it would format EVERYTHING
so now im standing here with a phone with only a twrp recovery... no system no backups ... nothing
i somehow need to push a rom to my device and install it
problem is im totally blank when it comes to these adb shell things
could someone give me an advice how to get a file to my phone?
nexus toolkit doesnt work

So, assuming you can mount to your computer, download a ROM. Try the chemistry ROM? Or the stock rooted one. Whichever. Got to recovery, find the ROM and install it.
This is assuming you can mount with twrp. (Its in mounts)
In front of a live studio audience

If it won't mount, use adb to push the zip(s) to your internal storage.

it does not mount... and i somehow cant get adb to work

Try adb side load in twrp
Edit: its in the advanced menu.
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ok did it
extracted system and user data from factory image and pushed it
managed to reebot

MoooN said:
ok did it
extracted system and user data from factory image and pushed it
managed to reebot
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How did you get it to mount?
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Don't use a wipe script next time...
Even better, don't wipe at all. Just do a proper backup and dirtyflash.
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HerrKuk said:
Don't use a wipe script next time...
Even better, don't wipe at all. Just do a proper backup and dirtyflash.
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Wow. Worst advice ever.
Next time, do a factory reset and wipe system. That'll do you and keep you from having those little issues that are caused by doing dirty flashes. Sometimes they work just fine. Others, they give you hell. It's one thing if you're upgrading between builds of the same ROM. Even then, though, it's a risk.

estallings15 said:
Wow. Worst advice ever.
Next time, do a factory reset and wipe system. That'll do you and keep you from having those little issues that are caused by doing dirty flashes. Sometimes they work just fine. Others, they give you hell. It's one thing if you're upgrading between builds of the same ROM. Even then, though, it's a risk.
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Yeah, wiping solved OPs problem...
Oh... Wait a second..
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HerrKuk said:
Yeah, wiping solved OPs problem...
Oh... Wait a second..
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That's like saying never ever drive because if you steer into a pole, it's bad. Don't steer into things and it's fine. If the OP learns to correctly wipe, this won't be an issue ever again.

Don't wipe system....
Factory Reset/Cache/Dalvik -> Flash ROM.
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I wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset, then wipe system every time I change Roms. I've done this for years on every android I've had and never had a problem. Don't wipe internal storage though.
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309041291a said:
Don't wipe system....
Factory Reset/Cache/Dalvik -> Flash ROM.
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Always wipe system. That's where the most often overlooked errors come from.

Originally Posted by 309041291a<br />
Don't wipe system....<br />
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Factory Reset/Cache/Dalvik -> Flash ROM.<br />
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Always wipe system. That's where the most often overlooked errors come from.
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K well I've wiped system twice and I've lost everything on my SD.....
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309041291a said:
K well I've wiped system twice and I've lost everything on my SD.....
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On what? If I wipe data on TWRP I lose everything on SD. Wiping system wipes the system partition. There are many reasons I don't use CWM, poor backup locations and inefficient menu layouts are among them. If wiping system wipes the SD, I'll add that to the list.

TWRP all the way! Way better than CWM in my opinion.
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lyall29 said:
TWRP all the way! Way better than CWM in my opinion.
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Agreed. I would sacrifice an infant to get 4EXT Recovery Touch on thus baby. It has a "Format all partitions (except SD card)" option that is amazeballs.

ive done this before. to fix it you need to download the stock google nexus 4 image. google has taken it down from its webste but there are people here in the forums who have uploaded it to help and have other people download it.
now download and install the nexus 4 root tool kit
to fix your phone your are going to put your phone into fastboot mode and connect it to your pc.
then open up the nexus 4 root tool kit program.
next find the google nexus 4 toolkit folder and go into it. (mine saved in my local disk C)
go into the "put google factory image here" folder and drop the google factory image in there.
once thats done go back into the nexus 4 root toolkit program and press number 9 (download, Extract + flash Facotry image"
since you already downloaded it and put it in the factory image folder you're going to click option number 2 (flash google image)
then type yes and let it do its thing
make sure that the factory image that you download is in a .tgz or .tar file or else it wont work
I hope that helps!!!!

[Q] Switching ROMs

I have a quick question. When switching ROMs should I also in addition to factory reset, also perform a system/wipe to wipe the already installed custom ROM? Thanks.

It is generally unnecessary, but not a bad idea to do so. Most devs have their updater script format /system, but you'll find the occasional one that omits that one line.
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Alright. So I shouldn't worry about performing system wipe?
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tsmith9191 said:
Alright. So I shouldn't worry about performing system wipe?
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I think it's better to wipe the system. As I've faced many kind of froblem because of a dirty flash. And I've seen many bug reports on several ROM thread and it just came out that it's not the ROM but the dirty flash is causing the problem. It will probably take 1-2hr to get back to the previous position so what's the big didfference??
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ashik992 said:
I think it's better to wipe the system. As I've faced many kind of froblem because of a dirty flash. And I've seen many bug reports on several ROM thread and it just came out that it's not the ROM but the dirty flash is causing the problem. It will probably take 1-2hr to get back to the previous position so what's the big didfference??
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OK. So when switching ROMs I should perform factory restore, wipe all caches, as well as system/wipe to erase the ROM currently installed. I have done it that way before but I always get nervous when I wipe system, cause now it has no ROM installed at all and I don't want anything to happen in that case. But thanks for the quick reply
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tsmith9191 said:
OK. So when switching ROMs I should perform factory restore, wipe all caches, as well as system/wipe to erase the ROM currently installed. I have done it that way before but I always get nervous when I wipe system, cause now it has no ROM installed at all and I don't want anything to happen in that case. But thanks for the quick reply
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What could happen?? Hardbrick?? A little chance..... Here's what I think when I do something risky. Just Think like I don't have any device if I can get this device back it's bonus for me.
You can always flash a rom whatever it has one or not untill your device can be booted into fastboot. So don't be afraid if something bad(!?) happens and you can boot into fastboot mode. Once I even had no boot just the fastboot it took less than 5 min to get a system on it.
And dirty flash is always an option. I myself had and seen many people having problems with it.
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Clean is always the best! But always make a backup before the wipe process!
Wipe:
/system
/userdata
/.android-secure
/dalvik-cache
/cache

Correct way to wipe data from the Nexus?

I've just sold my Nexus 7. I sold it as is, rooted already. Now I just want to wipe my data and any apps or app data I've left on it. I've done this before but I always mix up the options and end up wiping everything off the tablet. I believe I've got TWRP on there. Which option is the best for me? Thanks for the help.

buffnutz1 said:
I've just sold my Nexus 7. I sold it as is, rooted already. Now I just want to wipe my data and any apps or app data I've left on it. I've done this before but I always mix up the options and end up wiping everything off the tablet. I believe I've got TWRP on there. Which option is the best for me? Thanks for the help.
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Go to twrp and factory reset. (Wipe dalvik, data, cache, and android secure)
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[Q] Google play store crashing

I have a Nexus 4 running CM 11 M8, i installed M7 through the CM installer and got an update to CM 11 M8, on updating, the google play store started crashing like crazy, its virtually unusable now, is their anyway to fix this? should i downgrade?

Try wipe playstore and playservice datas, then go to recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache and reboot
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Umm, it didnt work, thanks anyways
fhf758 said:
Try wipe playstore and playservice datas, then go to recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache and reboot
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it didnt work, the app still crashed to point of being unusable

Are you getting a force close error or is it just abruptly closing to the home screen without any errors?
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umm yeah.
lolcakes203 said:
Are you getting a force close error or is it just abruptly closing to the home screen without any errors?
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The app just closes to the home screen everytime i open it and even when i dont open the app i get a notification on screen that the app has crashed, this happens so frequently that my phone is becoming near unusable. the app is completely unuseable. is their any way to fix this short of a factory reset or flashing a new rom?

You already tried to wipe its data, so I think the next step could be to reflash the ROM you are using.
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It wont let me reflash.
lolcakes203 said:
You already tried to wipe its data, so I think the next step could be to reflash the ROM you are using.
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after my update from M7 to M8, my CWM recovery was replaced by CM simple recovery which gives me a signature verification error when i try to flash anything, is their any way to disable signature verification?

Nexus 4 Stuck on boot animation (with multiple type of rom)

Good evening guys, i have my nexus 4 dead.....
I had a lollipop official factory image installed on my n4... After some week of usage (with 0 problems) I drained my battery to 0 and since then, i had the annoyng bootloop on lollipop dots on booting.
What i did:
Restored to factory and deleted cache using the recovery system, no results
Installed TWRP, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no results
Installed CWM, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no result
Installed a fresh and new factory image, no results, sometimes the device is stuck on the dots, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
Rooted, then installed cyanogen 12, same, sometimes the device is stuck on the blue cyanogen logo, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
So now, what i can try???
It can be an hardware problem?? But what kind of hw problems?
Thanks in advance for the possible solution,
Petar

No one has every kind of tips or trick for me?

PetarHolland said:
Good evening guys, i have my nexus 4 dead.....
I had a lollipop official factory image installed on my n4... After some week of usage (with 0 problems) I drained my battery to 0 and since then, i had the annoyng bootloop on lollipop dots on booting.
What i did:
Restored to factory and deleted cache using the recovery system, no results
Installed TWRP, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no results
Installed CWM, cleaned the cache and all the other stuff, no result
Installed a fresh and new factory image, no results, sometimes the device is stuck on the dots, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
Rooted, then installed cyanogen 12, same, sometimes the device is stuck on the blue cyanogen logo, somethimes download the app and it locks on "Android starting app"
So now, what i can try???
It can be an hardware problem?? But what kind of hw problems?
Thanks in advance for the possible solution,
Petar
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Did you factory reseted the phone or you flashed a factory img?
If you did flash a factory img,try another one,maybe kitkat. If not,flash factory img and see it boots.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Did you factory reseted the phone or you flashed a factory img?
If you did flash a factory img,try another one,maybe kitkat. If not,flash factory img and see it boots.
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I flashes the 5.0 factory, then the 5.1 factory, then the CM12... I will try the 4.4.... Where i can find the kitkat img?

PetarHolland said:
I flashes the 5.0 factory, then the 5.1 factory, then the CM12... I will try the 4.4.... Where i can find the kitkat img?
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Where did you find other images?
Here,of course
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Where did you find other images?
Here,of course
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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I will try this evening with the 4.4 but i'm very dubious on the results.... I will let you know
I just need to wipe the Cyanogen mod, then flash the factory over it, right?

Just reboot your phone in bootloader, connect it to pc and run the flash-all.bat and let it do its thing..

Flashed the 4.4.4 factory image ... Same issue, system won't boot.
It's locked on the annoying flying dots....
What can i try?????

PetarHolland said:
Flashed the 4.4.4 factory image ... Same issue, system won't boot.
It's locked on the annoying flying dots....
What can i try?????
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Go into stock recovery,do a factory reset from there and give it 5-10 min to see if it boots.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Go into stock recovery,do a factory reset from there and give it 5-10 min to see if it boots.
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Wiped cache from recovery, factory reset, still stuck on the boot with the dots flying around..... :crying:
Now? ^^

PetarHolland said:
Wiped cache from recovery, factory reset, still stuck on the boot with the dots flying around..... :crying:
Now? ^^
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I'd try to install 4.2.2 and 4.3 as well.. just in case..

hell-zerg said:
I'd try to install 4.2.2 and 4.3 as well.. just in case..
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Nothing change.... Now the phone is stuck on the animation, it never goes on the "upgrading android app" screen

Nobody has some kind of suggestion for my problem??

How long did it take to flash? It might be possible fastboot isn't installing the ROM properly...
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