Hello guys!
My Nexus 4 is running PA 5 Alpha 2, rooted and custom kernel of course.
I got the .zip file of the 5.1 OTA.
How should I flash it?
How did you flash PA in the first place? Just follow the same steps. You should flash it with a custom recovery e.g. TWRP.
CCody said:
How did you flash PA in the first place? Just follow the same steps. You should flash it with a custom recovery e.g. TWRP.
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Thanks !
I thought I should install stock first because this is stock.
Wassupdog said:
Thanks !
I thought I should install stock first because this is stock.
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You can't flash the ota in a custom recovery. You have to sideload it in the stock recovery. You have to be 100% stock system, kernel and recovery.
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Wassupdog said:
Thanks !
I thought I should install stock first because this is stock.
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Yes, you thought right... DO what @jd1639 mentioned above
jd1639 said:
You can't flash the ota in a custom recovery. You have to sideload it in the stock recovery. You have to be 100% stock system, kernel and recovery.
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nitin.chobhe said:
Yes, you thought right... DO what @jd1639 mentioned above
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Thanks!
Related
Hi I just received my Oppo find 5 and before I root I wanted to know if there was any way if all goes wrong to return Oppo find 5 back to stock. Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Zack
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It's very easy. Just flash the stock ROM. If you need to go back to stock recovery too, there's a thread in the oppo forums that has a link to it, out you could just make a backup in recovery and save the boot.img on your computer and flash it using fastboot. This phone is a lot like a nexus and is easy to root and return to stock.
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You can also say 'NO' to disable recovery flash when using a custom recovery to flash stock firmware.. badabing badaboom your back to stock with stock recovery!
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Coreym said:
You can also say 'NO' to disable recovery flash when using a custom recovery to flash stock firmware.. badabing badaboom your back to stock with stock recovery!
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I think CWM gives you this option but TWRP disables recovery flash by default. At least that has been my experience. One of the reasons I prefer CWM.
shawnbon206 said:
I think CWM gives you this option but TWRP disables recovery flash by default. At least that has been my experience. One of the reasons I prefer CWM.
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Good to know!
shawnbon206 said:
I think CWM gives you this option but TWRP disables recovery flash by default. At least that has been my experience. One of the reasons I prefer CWM.
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How can we re-enable recovery flash with the TWRP? Because I want to install an OTA update but it doesn't and I have installed this custom recovery.
Feregorn said:
How can we re-enable recovery flash with the TWRP? Because I want to install an OTA update but it doesn't and I have installed this custom recovery.
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You can also download the full wipe and install it manually.
youris1212 said:
You can also download the full wipe and install it manually.
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Did that mean that everything in my phone will be deleted and it will revert to stock?
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Feregorn said:
Did that mean that everything in my phone will be deleted and it will revert to stock?
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Yes, that's what I mean
Feregorn said:
How can we re-enable recovery flash with the TWRP? Because I want to install an OTA update but it doesn't and I have installed this custom recovery.
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They released a flashable .zip fir their recovery on their forum. Here it is!
Cheers
thanks for the info
Hi,
I have a nexus 4 running PA 3.99 with it's stock kernel
And I want to delete ALL of it's data, I unlocked my device with WugFresh toolkit and it deleted everything, this is exactly what I want to do.
So I want to know if I can do it again but stay with Root, Stock rom and an unlocked Bootloader.
I want to use WugFresh's toolkit if it's plausible.
Thank you guys in advance!
Reflash the stock rom and root again!
I think there's even an option for that in the tool
But I would advise you not to use a toolkit. Of course it's easy to use etc but you won't learn anything and for example, you don't know how to use fastboot to flash the stock rom. But your choice
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mihahn said:
Reflash the stock rom and root again!
I think there's even an option for that in the tool
But I would advise you not to use a toolkit. Of course it's easy to use etc but you won't learn anything and for example, you don't know how to use fastboot to flash the stock rom. But your choice
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There's an option to Flash stock+unroot, do I need to lock my bootloader?
Thank you
VIPOA said:
There's an option to Flash stock+unroot, do I need to lock my bootloader?
Thank you
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You don't need to. Its up to you.
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Chromium_ said:
You don't need to. Its up to you.
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I can't thank you today
So... Thanks
If I'll create a nandroid backup after flashing stock ROM and Unroot, and root again, after I'll restore it it'll be like I flashed stock and kept the root, right?
VIPOA said:
I can't thank you today
So... Thanks
If I'll create a nandroid backup after flashing stock ROM and Unroot, and root again, after I'll restore it it'll be like I flashed stock and kept the root, right?
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Sorry I don't understand what you mean. If you create a nandroid while you are stock unrooted, then you decide to root, flash custom roms, etc, when you restore that nandroid it while return the phone to the state it was in at the time of the backup. So when you restore it root, custom ROM, etc will be removed and you will be left with stock unrooted. Is that what you were asking?
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Sorry I don't understand what you mean. If you create a nandroid while you are stock unrooted, then you decide to root, flash custom roms, etc, when you restore that nandroid it while return the phone to the state it was in at the time of the backup. So when you restore it root, custom ROM, etc will be removed and you will be left with stock unrooted. Is that what you were asking?
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Not really but I got my answer
BTW, my current Nandroid won't be saved, right?
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Not really but I got my answer
BTW, my current Nandroid won't be saved, right?
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What do you mean? The nandroid backup on /sdcard ?
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mihahn said:
What do you mean? The nandroid backup on /sdcard ?
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Yup,
I'm using CWM Touch.
VIPOA said:
Yup,
I'm using CWM Touch.
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I'm not 100% sure but I think fastboot will delete everything and even format /sdcard. So you should better copy all files on /sdcard to your PC, just to be sure
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VIPOA said:
Yup,
I'm using CWM Touch.
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Well I'm not really sure what the toolkit will do, but if it does flash all of the factory images (including user data) your backup will get wiped. It's safer to copy it onto a pc before doing anything, then after you are done you can copy it bak onto the phone.
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I'm not 100% sure but I think fastboot will delete everything and even format /sdcard. So you should better copy all files on /sdcard to your PC, just to be sure
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Well I'm not really sure what the toolkit will do, but if it does flash all of the factory images (including user data) your backup will get wiped. It's safer to copy it onto a pc before doing anything, then after you are done you can copy it bak onto the phone.
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OK, Thanks
I have no more questions (for now)
Thank you guys
I will thank you tomorrow!
VIPOA said:
OK, Thanks
I have no more questions (for now)
Thank you guys
I will thank you tomorrow!
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No problem
If there are any further questions feel free to ask
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mihahn said:
No problem
If there are any further questions feel free to ask
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One last question:
Do you think this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dium=organic&utm_term=nexus+4+display+control) will work with PA's stock kernel?
Thanks
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One last question:
Do you think this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dium=organic&utm_term=nexus+4+display+control) will work with PA's stock kernel?
Thanks
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Yes it should work.
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One last question:
Do you think this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dium=organic&utm_term=nexus+4+display+control) will work with PA's stock kernel?
Thanks
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I don't know the app but according to the description it will work with all roms/kernels, you just have to be rooted
Only the GAMMA interface will not work. You have to be on Franco kernel to use it
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Chromium_ said:
Yes It should work.
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mihahn said:
I don't know the app but according to the description it will work with all roms/kernels, you just have to be rooted
Only the GAMMA interface will not work. You have to be on Franco kernel to use it
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So I'll have to install Franco.kernel if I want to use GAMMA CONTROLS /:?
Does the latest version (r178 I think) work well?
I've installed twrp via Flashify and i'm ready to start flashing rooms, but i'm wondering what kind of limitations I have in terms of kernels and whatnot?
I know that with Loki it eliminates the need to unlock the bootloader, but being that I didn't pushing using adb and just used Flashify will I face any problems flashing any roms like CM or carbon?
Thanks!
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I flashed TWRP via flashify and flashed CleanROM with no probs
Nope. Flash away, your fine.
Support your Devs......
Thanks a bunch lads, I wasn't sure if I was gonna be able to or not so you've made this phone infinitely better than my xperia zl from before. I was i love with thing but now this G2 is the full package for me.
This has been the easiest root and recovery install ever, easier than a nexus lol!
All I need now is the premium pack for LG G2 xposed pack and i'm all set.
I'm well aware it's only $0.99 but i'm literally that broke until pay day hahaha
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which twrp can i flash being that i took the ota and rooted after the update? i've read on a few threads that once you took the ota, you can't flash twrp. also, has anyone seen or tried the twrp app in the play store? results from those that have?
xbxjunkie said:
which twrp can i flash being that i took the ota and rooted after the update? i've read on a few threads that once you took the ota, you can't flash twrp. also, has anyone seen or tried the twrp app in the play store? results from those that have?
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I flashed the most recent version of TWRP via flashify after taking the OTA.
simon_lefisch said:
I flashed the most recent version of TWRP via flashify after taking the OTA.
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so you flashed version 2.6.3.2?
that looks like the latest
xbxjunkie said:
so you flashed version 2.6.3.2?
that looks like the latest
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Yes sir ?
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Yes sir ?
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thanks
flashing away :good:
On the n4 using purity rom 4.4.2 mako with a clean flash with Franco kernel Plus flashed but getting a message on supersu that the phone is not rooted and the Superus binaries aren't installed ... So re-rooted the phone with the n4 toolkit and everything went well but still supersu says phone is not rooted.... Help please!
Update binaries or download a recent cwm flashable supersu and flash it . Just Google it and you'll be o.k.
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bladebuddy said:
Update binaries or download a recent cwm flashable supersu and flash it . Just Google it and you'll be o.k.
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How do you update the binaries because flashed the cwm update superus and I'm still getting the same message. Shown in the screen shot
jdpl123 said:
How do you update the binaries because flashed the cwm update superus and I'm still getting the same message. Shown in the screen shot
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Go here, http://download.chainfire.eu/376/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
Download, Flash via recovery. Problem should be solved.
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Berrydroidcafe said:
Go here, http://download.chainfire.eu/376/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
Download, Flash via recovery. Problem should be solved.
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That is the one I downloaded but after the flash and I click on reboot. A message saying that the rom may flash a stock recovery and gives me the option to disable the stock recovery or not. Is this normal... Btw the first time flashing I disabled don't want to click on no just in case of a brick so want to know what's the message is about...
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That is the one I downloaded but after the flash and I click on reboot. A message saying that the rom may flash a stock recovery and gives me the option to disable the stock recovery or not. Is this normal... Btw the first time flashing I disabled don't want to click on no just in case of a brick so want to know what's the message is about...
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Nope. Never seen that message. Then again, I use twrp.
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Are you using latest cwm? But then again, this always happen with cwm. On twrp never have a single problem with supersu.
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Nope. Never seen that message. Then again, I use twrp.
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Ok using the toolkit can I switch to twrp with out any data loss or changes to the rom?
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Are you using latest cwm? But then again, this always happen with cwm. On twrp never have a single problem with supersu.
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Also Yes updated to the latest cwm.. Just want to use xposed and tweak some functions in trickster mod. If nothing else work do you guys know any good 4.4 roms that uses cm kernels?
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Ok using the toolkit can I switch to twrp with out any data loss or changes to the rom?
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Yes you can flash TWRP without losing data or changes to the rom.
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Berrydroidcafe said:
Yes you can flash TWRP without losing data or changes to the rom.
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Thank you guys (and ladies) for the help. Switched to twrp and flashed binaries updated! (^o^)
I cant find a guide on how to root the build number "MMB29P" nexus 6P
shotgun10ga said:
I cant find a guide on how to root the build number "MMB29P" nexus 6P
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Same process as rooting the previous build. Flash SuperSU in recovery. Pretty basic.
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shotgun10ga said:
I cant find a guide on how to root the build number "MMB29P" nexus 6P
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It doesn't matter what build you're on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
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It doesn't matter what build you're on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
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dont i need a modified boot image? i cant find one for MMB29P
shotgun10ga said:
dont i need a modified boot image? i cant find one for MMB29P
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Only if you want to use traditional root, which has been discontinued. Systemless root patches the boot.img for you, so all you have to do is flash the zip.
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Only if you want to use traditional root, which has been discontinued. Systemless root patches the boot.img for you, so all you have to do is flash the zip.
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ok so basically, i unlock boot loader, flash twrp and flash supersu in twrp?
shotgun10ga said:
ok so basically, i unlock boot loader, flash twrp and flash supersu in twrp?
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Yes, if you want to root the stock ROM. If you're going to flash a custom ROM just unlock your bootloader, install TWRP, and install the ROM. No need to flash SuperSU first.
Heisenberg said:
Yes, if you want to root the stock ROM. If you're going to flash a custom ROM just unlock your bootloader, install TWRP, and install the ROM. No need to flash SuperSU first.
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do i need any modified boot img for installing a custom rom?
shotgun10ga said:
do i need any modified boot img for installing a custom rom?
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No.
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No.
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ok, so twrp works 100% without root at all?
shotgun10ga said:
do i need any modified boot img for installing a custom rom?
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No. Unlock bootloader/flash twrp/flash rom of your liking. Just like @Hisenberg said. Make a backup of your stock rom before you wipe and flash a custom one though just in case.
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ok, so twrp works 100% without root at all?
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Yes. It does not rely on root. Just unlocked bootloader.
shotgun10ga said:
ok, so twrp works 100% without root at all?
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Yes it does. TWRP is what you use to flash SuperSU, which gives you root.
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Yes it does. TWRP is what you use to flash SuperSU, which gives you root.
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Yeah, but you don't need root to use TWRP. You can flash zips, custom ROMs, kernels, etc all day and not be rooted.
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Ulver said:
Yeah, but you don't need root to use TWRP. You can flash zips, custom ROMs, kernels, etc all day and not be rooted.
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Yes I know this, I'm the author of the guide that's being linked to in this thread. That's what I'm telling him.