I have a rooted Nexus 7 (2012) with stock Android 4.4.2 (Build KOT49H). I have TWRP installed. Recently, I got a OTA update notification, which I chose to install. After downloading it, the tablet requested to reboot as usual, but it rebooted into TWRP and just stayed there. I had to select reboot in the TWRP menu. The tablet is still in 4.4.2 and now it doesn't notify me of any OTA (it just says "Your system is up to date").
Should I flash stock recovery to install the OTA?
Is the downloaded OTA still somewhere in the tablet?
How do I get the tablet to recognize the OTA again?
Thanks!
So my son's 2012 Nexus 7 (32 GB Wi-Fi) is struggling to update. I was checking to see if he got the 5.0 update and noticed he's still on 4.4.2. When I tried to update to 4.4.3 it won't reboot and install the update.
I then tried to sideload the update and it failed due to some certificate issue. Maybe because it's unlocked? I then rooted it again (lost it after the last update apparently) and also installed TWRP. I was going to attempt to sideload from within TWRP but adb doesn't see the device in sideload mode for me for some reason.
Bottom line... Can I just flash the OTA zip file like any other file within TWRP? If not, does anyone have any over ideas of what I can do to update this this without wiping it clean?
I think you will have to flash the 5.0 and images using fastboot. Can you get into ap fastboot mode?
before that though, and to answer your questions:
- unlocked bootloader does not cause issues
- I've used twrp to flash all of the KitKat ota updates directly. simply put the update zip in the internal storage of the device (I always put it in sdcard0/) and flash. the only reason that would fail with KitKat is if you have xposed installed, which was fixed by flashing xposed Disabler zip first. I don't think having root mattered.
- for the lollipop update flashing from twrp didn't work for me. I had to first return 4.4.4 to stock system and recovery (by flashing the system.img and recovery.img files from stock 4.4.4) then adb sideload 5.0 ota update. In your case tho you'd have just updated to 4.4.4 so you can just go straight to sideloading.
All the ota update links are in the second sticky in the general section. make sure you follow the correct to:from build numbers.
I'd prefer this longer route of ota updates, but if nothing works then you can probably just flash system, recovery, and boot directly from the lollipop firmware, and leave userdata untouched. I'd also Not flash the bootloader, as it's reported to have issues.
Hi!
I'm wondering if anyone has a factory image for the 6.0 (or a TWRP backup I could use) update because my Shield TV (16gb, 2015) will NOT install any OTA's at all unfortunately. Even after restoring with the factory images of the last update, the device will reboot into recovery mode and hang on about 20% before rebooting to the "Ready to download and install" screen.
Can anyone help me with this? The 5.2.0 update wouldn't install and now this one won't either...
Thanks!
check this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...e-released-t3680661/post74132674#post74132674
Firmware Finder shows there's a new update available for my BTV-W09. It's B355 dated 06/05/18. It's a small OTA, only 190mb. Has anybody installed it? Does anybody know what's in it?
Firmware Finder provides the changelog. It has the June security patches.
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How install? I don't remember. [emoji28]. Thanks in advance.
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Anyone have any luck applying this update with TWRP recovery? Looks like it is going to require a flash back to stock to apply?
I was only able to install it with stock. Even then, it had to be the full install, not the OTA update. That install locks the bootloader and unroots; so I then had to re-unlock, which of course wipes the entire device, and then restore from a Google and Titanium backup. Not sure updating is worth the pain. really.
My rooted tab is now threatening to install this update when I reboot. Does anybody remember how to stop a firmware update when it wants to update on reboot?
I don't think there's much to worry about as if you're rooted with TWRP, it'll just reboot into TWRP and wait for you to manually apply it, if you can find it on the file system.
I'm currently trying to apply B356 which was recently released. This minor update contains the July 2018 Google security patches. The last time I did this from B351, this is what I did:
Via TWRP, Installed the 2 full OTA zip files for B352 downloaded with firmwarefinder. This replaced TWRP with the stock recovery but did not wipe my data.
Rebooted, and applied B353 via the normal OTA through settings. This installed the B353 full package (2.52GB).
Reinstalled TWRP with fastboot (twrp_BTV-W09_5_greatslon.img)
Booted to TWRP & installed Magisk
Re-enabled the 5GHz wifi radio
However, this doesn't seem to be working with B356 thus far. Installing the Firmwarefinder zip files failed (at least update.zip did, I didn't try the other two) so I installed the FF B352 images mentioned above. However, applying the stock OTA through settings wants to install 3 patches (B353, June 18, July 18) of size 786MB. They downloaded successfully but then it fails to apply during the reboot.
Anyone else have any luck? What did you wind up doing?
Thanks!
Every time I've applied an update, I ended up locking the bootloader and then having the phone wiped when I unlock the bootloader. I'd love to find a way to update without locking the bootloader. If you find a way to that with this update, please let post how you did it!
I been happily running my 2017 Shield TV 16GB on 7.2.3 for years however just recently Amazon Prime has stopped working presenting the extremely helpful error of "Something went wrong". I've tried all the usual app related things and nothing has worked so I'm thinking I'm finally going to be forced to update my shield to 8.X. Fortunately it looks like 8.X is now fully rootable.
My bootloader is unlocked and I have root with TWRP recovery. What is the best way for me to update to 8.X and what firmware should I use? I'm currently on a developer image so I was thinking I could just flash the 8.0.1 Developer image and all would be well? Or should I flash a stock image (if so which one?) and let it OTA update to 8.0.2 (I think that is that latest?) then root that with Magisk? I'm sure I can figure it out by trial and error however this Shield is on the main TV and "extended downtime" is frowned upon....
Any help / guidance would be extremely appreciated!
Anyone?
Really just need some guidance if I should use the developer image or go back to stock and root with Magisk.
martian21 said:
Anyone?
Really just need some guidance if I should use the developer image or go back to stock and root with Magisk.
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yeah apply update via ota, than flash latest magisk.