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Okay so I have a LG E960 aka Nexus 4 here. I bought this phone from a random guy on the internet. Now the thing here is its running on a pre release Jellybean 4.2, no Photosphere and some apps are still buggy. The hardware is same with the device which will be released on November 13 but I'm thinking can I get OTA update of final JellyBean 4.2 from google? Is there anyway that the AOSP be ported on my phone? Here's the screenies of my about phone
handols said:
Okay so I have a LG E960 aka Nexus 4 here. I bought this phone from a random guy on the internet.
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gj there buddy
Yea gj there lol got the first few units of this phone and dunno how to update it lol
Cool, thanks, I had forgotten why I stopped frequenting XDA.
According to androidpolice, Google will be pushing an OTA update to prerelease devices on Nov.11, which will include lockscreen widgets, and hopefully some optimizations.
Good luck man! How does the device feel?
rumthin said:
According to androidpolice, Google will be pushing an OTA update to prerelease devices on Nov.11, which will include lockscreen widgets, and hopefully some optimizations.
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Thanks man. That sounds great! I thought I will be left with this pre release 4.2 lol
XxStatiX said:
Good luck man! How does the device feel?
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Software wise, its fast. Apps still buggy at the moment but useable. One thing that I really love about this device is the screen. Color is so lovely and much better than Galaxy Nexus with trinity kernel (phone where I came from). The phone is a bit fat for me which makes holding this device a bit difficult with one hand.
And one more thing, the camera is good also!
handols said:
Okay so I have a LG E960 aka Nexus 4 here. I bought this phone from a random guy on the internet. Now the thing here is its running on a pre release Jellybean 4.2, no Photosphere and some apps are still buggy. The hardware is same with the device which will be released on November 13 but I'm thinking can I get OTA update of final JellyBean 4.2 from google? Is there anyway that the AOSP be ported on my phone? Here's the screenies of my about phone
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Does it say nexus on the back? Maybe once the device is available you can flash a custom ROM with recovery or once the factory image is available you could use fast boot and flash the image.
heat361 said:
Does it say nexus on the back? Maybe once the device is available you can flash a custom ROM with recovery or once the factory image is available you could use fast boot and flash the image.
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Yea! Its pretty much the same with the Nexus 4 unit which will be out on November 13. The thing is there's no usb drivers for this phone right now so I can't unlock the bootloader. Maybe once the OTA will be relase I can connect it on my PC. Hopefully!
handols said:
Yea! Its pretty much the same with the Nexus 4 unit which will be out on November 13. The thing is there's no usb drivers for this phone right now so I can't unlock the bootloader. Maybe once the OTA will be relase I can connect it on my PC. Hopefully!
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Cool I'm sure everything will work out fine and you'll have the latest software.Good luck
heat361 said:
Cool I'm sure everything will work out fine and you'll have the latest software.Good luck
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Thanks! I'm thinking of swapping this device before to S3. Thanks for all the advices. I'll be posting some screenies once I get 10 posts. Lol
handols said:
Yea! Its pretty much the same with the Nexus 4 unit which will be out on November 13. The thing is there's no usb drivers for this phone right now so I can't unlock the bootloader. Maybe once the OTA will be relase I can connect it on my PC. Hopefully!
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Oh god, the lulz, the Google SDK USB driver will work for all the major manufacturer's devices and most certainly the Nexi.
handols said:
Thanks! I'm thinking of swapping this device to S3. Thanks for all the advices. I'll be posting some screenies once I get 10 posts. Lol
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OK can't wait maybe you could upload a video of the nexus 4 :good:
Reply to this = 8th post.
You're welcome.
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
Oh god, the lulz, the Google SDK USB driver will work for all the major manufacturer's devices and most certainly the Nexi.
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Tried it but I can't find one that will fit my device. Some sites said that there are really no usb drivers for the pre-release. Or I'm just so noob.
heat361 said:
OK can't wait maybe you could upload a video of the nexus 4 :good:
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Yeah! i'll try to make one!
johnbyebye said:
Reply to this = 8th post.
You're welcome.
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I'll reply to you! 9th!
handols said:
Tried it but I can't find one that will fit my device. Some sites said that there are really no usb drivers for the pre-release. Or I'm just so noob.
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http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/11/04/lg-nexus-4-usb-drivers-download/
3 second google search.
handols said:
I'll reply to you! 9th!
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:silly:
10 char.
And a quick and dirty run down on how to get the SDK USB drivers, with pictures. All in all it's a pretty quick process depending on internet connection speed, as long as you don't accidentally download the API's, and you aren't gathering and cropping screenies.
01. Download the Android SDK installer.
02. Run the installer.
03. Chose to start the SDK Manager.
04. Uncheck the API's, Check Tools->Platform-tools, and Extras->Google USB driver, hit Install.
05. Select accept all, hit Install.
06. Plug in the phone, shut down any driver auto install windows.
07. Open control panel device manager.
08. Find something with a yellow triangle that sounds like it might be the phone.
09. Hit update driver.
10. Chose Browse my computer.
11. Let me pick from a list...
12. Show all devices.
13. Chose Have disk, then hit browse, go to wherever the SDK was installed, navigate to tools/usb-driver/ highlight the .inf. Then Open, ok, and every positive choice that comes your way after that.
Ta... da.
Currently download Android SDK. It will be done in a few minutes. I noticed I skipped a few steps on the your posts before. I will try it again this time. Phone it works now!
Hi there,
As we all know, Google finally put the updated Nexus 4 factory ROM up. However, I noticed that the files on Google's servers have the codename "occam". I've been flashing nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1, with the code name "mako", to my Nexus 4 and they've been working fine for me. This is a noob question that should really be on Yahoo Answers, but could a genius tell me what's up? If I go crazy and decide to switch to stock Android, will the different codename cause problems? Without LTE, I had the understanding that Google wanted the Nexus 4 to be a world phone...
Sorry for the dumb question,
-Jack
It's the Occam build for Mako. Always has been.
JDDurrant said:
Hi there,
As we all know, Google finally put the updated Nexus 4 factory ROM up. However, I noticed that the files on Google's servers have the codename "occam". I've been flashing nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1, with the code name "mako", to my Nexus 4 and they've been working fine for me. This is a noob question that should really be on Yahoo Answers, but could a genius tell me what's up? If I go crazy and decide to switch to stock Android, will the different codename cause problems? Without LTE, I had the understanding that Google wanted the Nexus 4 to be a world phone...
Sorry for the dumb question,
-Jack
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I've checked, these are not updated images, they are the same ones as before being removed.
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Discovered that my Nexus7 is, in fact, the 2012 model for which I was led to believe, by the, to have been the latest 2013 2nd edition model.
2013 Nexus7, 16GB WiFi Edition
This is a full fledge Ubuntu Linux distro for the Nexus7 Tablet.
I've discovered the following:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7
I've installed Ubuntu Linux 13.04 on my 2013 WiFi Nexus7 16GB.
So far, seems to work fairly well. Even the onscreen keyboard.
The Nexus7 Boot Image and System Userspace Image can be found at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/13.04/release/
After installing the automated installer on your Ubuntu Linux computer:
1. Add the attached modified checksum file to your /Downloads/UbuntuNexus7 folder
2. Replace installer script at /usr/bin with attached modified installer script
3. Be sure to remove the .txt from the attached files.
Everything will install smoothly from that point onward.
this only covers Nexus 7 2012, not 2013
I think the Nexus is a perfectly capable device of running Ubuntu or any other distro.. Actually it kinda opens a new sea of possibilities. Imagine compiling a rom on the device itself :b
Linux on Android already has this covered. Check out their website. I have it up and running. The Complete Linux Installer app makes it very easy and provides great instructions.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467059
jal301 said:
Linux on Android already has this covered. Check out their website. I have it up and running. The Complete Linux Installer app makes it very easy and provides great instructions.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467059
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Well, in all fairness, Linux on Android runs Linux apps on the Android kernel (which is, of course, Linux). That's not quite the same as having a bootable copy of a full distro like Ubuntu. I would think performance on the full install ought to be better. I've run the Linux on Android on the Galaxy Tab 2 quite a bit and it is great, though. Just saying I don't think this is quite the same thing.
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Well, in all fairness, Linux on Android runs Linux apps on the Android kernel (which is, of course, Linux). That's not quite the same as having a bootable copy of a full distro like Ubuntu. I would think performance on the full install ought to be better. I've run the Linux on Android on the Galaxy Tab 2 quite a bit and it is great, though. Just saying I don't think this is quite the same thing.
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Ah, understood....
Runs quite well on 2013 model
xdacinq said:
this only covers Nexus 7 2012, not 2013
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This release of Ubuntu for Nexus 7 runs quite well on the 2013 WiFi (2nd Ed) model I have it installed on.
I'll give try tomorrow
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jamesDF said:
This release of Ubuntu for Nexus 7 runs quite well on the 2013 WiFi (2nd Ed) model I have it installed on.
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To be honest I'd like some pics (or in fact anything that can prove it actually works), I highly doubt the same image that's used on the first N7 will work on the new one too. I just got KitKat and I don't want to break it yet
Is there any screenshots of this?
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Here are some screenshous.
I don't have any from "About This Computer" for it gives no identifying info.
jamesDF said:
Here are some screenshous.
I don't have any from "About This Computer" for it gives no identifying info.
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That resolution matches the original Nexus. Either you're in the wrong forum, or it's fake.
Could you please take a picture of the actual tablet running Ubuntu with a camera so we can verify?
I went and tried this myself (for science ), and I can confirm it doesn't work. It doesn't get past the Google bootloader screen.
Anybody else looking to attempt this should backup their TWRP/CWM backups to their computer, as flashing this completely wipes the tablet.
I learnt that the hard way. Good thing I had nothing important on it.
Shots with real camera
Box for my Nexus 7 states:
Model: NESUS7 Asus
NEXUS7 ASUS - 1B32
P/N: 900K0MI11Q1Q5QU
AS NEXUS7 ASUS 1B/T30L/32/1G/V
CSSN: REDACTED
SSN: REDACTED
NEXUS7 ASUS, BRN, GL, GPS, 1G DDR3L, NFC
T30L, CB-802.11bgn(AS)_WW+BT2.1, 32GB EMMC
1.2M CAMERA, 1CELL4325
N/A, ANDROIS WW
Made In China Date 2013.02
I now see the problem.
My Nexus7 was sold to me as the 2013 Second Edition model.
They based the model edition upon the purchase date of September of 2013.
Looking over the specs I just typed from the box, it's the 2012 edition.
I had no idea.
Sorry everybody.
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Box for my Nexus 7 states:
Sorry everybody.
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Bummer. Might want to edit the OP to keep someone from erasing their tablet. If I had not been on travel this week I would have
Is there a port of Sailfish OS to Nexus 7 3G (tilapia) model?
There is a ready built alpha image for Nexus 7 wifi (grouper).
Sailfish OS for Nexus 7 wifi by user junnuvi
The alpha version for grouper refused to boot on my Nexus 7 tilapia, while trying it with MultiROM. The installation went succesfully. First CyanogenMod Android and then Sailfish image, but when trying to boot the screen got stuck at Google logo.
Marko on the other hand has a detailed list of instructions in his blog to build a Sailfish OS image to Nexus 7 grouper. I tried to follow the instructions a couple of times but did not succeed. I am too beginner at compiling programs and there are too many variables to adjust when you really don't know what you are doing.
Marko's blog for building Sailfish OS for Nexus 7 wifi
tilapia
Jollamp said:
Is there a port of Sailfish OS to Nexus 7 3G (tilapia) model?
There is a ready built alpha image for Nexus 7 wifi (grouper).
Sailfish OS for Nexus 7 wifi by user junnuvi
The alpha version for grouper refused to boot on my Nexus 7 tilapia, while trying it with MultiROM. The installation went succesfully. First CyanogenMod Android and then Sailfish image, but when trying to boot the screen got stuck at Google logo.
Marko on the other hand has a detailed list of instructions in his blog to build a Sailfish OS image to Nexus 7 grouper. I tried to follow the instructions a couple of times but did not succeed. I am too beginner at compiling programs and there are too many variables to adjust when you really don't know what you are doing.
Marko's blog for building Sailfish OS for Nexus 7 wifi
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You can flash a grouper version of twrp to a tilapia and then install grouper roms but you will lose 3g ability. The process can be reversed.
And then maybe you could run the grouper version of sailfish.
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You can flash a grouper version of twrp to a tilapia and then install grouper roms but you will lose 3g ability. The process can be reversed.
And then maybe you could run the grouper version of sailfish.
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Thanks I'll give it a go. Maybe I can get it working this time.
Jollamp said:
Thanks I'll give it a go. Maybe I can get it working this time.
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Did it work?
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Did it work?
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Sorry to say, but no.
I was trying to install grouper version with MultiROM, so that might be the reason for failure.
Installation itself went fine and I did not notice any errors, but booting with Sailfish got still stuck at Google logo. Waited really long (15 minutes) for that google logo to disappear and then rebooted with power button but no luck this time either.
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Sorry to say, but no.
I was trying to install grouper version with MultiROM, so that might be the reason for failure.
Installation itself went fine and I did not notice any errors, but booting with Sailfish got still stuck at Google logo. Waited really long (15 minutes) for that google logo to disappear and then rebooted with power button but no luck this time either.
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Oh. I really wanted to try Sailfish on tilapia. Jolla launcher works though.. Anyway, thanks for letting me know
I would like to resize my Nexus 7 2012's system partition so I can install full GAPPS with a custom ROM, rather than nano/pico. All that comes up when I search however is for the 2013 model. How can I resize on the 2012 model?
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i have not done it my self. but i am stuck with the same problem. not sure yet, if i (try to) make the pico even smaller or this solution
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i have not done it my self. but i am stuck with the same problem. not sure yet, if i (try to) make the pico even smaller or this solution
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I think that tutorial is for the Nexus 7 2013, it is similar to the one I saw on XDA for the N7 2013 and there are no Android 9.0 ROMs for N7 2012 AFAIK.
ChasTech said:
I think that tutorial is for the Nexus 7 2013, it is similar to the one I saw on XDA for the N7 2013 and there are no Android 9.0 ROMs for N7 2012 AFAIK.
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did you manage to install gapps? i tried with less than pico plus deleting stalk files from linage and still got error 70.
i am new new to installing custom rom. so i am a little afraid about changing system partition... somehow i like my nexus 7 2012 a lot, even though it's close to useless now
ChasTech said:
I think that tutorial is for the Nexus 7 2013, it is similar to the one I saw on XDA for the N7 2013 and there are no Android 9.0 ROMs for N7 2012 AFAIK.
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of course you are right. it is for nexus 2013. you even wrote, that you are searching for a 2012 model (i have the grouper too). no idea what i was doing.
i hope you didn't mess up anything because of me. very sorry about this