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*I'm not responsible for anything you do with this. I'm just trying to contribute back to the community*
Prerequisites
1. YOU MUST BE ON THE FACTORY IMAGE (NO MODIFICATIONS that means no custom recovery, kernels, radios, etc)
**User Impo5sible says its possible with custom recovery and kernels I'm not 100% sure so YMMV*** *ANOTHER EDIT - USERS REPORT GETTING STUCK ON NEXUS LOGO if you have a custom rom/kernel and not using the -w command to wipe DATA)
2. YOU MUST HAVE ADB & USB Driver for the device (I used the SDK file from google and PDAnet)
SDK /w adb & fastboot Link: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
PDAnet Link:http://pdanet.co/
3. ENABLE USB Debugging via Developer settings
(press the build button 7 times to activate it the "settings --> about phone --> Build Number --> go back --> Developer Settings --> Check USB Debugging)
4. Android 4.3 Image can be obtained from Google
Image Link: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
When you have all of this installed... you may proceed
Step 1: Use 7zip or compression program equivalent to extract the stock image file that is .TGZ
Step 2: You should see a stock image file that is .TAR...extract this once again with any compression program (you should see a butt load of flash files)
Step 3: Plug your device in the computer (USB debugging should be enabled & I recommend switching the transfer type to PTP/Camera)
Step 4: Launch command prompt (start --> run --> "cmd")
Step 5: type in command prompt "cd directory where you have the adb & fast boot"
for example here is mine "cd C:\Users\MC704\Desktop\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130717\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130717\sdk\platform-tools"
Step 6: Verify that it is detecting your device by typing in command prompt "adb devices" (YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DEVICE HERE ) if not recheck usb debugging & camera ptp... unplug and replug the phone back into your comp
**take a breather we are almost done**
Step 7: Turn your device off and go into fastboot mode (Hold Power Button + Volume Up & Down)
Step 8: Unlock your bootloader by typing in command prompt "fastboot oem unlock" [THIS WILL DELETE ALL YOUR DATA]
It will prompt you to unlock the Device
Step 9: Remember all those files you extracted from the ".TAR"? Copy them to the same folder where your adb and fastboot files are
Step 10: ****************VERY IMPORTANT************* DO THIS IN ORDER
I got these commands from the flash-all.sh file
Type in the command prompt each step one at a time and wait for it to complete
"fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot -w update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
***NOTES FOR THIS STEP***
*REMOVE the -w from the last step if you want to keep your data (assuming your bootloader was already unlocked)*
***User chrisjcks noted you can use the flash-all.bat file that was in the zip to make life easier***
Step 11: Enjoy! If you do not plan on putting any custom roms or rooting etc. I recommend rebooting into fastboot mode (Hold Power Button + Volume Up & Down) when the phone is unlocked and type in the command prompt "fastboot oem lock" (you have to have USB debugging & PTP camera enabled)
If I missed out on any steps, please do let me know I will update the OP.
MISC info.
1. People who are using custom recoveries & root & would like to KEEP ROOT... Check this post out it should help you fellars
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43917716&postcount=56
2. STUCK ON BOOT LOGO? Check this post out for the fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43920888&postcount=85
3. NEW ROOT BY CHAINFIRE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025274
mc704 said:
*I'm not responsible for anything you do with this. I'm just trying to contribute back to the community*
FIRST
1. YOU MUST BE ON THE FACTORY IMAGE (NO MODIFICATIONS that means no custom recovery, kernels, radios, etc)
2. YOU MUST HAVE ADB & USB Driver for the device (I used the SDK file from google and PDAnet)
3. ENABLE USB Debugging via Developer settings (press the build button 7 times to activate it the "settings --> about phone --> Build Number"
4. 4.3 Image from Google (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images)
When you have all of this installed... you may proceed
Step 1: Use 7zip or compression program equivalent to extract the stock image file that is .TGZ
Step 2: You should see a stock image file that is .TAR...extract this once again with any compression program (you should see a butt load of flash files)
Step 3: Plug your device in the computer (USB debugging should be enabled & I recommend switching the transfer type to MTP/Camera)
Step 4: Launch command prompt (start --> run --> "cmd")
Step 5: type in command prompt "cd directory where you have the adb & fast boot" for example here is mine "cd C:\Users\MC704\Desktop\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130717\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130717\sdk\platform-tools"
Step 6: Verify that it is detecting your device by typing in command prompt "adb devices" (YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DEVICE HERE ) if not recheck usb debugging & camera mtp... unplug and replug the phone back into your comp
* take a breather we are almost done
Step 7: Turn your device off and go into fastboot mode (Hold Power Button + Volume Up & Down)
Step 8: Unlock your bootloader by typing in command prompt "fastboot oem unlock" [THIS WILL DELETE ALL YOUR DATA]
It will prompt you to unlock yadda yadda
Step 9: Remember all those files you extracted from the ".TAR"? Copy them to the same folder where your adb and fastboot files are
Step 10: ****************VERY IMPORTANT************* DO THIS IN ORDER
I got these commands from the flash-all.sh file
Type in the command prompt each step one at a time and wait for it to complete
"fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot -w update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
Step 11: Enjoy! If you do not plan on putting any custom roms or rooting etc I recommend rebooting into fastboot mode (Hold Power Button + Volume Up & Down) when the phone is locked and type in the command prompt "fastboot oem lock" (you have to have USB debugging & MTP camera enabled)
If I missed out on any steps, please do let me know I will update the OP.
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or you could just unzip it, and double click the Flash All bat file. :laugh:
My bootloader is already unlocked so I would skip step 8. In this case, would it still wipe all of my data since this is not an OTA or will it just upgrade my OS leaving the apps/data/etc intact? I've done this process many times before with the factory images, but I thought it always wiped the system.
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or you could just unzip it, and double click the Flash All bat file. :laugh:
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I'm old school I'm not too familiar with it . If you want to write a mini guide to consolidate all of this for everyone, I'll update the OP.
mbwelch said:
My bootloader is already unlocked so I would skip step 8. In this case, would it still wipe all of my data since this is not an OTA or will it just upgrade my OS leaving the apps/data/etc intact? I've done this process many times before with the factory images, but I thought it always wiped the system.
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It wipes the system. or atleast it did for me
If you remove the "-w" from the last step it won't wipe data
Sent from my Nexus 7
mc704 said:
.... no custom recovery, kernels, radios, etc)
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I had custom kernel and recovery - still Im able to flash factory image from google with no problem, at all..
Is there a easier alternative?
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chrisjcks said:
or you could just unzip it, and double click the Flash All bat file. :laugh:
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Impo5sible said:
I had custom kernel and recovery - still Im able to flash factory image from google with no problem, at all..
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There are always exceptions but I'll note that in the OP for people to see. I'd wrote the guide with the intention of a no failure rate or possible errors.
mc704 - in most cases that would be true - but the Flash-All.bat file is inside the ROM itself.
its as safe as you can get.
I'm on stock 4.2.2, but with custom recovery and kernel.
If I want to get those back to stock, can I just connect my device in fastboot mode, go to command prompt and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
?
I have the JDQ39 factory image, and will make sure everything is in the right directory.
LOVE ME PLEASE said:
Is there a easier alternative?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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They are pushing the OTA I believe for a short time
chrisjcks said:
mc704 - in most cases that would be true - but the Flash-All.bat file is inside the ROM itself.
its as safe as you can get.
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Sure thing I'll update it in the OP:good: thanks for the contribution
To avoid losing data, unzip image-occam-jwr66v.zip with 7 zip.
Now use fastboot to flash bootloader, boot, radio, recovery and system. everything except userdata.
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dan in la said:
I'm on stock 4.2.2, but with custom recovery and kernel.
If I want to get those back to stock, can I just connect my device in fastboot mode, go to command prompt and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
?
I have the JDQ39 factory image, and will make sure everything is in the right directory.
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yup. and system.img if you want to remove root
delete - misread the previous question.
(sure i used to be able to delete my own posts.....)
how can we check which radio version is currently on device
mangomonkey00 said:
how can we check which radio version is currently on device
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Settings > about phone > baseband version (last 2 numbers)
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Look in Settings => About
easy way
For me, All i did was extract the package and edit the .bat file and remove the -w in the code. Then ran it under fastboot. It updated my apps and updated to 4.3, no data wipe.
thanks OP got mine updated to 4.3 without -w
vickpick said:
To avoid losing data, unzip image-occam-jwr66v.zip with 7 zip.
Now use fastboot to flash bootloader, boot, radio, recovery and system. everything except userdata.
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yup. and system.img if you want to remove root
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Who would like to remove root?
And to summarize:
If someone has stock rom, rooted, with custom kernel, all he has to to do in order not to lose his data and rooting is to flash everything except: system.img and userdata.img?
After that, he will have the update with all data still available?
otariq said:
Settings > about phone > baseband version (last 2 numbers)
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
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mine says 84 i suppose the latest was 83 have i done something wrong and also in quick system info pro in properties its opengl es cm 1.1 which i think should be 3.0
what should i do
checked it has to be 84 but what about opengl es
You will find other versions but this is how I did it and how I solved a few common problems. If you do it exactly following the instructions, you should not loose data. I flashed from Android 4.2.2 rooted.
1.You must have Android SDK installed. Download it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html. You will see a bunch of folders. The one we are interested in is the subfolder "platform-tools". You may copy it to an easier location if you want.
2. Download the factory image 4.3 for your Nexus 4: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jwr66v-factory-08d2b697.tgz
3. Unzip the file you downloaded and copy all its content to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are).
3. Plug your Nexus phone or tablet into your computer with USB debugging (activate it in "About Phone" and touch "Build number" 6 times, it will activate a "Developer Options" menu where you will be able to activate "USB debugging")
4. Verify ADB is working. Open a terminal, move the platform-tools folder and type "./adb devices". If it doesn't work (says offline), look here: http://www.thekirankumar.com/blog/2...ce-offline-issue-after-android-4-2-2-upgrade/
5. Reboot your device into fastboot mode: type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
6. - Type in the command prompt each step one at a time
"./fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
It will then reboot (takes a while) and then you will be in Android 4.3 with all your data preserved.
Then if you want to root:
1. On your Mac, download TWRP recovery from here: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-mako.img
2. Connect your Nexus 4 (debug mode) and put it in fastboot mode (point 5 above)
3. In terminal mode enter: ./fastboot flash recovery FILENAME.img (replace FILENAME by the file name of TWRP file you just downloaded)
4. Reboot your phone
5. Download directly from your phone this file (SuperSU): http://download.chainfire.eu/340/SuperSU/SuperSU-JWR66N-S005-130625-1.41.zip
6. Shut down your phone and boot it in recovery mode (Once off, push vol+, vol-, and power all together). Choose recovery mode with vol-
7. Once you are in TWRP recovery mode push "Install", look for SuperSU file you just downloaded and follow instructions to flash the zip file.
That's it! You are now root. All your data are intact.
Thanks to XDA and http://www.androidauthority.com/how...s-4-nexus-7-nexus-10-and-galaxy-nexus-248358/ and http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...-to-android-4-3-jwr66v-and-root-it-right-now/
jipi said:
You will find other versions but this is how I did it and how I solved a few common problems.
1.You must have Android SDK installed. Download it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html. You will see a bunch of folders. The one we are interested in is the subfolder "platform-tools". You may copy it to an easier location if you want.
2. Download the factory image 4.3 for your Nexus 4: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jwr66v-factory-08d2b697.tgz
3. Unzip the file you downloaded and copy all its content to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are).
3. Plug your Nexus phone or tablet into your computer with USB debugging (activate it in "About Phone" and touch "Build number" 6 times, it will activate a "Developer Options" menu where you will be able to activate "USB debugging")
4. Verify ADB is working. Open a terminal, move the platform-tools folder and type "./adb devices". If it doesn't work (says offline), look here: http://www.thekirankumar.com/blog/2...ce-offline-issue-after-android-4-2-2-upgrade/
5. Reboot your device into fastboot mode: type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
6. - Type in the command prompt each step one at a time
"./fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
It will then reboot (takes a while) and then you will be in Android 4.3 with all your data preserved.
Thanks to XDA and http://www.androidauthority.com/how...s-4-nexus-7-nexus-10-and-galaxy-nexus-248358/
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I have the OTA file ... Will this work?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
veteran_troller said:
I have the OTA file ... Will this work?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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I have no idea but it takes only a few minutes to download the original factory file.
jipi said:
You will find other versions but this is how I did it and how I solved a few common problems.
1.You must have Android SDK installed. Download it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html. You will see a bunch of folders. The one we are interested in is the subfolder "platform-tools". You may copy it to an easier location if you want.
2. Download the factory image 4.3 for your Nexus 4: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jwr66v-factory-08d2b697.tgz
3. Unzip the file you downloaded and copy all its content to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are).
3. Plug your Nexus phone or tablet into your computer with USB debugging (activate it in "About Phone" and touch "Build number" 6 times, it will activate a "Developer Options" menu where you will be able to activate "USB debugging")
4. Verify ADB is working. Open a terminal, move the platform-tools folder and type "./adb devices". If it doesn't work (says offline), look here: http://www.thekirankumar.com/blog/2...ce-offline-issue-after-android-4-2-2-upgrade/
5. Reboot your device into fastboot mode: type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
6. - Type in the command prompt each step one at a time
"./fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
It will then reboot (takes a while) and then you will be in Android 4.3 with all your data preserved.
Thanks to XDA and http://www.androidauthority.com/how...s-4-nexus-7-nexus-10-and-galaxy-nexus-248358/
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this procedure wipe everything...I updated in this way yesterday
Works
Nice post. Works exactly as described.
Thanks!!
Matt
jipi said:
You will find other versions but this is how I did it and how I solved a few common problems.
1.You must have Android SDK installed. Download it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html. You will see a bunch of folders. The one we are interested in is the subfolder "platform-tools". You may copy it to an easier location if you want.
2. Download the factory image 4.3 for your Nexus 4: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jwr66v-factory-08d2b697.tgz
3. Unzip the file you downloaded and copy all its content to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are).
3. Plug your Nexus phone or tablet into your computer with USB debugging (activate it in "About Phone" and touch "Build number" 6 times, it will activate a "Developer Options" menu where you will be able to activate "USB debugging")
4. Verify ADB is working. Open a terminal, move the platform-tools folder and type "./adb devices". If it doesn't work (says offline), look here: http://www.thekirankumar.com/blog/2...ce-offline-issue-after-android-4-2-2-upgrade/
5. Reboot your device into fastboot mode: type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
6. - Type in the command prompt each step one at a time
"./fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img"
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot update image-occam-jwr66v.zip"
It will then reboot (takes a while) and then you will be in Android 4.3 with all your data preserved.
Thanks to XDA and http://www.androidauthority.com/how...s-4-nexus-7-nexus-10-and-galaxy-nexus-248358/
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alakyr said:
this procedure wipe everything...I updated in this way yesterday
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If you did exactly like this it shouldn't have wiped your phone. I did it myself exactly as I describe it!
jipi said:
If you did exactly like this it shouldn't have wiped your phone. I did it myself exactly as I describe it!
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If you delete userdata.img from zipfile it will not wipe your data.
My data wiped too
I followed everything precisely on a completely stock Nexus 4 and it wiped my data too.. Not to critical for me since I dont do much with my phone so its not a bother but just for reference for others...
Well this method will keep your SD card contents, but will wipe your data/data on internal storage. So depends on what you mean by wipe
Remoteconcern said:
Well this method will keep your SD card contents, but will wipe your data/data on internal storage. So depends on what you mean by wipe
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My Nexus 4 doesnt have an sd card..
I am sorry for those who have lost data but I did exactly what I have said and preserved all my data without any other manipulation. All my apps are still there, gmail accounts, WiFi passwords, etc... I am not an expert, maybe somebody will be able to explain when data are deleted and when not.
For anyone having trouble flashing on a mac, I kept getting a usb_write error when I tried to flash the system.img. Bootloader and radio flashed just fine, but not the actual rom. I got it working in windows and narrowed the problem down to either the version of adb and fastboot I was using ( they came from a zip in another thread called rootnexus4.zip) or the archive app I was using on macOS (The Unarchiver). Hope this helps someone.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Is the root okay?
Thanks
Root is fine. Using SuperSU 1.43
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
this didnt wipe /data for me either.
jipi said:
If you did exactly like this it shouldn't have wiped your phone. I did it myself exactly as I describe it!
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sirry my bad...i used also the -w flag that wipe everything
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
alakyr said:
sirry my bad...i used also the -w flag that wipe everything
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Yes, that was the problem, you didn't follow exactly the process. If you use -w flag it will wipe your data. I am sorry for you.
Noiseboy1176 said:
For anyone having trouble flashing on a mac, I kept getting a usb_write error when I tried to flash the system.img. Bootloader and radio flashed just fine, but not the actual rom. I got it working in windows and narrowed the problem down to either the version of adb and fastboot I was using ( they came from a zip in another thread called rootnexus4.zip) or the archive app I was using on macOS (The Unarchiver). Hope this helps someone.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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It is better to download a fresh version of Android SDK (link on the first post) and then upgrade it following the method as described in the link in point 4. It seems that ADB has to be upgraded to work with 4.2.2 because 4.2.2 implemented a new security feature with certificate.
So, if ADB works fine, don't change anything but if it doesn't, upgrade to the newest version. If you don't know how to do it follow the procedure, it is easy.
jipi said:
It is better to download a fresh version of Android SDK (link on the first post) and then upgrade it following the method as described in the link in point 4. It seems that ADB has to be upgraded to work with 4.2.2 because 4.2.2 implemented a new security feature with certificate.
So, if ADB works fine, don't change anything but if it doesn't, upgrade to the newest version. If you don't know how to do it follow the procedure, it is easy.
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Agreed. That's what I usually do, but was feeling lazy and the version of adb I had works for everything I've tried so far... Unlocking boot loader on 4.2.2, flashing numerous recoveries, radios etc. So I thought it would be fine. Of course, it is possible that my problem was the archive utility I used to extract the ROM and not adb related at all. Either way, I figured ppl should know in case it happens to them.
Must the bootloader be unlocked to do this flash? Have flash many roms with Windows PC but now Im a mac user and never flashed roms with mac and yesterday i tried and didnt get it is the an video tutorial on this?
This is the well-established way to flash factory images without waiting for the OTA, using a Windows computer.
You can have a custom recovery, but you must otherwise be stock.
Your bootloader must be unlocked.
You should not lose apps (except for non-stock system apps) or data, but don't hold me responsible if you do.
You will have to reload non-stock system apps like Xposed framework (in fact, I uninstalled the Xposed framework using the Xposed framework installer before starting this process).
This is a modification of the process explained here, which I have mostly cut-and-pasted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/flash-android-4-3-build-clean-flash-t2376681
(Credit to mc704.)
1. You must have ADB, fastboot, and USB drivers for the N4 on your PC. Not hard to find; the thread referenced above tells you one way to get them. Put adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, and AdbWinUsbApi.dll in a folder on your PC - let's call it C:\N4Update
2. Enable USB Debugging via Developer settings on your phone.
3. The Nexus 4 (mako) 4.4.3 image can be obtained from Google
Image Link: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamktu84l
Step 1: Use 7zip or an equivalent compression program to extract the stock 4.4.3 image file that has extension .TGZ
Step 2: You should see a stock image file that has extension .TAR...extract this once again with 7zip (or equivalent) into C:\N4Update
Step 3: Plug your device into the PC (USB debugging should be enabled)
Step 4: Launch command prompt from C:\N4Update, or alternatively start a command prompt (start --> run --> "cmd") and cd to it (cd C:\N4Update)
Step 5: Verify that the PC is detecting your device by typing in command prompt "adb devices" (you should see a code representing your device, and then "device" following it); if not, recheck usb debugging, and unplug and replug the phone back into your PC
Step 6: Turn your N4 off and go into fastboot (bootloader) mode (hold power button + Volume Up & Down all together)
Step 7: Type in the command prompt each step one at a time and wait for it to complete (obviously, don't enter the quotation marks):
"fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.02.img"
"fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"fastboot update image-occam-ktu84l.zip"
Step 8: At this point, your N4 will reboot. This will take some time as your apps are re-initialized, but it should be clear what's going on.
Step 9: You will now have 4.4.3. You will be unrooted and have stock recovery. If you want, you can stop here.
If you want to install the TWRP custom recovery and regain root:
Step 10: Download the new version of SuperSU onto the N4 from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/446/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r3.zip
Step 11: Download TWRP onto your PC in C:\N4Update from here: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-mako.img
Step 12: Boot N4 back into fastboot (bootloader) mode while connected to the PC.
Step 13: With the command prompt from Step 4 above, type "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-mako.img"
Step 14: Boot from the bootloader into Recovery by pressing volume up to display "Recovery" and then the power button to select.
Step 15: Use TWRP to install the zip (SuperSU) file from Step 10 to regain root.
Step 16: Reboot system.
You should now have a rooted system, with all of your old apps and data (except for system apps, which need to be reinstalled), and the latest TWRP custom recovery.
Don't wanna sound rude, but is there point in creating another how-to thread, along the other threads which some(link) are even mentioned in sticky roll-up threads? Plus it's 99% copy/paste, which you even mention so that's nice from you.
It's nice that someone have will to write(or even copy/paste/edit) tutorials, but by having more threads help is harder to find(search).
Just my humble opinion and experience
Also you can jsut remove the recovery img from the update package to keep your custom recovery
well I for one appreciate you posting this as now I don't have to search all over gods creation to find the old thread
Nevermind
i did all steps... but im spammed google now launcher has stopped
will factory reset help?
Night5talker said:
i did all steps... but im spammed google now launcher has stopped
will factory reset help?
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Factory reset seems extreme. How about just uninstalling and reinstalling the launcher? (I assume the stock launcher still works.)
NYZack said:
Factory reset seems extreme. How about just uninstalling and reinstalling the launcher? (I assume the stock launcher still works.)
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i did factory reset but apps did left on my phone storage and when i turned it on google play started to download it everything again
ps couldnt do anything it was poping right back up wheni press ok even if i go to another launcher
Night5talker said:
i did factory reset but apps did left on my phone storage and when i turned it on google play started to download it everything again
ps couldnt do anything it was poping right back up wheni press ok even if i go to another launcher
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Well, sorry, don't quite understand: you could always just uninstall the Google Now launcher, make sure everything else is working, and then reinstall it once you confirm there's no other problem.
Anyone could just mention the procedure for doing same thing but through Wug toolkit.
In general I prefer to avoid fastboot commands and flash everything though pc.
Unleashed by my Nexus 4
No need to do all these steps (flashboot). They included scripts that will run all things
On Windows you can just run "flash-all.bat" or on Unix "flash-all.sh".
DarsVaeda said:
No need to do all these steps (flashboot). They included scripts that will run all things
On Windows you can just run "flash-all.bat" or on Unix "flash-all.sh".
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Yeah but edit it with notepad and remove the -w flag to disable the wipe also remove the recovery.img from the zip to keep the custom recovery !
mashedbymachines said:
Yeah but edit it with notepad and remove the -w flag to disable the wipe also remove the recovery.img from the zip to keep the custom recovery !
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Yeah, this is the key point - if that -w flag is not removed, you will lose all apps/data. One of the reasons I put this up is that I think the step-by-step method is interesting, instructive (you can see what's actually happening), not much more time-consuming than running the automated script, and lets you have more granular control.
(And I apologize if it's littering the forum and semi-plagiarism, but I thought a very detailed, confirmed step-by-step guide with up-to-date precise download links might be useful to people who haven't gone through the process before.)
What the ....
So I edited my flash-all.bat and removed the -w
It looks like this:
@ECHO OFF
PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.02.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot update image-occam-ktu84l.zip
echo Press any key to exit...
pause >nul
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And yet my phone was wiped.... sigh
** Update **
Nevermind, it was Notepad++ that screwed me over. The changes to the bat file was not written to the file, only kept in Notepad++'s temporary memory. ****ing bull**** feature.
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What the ....
So I edited my flash-all.bat and removed the -w
It looks like this:
And yet my phone was wiped.... sigh
** Update **
Nevermind, it was Notepad++ that screwed me over. The changes to the bat file was not written to the file, only kept in Notepad++'s temporary memory. ****ing bull**** feature.
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so in order to run this comand you only need to unzip the tar(?) file downloaded and then you are done, you don't have to unzip the actual factory image, correct?
fdg59 said:
so in order to run this comand you only need to unzip the tar(?) file downloaded and then you are done, you don't have to unzip the actual factory image, correct?
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Actually, you have to run the unzip program twice:
For example, when updating to Android version 4.4.4 (Yes, a new version has already been released since this post):
Here is the downloaded file
occam-ktu84p-factory-b6ac3ad6.tar
Unzipping it will give you this:
occam-ktu84p-factory-b6ac3ad6
And unzipping that one more time will give you the directory "occam-ktu84p" containing the following files:
bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img
flash-all.bat
flash-all.sh
flash-base.sh
image-occam-ktu84p.zip
radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.03.img
WARNING: As was mentioned many times, remove the -w from the following line in the flash-all.bat file unless you intend to wipe your phone clean. I don't understand the issue with Notepad++ noted in a previous post, as you have to hit "save" like any other program (It is the program that I use as well).
fastboot -w update image-occam-ktu84p.zip
If what you were really asking is whether you need to unzip the file image-occam-ktu84p.zip.......The answer is no.
ah ah yes 4.4.4, that's why i am asking, because i always used to unzip everything and the flash items individually using fastboot which i always liked. The problem however was that my nexus 4 has 16gb and after flashing and wiping everything clean the memory showed up at 8gb so i had to factory reset through stock recovery which i didn't enjoy as much. thanks for all the help!
This is a "re-tread" of a post I previously made, taking an account of the steps I took to successfully update my Nexus 7 from 4.4.4 to 5.0. Note: This is for an unlocked bootloader, if you don't have an unlocked bootloader you will lose your data; consider TiBackup.
My Nexus 7 [WiFi] was rooted on 4.4.4, unlocked bootloader, but stock rom, stock system (as far as I remember). I couldn't find a walkthrough so I'll make one with my experience. This worked for me on my Mac, I hope this helps you.
In the end I didn't lose any data, still have unlocked bootloader and rooted with CWM Recovery & SuperSU (you can replace with TWRP recovery or CWM Touch if desired)
Directions ("./" = file path to platform-tools folder, if you 'cd' to that location the "./" will pull that location in the terminal)
1. You must have Android SDK installed. Download it here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html.
2. UNZIP and you will see a bunch of folders. The one we are interested in is the subfolder "platform-tools". You may copy it to an easier location if you want.
3. Download the factory images 4.4 (KRT16S) (4.4 required, see HERE, Google broke its own bootloader) and 5.0 (LRX21P) for your Nexus 7: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi (WARNING: Download the correct images for YOUR device, Nexus 7 Wi-Fi vs Mobile)
4. Unzip the 4.4 image file you downloaded and copy "bootloader-grouper-4.23.img" (img name depends on your build) to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are). (WARNING: the bootloader image in 5.0 is broken see HERE)
5. Unzip the 5.0 image file you downloaded and copy all content, except for "bootloader-grouper-4.23.img," to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are).
6. Plug your Nexus 7 into your computer with USB debugging (activate it in "About Phone" and touch "Build number" 6 times, it will activate "Developer Options" menu where you will be able to activate "USB debugging")
7. Open terminal and "cd" to the platform-tools folder
8. Verify ADB is working type "./adb devices"
9. Reboot your device into fastboot mode: type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
10. Type:
"./fastboot flash bootloader ./bootloader-grouper-4.23.img" (img name depends on your build)
11. If you have "WiFi Only" skip to step 12; for Mobile flash radio type:
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot flash radio ./radio-XXXXXXXX.img" (img name depends on your build)
12. Type:
"./fastboot reboot-bootloader"
"./fastboot update ./image-nakasi-lrx21p.zip" (zip name depends on your build)
It will then reboot (takes a while, 5-10 minutes on boot animation, then it must update App info, another 5-10 miuntes) and then you will be in Android 5.0 with all your data preserved.
Then if you want a custom recovery:
1. On your computer, download CWM, CWM Touch, or TWRP recovery from here: CWM Dwnld or TWRP Dwnld (WARNING: Download the correct image for YOUR device, Nexus 7 WiFi vs Mobile)
2. Place the image file you downloaded in your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are)
3. Connect your Nexus 7 (debug mode) and put it in fastboot mode (step 9 above): type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
4. In the terminal type:
"./fastboot flash recovery ./FILENAME.img" (replace FILENAME.img by the file name of the CWM/TWRP file you just downloaded)
5. Verify Recovery - Shut down your device and boot it into recovery mode (Once off, push vol- and power together). Choose recovery mode with vol-, then power to select (Note: if you get an Android on his back you still have stock recovery, retry Steps 1-4. I flashed CWM, CWM Touch. and TWRP with no success, plugged my cable into a different USB port and got it first try; try different cables and ports)
Then if you want a root:
Note: If you don't have an unlocked bootloader you will lose data. Already unlocked should be fine, when you boot there should be an open lock at the bottom of the screen below the Google logo. On PC WugFresh Nexus Root Toolkit might be your best option, for me on Mac it is not available so this is what I did.
1. On your computer, download CF-Auto-Root from here: Auto Root Dwnld (WARNING: Download the correct image for YOUR device, Nexus 7 WiFi vs Mobile)
2. Unzip the CF-Auto-Root file you downloaded and copy all its content to your "platform-tools" folder (where adb and fastboot are)
3. Connect your Nexus 7 (debug mode) and put it in fastboot mode (step 9 above): type in terminal "./adb reboot-bootloader"
4. Type: (Note: Step 4 commands need to be run as Admin)
"chmod +x root-mac.sh"
"ls -al"
"./root-mac.sh"
5. Follow on-screen prompt and type your Mac User Account password and ENTER
6. Let the phone go through its thing (Red Android screen), it will reboot when complete.
That is it!
Thanks to Phil Tech: http://youtu.be/IPg_FGbeyq0
Thanks to jipi: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377691
Good luck and happy flashing.
Thanks for the effort.
Thanks ! I did that, more or less adapted. The result was just awefully slow, so I had to do a wipe to start with a clean slate.
Android, the new Windows: reinstall every 6 months....
I've followed the procedure on w8.1 64bit.
All went well but I lost adb after 5.0 finally booted. So I could not install root through NRT (1.9.8).
Adb mode was recognised in windows device manager but adb commands failed with no device found.
Suprisingly fastboot was working.
The solution was to uninstall NRT and adb drivers and reinstall them.
Great guide!!
Followed the steps to the 'T' and I've got Lollipop on my Nexus 7 Wi-Fi.
If the Bootloader is already on 4.23 then Step 10 can be skipped, as I did.
dg170775 said:
Great guide!!
Followed the steps to the 'T' and I've got Lollipop on my Nexus 7 Wi-Fi.
If the Bootloader is already on 4.23 then Step 10 can be skipped, as I did.
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True, I was already on 4.23, but still flashed it anyways. Thanks for the input.
The following guide will help you flash stock Android on the Google Nexus 7 (2012). There may be many reasons for you to want to do this, whether you've soft-bricked your device, installed a custom ROM and want to return to stock Android or whether you want to upgrade/downgrade Android without waiting for an OTA update.
Step 1: Setup ADB and Fastboot
To flash stock Android, you'll need to download the required tools for your PC to communicate with your Nexus 7. The Android SDK includes these tools, and can be downloaded from the Android developer website.
developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Step 2: Download the factory image
After downloading and extracting the Android SDK archive for your operating system you'll need to download the appropriate factory image for your Nexus 7 Wi-Fi (grouper) or Nexus 7 3G (tilipia), and your chosen version of Android.
developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Step 3: Extract the factory image
Extract the factory image for your Nexus 7 and copy the Android SDK files located in platform-tools to the factory image folder where the bootloader and flash-all files are located.
Step 4: Enter bootloader mode
From a powered off state, hold down the Power and Volume Down buttons on your Nexus 7. An Android lying down should appear with Start in green text at the top of the screen. Connect your Nexus 7 to your PC via Micro USB. Verify that your PC can detect your Nexus 7 by opening a cmd/terminal and typing fastboot devices. If your Nexus 7's serial number appears, then you're ready to continue. If not, ensure your Nexus 7 Fastboot drivers are installed.
Step 5: Begin the flashing process
Open the flash-all file on your PC. A cmd/terminal window should open and display text such as erasing, sending and writing. Your Nexus 7 may reboot once or twice during the process. Flashing the factory image should only take 1-2 minutes on average.
Congratulations! If everything went correctly, your Nexus 7 should reboot and display the Android boot animation. If using Android 5.0 Lollipop or later, the Nexus 7 may display the boot animation for about 5-10 minutes.