[Q] Creating a flashable zip from factory image - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello and thanks for taking the time to read my question. Recently the MicroUSB port on my Nexus 5 stopped functioning leaving me unable to flash the factory image to my phone.
I do have TWRP on my N5, so i was wondering if there was a way for me to create a flashable zip from the factory image so I can at least flash that via TWRP.
Thanks!

Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2638441
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rootSU said:
Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2638441
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Thank you so very much.

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Recovery will not mount data

I'm using philz recovery and flashed ROM and gapps booted fine went back into recovery to flash a kernel and as soon as it went to recovery it gave me a message it could not mount data.I can boot into my ROM and see my storage with a file explorer but not in recovery. Anybody have any advice.
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shizkoff777 said:
I'm using philz recovery and flashed ROM and gapps booted fine went back into recovery to flash a kernel and as soon as it went to recovery it gave me a message it could not mount data.I can boot into my ROM and see my storage with a file explorer but not in recovery. Anybody have any advice.
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I would re-flash the recovery and the cache.img. If that doesn't work, try another recovery like TWRP or CWM and see if it works there. If that doesn't work, try flashing the factory image.
from my experience the nexus 5 dosen't support mounting via recovery..
mojna37 said:
from my experience the nexus 5 dosen't support mounting via recovery..
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Not to a PC, no, but he means mount the /data partition so the phone can write to it.
aooga said:
Not to a PC, no, but he means mount the /data partition so the phone can write to it.
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Now i'm understrand.. Thanks!
I'll try that when I get home thanks guys
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aooga said:
I would re-flash the recovery and the cache.img. If that doesn't work, try another recovery like TWRP or CWM and see if it works there. If that doesn't work, try flashing the factory image.
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Sorry man but when you say reflash cache.IMG dwhat do u mean?I know how to fastboot flash recovery but don't know whick cache you are referring to
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shizkoff777 said:
Sorry man but when you say reflash cache.IMG dwhat do u mean?I know how to fastboot flash recovery but don't know whick cache you are referring to
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I am also using philz recovery and just got this error also. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
fastboot flash cache cache.img - from the stock rom. You should know this before rooting
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shizkoff777 said:
Sorry man but when you say reflash cache.IMG dwhat do u mean?I know how to fastboot flash recovery but don't know whick cache you are referring to
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RootSU said it above.
rootSU said:
fastboot flash cache cache.img - from the stock rom. You should know this before rooting
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Worked for me!!
rootSU said:
fastboot flash cache cache.img - from the stock rom. You should know this before rooting
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Listen man my first nexus I am not a noob.I've bricked my evo 3d just so I could root my phone that was all using adb.I ****ing searched for hours before posting.I also tried all the easier fixes before posting.You don't get over 3,000 thanks not knowing anything so please keep your comments to yourself,I had never got this error and was hoping I was overlooking something easy see its not as easy for some.I've noticed these nexus forums are awful.I would have never answered over in the s4 forum with rootsu's comment
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shizkoff777 said:
Listen man my first nexus I am not a noob.I've bricked my evo 3d just so I could root my phone that was all using adb.I ****ing searched for hours before posting.I also tried all the easier fixes before posting.You don't get over 3,000 thanks not knowing anything so please keep your comments to yourself,I had never got this error and was hoping I was overlooking something easy see its not as easy for some.I've noticed these nexus forums are awful.I would have never answered over in the s4 forum with rootsu's comment
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So you dont want me to help? I give you the answer and you throw it back in my face?
...and yes, you should know how to fastboot flash any partition before rooting. Its in the "read this before rooting" thread stuck at the top of this forum. If someone tells you to flash a cache.img - you should no what that means. If someone then tells you how to do it, you shouldn't come back with ridiculous comments.
Some people aren't worth helping. You'll receive nothing from me again.
No I wouldn't have replied in the s4 forum. I had an s3 and I would have replied like this too. You're supposed to arm yourself with basic knowledge before rooting. Everyone here is sick and tired of helping people who can't be bothered reading sticky threads.
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rootSU said:
So you dont want me to help? I give you the answer and you throw it back in my face?
...and yes, you should know how to fastboot flash any partition before rooting. Its in the "read this before rooting" thread stuck at the top of this forum. If someone tells you to flash a cache.img - you should no what that means. If someone then tells you how to do it, you shouldn't come back with ridiculous comments.
Some people aren't worth helping. You'll receive nothing from me again.
No I wouldn't have replied in the s4 forum. I had an s3 and I would have replied like this too. You're supposed to arm yourself with basic knowledge before rooting. Everyone here is sick and tired of helping people who can't be bothered reading sticky threads.
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Man I do appreciate the help but like I said I do know how to fastboot I was not asking how,just which file to use. I understand people get tired but is someone not allowed to overlook or just plain old,have a bad day.I am no newbie I've helped plenty of people with their s4's,evo3d and other phones hence why I have 6,0000 thanks.everything was going wrong yesterday and for some reason the simplist stuff was hard.But anyways sorry if I said something I shouldn't have,I just hate when you guys think everyone asking for advice or help was a noob
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Ok sorry.
All nexus factory images are here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Download latest full rom which will include cache.img to fastboot flash
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rootSU said:
Ok sorry.
All nexus factory images are here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Download latest full rom which will include cache.img to fastboot flash
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I got it man,like I said I'm sorry too.It seems I'm a little rust on my fastboot though.thank you so much.I've been up for almost 40 hrs now because of work and I just wasn't thinking clearly. I really do appreciate you guys
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shizkoff777 said:
I got it man,like I said I'm sorry too.It seems I'm a little rust on my fastboot though.thank you so much.I've been up for almost 40 hrs now because of work and I just wasn't thinking clearly. I really do appreciate you guys
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recommend getting some sleep before doing any more
rootSU said:
recommend getting some sleep before doing any more
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Yeah I did for 4 hrs now I'm back working.3 more days and u get a week odf
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[Q] s5303 boot loop

hi i already asked about this problem in the general questions but only one dude answered and he didn't even bother to read the whole Q
anyway
i have a y plus s5303 it's on boot loop
it doesn't have recovery i don't know why
download mode is working
I flashed a one package from sammobile successfully but the problem consists
need help
advanced thanks
Firstly, what'd you do to get it into a bootloop?
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krishneelg3 said:
Firstly, what'd you do to get it into a bootloop?
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thanks for the reply
the device is not mine
its for my friend
i don't know what he did
but when i enter download mode
i see the msg
odin mode
product name: gt-s5303
custom bin down : no(0 counts)
current bin :Samsung official
system status: custom
Use Odin to flash a stock firmware
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krishneelg3 said:
Use Odin to flash a stock firmware
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dude i said i did like 5 times but with no luck
i guess i need a multi package rom
You probably do, that's actually pretty weird as Odin usually fixs issues like these, sorry I'm out of ideas.
Good luck
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krishneelg3 said:
You probably do, that's actually pretty weird as Odin usually fixs issues like these, sorry I'm out of ideas.
Good luck
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so this is it
i should just through it away ??!!
No don't throw it away, keep it.
You can if you want try and get a store to fix it but you're better of getting another device.
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please is there anyway that i can get a copy of stock recovery for s5303
or at least teach me how to get one on my own
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[q] hhz11k bootloader

Does anyone have a flashable ZIP of this bootloader to hand??
Thanks in advance
cleancorekiller said:
Does anyone have a flashable ZIP of this bootloader to hand??
Thanks in advance
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Just flash the img file in flashify. Why do you need it?
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jd1639 said:
Just flash the img file in flashify. Why do you need it?
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I flashed elix rom to experiment one day this week out of boredom, was just seeing what else is out there - was on slimkat and before cyanogenmon -
Then I wanted to go back to cyanogenmod but when I tried to flash, somehow unknown to me my bootloader seemed to have rolled back....typically I had deleted the zip containing the bootloader about three days previous.
ANYWAY - I just found it again and if anyone else should need it, here is the link to the forum that has the bootloader in it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48200654

[Q] Rom

hi there is there a stock Android ROM that I can directly to my phone I'm not much these custom based ROMs. Also I don't have any access to a PC. please can someone help?
thanks
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...-android-4-4-3-ktu84m-rooted-busybox-t2557523
Just download the full rooted stock ROM in android development and flash it without wipe from recovery.
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rootSU said:
Just download the full rooted stock ROM in android development and flash it without wipe from recovery.
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If he also doesn't have a custom recovery.. lol.
Lethargy said:
If he also doesn't have a custom recovery.. lol.
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Yeah if he isn't rooted and doesn't have a recovery he needs access to a pc
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Stock 5.1.1 flashable zip

Hi I have been looking everywhere in the forum. Is there a stock zip to 5.1.1 that I can flash via twrp?
Thanks
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Difficult to find definately
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Pzf3SOfzaIWm9Hai01X0xRNXc/view?usp=sharing
Link is from the nexus 5 general tab...Android 5.1.1 lmy48b discussion ...page 125..
Good luck
doctor_droid said:
Difficult to find definately
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Pzf3SOfzaIWm9Hai01X0xRNXc/view?usp=sharing
Link is from the nexus 5 general tab...Android 5.1.1 lmy48b discussion ...page 125..
Good luck
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Thanks! Do o just need to flash the one you provided or the boot loader and radio zip too? (On the thread)
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You need to flash the new bootloader first
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I'm trying to retain my Root, User Data, and CWM Recovery. Can I simply sideload the system.img? Basically create a zip containing only the system.img then use CWM's sideload?
I found my answer here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...e-update-rooted-device-to-5-1-lmy47d-t3050789
Thanks.

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