I own a rooted Nexus 5 with KitKat 4.4.2. Yesterday the N5 "saw" the 4.4.3 update, so I've downloaded it and then installed it, but while the phone was rebooting after the installation, it displayed the dead android logo with an error message. I've shut it down and reboot the phone but it is still running the 4.4.2 instead of the 4.4.3 and it doesn't receive the new update again. What can I do?
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SimoPiersi said:
I own a rooted Nexus 5 with KitKat 4.4.2. Yesterday the N5 "saw" the 4.4.3 update, so I've downloaded it and then installed it, but while the phone was rebooting after the installation, it displayed the dead android logo with an error message. I've shut it down and reboot the phone but it is still running the 4.4.2 instead of the 4.4.3 and it doesn't receive the new update again. What can I do?
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What's the error message? Did you previouslt root the phone on 4.4.2 by yourself or did you buy it which is already rooted?
shoeseat said:
What's the error message? Did you previouslt root the phone on 4.4.2 by yourself or did you buy it which is already rooted?
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I rooted it by myself on KitKat 4.4.2.
what system mods did you make? this includes kernels and any changes to ANY file in the /system directory.
Download Vomers rom and flash it. Its stock 4.4.3. That's what I did and its running smoothly.
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[Q] in title most definitely means this should be in q&a and not general.
The reason it failed is because you weren't stock (kernel, recovery, all system apps, no xposed framework). You need all of those to flash ota.
Like posted above, download @vomer's 4.4.3 ROM and flash it. It's the same thing. I ran it for a week and its golden
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Zepius said:
what system mods did you make? this includes kernels and any changes to ANY file in the /system directory.
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I had the same problem and the only "mod" I did was the tethering mod where I added the tether_dun_required 0 change to the settings.db file
Would that be the reason why mine failed? I unlocked bootloader, rooted STOCK.
deeznutz206 said:
I had the same problem and the only "mod" I did was the tethering mod where I added the tether_dun_required 0 change to the settings.db file
Would that be the reason why mine failed? I unlocked bootloader, rooted STOCK.
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No the settings.db is in /data.
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No the settings.db is in /data.
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Thanks. Then I am really stumped on why my update failed.
Is the recovery stock?
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Is the recovery stock?
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Yes
Would probably need to know the error message to further troubleshoot the issue.
If you want root after an OTA, you have to fastboot flash a custom recovery then flash the superSU zip to root, so as suggested you may aswell fastboot flash recovery then recovery flash the stock rooted rom already mentioned. Actually fewer steps doing that.
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has anyone who bought the Nexus 5 from the indian play store received the 4.4.1 update ? have been hitting the "check now" button for a while but to no avail
are you rooted or using custom recovery/kernel?
meethere said:
are you rooted or using custom recovery/kernel?
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Stock . i was rooted until yesterday .
you changed any system files? fonts etc?
Update is rolling out based on imei. Only few have received it.
You can sideload using adb. No risk of lossing data.
If you are rooted, you need to re-root
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meethere said:
are you rooted or using custom recovery/kernel?
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Hi.. I am rooted with TWRP custom recovery. Flashing the update gives an error regarding the system file.
So how to go about it?
vishpoison said:
Hi.. I am rooted with TWRP custom recovery. Flashing the update gives an error regarding the system file.
So how to go about it?
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using adb, load system.img and boot.img
take it from google server.
Hello everyone! My nexus 5 is stock 4.4 rooted with chainfire, and stock recovery.
I received the notification to update to 4.4.2, and accepted, unfortunately it failed, and rebooted normally. I had frozen some system apps with titanium backup (i.e google play music) and think that might've been an issue. I also altered the files necessary to tether.
Wondering how I can try to flash this again? Where is the update stored once downloaded? Can I just flash it in my stock recovery? Thanks for the help in advance.
I have the same problem. I just uninstalled a few apps like play music. Phone is rooted with twrp as recovery.
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jaydoc79 said:
I have the same problem. I just uninstalled a few apps like play music. Phone is rooted with twrp as recovery.
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I actually have stock recovery. I just located the update with root explorer in /cache. Can I just flash this update in fastboot on my phone? (Vol up+down + power?)
lobsterknuckles said:
I actually have stock recovery. I just located the update with root explorer in /cache. Can I just flash this update in fastboot on my phone? (Vol up+down + power?)
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Freezing apps is fine, it's the tethering mod that is preventing the OTA from flashing.
You can download the factory image and update that way. Flash them one at a time so your data doesn't get wiped.
This might help - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14
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Sorry links aren't working right now
Oh weird.. Lol. Look in general section for my simple update guide
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Greetings,
I have my nexus 5 rooted and I accidentally performed the 4.4.2 update OTA, which of course didn't work. But when I tried to flash the update, I couldn't get into recovery. The android guy is lying on its back with an exclamation mark in its belly saying: no command. I think it might have anything to do with the accidental OTA installation.
Can anyone help me?
Do you still have root? If so download either ROM manager or TWRP manager and install a recovery
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CRIME INC. said:
Do you still have root? If so download either ROM manager or TWRP manager and install a recovery
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Ah, no, seems I have lost root. Strange, how do I get root back?
Re root your phone. Your bootloader should already be unlocked so you wont lose any data
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CRIME INC. said:
Re root your phone. Your bootloader should already be unlocked so you wont lose any data
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Ok thanks! Will I also retain my data when I use the CF-auto-root method?
Yes
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Whenever superSu asks for permission to run a root app my screen becomes unresponsive. Timer runs out and i am not able to apply grant permission. Help. This didnt use to happen when i was earlier rooted with towelroot. Right now also i ised towelroot
Have you tried re-flashing the supersu zip?
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Have you tried re-flashing the supersu zip?
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Yes. Didnt work.
Btw by reflash the zip file you mean reinstall it from pkay store, right?
Pardon the ignorance. Just found out that flashing a zip file and installing apps from play store are 2 different things.
Well my bootloader is locked and neither do i have a custom recovery installed. So flashing doesnt seem to be an option right now.. If i am not missing anything.
Are you running 5.0? If so how the heck did you root with towelroot? AFAIK you can not root 5.0 that way. Maybe that is a problem.
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frenziedfemale said:
Are you running 5.0? If so how the heck did you root with towelroot? AFAIK you can not root 5.0 that way. Maybe that is a problem.
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No no. I am on kitkat only
Tried reinstalling it. This is what came up. I am on android 4.4.4 btw
You need to flash the supersu zip using fastboot:
teamandroid. com/2014/06/19/root-nexus-5-android-444-ktu84p-kitkat/2/ (you're going to have to fix that link because I have under 10 posts so the forum won't let me post..)
Additionally you need to have an unlocked bootloader
jameson21 said:
You need to flash the supersu zip using fastboot:
teamandroid. com/2014/06/19/root-nexus-5-android-444-ktu84p-kitkat/2/ (you're going to have to fix that link because I have under 10 posts so the forum won't let me post..)
Additionally you need to have an unlocked bootloader
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Why is it happening now? Didnt use to happen earlier..
You say you were rooted ...why did you re-root? It looks like you are no longer rooted. Did you do an update or anything?
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You say you were rooted ...why did you re-root? It looks like you are no longer rooted. Did you do an update or anything?
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I was rooted. I unrooted because i thought it was required to update to lollipop. But i dont have any intention to update to L for now.
rahul9five said:
I was rooted. I unrooted because i thought it was required to update to lollipop. But i dont have any intention to update to L for now.
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To get root again either flash the latest CF Auto Root in fastboot or flash the latest superSU.zip in recovery or flash a pre-rooted custom rom in a custom recovery.
Can I update my phone to marshmallow by flashing stock recovery unrooting my and relocking my bootloader by an app from playstore.because I don't have a pc available at the moment.and also can I root my phone again after updating it to marshmallow?
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abdullah.ejaz123 said:
Can I update my phone to marshmallow by flashing stock recovery unrooting my and relocking my bootloader by an app from playstore.because I don't have a pc available at the moment.and also can I root my phone again after updating it to marshmallow?
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1) Yes, see below.
2) You could to flash the exact recovery image of the build you are running now (which should be LMY48M), but save this step for last.
3) If I'm thinking correctly, unrooting will also restore some system files back, and IIRC, some of these might be install-recovery.sh and recovery-from-boot.p. What these will do is to restore stock recovery if, on a reboot, it catches something else on the recovery partition. Going by this perspective, you wouldn't even need to manually flash stock recovery.
4) You don't need to relock the bootloader to successfully install an OTA.
Don't rush this, take your time.
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1) Yes, see below.
2) You could to flash the exact recovery image of the build you are running now (which should be LMY48M), but save this step for last.
3) If I'm thinking correctly, unrooting will also restore some system files back, and IIRC, some of these might be install-recovery.sh and recovery-from-boot.p. What these will do is to restore stock recovery if, on a reboot, it catches something else on the recovery partition. Going by this perspective, you wouldn't even need to manually flash stock recovery.
4) You don't need to relock the bootloader to successfully install an OTA.
Don't rush this, take your time.
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And what if unrooting didn't restore stock recovery?
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abdullah.ejaz123 said:
And what if unrooting didn't restore stock recovery?
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Then you'll need to do 2).
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