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[Q] Custom recovery (TWRP) cancels update installation

Hi,
the automatic update process in my nexus 5 just launched and i thought great. But then it rebooted into my twrp recovery which really didnt do anything except for aborting the process rather quickly. With no error whatsoever i reboot, go and See that my phone is still on 4.4. So what the heck should i do to get this working ? I had no success in search for my problem, or everyone just assumes that you have to know this stuff . Well i dont so a bit oft help would be appreciated (also i dont have access to my PC currently which would render the advise to "just sideload it" very very useless.
Thanks for your help in advance.
EntroP

Exactly what happened to me. See here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6914
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Sry but i cant find it

Go to the general section ota help desk post download the zip for going from 4.4 to 4.4.2 and flag it with twrp and oy should be good to go have you flashed any mods or any stuff like that (kernels, zipthemer stuff)??
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Yeah, the headphone boost and the camera mod is currently installed

If you are still on the stock kernel use flashify to flash the 4.4 system IMG let it reboot and then flash the zip from ota helpdesk and u should be on 4.4.2
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EntroP said:
Yeah, the headphone boost and the camera mod is currently installed
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thats why your OTA failed.
if you modify system files, you cannot install the OTA. this is OTA 101

Ben36's method worked like a charm, without even flashing anything back to stock! I'd recommend his method for everyone with mods on their phone. Thanks

EntroP said:
Ben36's method worked like a charm, without even flashing anything back to stock! I'd recommend his method for everyone with mods on their phone. Thanks
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I wouldn't recommend ANY method of flashing an OTA if you have ANY mods on your phone!
In fact, i'd flat out recommend against it.
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Mhm i dont think his method included the ota files but the whole Firmware .ZIP which was already pre rooted. Then again im just glad it worked, i really just follow instructions and have no actual idea what im doing. So as long as it works its fine (dont judge me)

[Q] Cannot update custom Rom with OTA update

Hi gents/ladies.
I'm using the deox ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535024 and last night I got the 4.3 Sense 5.5 update from HTC.
When it tries to update it goes into TWRP recovery and does nothing.
I found the update myself in sdcard/downloads. When I try to run it I get all kinds of errors which sadly i Don't know how to screen print.
When I reboot into the system the update is still sitting in the notification bar.
Any ideas?
Love n hugs

You can't update over a custom rom. You need to use stock or the guide posted in general or q and a forum.
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noob question
hello everyone and happy new year guys n gals!!
i have my new htc one mini for almost a week so i haven't been playing around with any roms etc. I upgraded to the new ota 3-4 days ago and i have managed to get my phone saying
**TAMPERED**
**UNLOCKED**
im using the TW recovery and im about to try the Odex rom.
Am I good to go like that and flash it or do I need anything else? The tampered means that Im rooted?
Thats my 2nd smartphone..my 1st was a wildfire S so as u can understand Im feeling like a pimp at the moment the device is amazing and i cant taste the proper feeling it yet

I think i've soft bricked my phone.
I cracked open the ZIP file and did a fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip
This wiped my phone but put me back on the stock recovery.
I then tried to pull down the OTA update. It got half way then bombed out with a red explination mark.
I then went back to fastboot and did fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot -w update 0B4S9ke6WTqTJSVEzZkExV0xzdnM.zip
I got the error:
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Now i'm stuck on a white HTC ONE screen.
Any suggestions?

green_rebel said:
hello everyone and happy new year guys n gals!!
i have my new htc one mini for almost a week so i haven't been playing around with any roms etc. I upgraded to the new ota 3-4 days ago and i have managed to get my phone saying
**TAMPERED**
**UNLOCKED**
im using the TW recovery and im about to try the Odex rom.
Am I good to go like that and flash it or do I need anything else? The tampered means that Im rooted?
Thats my 2nd smartphone..my 1st was a wildfire S so as u can understand Im feeling like a pimp at the moment the device is amazing and i cant taste the proper feeling it yet
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Which ROM are you on now, pure stock? You have unlocked the bootloader, and can still boot, so I assume you are S-ON?
Question: Any reason why you are flashing the odex rom? If you want to pimp proper style, deodex is your best bet....you are flashing tr1gg3r84's 4.3 stock right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766
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elmuziko said:
I think i've soft bricked my phone.
I cracked open the ZIP file and did a fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip
This wiped my phone but put me back on the stock recovery.
I then tried to pull down the OTA update. It got half way then bombed out with a red explination mark.
I then went back to fastboot and did fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot -w update 0B4S9ke6WTqTJSVEzZkExV0xzdnM.zip
I got the error:
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Now i'm stuck on a white HTC ONE screen.
Any suggestions?
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Yup, you've gone soft....
Not to much of a problem - please supply the following information:
ROM base (stock/custom?)
Bootloader status - locked/unlocked
S-ON or S-OFF
You get to the bootloader menu by pressing the power key and volume down buttons together until it appears....

Thanks for your response, totally soft!
I'm trying to go back to stock ROM from triggers Stock 4.2.2 - 1.22.401.1 Odexed, the OTA zip is 4.3 sense 5.5
Unlocked, s-on
There was a zip folder within the OTA zip called firmware with a bunch of .img files and the android-version.txt.
I unzipped them into the OTA zip and ran fastboot -w ota.zip again and this time got
archive does not contain boot.sig
archive does not contain recovery.sig
archive does not contain system.sig
I extracted the whole folder looking for sig files but can't find anything.
In a perfect world I'd sooner go to a ROM without all the bloatware crap like best deals etc. Failing that I'd like to stick as close to stock as possible.
Thanks for your help, appreciate it.

Well..not sure why i flashed the odex one...if i flash the deodex what will i keep from the setup i ve done so far?? I think im s-on and rooted. Is there a way to see if im s on or not??
Yes im flashing the 4.3!
The specific rom tho is nice and clean..the option to have blink off is a charm!!
I have an issue with my back up tho..i think im having duplicated data..
So the deodex is the one that really boosts the dev??
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elmuziko said:
Thanks for your response, totally soft!
I'm trying to go back to stock ROM from triggers Stock 4.2.2 - 1.22.401.1 Odexed, the OTA zip is 4.3 sense 5.5
Unlocked, s-on
There was a zip folder within the OTA zip called firmware with a bunch of .img files and the android-version.txt.
I unzipped them into the OTA zip and ran fastboot -w ota.zip again and this time got
archive does not contain boot.sig
archive does not contain recovery.sig
archive does not contain system.sig
I extracted the whole folder looking for sig files but can't find anything.
In a perfect world I'd sooner go to a ROM without all the bloatware crap like best deals etc. Failing that I'd like to stick as close to stock as possible.
Thanks for your help, appreciate it.
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First off, I'd suggest you flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766 which IS stock, only SuperSU and kernel mods added.
Fastboot flash the TWRP recovery, factory reset from wipe menu, reboot to recovery, ADB push the ROM and SuperSU v1.86 (download from chainfire). Flash the ROM and SuperSU.
Once you are up and running, and still want to de-bloat, then search for my post about Romcleaner.....
If you need detailed instructions, let us know!
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green_rebel said:
Well..not sure why i flashed the odex one...if i flash the deodex what will i keep from the setup i ve done so far?? I think im s-on and rooted. Is there a way to see if im s on or not??
Yes im flashing the 4.3!
The specific rom tho is nice and clean..the option to have blink off is a charm!!
I have an issue with my back up tho..i think im having duplicated data..
So the deodex is the one that really boosts the dev??
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The bootloader menu shows your phone status (hold power key and volume down until it appears).
Install DiskUsage from the store, it will show you if you have large files/cache on your sdcard.
Yes, deodex is more dev "friendly"

nelvinchi said:
The bootloader menu shows your phone status (hold power key and volume down until it appears).
Install DiskUsage from the store, it will show you if you have large files/cache on your sdcard.
Yes, deodex is more dev "friendly"
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Silly me..i hadnt read the lines until their end Im S-on.. Is that good or do i need s-off?
Thnx a lot for the info about the diskUsage. Very handy prog! And I saw that Ive messed up the internal mem..too many partitions for no specific reason and around 600mb of cache.
If I want to make a fresh install of the deodex do I need to make a clear storage along with the davlik/cache wipe and factory reset?
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green_rebel said:
Silly me..i hadnt read the lines until their end Im S-on.. Is that good or do i need s-off?
Thnx a lot for the info about the diskUsage. Very handy prog! And I saw that Ive messed up the internal mem..too many partitions for no specific reason and around 600mb of cache.
If I want to make a fresh install of the deodex do I need to make a clear storage along with the davlik/cache wipe and factory reset?
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Yes, you need to format data, not just wipe - BE WARNED, this will remove ALL user data from your phone, INCLUDING any nandroid backups.....
If you are flashing the 4.3 deodex you don't need to be S-OFF
Oh, and remember to flash boot.img which you extract from the rom zip file - do this AFTER you have wiped, adb pushed rom and supersu, installed both, rebooted to recovery, then reboot to bootloader - when there, use: fastboot flash boot boot.img

nelvinchi said:
First off, I'd suggest you flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766 which IS stock, only SuperSU and kernel mods added.
Fastboot flash the TWRP recovery, factory reset from wipe menu, reboot to recovery, ADB push the ROM and SuperSU v1.86 (download from chainfire). Flash the ROM and SuperSU.
Once you are up and running, and still want to de-bloat, then search for my post about Romcleaner.....
If you need detailed instructions, let us know!
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And I'm baaaaaaack!
Thanks for your help, I had to sideload the ROM as push locked up TWRP but got it on in the end. SuperSU installed itself, possibly from the market, it didn't stick so had to download it from the link and push it via TWRP.
The ROMCleaner is a gem, got rid of loads of ****. I'm guessing the parent controls are there to stay though yes?
Other than that, thanks again, really helped me no end, I appreciete it.

elmuziko said:
And I'm baaaaaaack!
Thanks for your help, I had to sideload the ROM as push locked up TWRP but got it on in the end. SuperSU installed itself, possibly from the market, it didn't stick so had to download it from the link and push it via TWRP.
The ROMCleaner is a gem, got rid of loads of ****. I'm guessing the parent controls are there to stay though yes?
Other than that, thanks again, really helped me no end, I appreciete it.
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No problem, happy that I helped!
You can get rid of Kid Mode/Parent controls by either freezing (or uninstalling) Kid Mode using Titanium Backup, or add KidMode-google.apk to your romcleaner user file....

nelvinchi said:
No problem, happy that I helped!
You can get rid of Kid Mode/Parent controls by either freezing (or uninstalling) Kid Mode using Titanium Backup, or add KidMode-google.apk to your romcleaner user file....
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Hi again,
Sorry to pester you once again, hope you don't mind.
So I used the ROM cleaner and may have stuffed things up.
It got rid of some crap like Best Deals, but now my blink feed only has Facebook and Google+ updates, I can't seem to use it for the news; which oddly enough is all I use it for!
Also I'm looking at the text file and it does say:
com.twitter.android*.apk Twitter
yet Twitter is still installed. A piece of software I care not about.
Did I use the wrong file or something? Is there a way of reverting or do I start from scratch?
Thanks again

elmuziko said:
Hi again,
Sorry to pester you once again, hope you don't mind.
So I used the ROM cleaner and may have stuffed things up.
It got rid of some crap like Best Deals, but now my blink feed only has Facebook and Google+ updates, I can't seem to use it for the news; which oddly enough is all I use it for!
Also I'm looking at the text file and it does say:
com.twitter.android*.apk Twitter
yet Twitter is still installed. A piece of software I care not about.
Did I use the wrong file or something? Is there a way of reverting or do I start from scratch?
Thanks again
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Hi, apologies for the delay replying.... Do you still need help?
The script removes most HTC bloat - there are a couple of apk's you need to install back to system.....
You can either flash the ROM again, and modify the the user file, or install the missing apk's which you can extract from the ROM zip - if you need help, let me know....

nelvinchi said:
Hi, apologies for the delay replying.... Do you still need help?
The script removes most HTC bloat - there are a couple of apk's you need to install back to system.....
You can either flash the ROM again, and modify the the user file, or install the missing apk's which you can extract from the ROM zip - if you need help, let me know....
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Hiya mate.
So I decided to rebuild my phone rather than restore APK's. I've attached a no-sense.txt file from your post and hashed out a few apps and added the kid mode thing.
does this look right? I think this is the one I used before and yet it never removed twitter. Does it sometimes have to be ran more than once?
Thanks again. Lots of thumbs up to you.

nelvinchi said:
Yes, you need to format data, not just wipe - BE WARNED, this will remove ALL user data from your phone, INCLUDING any nandroid backups.....
If you are flashing the 4.3 deodex you don't need to be S-OFF
Oh, and remember to flash boot.img which you extract from the rom zip file - do this AFTER you have wiped, adb pushed rom and supersu, installed both, rebooted to recovery, then reboot to bootloader - when there, use: fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Many thnx for the info..all worked fine and ive got the deodex rom running on my dev, although i havent seen any differences from the odex one..could u plz tell?..plus the fact that two apps that use gps keep on crushing. Any ideas why that happens??
thnx a lot
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green_rebel said:
Many thnx for the info..all worked fine and ive got the deodex rom running on my dev, although i havent seen any differences from the odex one..could u plz tell?..plus the fact that two apps that use gps keep on crushing. Any ideas why that happens??
thnx a lot
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Credit to @R_a_z_v_a_n for the explanation (save me doing it!)
Odex Vs Deodex:
What is an ODEX file?
In Android file system, applications come in packages with the extension .apk. These application packages, or APKs contain certain .odex files whose supposed function is to save space. These ‘odex’ files are actually collections of parts of an application that are optimized before booting. Doing so speeds up the boot process, as it preloads part of an application. On the other hand, it also makes hacking those applications difficult because a part of the coding has already been extracted to another location before execution.
What is an DEODEX file?
Deodexing is basically repackaging of these APKs in a certain way, such that they are reassembled into classes.dex files. By doing that, all pieces of an application package are put together back in one place, thus eliminating the worry of a modified APK conflicting with some separate odexed parts.
So, Deodexed ROMs (or APKs) have all their application packages put back together in one place, allowing for easy modification such as theming. Since no pieces of code are coming from any external location, custom ROMs or APKs are always deodexed to ensure integrity.
The advantage of deodexing is in the ability to modify various APKs.
On the other hand, since the .odex files were supposed to quickly build the dalvik cache, removing them would mean longer initial boot times. However, this is true only for the first ever boot after deodexing, since the cache would still get built over time as applications are used. Longer boot times may only be seen again if the dalvik cache is wiped for some reason.
Re GPS, please install GPS Status Test & Fix - No Ads from the store and let me know if this runs ok....

MANY MANY THNX for the reply and credits to Razvan indeed
Reg the gps, do i have to be outside on open space to test it?? how long do i have to wait for it to synchronise?
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GPS will require sight of sky, so go near a window..... You should get a number of satellites within seconds, and a fix seconds after that.....
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nelvinchi said:
GPS will require sight of sky, so go near a window..... You should get a number of satellites within seconds, and a fix seconds after that.....
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Ok..gps found 8/9 satelites and fixed according to the prog..thats good, right?
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How much space is there supposed to be after a wipe/rom install?

After a full wipe and new rom install how much space is usually available? I get 1.3gb after this looking in app manager.
This seems pretty low. When i do a full wipe/install does it not truely do so? Is there folders/files left over from previously installed roms? How can i delete these?
Im on a 16gb Tmobile S4

depends on rom
NiMaD83 said:
After a full wipe and new rom install how much space is usually available? I get 1.3gb after this looking in app manager.
This seems pretty low. When i do a full wipe/install does it not truely do so? Is there folders/files left over from previously installed roms? How can i delete these?
Im on a 16gb Tmobile S4
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It depends on the rom you are using, if the rom has more space allocated for its apps and stuff, you will have less space after flashing rom and doing a wipe data/cache ..
for all i know, the rom is taking the space in your phone by its components and elements in the rom..
thats all i know

Imhuurd said:
It depends on the rom you are using, if the rom has more space allocated for its apps and stuff, you will have less space after flashing rom and doing a wipe data/cache ..
for all i know, the rom is taking the space in your phone by its components and elements in the rom..
thats all i know
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I doubt its taking 14gb though. Its the
[ROM]ViSiON-X |NB4/NB5 4.4.2 OFFICIAL|KK/TW|M919/M919V[03-16][CANADIAN/US VERSIONS]
This or a wicked rom (which has alot of options can take up alot of space) usually shows the same amount of leftover avail space to use. So i seriously think that there is leftovers form other rom flashes somewhere

hmm

NiMaD83 said:
I doubt its taking 14gb though. Its the
[ROM]ViSiON-X |NB4/NB5 4.4.2 OFFICIAL|KK/TW|M919/M919V[03-16][CANADIAN/US VERSIONS]
This or a wicked rom (which has alot of options can take up alot of space) usually shows the same amount of leftover avail space to use. So i seriously think that there is leftovers form other rom flashes somewhere
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than maybe its a fairies work..

[email protected] said:
Hello!
First - sorry for my terrible English
I think a lot about upgrading my O2 Trion (herm100).
I've the bootloader 1.04 - so - if I understood it the right way - I don't really need to SuperCID my device for flashing any ROM, right?
The only problem is - if the ROM-image comes with a newer bootloader - I'm unable to flash back to the original image, right too?
I didn't want to SuperCID my device, because it will void it's guarranty.
So - the result is - if I find any image which doesn't come with a newer bootloader, i didn't have to SuperCID my device AND I am able to flash back to original settings without any permanent changes?
Is that right? If not - please correct me.
The last question: DOES come the vanilla-wm6-image with a bootloader > 1.04? If the above is right - I hope not. The wiki-page (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs) says "NONE" in the "SPL"-row, which isn't very clear in my eyes
Thanks a lot and very, very good work!
A nice weekend,
[email protected]
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Hii, if you're unsure about the size of the rom after wiping data and cache, do this
1)install "sd maid" app from playstore, your device should be rooted to run the app
2)use the system cleaner function in it
It will show you where your memory is going because i don't think a rom can take 14 gb, and yeah ofcourse after starting system cleaner function, delete everything
Press thanx if i helped
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flameonfzn said:
Hii, if you're unsure about the size of the rom after wiping data and cache, do this
1)install "sd maid" app from playstore, your device should be rooted to run the app
2)use the system cleaner function in it
It will show you where your memory is going because i don't think a rom can take 14 gb, and yeah ofcourse after starting system cleaner function, delete everything
Press thanx if i helped
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That only found 3mb to delete lol.
I know im not on drugs cause on the last flashed rom i clicked on install zip from internal sd card and seen a Wicked folder that I haven't had installed in 3+ flashes ago

NiMaD83 said:
That only found 3mb to delete lol.
I know im not on drugs cause on the last flashed rom i clicked on install zip from internal sd card and seen a Wicked folder that I haven't had installed in 3+ flashes ago
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Make nandroid backup, and then install stock firmware by Odin_that should take away the crap outta your phone, root your device again and then restore the backup
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flameonfzn said:
Make nandroid backup, and then install stock firmware by Odin_that should take away the crap outta your phone, root your device again and then restore the backup
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*sigh, had a feeling one of the very few options or the only one would be to do this. Can someone link me to the factory firmware to flash in Odin pls.

NiMaD83 said:
*sigh, had a feeling one of the very few options or the only one would be to do this. Can someone link me to the factory firmware to flash in Odin pls.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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I think this is ROM-related.

Kemcy said:
I think this is ROM-related.
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Multiple roms on my micro card, many that are a 1.3-1.4gb files. Even uncompressed would probably be a 8gb at most.
So that would leave half the rom to use. Far form the 1.3 i get with any install right now

flameonfzn said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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thanks
i know roms and kernels work but does that work for tmobile S4 too?
(mine is from tmobile and hasn't been carrier unlocked ... i see that link says it needs to be unlocked?)

[4.4.4][ktu84p]STOCK Rooted with busybox for tilapia[6/19/14]

It is cooked from the Google stock image for tilpia and is NOT deodexed
This is the first time i am posting a ROM on XDA.
Been cooking ROM's for a while for my old Samsung devices.
The whole reason for this thread is to have a flashable zip for any Nexus 7(2012) 3g user who wishes to stay stock.
I have tested it on my Nexus 7, if anyone has any issues do let me and please bear with me as im not a developer and just sharing what i personally use.
Will try and help with what ever i can.​
************** For some Reason the boot logo does not show up, dont worry, wait for sometime, the ROM will boot up***********
Note:
1. Works with multirom.
2. Odexed for my personal use, if anyone wishes to de-odex it, do let me know.
3. This includes the stock kernel. I also tested the latest stable mkernel which is for 4.4.2 and works fine.(works with the new kitkat 4.4.4 too)
Screenshot attached
Downloads:
4.4.4:
tilapia.v2
Mirror
Radio for 4.4.4
md5 for Radio: 64920d406852d92b478c3ab17383ecce
4.4.3:
tilapia.v1
md5 : 5c4d3b47274000cf6d5326d14ab7cc81
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Installation:
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Do a factory reset.
3. Go to advanced wipe settings and select system, dalvik and cache and format them.
4. Flash Rom
First boot takes time, wait patiently. There wont be any boot animation, so wait on that black screen for sometime
Profit :good:
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credits: @JustArchi

Let me know guys if there is any issue. Im little busy this weekend, will take little time to add things like Advanced reboot menu, battery % and debloat.

phanitej said:
Let me know guys if there is any issue. Im little busy this weekend, will take little time to add things like Advanced reboot menu, battery % and debloat.
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Hi, Can I flash this over 4.4 [KRT16O]? Please advise. Thanks.

gwong76 said:
Hi, Can I flash this over 4.4 [KRT16O]? Please advise. Thanks.
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Update your bootloader and radio first. And clean flash is recommended though there are not much of changes from 4.4.2 but as you mentioned you are using 4.4 clean wipe and installing is preferred.

thank you very much! stock rocks! :good::good:
PS: root & bbox?

Thanks alot
Hi!
First of all - thanks for your clean/xposed ROM.
I only have one question. Would it still be possible to send SMS from my Tilapia-tablet (Nexus 7-2012/3G) after flashing your ROM?
BTW : @RomerGG - The threads' header should already have answered your question...
Regards,
Roy

roygaard said:
Hi!
First of all - thanks for your clean/xposed ROM.
I only have one question. Would it still be possible to send SMS from my Tilapia-tablet (Nexus 7-2012/3G) after flashing your ROM?
BTW : @RomerGG - The threads' header should already have answered your question...
Regards,
Roy
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Haven't tried that. Unfortunately i have a pure data plan, so my provider restricts sms by default. And i cant take out the sim and replace as i was once trying to break open my sim slot and take out the sim, during that crazy struggle i guess i broke that sim holder. so once the sim comes out, i have to struggle a lot to get the network back on by replacing it
Edit: dont think hangouts will give the sms sending option by any chance. So try with a third party app and let us know

Thanks for the stock rooted rom. FYI, I had flashed CF SuperSU v1.99r4 and also MKernel a67, looks okay so far. I'm updating the Google apps from Play store now. Once done, I'll be installing TB to restore my apps.
One word of caution to those flashing this rom. Note that there seems to be no bootanimation, so don't be mistaken that the rom is not working. Give it time to boot up. :good:
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One thing I noticed strange is in TB, System ROM is showing 670MB (8.45 MB free). Before this, I was on 4.4.2 stock rooted, before I manually flashed boot.img and system.img. It was showing same results, but 9.XX MB free. Is this correct? I vaguely remembered that it should be almost 900 plus MB. Can anyone confirm?

phanitej said:
Update your bootloader and radio first. And clean flash is recommended though there are not much of changes from 4.4.2 but as you mentioned you are using 4.4 clean wipe and installing is preferred.
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Sorry for this stupid question. How can I updated these .img files ?

Thank you for this work!! I had the slimkat, I did a wipe recovery and then I installed. Where is the menu button?
Art is not activated?

apinun_po said:
Sorry for this stupid question. How can I updated these .img files ?
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To flash them you need to enable USB debugging and then reboot to bootloader. Here use the following fastboot commands.
For Updating bootloader:
fastboot flash bootloader name_of_the_bootloader_file.img
For radio:
fastboot flash radio name_of_the_radio_file.img
If you want a detailed instruction, go here and follow Method 2.

sbarrett said:
Thank you for this work!! I had the slimkat, I did a wipe recovery and then I installed. Where is the menu button?
Art is not activated?
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It is the same file as the one google pushes for Nexus 7 device. So what ever is present in the original stock image, will be there.
Menu button is only active in apps that give it by default, there is an xposed module which can activate menu button in every app.
For ART, not sure why google misses the option to switch to ART every time on Nexus 7 devices. Will check and see how to add that option.

phanitej said:
To flash them you need to enable USB debugging
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Thank you very much.

Kitkat 4.4.4 is out and the stock rooted version is tested and :good:uploaded.

One quick question my all friend here. 4.4.4 still dalvik or run as ART
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yusopa said:
One quick question my all friend here. 4.4.4 still dalvik or run as ART
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It is dalvik. Google does not seem to want including ART for the nexus 7. Read somewhere on google forums that it might be a hardware issue cos of which they are not including it.

flashing aborted
Version tilapia2 flashing aborted, version tilapia 1 ok. Do you know where is the problem? Using the latest version of the recovery v6.0.4.3.

Good work! I maintain BSZKitKat for grouper (ODEX and DEODEX). Awesome job getting right in front of the 4.4.4 update!
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It is dalvik. Google does not seem to want including ART for the nexus 7. Read somewhere on google forums that it might be a hardware issue cos of which they are not including it.
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Correct - we lack sufficient space on the /system partition for the binaries required for switching to ART

Cant' flash this rom, i get an error and the message FAILED.
I'm using TWRP recovery 2.7.

Can we have a flashable zip please?
It is much easier to deal with!
Thanks

[How-To] Update to G900V_OC4 - 5.0 and KeepRoot (3/30/2015)

**You can begin the following process from any Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**
**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW
1. Join the G+ community using the same Google account as you're using for Play on your phone/tablet Here.
2. Sign up to receive the BETA versions from Play Here.
- Use the link provided after sign-up to download the app.
**Caution!** The following process is only for the G900V Verizon S5 variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Download:
- G900V_OC4_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- G900V_OC4_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM
Set your screen timeout setting to 10 mins before beginning!
1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.
3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.
4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.
5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and use default "Reboot" setting.
6. Last, press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash .
The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the Verizon splash screen for 1 - 2 minutes (10 - 15 mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!
Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!
Known Issues:
- None!
Optional - Enable Native Tethering:
- G900V_OC4_TetherAddOn (Flash using FlashFire's "Flash zip or ota" option).
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, Stock Recovery, and Bootloader to OC4.
3. No need to wipe prior to flashing, the ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset. If you prefer not to wipe User Data replace the Updater-Script in the ROM's META-INF/com/google/android folder with the version attached to this post (remove ".txt" extension before placing in folder). Bear in mind that carrying over incompatible User Data from a prior Android version may cause issues.
4. If you do not already have root access (or to unbrick) you must flash the G900VVRU1ANCG_Full_Odin.tar (flash in Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+)), root with Towelroot (this version does not require internet access), then proceed with the above process.
5. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2
Credits:
@ChadH42 - for capturing the ota update.
@Chainfire

What is new in this update? I saw your other thread was closing and I'm confused

xdnax said:
What is new in this update? I saw your other thread was closing and I'm confused
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Let's just say the initial 5.0 release had a few bugs. Let's hope this release works better.

Thanks. I did your previous update with this method, and it worked great. Can you give the steps that are needed to get to where you need to be to now install this update? I think I know, but I'm not sure. Also, what about apps and settings? It does not seem they are preserved. It looks like the previous write up has been edited and no longer includes these steps. I had no problems with this part. Is it still an option to do that? Thanks for the awesome work!

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So this will work fine updating if on rooted 0A8?

I would assume we could do a data backup, then restore data after flashing is done

So there's no need to flash a firmware or kernel in Odin after flashing the rom? Are we still going to be on 0A8 baseband? Or should we flash the OC4 kernel?
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killa408shark said:
So there's no need to flash a firmware or kernel in Odin after flashing the rom? Are we still going to be on 0A8 baseband? Or should we flash the OC4 kernel?
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Correct, all necessary OC4 partitions including the kernel, modem, etc are included in the ROM.

Mr. Boom said:
I would assume we could do a data backup, then restore data after flashing is done
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Only recommended if your Data backup is from 5.0. Those updating from 4.4 should not restore Data for compatibility reasons.

jake20fc said:
So this will work fine updating if on rooted 0A8?
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Yes

mkitchin said:
Thanks. I did your previous update with this method, and it worked great. Can you give the steps that are needed to get to where you need to be to now install this update? I think I know, but I'm not sure. Also, what about apps and settings? It does not seem they are preserved. It looks like the previous write up has been edited and no longer includes these steps. I had no problems with this part. Is it still an option to do that? Thanks for the awesome work!
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See Notes section #3.

awesome @muniz_ri ! was just helping a family member update to the new lollipop and i saw this. gonna do some tinkering with safestrap and try and see if i can see whats breaking it on lollipop.. fingers crossed

muniz_ri said:
Only recommended if your Data backup is from 5.0. Those updating from 4.4 should not restore Data for compatibility reasons.
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How did it work going 4.4.4 to 5.0?

BeansTown106 said:
awesome @muniz_ri ! was just helping a family member update to the new lollipop and i saw this. gonna do some tinkering with safestrap and try and see if i can see whats breaking it on lollipop.. fingers crossed
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No worries, good luck with SS.
Also fyi.....there is a guy in the N900V forum that has developed a safestrap replacement called multisystem. He is waiting for 5.0 before releasing and claims it will work on 5.0. If so, it can likely be easily ported to the S5.

Got it. I did see that. I guess it is just that simple. I thought there might be a little more detail needed, but I will give it a shot. Hopefully safestrap comes to lollipop one day to make it a little easier!

mkitchin said:
Got it. I did see that. I guess it is just that simple. I thought there might be a little more detail needed, but I will give it a shot. Hopefully safestrap comes to lollipop one day to make it a little easier!
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After flashing the ROM you can just reboot, no need to re-flash the OC4 kernel since the new ROM already flashed it.

Does anyone know if the Alarm clock works on silent now? I think they got rid of the interruption settings did they not?

I have run into a problem i can't figure out. When i try to run safestrap it just wont boot into it when i boot from the app. Have tried it many times. Thinking back wasn't safestrap broken when you are on 5.0? I went from kit kat, rooted and did the keep root tutorial to have it in 5.0. Not really sure what to do.

jake20fc said:
I have run into a problem i can't figure out. When i try to run safestrap it just wont boot into it when i boot from the app. Have tried it many times. Thinking back wasn't safestrap broken when you are on 5.0? I went from kit kat, rooted and did the keep root tutorial to have it in 5.0. Not really sure what to do.
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Safe-strap doesn't work on 5.0. You have to flash G900V_NK2_Stock_Kernel to access it.

ejc1214 said:
Safe-strap doesn't work on 5.0. You have to flash G900V_NK2_Stock_Kernel to access it.
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Ty. I'm not new to flashing but i was just wondering what the hell i was doing that it wouldn't boot. Appreciate it.