Hi,
Can I use a Kitkat Nandroid backup to downgrade my Nexus 5 from Lollipop factory image to Kitkat?
What problems can I expect? Is that the right procedure or do I need to go thro the long process of flashing the Kitkat factory image again?
Thanks in advance.
vijaysivakula said:
Hi,
Can I use a Kitkat Nandroid backup to downgrade my Nexus 5 from Lollipop factory image to Kitkat?
What problems can I expect? Is that the right procedure or do I need to go thro the long process of flashing the Kitkat factory image again?
Thanks in advance.
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That's what I did with preview builds and I didn't face any issue.
Hi,
i have downgraded my Nexus5 to KitKat using a nandroid backup this morning! everything is fine again (even with the new radio).
troedi said:
Hi,
i have downgraded my Nexus5 to KitKat using a nandroid backup this morning! everything is fine again (even with the new radio).
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FYI the radio isn't linked to the Android version you are using.
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Hello everyone I am using an XT1032 which is the Moto G that isn't the google play edition and I was wondering if it was safe to flash to the 4.4.4 custom ROM's such as AOSB?
I've read the guide on how to unbrick and currently I've being trying ROM's and then restoring my ClockWorkMod backup of stock, obviously this stock ROM is 4.4.2 so if I was to upgrade to a 4.4.4 ROM for the XT1032 could I go restore that stock ROM afterwards and get away without bricking? I know there is a fix but I would really like to avoid going through all of that...
Thank you in advance
- Cryptoncore (Aaron)
cryptoncore said:
Hello everyone I am using an XT1032 which is the Moto G that isn't the google play edition and I was wondering if it was safe to flash to the 4.4.4 custom ROM's such as AOSB?
I've read the guide on how to unbrick and currently I've being trying ROM's and then restoring my ClockWorkMod backup of stock, obviously this stock ROM is 4.4.2 so if I was to upgrade to a 4.4.4 ROM for the XT1032 could I go restore that stock ROM afterwards and get away without bricking? I know there is a fix but I would really like to avoid going through all of that...
Thank you in advance
- Cryptoncore (Aaron)
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You should be able to upgrade to 4.4.4 ROM and then restore to anything as long as your boot loader is unlocked.
yes, it is safe
unlock bootloader and convert to gpe 442, receive the ota, having no root and stock gpe 442 recovery just to be super sure
and done
but after having 444, you wont be able to have stock 442 , at least not in an easy way
maurocds said:
yes, it is safe
unlock bootloader and convert to gpe 442, receive the ota, having no root and stock gpe 442 recovery just to be super sure
and done
but after having 444, you wont be able to have stock 442 , at least not in an easy way
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I have try many way to do that but fail,stay on gpe 444
okay
Okay, I don't mean the official GPE ROM I mean what if I install lets say, Carbon 4.4.4, can I restore my stock backup after?
I installed the latest cm11 nightly (4.4.4) and I could restore my stock 4.4.2 backup with no problems.
The downgrade brick is caused by some partition table changes in the stock OTA I think. Custom roms don't change partition tables so it is fine.
I may be wrong about the cause though, feel free to correct me but I could restore without any problems.
Guys, Im running stock 4.4.4 XT1033 with unlocked BL and root and running Philz touch CWM. Im wondering if I can straight away restore Nandroid backup after feeling like returning to stock AFTER I flash CM11 on my device (assuming I made a backup of stock 4.4.4). Thank you so much!
Yes,best way back to stock.
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Since i converted my moto g xt1032 regular version to a gpe version with root and custom recovery.
will i have problems upgrading to lollipop? or i will just lose root and that's it.
shlevy78 said:
Since i converted my moto g xt1032 regular version to a gpe version with root and custom recovery.
will i have problems upgrading to lollipop? or i will just lose root and that's it.
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You will have trouble. An OTA update needs an untouched system partition, that means no root or deleted files, unroot isn't enough... So I reccomend you to convert back to stock firmware or convert again to gpe but then, dont root or change recovery.. Just wait...
Use this guide to restore to stock firmware.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/guide-restore-moto-firmware-gpe-t2914884
MarckozZ said:
You will have trouble. An OTA update needs an untouched system partition, that means no root or deleted files, unroot isn't enough... So I reccomend you to convert back to stock firmware or convert again to gpe but then, dont root or change recovery.. Just wait...
Use this guide to restore to stock firmware.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/guide-restore-moto-firmware-gpe-t2914884
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Hey man I have converted to GPE but didnt root. I wont have problems right?
titotito1983 said:
Hey man I have converted to GPE but didnt root. I wont have problems right?
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After flashing stock firmware or converting to gpe, you dont have to root or change recovery... If you leave all stock, everything will be ok!!
titotito1983 said:
Hey man I have converted to GPE but didnt root. I wont have problems right?
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If you also have stock recovery, you won't have any problem. Heard that you can receive the OTA using any other recovery without touching system files, but if you are not going to change anything, nor flashing another rom until lollipop's arrive, I recommend you flashing stock recovery
arya5 said:
If you also have stock recovery, you won't have any problem. Heard that you can receive the OTA using any other recovery without touching system files, but if you are not going to change anything, nor flashing another rom until lollipop's arrive, I recommend you flashing stock recovery
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Great! thanks a lot. I have stock recovery, I just converted to GPE but left the stock recovery. Then, I will impatiently waiting for Lollipop!
Hi!
I want to try battery on kk.
Can I install kk and how, are there any dangers?
Off course I will do a nandroid backup first from twrp, can I restore it later again from kk to 5.1.1?
jazzh said:
Hi!
I want to try battery on kk.
Can I install kk and how, are there any dangers?
Off course I will do a nandroid backup first from twrp, can I restore it later again from kk to 5.1.1?
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No dangers.
Just flash the factory image and downgrade the bootloader aswell
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Achilles. said:
No dangers.
Just flash the factory image and downgrade the bootloader aswell
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I would prefer if there is some stock 4.4.4 rom, debloated, rooted, in a flashable zip file. Anyone knows of it?
jazzh said:
I would prefer if there is some stock 4.4.4 rom, debloated, rooted, in a flashable zip file. Anyone knows of it?
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Try omnirom or mahdi rom...?!
jazzh said:
I would prefer if there is some stock 4.4.4 rom, debloated, rooted, in a flashable zip file. Anyone knows of it?
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No, you don't.
You prefer to take backups of your /sdcard/, flash 4.4.4 factory image, reflash TWRP, and THEN flash your 4.4.4 zip flashable, rooted ROM.
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Hey folks, I was thinking of downgrading from 6.0.1 which I am using now to 5.1 so I can try some different Roms. My phone was already on 6.01 when I bought it so not sure going down to 5.1 is safe or not.
Any help would be awesome.
PAP
PAPTOGAS said:
Hey folks, I was thinking of downgrading from 6.0.1 which I am using now to 5.1 so I can try some different Roms. My phone was already on 6.01 when I bought it so not sure going down to 5.1 is safe or not.
Any help would be awesome.
PAP
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As far as I know downgrading firmware is not possible on this phone.
But any of the older roms should work just fine regardless of the marshmallow update
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From what I understand we cannot downgrade. But I was thinking this. . .what if someone who has made a twrp backup of their LL stock firmware sent that download to me. Then I would download and flash via TWRP. Would that work? I was trying to break open the tar.md5 from my phone to see where the verification of the firmware would be to delete that particular string in the metadata script. I haven't really looked into it deeply but it may be a start. The backup stock ROM from TWRP might be our best bet if someone still is on stock LL.
So we r able to flash LP Roms even tbough we r on MM?
PAPTOGAS said:
So we r able to flash LP Roms even tbough we r on MM?
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In theory since we can flash a twrp backup. We would have to convert that backup into a flashable zip file. I'll work on how to do it this weekend. But once I get a zipped file it's going to have to be tested. If this works we still need someone with LP rom to do the backup.