Hey group mates please help me
I'm currently using a nexus 5 and thought of sideloading the ota zip through nexus root toolkit so i first flashed stock recovery and then when i tried to sideload it, it started flashing till it reached 61% and which my phone said installation aborted for no reason.. Tried this more than 3-4 times but the result were all the same
I'm not sure what seems to be the issue here so it would be great if any one could help me solve this issue
Thanks in advance
drunken monkey said:
Hey group mates please help me
I'm currently using a nexus 5 and thought of sideloading the ota zip through nexus root toolkit so i first flashed stock recovery and then when i tried to sideload it, it started flashing till it reached 61% and which my phone said installation aborted for no reason.. Tried this more than 3-4 times but the result were all the same
I'm not sure what seems to be the issue here so it would be great if any one could help me solve this issue
Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you rooted or having custom kernel?
kaushikd said:
Are you rooted or having custom kernel?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm currently running stock recovery, stock os rooted and unlocked bootloader
I have the exact same problem. The sideload gets to 61%, then shows the following message:
"/system/bin/install-recovery.sh" has unexpected contents
E:Error in /sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
I have a stock recovery, was rooted using Chainfire's first method for Lollipop (patched kernel) but flashed the stock kernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img) from the N5 5.0 image before the sideload.
drunken monkey said:
I'm currently running stock recovery, stock os rooted and unlocked bootloader
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can't be rooted to use the OTA. Anything that is modified in the system will cause this.
I downloaded the full image and extracted just the radio, system and boot image files. Then just a few fastboot commands with bootloader reboots inbetween and 5.0.1 works.
For reference, I used the following:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
So while sideloading it should I unroot as well?
jsgraphicart said:
You can't be rooted to use the OTA. Anything that is modified in the system will cause this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So to sideload I have to be in complete stock without even SuperSU.. Is that correct?
drunken monkey said:
So to sideload I have to be in complete stock without even SuperSU.. Is that correct?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That correct
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
pauleyc said:
I downloaded the full image and extracted just the radio, system and boot image files. Then just a few fastboot commands with bootloader reboots inbetween and 5.0.1 works.
For reference, I used the following:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was thinking about doing this, too... but am I correct to assume that this would cause data loss? I have TWRP and SuperSU installed at the moment.
Or, if there's an easy way to ditch these and do the OTA, I'd be okay with that, too.
jrronimo said:
I was thinking about doing this, too... but am I correct to assume that this would cause data loss? I have TWRP and SuperSU installed at the moment.
Or, if there's an easy way to ditch these and do the OTA, I'd be okay with that, too.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It won't cause any data loss. It's about the only way to get the ota to work. But in your case, since you have twrp you should also flash the stock recovery.img
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
No data loss (well, apart from root) if you flash just the radio, system and boot images. Worked great for me.
Thanks for the tips, guys. After extracting the full 5.0.1 firmware from the Factory Images page, there are system and boot .img files, but no radio. Is this normal?
jrronimo said:
Thanks for the tips, guys. After extracting the full 5.0.1 firmware from the Factory Images page, there are system and boot .img files, but no radio. Is this normal?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's a radio. It's in the first file you extracted, not the zip you also had to extract
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
jd1639 said:
There's a radio. It's in the first file you extracted, not the zip you also had to extract
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good thing I didn't get past this step -- I had downloaded the wrong factory image. D: That'll explain things a bit...
---------- Post added at 02:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------
Alrighty! New problem: After the phone boots, I get the battery and signal icons in the top right, but a black screen otherwise. If I hit the power button to put it in sleep mode and then hit the power button again, I get a quick flash of the "Welcome to Android, select your language" screen. Any pro-tips?
If I have to set up from scratch, it's no big deal. Most of the important stuff should be backed up; it'd just be annoying. All that Desert Golfing progress!!!
Finally managed to get around it. Ended up updating TWRP and re-flashing most of the .imgs a bunch, then using TWRP to first let me back up data to my computer and then wipe partitions. I'm on 5.0.1 again.
Welp, that was painful, haha. I'm sure I did something wrong leading into this, but I'm not sure what that was...
If i just flash the whole Firmware that i downloaded from Google, will i be able to flash it and loose root?
I am OK with loosing root and beeing back to stock.
At this moment i have Lolipop 5.0 that is rooted with Chainfire.
I was running rooted stock 5.0 with TWRP and had already flashed the 5.0.1 radio, so I just fastboot flashed the 5.0.1 system.img and rerooted. All is well so far.
jd1639 said:
That correct
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So if I unroot and then sideload it will I loose all my data ?
P.s I'll be rooting it back immediately after I get 5.1
So is there any way which can avoid a data loss?
I still have a doubt, I saw rootjunky's video in which he sideload 5.1 to his nexus 7 using nrt..
Even I followed the same method but it didn't succeed for me
pauleyc said:
I have the exact same problem. The sideload gets to 61%, then shows the following message:
"/system/bin/install-recovery.sh" has unexpected contents
E:Error in /sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
I have a stock recovery, was rooted using Chainfire's first method for Lollipop (patched kernel) but flashed the stock kernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img) from the N5 5.0 image before the sideload.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So after flashing your stock kernal and stock recovery did the sideload work.. I mean that it didn't get stuck at the 61% mark?
Related
I'm new to rooting and android in general. I'm currently running 4.4 rooted with stock I believe. Says ponury kernal in my settings.
I'm trying to flash the update for 4.4.2 via the TWRP install. I get a failed error: error executing updater binary in zip.
I've made sure my zip is the 4.4 to 4.4.2 but still no luck. Any ideas what I can do? Do I need to wipe something before I can put it on there?
On a first thought, you need to get back to the original kernel.
Update from 4.4.1 to .4.4.2. has no problems with different kernels installed, however this won't work from 4.4. to 4.4.2.
The exact error message would be also helpful
tom1807 said:
On a first thought, you need to get back to the original kernel.
Update from 4.4.1 to .4.4.2. has no problems with different kernels installed, however this won't work from 4.4. to 4.4.2.
The exact error message would be also helpful
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The error was : error executing updater binary in zip. I will look into getting back to stock.
matthewordie said:
The error was : error executing updater binary in zip. I will look into getting back to stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to fastboot flash the system and boot image from 4.4 if you have a custom kernel. Then flash the update
jd1639 said:
You need to fastboot flash the system and boot image from 4.4 if you have a custom kernel. Then flash the update
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I fastboot flash the system and boot image? Can I do that from TWRP or do I need to use the command line with the fastboot? I have fastboot installed on my mac already. I was playing with that as well.
matthewordie said:
How do I fastboot flash the system and boot image? Can I do that from TWRP or do I need to use the command line with the fastboot? I have fastboot installed on my mac already. I was playing with that as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You'll need to get the factory image and extract the files. Inside there is another zip file which you'll need to extract. That's where you'll find the images. Use fastboot flash system system.img The Mac command is slightly different, I don't remember exactly what it is. To fastboot boot its the similar format
jd1639 said:
You'll need to get the factory image and extract the files. Inside there is another zip file which you'll need to extract. That's where you'll find the images. Use fastboot flash system system.img The Mac command is slightly different, I don't remember exactly what it is. To fastboot boot its the similar format
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is there a method of rooting or a specific kernal that will make it easier to update next time? I'd really hate to have to wipe everything every time there's an OTA update.
matthewordie said:
Is there a method of rooting or a specific kernal that will make it easier to update next time? I'd really hate to have to wipe everything every time there's an OTA update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
then stop modding your phone if you want OTAs.
its really that simple.
just flash the 4.4.2 factory images.
matthewordie said:
Is there a method of rooting or a specific kernal that will make it easier to update next time? I'd really hate to have to wipe everything every time there's an OTA update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flashing the system image won't wipe anything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Zepius said:
then stop modding your phone if you want OTAs.
its really that simple.
just flash the 4.4.2 factory images.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I really don't know the exact steps involved in "flashing the image". That's what I'm asking.
jd1639 said:
Flashing the system image won't wipe anything
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then I guess I had the wrong impression of what flashing the image is. Is there a guide available?
matthewordie said:
Then I guess I had the wrong impression of what flashing the image is. Is there a guide available?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Follow method#2. But only flash the system.img and boot.img. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
Edit, your bootloader is unlocked, right? If not then you will lose all you data unlocking it
jd1639 said:
Follow method#2. But only flash the system.img and boot.img. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
Edit, your bootloader is unlocked, right? If not then you will lose all you data unlocking it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah, I was close I actually did method 1. Yeah I did leave it unlocked since i'm going to root again right away. Thanks
I have a rooted Nexus 5 on KTU84p and I'm following the steps outline in this thread to try to update to 5.0
I fall under Scenario 3, and went ahead an uninstalled Xposed. I then downloaded the OTA zip and tried to update it in TWRP. I've now tried multiple versions (currently v2.8.2.0, tried v2.8.1.0 and a v2.6..), however, all have failed with the following error:
TWRP:
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/ROMs/c1a33561be84a8a6a7d5a4c8e3463c4db9352ce6.signed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip'
I'm stuck and unsure what to do next - suggestions?
Nt sure bt ota is meant to be flashed in stock recovery not twrp
doctor_droid said:
Nt sure bt ota is meant to be flashed in stock recovery not twrp
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The OTA thread has steps on how to flash via custom recovery, which is what I was following, so I'm assuming (hoping) that I don't need to go back to stock recovery...
shikhan said:
I have a rooted Nexus 5 on KTU84p and I'm following the steps outline in this thread to try to update to 5.0
I fall under Scenario 3, and went ahead an uninstalled Xposed. I then downloaded the OTA zip and tried to update it in TWRP. I've now tried multiple versions (currently v2.8.2.0, tried v2.8.1.0 and a v2.6..), however, all have failed with the following error:
TWRP:
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/ROMs/c1a33561be84a8a6a7d5a4c8e3463c4db9352ce6.signed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip'
I'm stuck and unsure what to do next - suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to have the stock recovery, kernel and system. You can flash those in fastboot using the 4.4.4 factory image. Then either take the ota from your device or sideload it in the stock recovery using adb.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
shikhan said:
The OTA thread has steps on how to flash via custom recovery, which is what I was following, so I'm assuming (hoping) that I don't need to go back to stock recovery...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Custom recoveries cant flash ota ....afaik
Thanks guys - I'll revert to the stock recovery then.
Can someone confirm that all I need to do is to do run the following adb cmd (using the stock recovery from here):
fastboot flash recovery "jjd-stock ktu84p-recovery.zip"
Or download wugfresh n5 toolkit
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
shikhan said:
Thanks guys - I'll revert to the stock recovery then.
Can someone confirm that all I need to do is to do run the following adb cmd (using the stock recovery from here):
fastboot flash recovery "jjd-stock ktu84p-recovery.zip"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I believe that file is meant to be flashed via recovery, not fastboot. If you want to be 100% certain, just grab the factory image from HERE,
unzip it and flash the recovery.img with this command-
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You should be good to go after that.
rickballs said:
Or download wugfresh n5 toolkit
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No. Do not use or recommend toolkits.
Twrp was able to flash OTAs. If that's not the case anymore, then it's more than likely that a update to work with L is needed.
Pretty sure has something to do with the security that was implemented in android 5.0 that prevents this from custom recovery.
I've got a Nexus 5 with Android 5.0. I've had it rooted and unlocked using SkipSoft Unified Android Toolkit. I recently got a notification for an OTA update for 5.0.1. When I tried to install it, it downloaded ok but upon restarting it dropped me into teamwin recovery menu with options for: Install, Wipe, Backup, Restore, Mount, Settings, Advanced, Reboot. Not knowing what to do I clicked on Reboot -> System which booted back into the phone. Nothing changed or got installed.
Does anyone know how I can apply the latest OTA update? Do I have to unroot first, apply and then re-root? Does the Toolkit have support for 5.0.1 rooting yet?
TIA
You must be 100% stock to update so yes, you need to fully unroot.
Though you should just fastboot flash the system.img and boot.img
Don't use toolkits. Do things manually. You can either flash SuperSU from recovery or use cf-auto root from a computer.
Its very easy, there is flashable 5.0 stock ROM, I dirty flashed, or you can do it like rootSU said via fastboot, root has been lost, then I flashed stock recovery via fastboot, there is thread for recoveries, then I upgraded via ota and flashed twrp via fastboot and flashed SuperSU to gain root and custom kernel.
My way is much quicker though as you flash 5.0.1 system and boot straight away. Nothing else.
rootSU said:
My way is much quicker though as you flash 5.0.1 system and boot straight away. Nothing else.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
We will never understand why people even bother with OTAs regardless what we ever tell them
rootSU said:
You must be 100% stock to update so yes, you need to fully unroot.
Though you should just fastboot flash the system.img and boot.img
Don't use toolkits. Do things manually. You can either flash SuperSU from recovery or use cf-auto root from a computer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, I'm not 100% sure I understood everything you said. I've downloaded the 5.0.1 update from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images. Using 7zip, I noticed the system.img and boot.img is contained in the tgz file (along with several other files). Do I just extract just those two files? And then what do I do in Teamwin?
Will all my apps and data persist?
TIA
Techno79 said:
Ok, I'm not 100% sure I understood everything you said. I've downloaded the 5.0.1 update from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images. Using 7zip, I noticed the system.img and boot.img is contained in the tgz file (along with several other files). Do I just extract just those two files? And then what do I do in Teamwin?
Will all my apps and data persist?
TIA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Boot into bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Boot into Lollipop
You didn't touch userdata.img so it doesn't touch the data partition, although a wipe is usually recommended anyways because it's a new version of Android.
Lethargy said:
Boot into bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Boot into Lollipop
You didn't touch userdata.img so it doesn't touch the data partition, although a wipe is usually recommended anyways because it's a new version of Android.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sweet, that worked a great. Thank you.
Hello,
So I just discovered this while trying to flash the 5.0.1 OTA from 5.0. I'm rooted on LRX21O via the Nexus Root Toolkit 1.9.9 (which is what I've always used in the past with no issues).
1 Tried flashing the OTA via Google notification push. It reboot, and no changes occur.
2 Fine - I try to use the Root Toolkit again. Boots into bootloader, appears to flash the radio and other necessary components. Reboots - no changes occur.
3 I then tried to just download the 5.0.1 package and flash everything manually via adb. Everything appears to go smoothly, and upon bootup Android updates all of its apps - still nothing. I appear to be completely stuck on LRX21O without any way to reflash stock or OTA's.
Anyone have any clue why this is occurring or have heard of such an issue before?
Thanks all.
Just flash factory images. With fastboot/flash-all script.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
You flash these in fastboot not adb
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Did you not understand? I did flash in boot loader USING adb on my computer. All that bat script does is just automate the flashing of each image for you (system, radio, etc) so this is not helpful. I know how to flash, but flashing seems to have no effect despite successfully flashing via manually installing or just using the script
Sane116 said:
Did you not understand? I did flash in boot loader USING adb on my computer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You use fastboot in bootloader, not adb.
I'm not the one asking for help. Anyways, carry on.
Your device's /system partition is tampered (you say you rooted it) and thus the OTA fails. Flash the 5.0 factory image (LRX21O) WITHOUT rooting/flashing kernels/whatever and then use the OTA zip to do adb sideload in the stock recovery to update to 5.0.1 LRX22C.
Manually use fastboot commands to flash system.img and boot.img of the full 5.0.1 factory image (not script). post the output please
I'm not the one asking for help. Anyways, carry on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry about that - didn't mean to come across snippy
It worked this time with fastboot. For future reference can this be done the same way with the OTA update zip instead of reflashing the entire image?
Sane116 said:
Sorry about that - didn't mean to come across snippy
It worked this time with fastboot. For future reference can this be done the same way with the OTA update zip instead of reflashing the entire image?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, but if your phone is setup correctly you can sideload the ota zip in the stock recovery
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
jd1639 said:
No, but if your phone is setup correctly you can sideload the ota zip in the stock recovery
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would you mind explaining this? I've used sideload in cwm and twrp before but I'm unsure of how to operate anything within stock recovery. adb won't even connect while in recovery. I would like to just remain on unrooted stock until xposed eventually get's developed for ART and flash zips that way.
Sane116 said:
Would you mind explaining this? I've used sideload in cwm and twrp before but I'm unsure of how to operate anything within stock recovery. adb won't even connect while in recovery. I would like to just remain on unrooted stock until xposed eventually get's developed for ART and flash zips that way.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sideloading in the stock recovery works much the same as in a custom recovery. Boot into the stock recovery and there is an option to sideload. Then on your pc in a command window you type adb sideload update.zip. or whatever the file name is that you're trying to sideload. Obviously, if you can't get adb to recognize your device that's a problem. But that's a separate driver issue.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
jd1639 said:
Sideloading in the stock recovery works much the same as in a custom recovery. Boot into the stock recovery and there is an option to sideload. Then on your pc in a command window you type adb sideload update.zip. or whatever the file name is that you're trying to sideload. Obviously, if you can't get adb to recognize your device that's a problem. But that's a separate driver issue.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How can this be possible though without a custom recovery with the sideload feature? Stock recovery is essentially unusable as it just displays a picture of a dead android on a black screen.
Perhaps we're on different pages, or am I just confused still?
sideloading an OTA update from stock recovery
Hello, to make it work you will need to use the Google USB drivers you downloaded when you go into stock recovery then press the power button and volume up once then you will see a menu option with the "install update from adb option select this and plug in your phone to the computer. After this is done you will need to go to device manager and install the USB drivers from the Google USB drivers you downloaded. at this point after that is done you then go into the folder that has ADB installed and use adb sideload filename.zip
at this point your phone will accept the ota update package and you wont lose any data, I hope this helps..
-cs
Sane116 said:
How can this be possible though without a custom recovery with the sideload feature? Stock recovery is essentially unusable as it just displays a picture of a dead android on a black screen.
Perhaps we're on different pages, or am I just confused still?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you get the dead android you need to press vol up and then press and release power. That'll get you into the stock recovery. It's stupid and I don't know why they made it that way
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
thanks all, can't believe i never knew that volumeup+power got me into stock recovery options.
new issue: sideload works all well and perfect, but how can I bypass the "signature verification failed" flag that kicks me from the zip install every time?
Sane116 said:
thanks all, can't believe i never knew that volumeup+power got me into stock recovery options.
new issue: sideload works all well and perfect, but how can I bypass the "signature verification failed" flag that kicks me from the zip install every time?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well you can't. The limitation of the stock recovery is you can only flash files signed by Google. That's why you need a custom recovery to flash most files
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
jd1639 said:
Well you can't. The limitation of the stock recovery is you can only flash files signed by Google. That's why you need a custom recovery to flash most files
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So can I just flash twrp with fastboot and go about that method? I believe it can bypass the signature. I am unlocked without root currently.
Sane116 said:
So can I just flash twrp with fastboot and go about that method? I believe it can bypass the signature. I am unlocked without root currently.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're trying to flash the update.zip to 5.0.1 you need to do that in the stock recovery. It will not work in twrp or cwm. I'm not sure what you're trying to do right now
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
my apologies.
so originally i wanted to just flash the OTA. ended up performing a fresh install and un-rooted. but there's a few unsigned zips i like to have installed.
So I think I'm going to re-root, flash twrp, install my zips, and leave it at that. i'll just flash stock recovery whenever I need the OTA which should be quick now that I know what to do.
hope that sounds correct. thanks for all the help!
Hey guys, I'm trying to downgrade to KitKat after all the issues Lollipop is giving me and the incompatible apps I'm trying to run.
I am following instructions here but I came across a problem when flashing the system.img file.
The error it gives me is:
FAILED (remote: Insufficient memory.)
I can't flash over system and can not boot.
What am I missing? I was rooted and my bootloader unlocked prior to starting and I tried with the factory recovery and the 1.2.1 recovery image.
Edit: My issue has been solved. Flashing the Full OTA.zip file will install KitKat over Lollipop. No need to manually flash each file through fastboot. I wish guides would tell you that instead.
BlackDave said:
Hey guys, I'm trying to downgrade to KitKat after all the issues Lollipop is giving me and the incompatible apps I'm trying to run.
I am following instructions here but I came across a problem when flashing the system.img file.
The error it gives me is:
FAILED (remote: Insufficient memory.)
I can't flash over system and can not boot.
What am I missing? I was rooted and my bootloader unlocked prior to starting and I tried with the factory recovery and the 1.2.1 recovery image.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know why that wouldn't work. Have you tried just downloading the image from nvidia HERE?
I'm assuming wifi since your sig says 16GB
Keithn said:
I don't know why that wouldn't work. Have you tried just downloading the image from nvidia HERE?
I'm assuming wifi since your sig says 16GB
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Those are the same files as the ones I downloaded in the other thread.
I got my tablet working again on Lollipop 5.0.1 but that's not where I want to be. I've searched about my error message but most threads I found went unanswered.
Your best bet might just be to try getting a full OTA and flashing it through cwm or something. I'll try with mine when I have some time to backup and flash, probably later tomorrow. If I find anything out I'll post.
Sent from my SHIELD Tablet
BlackDave said:
I got my tablet working again on Lollipop 5.0.1 but that's not where I want to be. I've searched about my error message but most threads I found went unanswered.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just flashed the images and booted.
Did you accidentally try flashing to the wrong place, such as flashing to boot( which would be too small) instead of system? Did you do all of the commands yourself or use the .bat? My shield disconnected after doing the boot.img and system.img for some reason, so I had to select fastboot protocol to reboot the bootloader and continue to flash the userdata.img, blob, and battery.dtb.
was your tablet internal memory full?, try wipping data and chace and you could use the script that the original Nvidia recovery image has zipped. I went up and down like 3 times, im in kitkat right now and not experiencing any problem.
Iams1002 said:
was your tablet internal memory full?, try wipping data and chace and you could use the script that the original Nvidia recovery image has zipped. I went up and down like 3 times, im in kitkat right now and not experiencing any problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I wipped internal data since I keep everything on external and it still didn't work.
Keithn said:
I just flashed the images and booted.
Did you accidentally try flashing to the wrong place, such as flashing to boot( which would be too small) instead of system? Did you do all of the commands yourself or use the .bat? My shield disconnected after doing the boot.img and system.img for some reason, so I had to select fastboot protocol to reboot the bootloader and continue to flash the userdata.img, blob, and battery.dtb.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So I should just flash the ota.zip?
Also i did everything like the guide. I flashed boot to boot, recovery to recovery. The only thing that gave me an error was system. Userdata, blob, and battery also flashed successfully. After that didn't work, I also tried the .bat and that didn't work either. Flashing the 5.0.1 update got my tablet running again.
BlackDave said:
No I wipped internal data since I keep everything on external and it still didn't work.
So I should just flash the ota.zip?
Also i did everything like the guide. I flashed boot to boot, recovery to recovery. The only thing that gave me an error was system. Userdata, blob, and battery also flashed successfully. After that didn't work, I also tried the .bat and that didn't work either. Flashing the 5.0.1 update got my tablet running again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you can find a full ota.zip for update 1.2.1 I'd try that. I'm not sure why you would be having this issue. The only other things I can say to try is redownloading and rebooting the boot loader (select fastboot protocol) between images in case something funny is happening there. Let us know how you end up doing.
Sent from my HTC M8
Keithn said:
If you can find a full ota.zip for update 1.2.1 I'd try that. I'm not sure why you would be having this issue. The only other things I can say to try is redownloading and rebooting the boot loader (select fastboot protocol) between images in case something funny is happening there. Let us know how you end up doing.
Sent from my HTC M8
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed the 1.2.1 OTA update and it worked. The first time I tried, I did using the TWRP recovery but for some reason, that recovery fails to flash OTAs, so I went with CWM and flashed the 2.1 update and all worked again. After a while, I got tired of all the issues lollipop gave me so that's why I tried following that guide to downgrade.
In the end, using CWM and flashing the OTA is the best way to go. Thank you all for you help.