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[Q] Rooted 4.4 to 4.4.2

How would one go about this? I want the camera improvements lol

BugJuice said:
How would one go about this? I want the camera improvements lol
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Download the 4.4 to 4.4.2 update then I think you just flash it in recovery.

Badd_blood said:
Download the 4.4 to 4.4.2 update then I think you just flash it in recovery.
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Would I loose root? Also where would I find the 4.4 to 4.4.2 update?
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BugJuice said:
Would I loose root? Also where would I find the 4.4 to 4.4.2 update?
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You shouldn't lose root but i'd ask someone else about that, but here is the page with the download link http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/12/...-4-4-2-kitkat-update-nexus-4-nexus-5-nexus-7/

BugJuice said:
How would one go about this? I want the camera improvements lol
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Full Instructions in Nexus 5 OTA Helpdesk:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523217

Or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14
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Badd_blood said:
Download the 4.4 to 4.4.2 update then I think you just flash it in recovery.
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Doesn't work for me. Get an error while installing the Zip. But at the main time i use volume mode, dsp manager etc....and i saw that any modification would break the OTA so perhaps it's because of that it doesn't work

flashmp3 said:
Doesn't work for me. Get an error while installing the Zip. But at the main time i use volume mode, dsp manager etc....and i saw that any modification would break the OTA so perhaps it's because of that it doesn't work
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I managed to go from 4.4 to 4.4.2. I followed different stuff but overall what i did on my 4.4.2 custom kernel :
Copy http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-KOT49H-from-KRT16M.b3d1f307.zip to sdcard
Flash the KRT16M stock image. Follow @abaaaabbbb63 guide forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
If you want to keep data intact flash only the boot.img, system.img
Once the last file is flashed, just go from fastboot to recovery mode then install the .zip http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-KOT49H-from-KRT16M.b3d1f307.zip like you would install any zip from recovery (install zip from sdcard)
reboot
ps : I had lost root so if it's your case, just reflash recovery :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511952
I had kept the files untouched in my C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools> so i just had to open cmd in that directoy (****+right click --> cmd)
Then :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Now 4.4.2 with root and no loss of data

[Q] Can't update to 4.4.1 / 4.4.2

Hello everyone,
I wanted to update my nexus 5 from 4.4 to 4.4.2 but every time I try, even if I unrooted the phone and flashed the original kernel I get the same error while flashing the OTA with TWRP:
Verifying current system...
"system/bin/thermal-engine-hh" has unexpected (something out of the screen)
E:Error executing updater binary in zip ...
I'm not very good at this things, can someone help me?

skorski said:
Hello everyone,
I wanted to update my nexus 5 from 4.4 to 4.4.2 but every time I try, even if I unrooted the phone and flashed the original kernel I get the same error while flashing the OTA with TWRP:
Verifying current system...
"system/bin/thermal-engine-hh" has unexpected (something out of the screen)
E:Error executing updater binary in zip ...
I'm not very good at this things, can someone help me?
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You need to use fastboot and flash the system and boot image from 4.4
Edit, see this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47369234

thank you but
jd1639 said:
You need to use fastboot and flash the system and boot image from 4.4
Edit, see this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47369234
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thank you but can you be a little bit more specific? I have fastboot on my computer but I don't know how to use it.. and what's the difference between system and boot image? I have to flash the entire 4.4.2 500mb image found on google? Do I have to be unrooted and with original kernel? Thank you very much

skorski said:
thank you but can you be a little bit more specific? I have fastboot on my computer but I don't know how to use it.. and what's the difference between system and boot image? I have to flash the entire 4.4.2 500mb image found on google? Do I have to be unrooted and with original kernel? Thank you very much
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You don't have to be unrooted. Download the factory image and extract the files from it. In there is another zip file which needs to be extracted. In there you'll find the system and boot images

Uninstall Xposed if you have it, also, you should try this: flash the 4.4 system.img extracted from the factory image then try flashing the OTA zip again.
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thank you so much
jd1639 said:
You don't have to be unrooted. Download the factory image and extract the files from it. In there is another zip file which needs to be extracted. In there you'll find the system and boot images
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It worked, you made my day! Thank you!

skorski said:
It worked, you made my day! Thank you!
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No problem

Did you have to reinstall any apps or everything was still there like nothing happened?
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nitramus said:
Did you have to reinstall any apps or everything was still there like nothing happened?
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You don't lose any apps
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[Q] Android 4.4.3 on a rooted device

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?

Download a rooted version of the 4.4.3 Stock ROM from here on XDA.
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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.
sEnT fROM rOoT hEaVen

[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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rootSU said:
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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rootSU said:
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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[Q] update with root?

Just wondering if anyone is working on a flashable 5.0.1 update or knows how how to update stock 5.0 (rooted) without a data wipe.
I've unrooted and flashed the stock recovery, but it's saying the binary is wrong when i try to update?

U cant update using air push if ur rooted u can simply flash a 5.0.1 custom rom

flatlander_2k5 said:
Just wondering if anyone is working on a flashable 5.0.1 update or knows how how to update stock 5.0 (rooted) without a data wipe.
I've unrooted and flashed the stock recovery, but it's saying the binary is wrong when i try to update?
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Read any of the recent threads. You have to be 100% stock. Just flash the recovery, boot, and system from 5.0 in fastboot then do the ota
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I just wanna update without wiping my data. Is there no way to do that yet?

flatlander_2k5 said:
I just wanna update without wiping my data. Is there no way to do that yet?
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Did you read my post? It won't wipe any data
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jd1639 said:
Did you read my post? It won't wipe any data
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I read it, didn't realise that that wouldn't wipe /data. Thanks.

If you're flashing system, you may as well directly flash 5.0.1 system

Q: Error in flashing 5.1. Status 7, showing mismatch in just keys from kitkat 4.4

Hi Experts,
I've Nexus 5 running stock ROM LRX22C with CWM. I'm trying to flash stock 5.1 but I get the error in the start where it says my device has fingerprint user keys from kitkat 4.4 instead of 5.0. The exact message is as follows:
This device has Google/hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4/KRT16M/893903:user/release-keys
Status 7
I can edit the updater script to avoid checking it but I would like to fix it. Please advise if I need to go back to stock 4.4 and then upgrade to 5.0 and then 5.1?
Is there any lesser tedious method to fix it?
Thanks in advance for your help.

perceptorz said:
Hi Experts,
I've Nexus 5 running stock ROM LRX22C with CWM. I'm trying to flash stock 5.1 but I get the error in the start where it says my device has fingerprint user keys from kitkat 4.4 instead of 5.0. The exact message is as follows:
This device has Google/hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4/KRT16M/893903:user/release-keys
Status 7
I can edit the updater script to avoid checking it but I would like to fix it. Please advise if I need to go back to stock 4.4 and then upgrade to 5.0 and then 5.1?
Is there any lesser tedious method to fix it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Download factory images and flash system.img, boot.img, radio.img and bootloader.img using fastboot while booted into the bootloader.

Just so that I can understand better, do I need to flash for all versions of just 5.1?
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perceptorz said:
Just so that I can understand better, do I need to flash for all versions of just 5.1?
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What do you mean?
If you mean flash old factory images first, then no, there is no point. Just download the 5.1 factory images and flash the .img files I mentioned (don't flash userdata.img since it'll wipe all data).

Thanks. I'll follow the instructions.
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perceptorz said:
Thanks. I'll follow the instructions.
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You can't take an OTA with a custom recovery, that's the problem.
Also, it's time to get rid of CWM.

So, what's your suggestion?
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