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[Q] Need some help to flash stock.

Okay, I'll start with the problem. After a few days I flashed the Moto G GPE Firmware using MotoTool, from the xda forums. Everything was great, but I downloaded a ROM (Paranoid Android), made a Backup, and flashed it as usual. When the phone booted, an encryption unsuccessful message popped up. I rebooted into recovery and restored my last backup. I saw in xda that the problem was probably generated by using the GPE version, so today I downloaded my stock firmware, flashed it, but the phone got stuck on the logo. Tried the same with another firmwares, and still got the same problem. I rebooted into the Bootloader, flashed TWRP, flashed the PhilZ GPE recovery, sideloaded PA again, got the same problem. Flashed CarbonROM (after doing every wipe and stuff), and got the same message. Tried CM11, didn't worked. But the problem is...
How can I correctly flash my original firmware if it's not working? I need to go back to the "normal" Moto G, so I can flash ROMs and stuff.

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Finally fixed it flashing the 4.4 US Retail. I was trying to flash the 4.3 US Retail, from the GPE Firmware, and it wouldn't work because the gpt.bin command always failed.
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[Q] Downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat using nandroid backup

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.

[SOLVED] I'm on CM 12.1 Nightly, how to go back to CM12S?

Hi all,
I had updated my OPO from Stock KitKat to Stock Lollipop CM12S via OTA link using TWRP recovery.
Then I got a CM12S update. I flashed it via TWRP using another OTA link. (It added Voice WakeUp).
Then I decided to flash CM 12.1 Nightly. I don't really like it, so I would like to go back. But I'm just not sure how..
Should I flash Stock CM11S, then update to CM12S without Voice WakeUp, and ultimately update to the latest CM12S?
Or are there better ways to do this?
I heard that downgrading from Lollipop to KitKat might cause some modem issues.. So I'm a little bit afraid of doing this right now..
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I got safely back to Cyanogen OS 12. I flashed CM11S via fastboot. Then I installed TWRP recovery. After having installed TWRP I flashed the OTA update to the "old" Cyanogen OS 12 (without Voice Wakeup support), then i flashed the update which brought me to the newest Cyanogen OS 12.

Didn't you name a backup?
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timmaaa said:
Didn't you name a backup?
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No, I haven't made a backup.
By the way I tried my way of updating it and it worked.
Thanks for your reply though ?

Installing Marshmallow on a rooted device running custom ROM (pa 4.6 beta 6)

I had a lot of issues with lollipop 5.1.1 in my nexus. All Google apps connected to internet only via WiFi and it wouldn't connect through the mobile data connection.
And then there was the battery life problem. So I switched to PA 4.6 beta based on kitkat. I would now like to try Marshmallow.
My question is, will downloading the factory image and flashing it through clockwork mod work? Or should I revert back to 5.1.1 nandroid backup I made earlier and wait for OTA? I can see some post about a feature called verity and the complications it brings to rooted users in 6.0. Does this affect the process of flashing a stock factory image on a rooted phone?

Karthick_M said:
I had a lot of issues with lollipop 5.1.1 in my nexus. All Google apps connected to internet only via WiFi and it wouldn't connect through the mobile data connection.
And then there was the battery life problem. So I switched to PA 4.6 beta based on kitkat. I would now like to try Marshmallow.
My question is, will downloading the factory image and flashing it through clockwork mod work? Or should I revert back to 5.1.1 nandroid backup I made earlier and wait for OTA? I can see some post about a feature called verity and the complications it brings to rooted users in 6.0. Does this affect the process of flashing a stock factory image on a rooted phone?
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You can safely flash the Marshmallow factory images. Verity is a security feature which makes root more complex and you can still have root:
1. modded stock kernel provided by Chainfire then flash SuperSU v2.50+
2. flash a custom kernel like HellsCore, Blu_spark, ElementalX then flash SuperSU v2.50+

[Completed] In need of help and advice to get back to stock 02uk

I providing as much information as i can (and think you need) for your help.
My HTC M8 when I bought it new from the store it came with lollipop on the 02uk network, I then got the official update to marshmallow. I was quite happy with this but needed an app that required root.
So I unlocked my bootloader, downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-m8 and installed SuperSU via the recovery. But something went wrong, when I rebooted there was no OS installed, I must have accidentally deleted it. But I hadn’t made a nandroid backup at this point.
Since then I have been trying to get back to stock. I research and looked around the only way I can flash marshmallow is if I go further and pay for S-Off.
So my plan was to Install back to stock Lollipop then get the upgrade again to marshmallow.
Even this proved to be difficult. And is where I could use some advice.
My CID is HTC 02__001 So I found the Nandroid collection on XDA and downloaded
1.54.206.5 - TWRP
1.12.206.17 – TWRP
The latest updates for these seem to be very old (not Lollipop) but I gave it a shot installed the roms, the recovery and locked the bootloader. Then went to upgrade all the way to where I was. Unfortunately, after so many updates the WIFI stopped working and I was unable to upgrade further., ad the only way of repairing was reflashing the rom.
In the settings, I noticed my build number was 4.16.401.13 and remember seeing this version in the collection
So used the stock recovery from that and flashed the rom, then locked the bootloader.
The 4.16 is the international version CID__001 while this got me straight to lollipop I don't have the original bootup screen with the 02 animation. And when I go into the updates there is only 3 security updates not marshmallow.
I did attempt to download and flash OTA Marshmallow when i done this from
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/
but kept running into errors with the bootloader signiture check, I then realised its because I needed S-Off
So at the moment I am on 4.16 international, I have unlocked the bootloader and running TWRP recovery until I can figure this out.
Would I be right in thinking I cannot use 1.54 recovery with 4.16 rom as a restore?
Or are there files that I have overlooked for 02uk lollipop stock rom and recovery?
Also if needed my baseband version 1.29

This thread is no longer needed, After extensive searching and looking at loads of different sites and options I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
Which was able to help me fully restore.