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[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Br1t7s:
Cant root on a mac?

Hi there,

I am overseas at the moment and only have access to a Mac - is there a program you (or anyone else) can recommend to try this process to restore my nexus?

Cheers!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] 2laura:
i have a new ROM (backup), how to flash .....to my MDA Vario :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] przmus:
Is there any way to fix the 'light' lockscreen effect problem on I9300XXUGMJ9 ROMs?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
POST 5

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?f=1569
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASHLEY117:
no, not yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] przmus:
Still nothing?
[Nexus 5 General] xluco:
*deleted*
[Nexus 5 General] ethantarheels123:
someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that if you kang'ed a work of someone else, there is some protocol to cite and give credit.
[Nexus 5 General] xluco:
Sorry, I certainly did - franco, faux, kecinzer and labodj. I'm very new to this, just trying to teach myself the ins and outs of the kernel :o
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crisisx1:
I have been searching forever .. and only come up with this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173863&page=82 but that's for HTC..

is there a flashable zip for the nexus 4 anywhere?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timboe73:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2198942
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crisisx1:
Appreciate it .. Flashed okay. Thank you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timboe73:
no probs
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yoavavr:
My phone disconnects immediately from my car Bluetooth speaker as soon as a call connects and i lose the pairing. This doesn't happen with an iphone and is working fine so i think the problem is with my I9100. Any ideas how to fix this? I am using Neatrom (4.1.2)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jsilver73:
Try a different kernel - dorimanx 8.43 is quite good just google dorimanx shine
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparks9876:
i needed a update for my stereo (ford mondeo with sony dab) before it would pair properly, is there another phone already paired to the head unit? i would do a bluetooth reset and and pair up again and allow it to import your contact list.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTzGavin96:
I think my nexus 5 may have a dead/stuck pixel bunch. It is in the navigation bar on the bottom left corner (see picture) and it bugs the heck outa me. it did it out of the box but im only just now noticing it. only shows up on solid black background (hence the nav bar) and on a few other certain solid colors. it isnt terribly visible when im in is on a multicolor image, but its annoying. i dont really want to have to return it as i may be waiting 4 weeks for a replacement!

i guess i could wait til they restock then call about the issue and get a replacement quicker? If anyone knows any fixes, im all ears. Tried rebooting, changing brightness, and running a dead pixel fixing app for about 10 minutes

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1504hscfhmskbr/IMG_20131105_173308.jpg

picture of the pixel
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
dead pixel is dead pixel and no fix for it

all apps that named dead pixel fixer is fake they might work for stuck pixel but not for dead one.

however the black/white means dead pixel

stuck pixel will show a color.

:good:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] ahhm2011:
Could u guys upload some photo and video samples from the p768(8 mp version) ?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoridersd:
I love the new transparent status and navigation bars, and I like the new signal bar and battery colors, but now I can't see if my connection is up (pinging Google) or not.

The traffic arrows have been moved to the notification drawer widgets, so you can't tell if data is passing just by looking at the status bar. It's no biggie, but while trying to troubleshoot why Spotify wasn't showing album art or avatars (FYI, it's a bug), I realized I couldn't tell if my data was working.

I'm sure this can be fixed eventually with some tweaks, but this made me realize how much I rely on this on my day to day :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maSa-:
Thumbed up. I was searching for this, it's a must use when you switch from home to work, and you need a fast way to enable data on phone.

Help us Devs ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikas51013:
Just received my 32 GB Nexus 5, I am using it with Lycamobile Prepaid. Everything works, After setting the APN, I don't see Network Signal Indicator (LTE or 3G or H or anything.. ), just the plain signal bars.

Is it normal, My Samsung Galaxy s3 shows H+ or 3G, but Nexus 5 doesnt show it, though data is working.

Is it normal??:cyclops::crying:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkeyau:
Same problem here.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n7of9:
no it's not normal...can you browse at normal speeds?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cupidstunt:
I had a similar problem the other day and used the toolkit to flag an even earlier build (4.2) and I could boot.

Then do the OTA updates which will update your bootloader and then reflash whatever you like.

---------- Post added at 06:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:23 AM ----------

I had a similar problem the other day and used the toolkit to flag an even earlier build (4.2) and I could boot.

Then do the OTA updates which will update your bootloader and then reflash whatever you like.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ziffius:
Thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately if I flash any stock which doesn't have the same boot loader as the device already has the flash fails. I get

writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: ())

so no error code and fastboot crashes after a couple of more steps. I can't write to the device at all, formatting, erasing does nothing even if it says it was successful. in TWRP I can't delete any file or change the permissions on any file.

So it's not something I know about, but i'm assuming the boot loader gets verified straight after being flashed, as my device will still have 4.23 regardless of what's being flashed the verification fails and fastboot on both the PC and Nexus 7 crashes. On the Nexus 7 in top left corner I see 'Signature Match'.

I also can't relock the bootloader. If I do "Fastboot OEM lock" it says success, If I immediately then try "Fastboot OEM Unlcock" it says it can't be done as device is already unlocked. It's like it's a hardware write flash failure, but it's a very big coincidence it happened when I was using TWRP.

Also tried removing the battery connector for a few minutes, did nothing.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitty_nexus:
Did you get anywhere with this? I've got the same symptoms - it "pretends" to flash partitions, but does nothing. Same error trying to downgrade the bootloader.

The installed OS has become flakey because its state never changes - it seems the whole device is stuck in read-only mode.

I'm suspecting its a write off :(

Oh - and I don't think its to do with TWRP - I had CWM installed, but I hadn't done anything but used the device for about a week - I have stock 4.4 + CWM + Superuser - and was happily using it until today when it started rebooting whenever I write much (like install updates). I think something about the flash has just "gone bad" - or perhaps been marked as non-writeable.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwllheli:
Same here..

I have experienced same problem.

My N7 is in Groudhog Day mode!

Whatever I do it reverts to its condition a fortnight ago... before rebooting.

It goes through all the motions... but Groundhog Day after reboot.

Must be hardware I think.

Any comments?????
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattsolberg:
Has anyone managed to solve this? I'm having the same problem. Bootloops and whenever I try to wipe data in TWRP (factory reset) it doesn't actually wipe anything. Help!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitty_nexus:
I've followed this up with Google Support (I bought the tablet from the play-store), and with it in the warranty period they offered an RMA replacement. They didn't have any hints or tips other than attempting to boot in safe-mode and factory reset the device (first-level standard support script), after factory reset failed they offered replacement.

This is only of help if your warranty is still in good standing - hint they were only interested in drop-damage or water-damage - unlocked bootloaders are no problem - although (a) I'm running stock and (b) Australian consumer law may give better protection than other locations.

Breaking news is that my wife's tablet failed in exactly the same way 3 weeks later. Her's had only ever been stock - in fact its bootloader was locked until the KitKat OTA reported errors applying due to mismatched system APKs. I suspect that was the first sign of bad flash. I unlocked and flashed stock KitKat. Then had ~3 weeks of no problems, now this. Hope that helps someone.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattsolberg:
Well, just an update. Same problems still persisting. No solution yet. I contacted Google support but as I'm outside of the warranty period, I'm S.O.L.

Anyone with some other ideas?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psiphi:
Just adding a "ME TOO!". Makes me feel better that I am not alone... No matter how I flash, it says its successful, but on reboot, all is as it was before flash... Suppose I could get a Nexus 7 with a broken screen and fix it now... :/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grxweb:
I may consider myself lucky : it is late 2018 and my good old Nexus 7 2012 has fall into the Groundhog Day mode a couple of months ago... No way to flash, erase data or reset... Even erasing my personal files when connected to a PC doesn't work : all files are back after reboot... Bye bye Cyanogen ROM...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psiphi:
Turns out the read only issue is a known issue of hardware failure. I did end up replacing the motherboard and it was a good decision. Not too expensive and not super hard to do. I use an ASOP Nouget build.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadkhan07:
The the device came in today and when I turn it on The Google logo comes, turns off and restarts for a boot loop. I even did a full restore using the recovery toolkit like swoggers and even then no luck. I was able to install twrp with no issue. Anyone have the same issue ?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadkhan07:
Anyone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotelmode:
I had problems AFTER I installed TWRP, but before that it booted just fine.

My problems started after unlocking the bootloader and installing TWRP. Try wiping as much as possible (except System) with TWRP. I read somewhere it's a problem with the cache partition. I also went into "Mount" in TWRP (I think that's what it's called) and mounted System. I'm telling you all this from memory, not sure exactly how I fixed it, but eventually I was able to turn the phone on.

Hopefully this is the reason you're having problems. It'd be frustrating to have to try and get another one from the Goog.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vincexda:
My C500 and Activesync 3.8 worked like a dream syncing all my contacts.

However my M5000 and Active sync 4.1 works OK (though the partnership gets a little confused at times), but the contacts I have with an email on our work server show up as '???????' on the M5000, not the real mail address! People with non-work mail addresses are fine. This is obviously a network type thing....anyone know a way round it?

good to see MS taking a backward step with Activesync 4.1 !!!

Thanks for any help

Vince
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggiestuff:
Ever since I've been on the n5 receiving calls to my Google voice number has been hit or miss. Making calls is not a problem. Most of the time it keeps ringing on my hangouts on my PC.

It works perfectly on my n4. Rings both on hangouts and on my n4 but when I swap the SIM to the n5 it becomes flaky.

I've updated imei in the database and even removed and added the number back in Google voice.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verdugo:
I've had the same issue with my Google Voice. I had it with Sprint integration but could not receive any phone calls. I could call out fine. Did you end up resolving this issue because i would love to fix my issue as well. I even had Sprint reactivate my phone but nothing works.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggiestuff:
I think i've narrowed it down to cell signal. When I switch it to 3g in mobile networks i get a strong signal and calls come in immediately. When I switch back to LTE, i get a very weak signal and calls received are very inconsistent. I'll test again when I'm in a strong LTE signal area but so far that appears to be the culprit for me.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verdugo:
I think you are on to something. When I got home where I have an airave I was able to make and receive calls with Google Voice enabled. I will also be switching the two correct SIM for for the nexus 5 when it arrives so I hope that will help. I will update if I get better results then.
[Asus Transformer TF701] Jeffruby:
Went to 3 best buys. Thy don't even sell any android Asus tablets anymore. Is this a sign?

Where can i buy one in a store
[Asus Transformer TF701] dragon_rckr:
It just got listed on their site. You can use their check in stores tool to see if there's anything in stock near you...

I'm also waiting for it to available in best buy to get there...
[Asus Transformer TF701] arclight25:
Got mine on ebay.

Transformer TF701t / XDA Premium HD
[Asus Transformer TF701] EasyOne:
Ordered mine from Amazon, got it yesterday. Next day shipping, with Amazon Prime, was like $3. Best Buy hasn't even heard of it and keeps trying to push the Samsung Tab 3 on me instead, it might be a bit of a wait if you want to get it from them, they still have the TF700 in my local store. FYI This thing blows my TF700 out of the water.
[Asus Transformer TF701] Jeffruby:
I'm torn what to do. Galaxy tab plus BT keyboard, keep my tf700 or get tf701
[Asus Transformer TF701] aznmode:
U know if you dont get the tf701 youre gonna regret it.
[Asus Transformer TF701] Jeffruby:
The lg 8 inch tab is a beast too....I also mid having split screen on my tablet
[Asus Transformer TF701] Zeblade:
Just make sure where ever you buy it you can RETURN IT! Its nice to read what others say but NEVER go by that. Review it yourself. Playing this this and others and the new Kendle hds 8.9 (I know not really the same). The sound alone on the Kendle WOW thats what tablets should sound like. Then go back to the one speaking TF701.. ouch its just awful
[Asus Transformer TF701] TonyBigs:
With all these mini-stores opening up within Best Buy: Samsung, Microsoft, etc. perhaps Best Buy needs an Asus store.
[Asus Transformer TF701] expatriate:
Buy the TF701. This is much better than the old tf700 i had as well. I sold the old tf700 quickly because it was tooo laggy.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insane209:
I always put the Transition Animation Scale to 0x on my developer options and everytime i open up my camera it seems to revert back to 1x by itself? Anyone else having this issue? Or know a fix? Sprint Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ganstar:
Yes it's a known issue. there is another post on here about it sorry don't have the link. That person found it was reset when they used the camera.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insane209:
Yea hope they find a fix soon in the next update etc...it sucks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek78:
Fixed on the last build MJ6;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insane209:
cant wait for the sprint update to fix it!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] thechamp007:
Hi,

I might sound dumb but will I be ablle to get OTA updates if I install custom recovery and root.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] supitsronnie:
No. OTA updates require stock recovery. However, you can revert to stock recovery and unroot as you please. Also, you can flash OTA updates through TWRP once a flashable zip is made, except you have to download it and flash it manually, just like installing a custom ROM. Cheers. (:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] tigerdim:
I received the last update through OTA on a rooted Stock ROM with TWRP installed.

After the install was finished TWRP asked if I wanted to restore the root. All went smoothly.

To clarify.. I did not flash the ROM. I used the normal OTA update.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nbehary:
I believe you can on small point updates. The full update from 4.3 to 4.4 most likely won't work with a custom recovery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sambistt:
you must have stock /system folder + stock recovery

you can be rooted, by if you delete some files in /system - you break your ota

new ota will be with new radio too

after ota super-su apk will be removed by the ota

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i restored /system apps from sdcard before 4.3 ota and migrate very well from 4.2.2
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Anderson2:
The ota 4.3 update removed my root and Twrp. Hope 4.4 doesn't do the same. It's always a pain for me to restore root with my Windows 7 laptop. It keeps installing the wrong usb drivers which get in the way of the wugfresh toolkit access to the nexus 7. So it's no easy task for me.
[Droid Ultra General] ssgtob1:
Just thought people might like to know if you unroot via motoroot or pwnmymoto and then install the OTA, the entitlement hack sticks through the update. I only rooted for that reason and now that it stuck I don't need to re-root!
[Droid Ultra General] bluh5d:
Yes you are correct it was this way on the droid razr throughout all the updates that I did. Anyways you can still have the joy in testing and go ahead and root it you can always hide root after rooting.
[Droid Ultra General] Nathanjb7:
Okay, this is exactly what I would like to do to my Maxx. Don't really use root except for the wireless tether hack. What is the entire process you did if you don't mind me asking? I am currently rooted using pwnmymoto. Does it go something like this:

1. Download update.

2. Place file in correct location.

3. Unroot using pwnmymoto

4. Install update.

5. Enjoy Droid Maxx with tether and newest OTA Update.
[Droid Ultra General] DroidJoe:
Can you tell us more about your setup? do you have a custom recovery? Are there any other system modifications? I am rooted with root my moto, & I have the entitlement hack, but I do not have a custom recovery. Were you pushed ota or did you download it from another source? the information is appreciated.
[Droid Ultra General] ssgtob1:
No customs recovery....I clicked unroot from the menu in motoroot and flashed the update zip from stock recovery. No other system mods.
[Droid Ultra General] DroidJoe:
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I'm impatient: here we go.....this is what I did, it worked for me. As always, I'm not responsible for bricked phones...yada, yada, yada, proceeded at your own risk.

Prereqs: Maxx with original 4.2.2, MotoRoot 1.1 by Jcase, entitlement hack optional for free hotspot, no mod recovery, safestrap or non-stock bootloader installed. (If you do, follow instructions posted by AndrewC 2 posts below. Cheers!)

1. Download update. ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2513563). Thanks Kickbut101.

2. Place file in correct location. (Copied from download file to sdcard file using esfile explorer while rooted)

3. Unroot using motoroot 1.1 (reboots phone, once powered up, you need to power down again).

4. Install update. (First, while holding *down* volume key, then press and hold power 5 seconds. Boots to recovery. Go down one to "recovery" and hit volume up to select. May be tricky. Find sdcard ota update file and hit power to select. Should install. Sit back and enjoy your fav beverage for about 2 or 3 minutes.

5. Enjoy Droid Maxx with tether and newest OTA Update.
[Droid Ultra General] Piaband:
I was told that I do not need to unroot if I am rooted via motoroot. Is that true?

If I do have to unroot before the ota, can I reroot afterwards using Motoroot?
[Droid Ultra General] Andrew C:
You have to unroot if you want your phone to not bootloop once you take the OTA. Afterwards you can use RockMyMoto to root again.

Unroot using House of Moto

Root after OTA update using RockMyMoto

Check here to download the OTA
[Droid Ultra General] Piaband:
I'm sorry. I don't understand a few things.

Why cant I just unroot using the Motoroot app that I rooted with? Are you sure Motoroot'ed phones need to be unrooted. This was the early root provided by jCase, it doesnt have anything to do with safestrap, the bootloader, or the recovery.

I'm getting some conflicting info here and I don't want to cause myself any headaches when I accept the OTA. I really appreciate the help.

I really wish jCase or someone would go over all of the root methods and how to OTA update with each one. I just feel like there has been a lot of different root methods that have come out.
[Droid Ultra General] Andrew C:
If you want to be able to update to the latest OTA then you will have to follow the steps provided in the links to get back to a stock system. There are no if, and, or buts about it. When you used the MotoRoot/PwnMyMoto exploit you wiped out your stock recovery. No recovery=bootloop. The only root methods available are PwnMyMoto and RockMyMoto (will work with new OTA) both by jcase.
[Droid Ultra General] DroidJoe:
Again, not responsible for a bricked phone, but all I had to do was use the motoroot app by Jcase to unroot after putting the ota file on my sdcard. The unroot option reboots to non-root. I powered down and booted into recovery and applied the ota zip file. That was it. No boot loops. I had no system or framework changes, and no moded recovery. Just the entitlement hack. Worked no problem. House of moto is a safe precautionary step to take but it was unnecessary in my case. YMMV.
[Droid Ultra General] Nathanjb7:
For some reason I am unable to unroot. I have tried multiple times. I have launched the unroot option from motoroot and rebooted over and over again. I also downloaded pwnmymoto to try there but no luck.

Any one know another way to unroot? I just want to keep the entitlement hack if possible. Worst thing about all this is my phone downloaded the update so I keep getting a message to install it.
[Droid Ultra General] Piaband:
That's weird. It has worked for me multiple times.

I think you're best option is probably to fxz with saved data. That takes you back to stock. So I don't think it will keep the mobile hotspot.
[Droid Ultra General] Piaband:
I just want to post for those of you that rooted via Motoroot v1.1. This was the original root solution provided by Jcase.

I have updated my Maxx without removing root and it worked just fine.

I was rooted via Motoroot v1.1, I have the mobile hotspot hack running, and some apps that use root. No other changes were made to my device.

The update installed perfectly, my device still has root access and the mobile hotspot hack intact.

***warning*** Motoroot is different than the root solutions jCase provided later on that changed the recovery/hboot partitions. If you don't know what you're doing, you might be better off to FXZ to unrooted device before installing the update.
[Droid Ultra General] kingpin119:
i am in the same situation, rooted with just motoroot and i can confirm that i just ran the ota and it went through with no issues and was able to retain root.
[Droid Ultra General] CrazyRussianXDA:
That's not correct: MotoRoot DOES NOT replace the stock recovery - PwmMyMoto DOES.

If you were rooted with MotoRoot - you dont need to do anything to take the update. You can take it even while rooted.

If you were rooted with PwnMyMoto - then yes, you need to unroot and flash the stock recovery.
[Droid Ultra General] SDC_Bolts:
Anyone have this working on Maxx with 4.4 update, I am unable to locate the entitlement check location.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Thank baby jesus and buy me a beer.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48680232#post48680232