yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 9 General] AstroDigital:
I did the same thing .... I sighed and gave up.

The term OTA seem to tell me that you do not need to unlock any bootloader, do any ADB commands etc......

When you see the message update is available, this OTA file is the same file but you download the file you do not get this message.
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
The posted link is direct to the OTA zip file on Google's servers. To manually apply the update you have to download it and use adb commands to download through android recovery on the tablet.

OTAs do happen without adb commands, but you have to wait until your device is randomly selected to receive it.
[Nexus 9 General] xeni:
So my real question is how do I manually download that zip from the website so I can apply it using ADB (which was my original intend).
[Nexus 9 General] bobjbain:
Not sure what your issue is but if I click on the link it downloads the zip file directly.

Try downloading from the link on this page, it's the same link but you never know...

Link is next to the red [SOURCE] tag about a 1/3 of the way down the page
[Nexus 9 General] xeni:
Very bizarre, from my home PC this won't work however form my work PC it works fine. Going to apply this when I get home.

Update: I was able to download it using my phone as well, I guess I should have tried it from my tablet directly. Something wrong with my chrome browser at home.
[Nexus 9 General] atomikpt:
Which files have you flashed manually? Can you make small guide?

And how is the tablet?

I am willing to lose LTE for now too.
[Nexus 9 General] joyguard:
Where is LFW73W to LRX21L?
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
Probably isn't one. More info on LFW73W http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-9/volantis/

More than likely you'll need to flash a factory image.
[Nexus 9 General] petkyrk:
Hi guys, a quick question, is there a stock 5.1.1 pre-unencrypted that we can flash our Nexus 9?

Or the only way to get an unencrypted Nexus(with stock rom), is to flash the stock rom as it is (encrypted) and then flash the unencrypted boot_LMY47X_noforceencrypt-WiFi. ?

thank you in advance
[Nexus 9 General] cam30era:
1st question: no

2nd question: yes
[Nexus 9 General] albsat:
Where is this boot no-force encrypt available pls?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
This thread is for OTAs only. It is not for flashable ROMs, kernels, etc. Unless you've got a completely bone stock, unrooted ROM and are having trouble flashing an OTA, please take these types of discussions elsewhere.

Thanks!
[Nexus 9 General] beredan:
5.0.2 ota for the nexus 9 LTE is currently queued up. Will see if I can get the link off it when I get to work.
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Okay. Don't update until you grab the link, otherwise it's a lost cause! haha Thank you for helping out!
[Nexus 9 General] beredan:
Darn 10 post minimum.

here is my OTA file as found from the log cat.

https:

//android.googleapis.com/packages/ota/google_flounderlte_volantisg/05a03333a790d84189cf40f6b5a333b3a2d48377.signed-volantisg-LRX22L-from-LRX22C.05a03333.zip
[Nexus 9 General] Niggo372:
I have the 5.1.1 OTA on my N9 LTE, but it already downloaded. How can I grab the URL? Or where might the file be stored so that I can upload it?
[Nexus 9 General] sean.trinidade:
Didn't think the 5.1.1 OTA had been released as yet given that most people are still waiting for the 5.0.2 update!
[Nexus 9 General] Niggo372:
So here is the update.zip file extracted from /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_download/update.zip

N9 LTE 5.0.2 to 5.1.1: http://www.share-online.biz/dl/8GEH6NONAI

I removed it on my device and see if I can force it to redownload ... will see.
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
Thanks! Just downloading this now. What county are you in? Does anyone know if there are country variants being the LTE model?
[Nexus 9 General] Niggo372:
Germany, don't know if there are any differences, but factory images are the same for every country, so I guess its the same with OTAs.
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
Good point, thanks!
[Nexus 9 General] Niggo372:
I had to flash the stock recovery before installing it. Had TWRP installed and got the error message: "this package is for flounder_lte devices; this is a flounder"
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
I can confirm this worked a treat. My UK Nexus 9 LTE is now on 5.1.1 build LMY47X. Thanks Niggo!
[Nexus 9 General] sean.trinidade:
Were you 5.0.2 or 5.0.1 previously? Have been holding off applying the 5.0.2 OTA as I hoped Google would provide a 5.0.1->5.1.1 OTA and let me skip 5.0.2 completely! :)
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
I was on 5.0.2. I got that update this morning over the air.

My understanding is that 5.0.2 is a must before 5.1.1 as it has some specific changes to the partitions and they way it handles encryption to allow the 5.1.1 update to happen. That is why the 2 updates are so close together.

Edit: It is explained well here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...date-from-5-0-1_r1-lrx22c-to-5-0-2_r3-lrx22l/
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks for this. I can probably generate the link based on this file. Question, what's the new baseband version and bootloader version (you can get the latter from the actual bootloader screen)?
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
Baseband: 0.09.30.105_0054

Bootloader: HBOOT-3.44.1.0123
[Nexus 9 General] lukas22497:
Is there a trwp ota 5.0.2 LTE package available?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks. Any chance I could get a screenshot of the About Device screen showing the build, baseband, and Android version number?
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
[IMG="About"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18970902/Screenshot_2015-05-20-14-30-37.png[/IMG]
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks!
[Nexus 9 General] Beebe:
No worries, gives us a shout if you need anything else.
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
I was able to hash the file that Niggo327 uploaded, and have now updated the first post with a direct link to the N9 LTE 5.1.1 OTA file on Google's server.
[Nexus 9 General] Zylograth:
Trying to apply the OTA for the LTE model and I am getting;

vendor partition has unexpected contents at 47%

installation aborted

Anyone else seeing this and resolved it?

Thanks!

---------- Post added at 12:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 AM ----------

UPDATE: I reflashed the 5.0.2 factory image and then tried sideloading the OTA again and while it did sit for a few extra seconds at 47%, it did continue and finished successfully.

rebooting now on hopefully 5.1.1
[Nexus 9 General] vogemic:
Factory image 5.1.1. Nexus 9 LTE is live!

Factory image is live for 5.1.1. LTE version

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
[Nexus 9 General] EthanFirst:
LRX22L-from-LRX22C-fix-superblock
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
”Fix-superblock” - what does this do?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
I'm not sure, but I've seen them before. There seems to be three different "classifications" of OTA recently. There's the normal ones, then there's "fullradio" and "fix-superblock." What I'm even more interested in is what criteria is used to tell the OTA system which to download.
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
I'm a bit more informed now http://www.linfo.org/superblock - possibly a method to prevent bricking devices during the 5.0.2 update?

Definitely curious about the information transferred to the OTA system to grab the correct update.
[Nexus 9 General] nyasha1935:
How did you use the new fastboot adb commands. I can't even install these things on ubuntu. Imma a noob
[Nexus 9 General] EthanFirst:
volantis-MPZ79M-from-MPZ44Q

Preview 1 > Preview 2
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
If anyone gets the volantis or volantisg OTAs for LMY48I, please post the links here!
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
It's raining Nexus OTAs today, so if someone gets the Wi-Fi (volantis) or LTE (volantisg) updates, please post the URLs here! Thanks!
[Nexus 9 General] beno619:
I have the ota any instructions on how to pull it ?
[Nexus 9 General] rolldroids:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/05/download-nexus-ota-url-file/
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
Go into Developer Options and take a bug report BEFORE you install the update. When it generates (takes several minutes), you'll get a notification and be asked to share it. Email it to yourself, and open the report. Search for keywords (like the new build number) and you'll land on the URL in the bug report.
[Nexus 9 General] dpjohnston:
https://android.googleapis.com/pack...olantis-LMY48I-from-LMY47X-superblock-fix.zip

Posted on Android Police by user Roney Thomas
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thank you! First post updated. If anyone gets the volantisg Nexus 9 LTE update, please post the link here!
[Nexus 9 General] lajuoika:
OTA for volantisg LMY47X to LMY48I

android.googleapis.com/packages/ota/google_flounderlte_volantisg/6523f1b1f8a41054b17c1d3c3b6611a41b48adbe.signed-volantisg-LMY48I-from-LMY47X-superblock-fix.zip
[Nexus 9 General] CrabMan:
Hello. I can't update my volantis device from LMY47X to LMY48I using adb sideload in TWRP recovery.

I am doing

adb sideload filename.zip

, it transfers it to the device ok, but then there is an error in TWRP:

Starting ADB sideload feature...
Installing '/sideload/package.zip'...
Source: google/volantis/flounder:5.1.1/LMY47X/1849464:user/release-keys
Target: google/volantis/flounder:5.1.1/LMY48I/2074855:user/release-keys
Verifying current system...
Package expects build fingerprint of google/volantis/flounder:5.1.1/LMY47X/1849464:user/release-keys; this device has google/omni_flounder/flounder:5.0.2/LRX22G/dees_troy03251233:eng/test-keys.
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sideload/package.zip'

What am I doing wrong? How do I install this OTA, preferrable preserving all the data?
[Nexus 9 General] jd1639:
Just download the 48I factory image, extract it. In there is a zip, extract it too. Then flash the system and vendor images with fastboot, boot into the bootloader to do that. The ota won't work if you're rooted or have made any changes to system files. To re-root just flash supersu in twrp.
[Nexus 9 General] CrabMan:
fastboot flash system system.img

to flash the system, right?

But what about vendor? What partition do I choose for that?
[Nexus 9 General] jd1639:
Good on system

fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
[Nexus 9 General] EthanFirst:
Because you install custom recovery (TWRP).

Install (flash) stock recovery, then try again.
[Nexus 9 General] CrabMan:
Kind of worked - some apps settings remained but in some apps like viber I have to login again after this update.
[Nexus 9 General] beno619:
As a noob when it come to Nexus devices, I'm fully stock but rooted, can I use this method to update and keep personal data ?
[Nexus 9 General] jd1639:
Yes you can. It assumes your bootloader is unlocked though. If it's not, unlocking it will wipe your device.
[Nexus 9 General] EthanFirst:
volantis-MPA44I-from-MPZ79M
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
https://android.googleapis.com/pack...gned-volantis-LMY48M-from-LMY48I.a8f87fa0.zip
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thank you! First post updated. If anyone gets the LTE variant's OTA, please post the link here!
[Nexus 9 General] Dozeer:
LTE LMY48M:

https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota/google_flounderlte_volantisg/fd894caaba908542f3c60f677b1903852575da34.signed-volantisg-LMY48M-from-LMY48I.fd894caa.zip

:victory:
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Marshmallow OTAs are rolling out. If anyone gets the OTA for the WiFi-only or LTE model, please post the URL here!

NOTE: There will be TWO UPDATES for both the Wi-Fi and LTE model:

LMY48M -> LMY48T

LMY48T -> MRA58K

For each model, I'll need both OTAs. Thanks!
[Nexus 9 General] lajuoika:
OTAs for LTE model, downloading later one now:

android.googleapis.com/packages/ota/google_flounderlte_volantisg/2e4ad6182340514f79ce432e3b430e51ae4f9311.signed-volantisg-LMY48T-from-LMY48M.zip

and

android.googleapis.com/packages/ota/google_flounderlte_volantisg/8c5d8d25100cf9665e4e962d4db643922e78ab3d.signed-volantisg-MRA58K-from-LMY48T.zip
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thank you! I'll update the first post!
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Once you update to Marshmallow, could you let me know what the baseband version is in Settings > About Tablet?
[Nexus 9 General] lajuoika:
It took almost an hour to update and optimize apps but finally it ended. Of course tapatalk does not work properly with 6.0 so no screenshot for now but baseband is 0.09.30.0105_0055
[Nexus 9 General] hjlow:
I had to do both and is perfect now. Thx

edit: this was for LTE using the files in post #478
[Nexus 9 General] bwood2016:
Somebody posted this on Android Police. I've no way of trying it due to not having LMY48T

https://android.googleapis.com/pack...83199e.signed-volantis-MRA58K-from-LMY48T.zip
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks! First post updated.
[Nexus 9 General] GatorsUF:
How do I upgrade from MPA44I to the official build?
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
Go get the factory image. There's no OTA for that.
[Nexus 9 General] EthanFirst:
volantis-LRX22L-from-LRX22C-fix-superblock
[Nexus 9 General] zera89:
I can't apply 6.0 OTA because of the lack of 5.1.1 LMY48T file. How is this possible?
[Nexus 9 General] bljy:
same here, my nexus 9 wifi model is still on 48M and there is no update. how does one update to marshmallow?
[Nexus 9 General] Debadatta:
You can however still download the factory image from here. LMY48T factory image can be downloaded from here.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FLASHING FACTORY IMAGES WILL WIPE ALL USER DATA. It is advisable that you back up all documents, photos, music and everything before you flash a factory image.
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
No kidding. Why not flash the full 6.0 image? We're waiting here because we don't want to take/don't have the time to flash the full image and restore everything.
[Nexus 9 General] the.teejster:
Found this over at droidsec.org :

Here is the update from LMY48M over to LMY48T :

https://android.googleapis.com/pack...26824b.signed-volantis-LMY48T-from-LMY48M.zip
[Nexus 9 General] nolook:
https://android.googleapis.com/pack...26824b.signed-volantis-LMY48T-from-LMY48M.zip

found on this site:

http://www.droidsec.org/news/2015/10/06/nexus-update-october-2015.html
[Nexus 9 General] MurdocZero:
Is this site legit?
[Nexus 9 General] the.teejster:
The links for the update are to google's servers.
[Nexus 9 General] betrayed666:
it's google androidapis, it's legit
[Nexus 9 General] denson9874:
So question? How do you have time to wait for ota but not for downloading a full file that's available now and restoring? [emoji55] [emoji55] [emoji55]
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
Image flash: unlock bootloader, data gone, flash new image, wait for apps to install after boot, spend the next hour signing back into everything.

OTA: Download, sideload, reboot, Walk away, do other things for the next 30-60 minutes, start using tablet again.

Since I'm getting email updates as new posts appear on this forum, I'm not losing any time waiting. The OTA process saves a few hours, which means more productive time for everything else (like family, sleep, eating, etc.).
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
The more pertinent question is why people bring stuff like this into a thread specifically marked for OTAs. We're not interested in factory images here. If you are, please take it somewhere else. We're archiving OTAs here and it's that simple. Not trying to sound like am @$$, but I'm trying to keep noise to a minimum since this is a ref thread.
[Nexus 9 General] ebguilbert:
LMY48T-from-LMY48M is legit!

Just found that droidsec page as well. I have already succesfully flashed the LMY48T-from-LMY48M OTA!!! Waiting for my tablet to finish the apks optimizations to apply the 6.0 OTA :D
[Nexus 9 General] denson9874:
That's fine sir. Just an inquiry, no hard intended. Forgot I was in a Nexus thread, won't happen again OP.

Sent from Marshmallow'd Nexus 9
[Nexus 9 General] thomase00:
After sideloading the LMY48M->LMY48T OTA zip, I immediately got a notification that the 6.0 update was available for download.

Did someone at Google forget to push out the October security update first?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
No worries, my friend. Just remember that, to the bewilderment of some, there are those of us who frequent XDA who have no interest in unlocked bootloaders or rooting. hahaha!
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks to everyone who sent in the link from droidsec.org. I've added the volantis LMY48M -> LMY48T link to the first post and with that, the Nexus 9 is complete for this OTA cycle. Thanks everyone!
[Nexus 9 General] Ratamacue:
Same here. Glad you guys found the LMY48T zip. Who knows how long we would have to wait for Mountain View to push the OTA.
[Nexus 9 General] MurdocZero:
Had a terrifying few minutes starring at a blank back lit screen but after a reboot it loaded properly to the optimizing apps screen. Not many noticeable difference in Marshmallow.
[Nexus 9 General] Ratamacue:
But lots under the hood. Really curious to see how Doze affects standby battery life.
[Nexus 9 General] GolfOX:
Just got ota. Installed in 2 steps. 48 T first, then 6.0. Seems very smooth and quick. In West Central Georgia.
[Nexus 9 General] crispy1:
Dumb question, need help. I'm used to working with rooted devices and flashing zip files but my N9 is unrooted stock so I can use it for work. I downloaded the 48M -> 48T OTA zip. How do I get this to take?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Reboot into stock recovery. When you get to the screen with the Android on his back, hold down the power key and press volume up. From the menu, select "Apply update from ADB." Then plug your tablet into your computer, make sure the adb drivers are all set, then run adb sideload filename.zip. It is IMPERATIVE to know that you need to keep your tablet plugged into your computer until the entire update process if finished. Once it's done, you can unplug, reboot, and you're ready to go.
[Nexus 9 General] ip4589:
I'm having trouble sideloading via stock recovery. ADB recognized my tablet, and I can run 'adb reboot recovery' to get to recovery. But after I select 'apply update from ABD' in the recovery menu, ADB no longer sees my device. Running 'adb devices' returns no device listings and 'adb sideload' gives me "error: device not found".

Anyone know why it seems to lose the connection with my device?

Thanks!!
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
There are multiple drivers required (adb while powered up, adb sideload) to make Windows (assuming you have Windows) see the device in the various states. Go to device manager, and there should be a Nexus 9 device with a yellow triangle on the right side of the "9". Right click, Update Driver Software --> Browse My Computer --> Let me pick... --> Google --> ADB composite interface. You'll probably get a Microsoft warning that the driver isn't signed, so just proceed and let it install. The yellow triangle in device manager should disappear and you should now be able to see your device in the adb device list.
[Nexus 9 General] mohammad azadeh:
erroe on upgrad lmy48m to lmy48t nexus9 lte

hi i have problem to upgrade from lmy48m to lmy48t. it's downloaded automaticaly and when restart in middle of installing the robot sleep ! and say error. i do all i think it usefull from clearing cash to .... so i can't upgrade to android 6. thank you for your help.
[Nexus 9 General] kokinator02:
Whether you solve your problem or not (hoping you do of course) I sincerely recommend you not to upgrade to marshmallow. It's not worth it man. My nexus is terribly slow, apps suddenly crash, system also suddenly restarts and it's somewhat laggy. I have to constantly wipe cache to help it bare the load, I my self I'm going back to lollipop till something's done about this.

Cheers

Enviado desde mi Nexus 9 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 9 General] Holer Togni:
For me MM runs about the same as LP on this device. There is no real difference in performance, stability and battery life. Which means it runs good.

On my N5 it's a different story. Battery life has improved lots and it seems snappier.

If ota fails, why not do a clean install with the factory image? Involves a bit more work but causes a lot less potential trouble.
[Nexus 9 General] bobjbain:
Have you tried side loading the lmy48m to lmy48t update?

I know this isn't supposed to be a discussion thread but I have not met these problems. For me the battery life has greatly improved and apps appears to respond faster (could be a placebo)
[Nexus 9 General] kokinator02:
I decided to go back and flash 5.1.1 (LMY48I) just to let the OTAs install again. I did this the very same day I wrote the above advice. Since testing was the objective, I let the 3 remaining updates install up to Marshmallow and, to my surprise, it's all fine now. I don't now what could have happened that went so wrong with my first 6.0 update.

So, I take back my words, Marshmallow is cool [emoji6] (let's see if the honeymoon [emoji7] lasts a month [emoji51] )

Enviado desde mi Nexus 9 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 9 General] McChen147:
november security update:

https://android.googleapis.com/pack...5f522d.signed-volantis-MRA58N-from-MRA58K.zip
[Nexus 9 General] leomagnani:
I received the OTA but I just unlock the bootloader and root, am I able to install this via OTA?
[Nexus 9 General] McChen147:
unlocked bootloader is OK, but you need to be unrooted and the rest stock (no custom recovery, etc.) to apply the OTA
[Nexus 9 General] leomagnani:
Thanks! any way to flash this and remain rooted with custom recovery and do not wipe data? Or something to hide the update notification?
[Nexus 9 General] McChen147:
no, afaik you have to unroot and go back to all stock. after the ota, you can reroot and apply custom recovery, etc.

i believe you can hide the update notification. I'm pretty sure you just disable notifications for the Google Play Services Framework app. Not sure if there are any other side effects to doing this though.
[Nexus 9 General] ricco333:
Can that .zip file be flashed from within TWRP? or will it fail?

Thanks

Erik
[Nexus 9 General] McChen147:
It will fail, you need all stock to do the ota
[Nexus 9 General] Winesnob:
Oddly I didn't experience the "optimizing apps" dialogue after sideloading MRA58K->MRA58N and rebooting. Just me, or did Google skip the cache wipe on this one?
[Nexus 9 General] Introspective88:
My update failed twice in a row. As it was rebooting the android robot was displayed on the screen with "error". When I reset the n9 i was still on MRA58K
[Nexus 9 General] ricco333:
I just fastboot system and vendor, it all went smooth and got to keep all my data.
[Nexus 9 General] Holer Togni:
I didn't use the OTA, flashed system and vendor from the factory image via fastboot instead .Then went straight to TWRP, flashed SuperSU, cleared cache/dalvik (I could swear I did this), rebooted and didn't see it either. Strange!
[Nexus 9 General] McChen147:
I got the optimizing apps dialogue, but it was done very quickly this time.
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Hey all - just wanted to give y'all a heads up that I've been busier than a one legged man in an @$$ kicking contest the last couple weeks, but on Monday I fully intend on sitting down and catching up on all this and getting all these things updated.
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Has anyone received the Nexus 9 LTE November security update yet? We have the one for volantis, but not volantisg. If anyone can help, please do!
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Thanks! First post updated. As a reminder, we still need the Nexus 9 LTE November OTA to MRA58N. If anyone gets it, please post the URL here!
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Anyone get the MRA58N OTA for the Nexus 9 LTE yet?
[Nexus 9 General] kacanghantu:
I got
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Have you installed the OTA yet? If not, can you get the URL to the update?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
All - Any luck with the MRA58V OTA for the LTE model yet?
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
Nobody?
[Nexus 9 General] dislplin01:
I just bought this cause it was cheep for black Friday thought i would check out the forums and i cant believe how quite development is for a freaking NEXUS device!! It's kinda freaking me out...
[Nexus 9 General] oldblue910:
I couldn't care less about that personally. I haven't rooted or flashed a custom ROM in years. The last time I rooted a device, ClockworkMod was still the dominant custom recovery and Xposed wasn't even a gleam in an engineer's eye.