Mods [Guide]How to flash a Nexus Factory Image manually.

N4than · Jul 10, 2015

Hello I am attempting to reflash a Nexus 10 tablet with the firmware you have linked to in the OP, also using fastboot software

However I have two problems :

Step 9 fastboot flash bootloader "name of bootloader" - what is the name of the bootloader ?!

Step 11 fastboot -w update "name of zip file"

My problem with step 11 is that that the current firmware is a .tgz file which perhaps has missing componenets for fastboot ??

C:\Users\ADMIN1\Downloads\fastboot>fastboot -w update mantaray-lmy47v-factory-91
a865a6.zip
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

Pointing it to the lone extracted .tgz doens't help neither :

C:\Users\ADMIN1\Downloads\fastboot>fastboot -w update mantaray-lmy47v-factory-91
a865a6.tgz
EOCD not found, not Zip
error: failed to access zipdata in 'q⌂Éα~╝╫'ìß╞¢⌐ƒnQ→öîî♀ú╝L(½≤63█á♠≡M,¬µ[‼

Please advise

jhawkkw · Jul 10, 2015

It looks like everything might not be fully extracted. When fully extracted you should have a .zip file, a .img file, and a couple of script files (.bat, .sh). Try extracting the tgz file further using 7-zip or winwar and see if that produces the necessary files.

N4than · Jul 10, 2015

all sorted now - just had to carefully retrace my steps

Thankyou for your guide

jjaylewin · Aug 4, 2015

Nevermind, fixed.

redkulat89 · Aug 4, 2015

jjaylewin said:
Nevermind, fixed.

What did you end up doing?

yaksh013 · Aug 10, 2015

Hello I am on step 9, I have a nexus 6 and am wondering what the boot loader name is please HELP! and also what is the radio name. Are these files I need to download or am I missing something else??

lunatic59 · Aug 10, 2015

It should be part of the firmware file you got.

Nexus stock images are here.

Which firmware did you download? The bootloader and radio files will look something like this:

bootloader-mako-makoz30f.img
radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.07.img

But those are specifically for LMY47V, so if that's not the version you're flashing, the filenames will be a little different.

Crouchgod · Aug 14, 2015

Hi,

I tried to extract the file of the nexus 5, and there is only one file when extracting.. i'm using 7zip.I also tried winrar.
Am i doing something wrong? ( probably )

Thanks.

argedion · Aug 14, 2015

Just downloaded the factory image and these are the files I have in it

it is a tgz compressed file and I use Linux so don't know if its a windows thing or not.
the download size should be 579megs

codesplice · Aug 14, 2015

Hi @Crouchgod and welcome to AF

.tgz (also known as .tar.gz) is really two layers of ~~compression~~ archivalness. The outer shell is essentially treated like a .zip. Once you extract it, you get a .tar file (tarball - which isn't technically compressed, but it just combines all the files into a single file). You'll need to extract the .tar file to get the files shown in @argedion's screenshot.

Using 7-zip, just right-click -> 7-zip -> Extract (yes, again).

nicova · Aug 22, 2015

information is useful for me thanks for sharing it........

dirlonmercy · Aug 30, 2015

jhawkkw said:
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HELP PLEASE..... i'm stock at 11 every time i try to flash the system it shows me this.. "error cannot load system.img"

argedion · Aug 30, 2015

dirlonmercy said:
HELP PLEASE..... i'm stock at 11 every time i try to flash the system it shows me this.. "error cannot load system.img"

Some more information would be nice. Which image are you trying to flash? Windows or Linux? You running the bat/bash file or manually typing?

stuckingradschool · Sep 3, 2015

Hi, I'm having the same issue on a Nexus 5 LG.

It was running fine yesterday morning. In the evening it went into a boot loop. I first tried taking out the battery, while at the same time pressing the ON button, then powering it back on. But that did not work. I then factory reset through the recovery mode. That does not work; I'm getting messages such as "Failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)" and "Can't open /cache/recovery/last_kmsg". So I got to this tutorial. At step 8 none of the 4 commands work. They all return "FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition)". I'm doing this from Ubuntu 14.04. The phone is connected through the stock USB cable to a USB2.0 port. What are my options from here?

argedion · Sep 6, 2015

stuckingradschool said:
Hi, I'm having the same issue on a Nexus 5 LG.

It was running fine yesterday morning. In the evening it went into a boot loop. I first tried taking out the battery, while at the same time pressing the ON button, then powering it back on. But that did not work. I then factory reset through the recovery mode. That does not work; I'm getting messages such as "Failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)" and "Can't open /cache/recovery/last_kmsg". So I got to this tutorial. At step 8 none of the 4 commands work. They all return "FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition)". I'm doing this from Ubuntu 14.04. The phone is connected through the stock USB cable to a USB2.0 port. What are my options from here?

Do you have a custom recovery? Twrp has a file system fix in it. I had this happen once and after using twrp to rebuild partitions it worked well. Also are you running the fastboot command as root? If not try: sudo fastboot flash (image) if running the script then just sudo the script

Tachikoma1211 · Sep 27, 2015

When I "Fastboot oem unlock" it tells me < waiting for device > but never continues. Does this mean it doesn't see my device?

lunatic59 · Sep 27, 2015

Tachikoma1211 said:
When I "Fastboot oem unlock" it tells me < waiting for device > but never continues. Does this mean it doesn't see my device?

Most likely you have the wrong or conflicting drivers installed. Instead of "fastboot oem unlock" type "fastboot devices" and if you don't get a response in the form of your phone's serial number, then it's not a recognized device.

Try the Google drivers. They are always better than Microsoft's.

Tachikoma1211 · Sep 28, 2015

Ok I've made it past this. you were right it wasnt recognizing it. I think it was because I was using usb 3 maybe. usb 2 worked no problems. I have a new problem. At step 9 it says, 'writing 'bootloader'... FAILED <remote: flash write failure>
Any ideas? Thanks again

argedion · Oct 1, 2015

Tachikoma1211 said:
Ok I've made it past this. you were right it wasnt recognizing it. I think it was because I was using usb 3 maybe. usb 2 worked no problems. I have a new problem. At step 9 it says, 'writing 'bootloader'... FAILED <remote: flash write failure>
Any ideas? Thanks again

Are you running fastboot as root? Sometimes fastboot wont work unless your a super user. Also did you check the Md5 to make sure your download is not corrupt?

Tachikoma1211 · Oct 3, 2015

I had to unplug my phone and shut the computer down and now my phone won't go into bootloader. I'm assuming because it was erased. Goodbye my Nexus 5. You served me well and will be missed. *Queue bagpipes*

NightEagle · Oct 15, 2015

My Nexus 7 2013 LTE has gone into a bootloop recently and I can't get it out.

This was orignially my mums, until this happened. She was basically playing Words With Friends and suddenly the tablet rebooted and went into a bootloop. I tried to get it out of the bootloop by wiping cache, system, reflashing the rom. Nothing worked. The tablet was 100% stock, stock rom and stock recovery. I don't know if this method will work, as I've tried simlar and more advanced methods to no avail. If there is any way to get a custom recovery and ROM on there whilst its bricked, I'll be a happy eagle.

lunatic59 · Oct 15, 2015

Can you get it into fastboot mode? If so, then you can flash the factory images.

NightEagle · Oct 15, 2015

lunatic59 said:
Can you get it into fastboot mode? If so, then you can flash the factory images.

I can get into fastboot mode and the stock recovery. I've tried flashing an Android version before Lollipop using both methods and it doesn't work. Am I doing something wrong here?

lunatic59 · Oct 16, 2015

If you could be a little more specific about what isn't working and any errors you might see, it would be helpful.

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