Nexus 4 rebooting after manual KitKat install via recovery

[MarmiteX1]

Hi there,

Prior to installing KitKat OTA zip file i was running Android 4.3 JWR66Y and I was rooted with no issues. Bootloader was unlocked too.

I downloaded the appropriate file Android 4.4 OTA from Google CDN:
c7d8660af65b878835d5248252f51dcbf53c2001.signed-two-step.signed-occam-KRT16S-from-JWR66Y.d1b99704.zip file

Now i tried to flash it via CWM 6.0.3.4. After i flashed it it says Status 7. Installation Aborted. There is an error in the <filename>

After i select reboot, the phone reboots twice, and returning me to the CWM recovery

Is there a way to get round this without me losing all my stuff? I can still access the bootloader.

I would appreciate if somone could assist me please?

Thanks,

 

[codesplice]

I want to say that you need the stock recovery to be able to directly flash an OTA. An alternate approach may be to do it with "adb sideload".

Otherwise, I'd suggest going the factory image route: Android 4.4 KitKat Factory Images And Binaries Are Up For Nexus 4, All Variants Of Nexus 7 (2012 And 2013), And Nexus 10 [Flashing Instructions]

 

[starkraving]

Yup codesplice is right. You need the stock recovery.

 

[MarmiteX1]

I've yet to try the steps i mentioned. I'm not sure if i had USB debugging turned on before the issue had risen.

When i go do adb devices it doesnt display a list of devices.

I can't passed the boot screen. Does that mean i have to wipe my device anyway? or will the flash.bat file take care of it?

**Actually flash.bat worked. I had to place the contents of the factory image where ADB is located. I edited the batch file and remove the -w flag to preserve the data on the device*

 

[MarmiteX1]

Gentlemen, I have followed the instructions outlined in the link attached by CodeSplice and i got past the bootscreen and all my data etc remains intact. Phew! Thats for that, much appreciated!

I went to settings and i am running Android 4.4 KitKat and the build number is KRT16S.

However when i go to the app tray the background isn't transparent. Is that because I dont have Google Experience Launcher installed?

 

[El Presidente]

Yep, as far as I'm aware, you need GEL for that to work.

I think it works in Nova too.

 

[MarmiteX1]

Yeah you are right, thanks. i had to install the latest Google Search apk and then the Google Experience Launcher(Gel) that would work with the Google Search.

I don't know why the icons are big all of a sudden. I wish there was a setting natively which would allow you to control the size of the icons unless i have missed something?

 

[codesplice]

Yeah you are right, thanks. i had to install the latest Google Search apk and then the Google Experience Launcher(Gel) that would work with the Google Search.

I don't know why the icons are big all of a sudden. I wish there was a setting natively which would allow you to control the size of the icons unless i have missed something?

Nope, that's just how things are with the GEL. You'll get used to it - or you'll go back to Nova.