I am a noob and have managed to unlock/root my Nexus. But I have been reading/attemting to update to 4.04 but update always fails, or will not begin. I reboot into recovery, using CWM and select the update file, but it always fails. I think, I just don't have the right update file for my variant, or I am asking, what is it I have to do to update this GSM 4.01 Nexus?
Flashing an OTA won't work unless you have the specific upgrade path.
My guess is you aren't on the yakju variant since you are still on 4.0.1.
My advice is to read through efrant's guide. It has all the info you need.
Are you on Virgin Mobile Canada? In that case, your phone must've come with Yakjuux, and you're probably trying to apply the yakju 4.0.4 update file which doesn't work for 2 reasons:
1) You're not on yakju
2) The yakju 4.0.4 update files are only for 4.0.2 and existing 4.0.4 versions, not for 4.0.1.
Your best bet is to install stock 4.0.4 full images from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images . Follow the instructions there. You won't need to apply an update file in the end since if you follow the instructions, you'd flash a full 4.0.4 image straight from Google.
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I got a Galaxy Nexus from Negri that had the yakjuzs (Hong Kong) build of ICS on it. I followed the directions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391881 to put yakju on the device, but checking for updates in the About Phone part of the settings or putting the *#*#checkin#*#* code into the dialer says my phone is up to date. It's only on 4.0.1 and I know 4.0.3 is available. What gives?
You should of just put 4.0.2 on there. 4.0.3 is not officially available yet.
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Well even if 4.0.2 is all that's available over the official channels, I'm still curious as to why the phone would be telling me it's up to date on only 4.0.1. I'd prefer to avoid wiping the device and manually installing 4.0.2 if possible (particularly because I'm not very experienced when it comes to this stuff-- I had a Nexus One before and just stuck with whatever updates I got OTA on the stock ROM for the entire time I used it).
Nobody has any idea about why this would be?
Hi,
I follow the same guide lastnight. I believe that the update is not a global release therefore it will come out staggered anyway. For you to worry to would have to find a friend who has yakju as standard and has already receieved the update. If they have yakju as standard and have not got the update, your area just hasn't received it yet.
I used the Toolkit 2.0 to unlock the boot loader and flash CWR. Then you can flash any rom your would like to including 4.0.3. Though I havn't found a official rom packaged for CWR yet.
How to manually update your Galaxy Nexus to Android 4.0.2
Part 1: Getting ADB to work with your Android phone and your PC
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
Tip: To ensure your PC recognises your device and install the ADB and USB drivers, try installing PDAnet first on your PC and on your phone.
Link: http://junefabrics.com/android/download.php
Part 2: Rooting process
http://theunlockr.com/2011/12/14/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus
Part 3: Installing ClockworkMod Recovery
I have tried installing clockworkmod by following the other guides but after rebooting again, it revert back to the stock recovery.
Then I found the solution at this forum posting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
Since you have rooted and unlocked your bootloader, you skip to the section "How to install clockworkmod"
Part 4: How to manually update your GSM Galaxy Nexus with the Android 4.0.2 OTA
Since you have already Rooted, Unlocked Bootloader and Installed ClockworkMod, you just have to download the Android 4.0.2 update from Google via a link at this website http://www.androidcentral.com/how-manually-update-your-gsm-galaxy-nexus-android-402-ota and copy over that zip file to the root level of your Galaxy Nexus internal storage space.
Then boot the phone into bootloader mode, then select Recovery and it should go into ClockworkMod Recovery. From there, just select the Apply Update from SD card and let things run their course. Once done select Reboot from the ClockworkMod Recovery menu.
Tip: You might wanna do a backup using ClockworkMod as an insurance. This backup is actually a Nandroid backup.
So I went ahead and flashed the 4.0.2 yakju build from Google to receive OTA's but it doesn't seem to work? My phone reports itself as "yakju" and so do the "gn official update" app.
What to do?
I flashed the 4.0.2 build to see if OTA's worked, but it doesn't seem to have made any effect? Or has Google pulled the 4.0.4 OTA?
probably the 4.0.4 ota has been pulled because of the signal_lost_on_standby problem that some users have been experience
by the way, in the same way u flashed the 4.0.2 image, u can flash the 4.0.4 image manually as well
I manually, through temp-booting CWM, I flashed an "IMM76D" OTA from a guide efrant had written.
Hello guys,
Can anyone tell me the steps of how to install Android 4.0.4 update to the stock, unrooted Android 4.0.2 on verizon samsung galaxy nexus?
Use the galaxy nexus 6.0 toolkit and choose the option you want. Its very quick and easy if you dony know hoebto manually use fastboot.
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Download the IMM76K update file and put it at the root of the internal SDCard and make sure it is named update.zip. Then reboot into recovery and apply the update. If you are on stock 4.0.2 (ICL53F), the update will apply and you'll be on 4.0.4. Be warned that the only 4.0.4 packages we have currently are not official updates, so it is possible you will have to flash back to 4.0.2 to update to 4.0.4 in the future if the actual update is a different build.
But I just saw the steps on Android authority on how to update to 4.0.4. Could anyone please check those steps & let me know
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sbadwalz said:
Hello guys,
Can anyone tell me the steps of how to install Android 4.0.4 update to the stock, unrooted Android 4.0.2 on verizon samsung galaxy nexus?
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Unless you receive the update OTA, there is NO way to do it without an unlocked bootloader or root or a custom recovery.
If you want to root without unlocking, do this, then apply the update by following this.
Okaay said:
Use the galaxy nexus 6.0 toolkit and choose the option you want. Its very quick and easy if you dony know hoebto manually use fastboot.
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If he uses a toolkit like that, it will unlock his bootloader and wipe his data...
imnuts said:
Download the IMM76K update file and put it at the root of the internal SDCard and make sure it is named update.zip. Then reboot into recovery and apply the update. If you are on stock 4.0.2 (ICL53F), the update will apply and you'll be on 4.0.4.
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This will NOT work, as the file needs to be in /cache, not /sdcard, for the stock recovery to flash it on a GNex. It was different for other devices, but this does NOT work on a GNex, at least not the GSM version.
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This will NOT work, as the file needs to be in /cache, not /sdcard, for the stock recovery to flash it on a GNex. It was different for other devices, but this does NOT work on a GNex, at least not the GSM version.
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Want to explain how I was able to flash it in stock recovery then when I had it at the root of /sdcard? I was on fully stock 4.0.2 courtesy of the ICL53F images provided by Google, recovery included.
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Want to explain how I was able to flash it in stock recovery then when I had it at the root of /sdcard? I was on fully stock 4.0.2 courtesy of the ICL53F images provided by Google, recovery included.
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Not sure. Maybe it is different on the Verizon version.
I though it worked like that as well (because that's how it worked on my Nexus One and Nexus S). But it wasn't the case when I got my GNex (GSM version). It had to be in /cache.
sorry i got my phone today and i updated it via wifi. now it's running ics 4.0.2 build icl53f. and it doesn't do anything when i tap update again. i thought it would upgrade to 4.0.4.
can i flash the latest aokp now or do i have to flash 4.0.4 via odin first?
does it make a difference?
No difference at all.
Use my guide (linked in sig...post #2) to install a rom the correct way (bug free).
I personally just updated.
Solid build.
Just in case you wanted to know why you didn't get the update for 4.0.4, Google doesn't control the release cycle for non-yakju phones (phones that are running ROMs from carriers/vendors). It has to go through their process before it gets sent to you. If you really want IMM76I without needing to go the custom route, just flash the yakju (stock Google) images here. Instructions are here.
I have YAKJU build still no Jellybean OTA on my GNexus
I am now on IMM76I & i have not received OTA update to Jellybean 4.1.
Is per your instructions I have updated to the Google version of ICS (YAKJU).
Should I wait for the OTA? or is there any other way to get Jellybean? (Dont want to root)
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Just in case you wanted to know why you didn't get the update for 4.0.4, Google doesn't control the release cycle for non-yakju phones (phones that are running ROMs from carriers/vendors). It has to go through their process before it gets sent to you. If you really want IMM76I without needing to go the custom route, just flash the yakju (stock Google) images here. Instructions are here.
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Faadiz said:
I am now on IMM76I & i have not received OTA update to Jellybean 4.1.
Is per your instructions I have updated to the Google version of ICS (YAKJU).
Should I wait for the OTA? or is there any other way to get Jellybean? (Dont want to root)
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You can try to "force it" with the Google Services Framework trick. That's about it.
I have unlocked, rooted, and installed Clockwork Recovery on my Galaxy Nexus (GSM, Wind Canada), and now I want to flash 4.0.4 yakju.
My current bootloader is PRIMEKK15 and my current radio baseband is UGLA4
Is flashing 4.0.4 yakju as simple as downloading the image found on google's site (yakju-imm76i-factory-8001e72f.tgz), putting it on the phone, going to Clockwork Mod, navigating to "install zip from SDcard", then choosing yakju-imm76i-factory-8001e72f.tgz, or do I have to open the tgz, then open the tar inside, and then extract this zip and install that in CWM http://i.imgur.com/wXC64.png
Since it's not a custom ROM like AOKP or CM, do I have to wipe data/factory reset in clockwork? Do I have to flash gapps?
Do I have to flash the new bootloader and radio baseband found in 4.0.4 separately?
Also, some people report reception problems with the baseband included in 4.0.4. If I want to go back to UGLA4, is that possible? I would be using the CWM "radio.img" for UGLA4 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23149491&postcount=139
I think that's all the questions I have, lol.
Well first off, if you're going to do it I'd just recommend you wait for the 4.1.1 image for the GSM GNex to drop. If you're really ansy, then you could flash 4.0.4 and you'll still get the OTA, but just something to think about.
Now to the question, no, you don't flash it like a ROM in CWM recovery. If you wish to completely move to yakju (or takju) to get on the Google update line (not sure why else you'd do it), you need to flash the images via fastboot. All parts of the images. It's important to have the proper bootloader and radio if you intend to receive and automatically install OTA updates. If you don't, you won't be able to install it as it checks for the radio and bootloader as part of the install process.
Follow this guide from Efrant, it's gold: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Don't use a toolkit!
Also, some people report reception problems with the baseband included in 4.0.4. If I want to go back to UGLA4, is that possible? I would be using the CWM "radio.img" for UGLA4 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=139
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I haven't heard about any issues with the latest 4.0.4 radio outside of isolated problems. You can change the radio if you want (via fastboot, rly quick), but as I said, it'll stop you from auto-installing OTAs (which is why you went to yakju, isn't it?). You'll also get a new radio with 4.1.1.
Hmm, I might not even bother, seeing as to get the updates I'd lose CWM and root. Perhaps I will just wait for 4.1 like you said and install that.
By the way, since I am on 4.0.2 but I have CWM, does that mean even if my yakjuux build got 4.0.4 OTA, I wouldn't get notified (because of the custom recovery)??
EDIT: Say Google puts up a 4.1 image next week, I would just need to download it and follow the same steps that are outlined in that post (flashing all the different images in fastboot)?
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Hmm, I might not even bother, seeing as to get the updates I'd lose CWM and root. Perhaps I will just wait for 4.1 like you said and install that.
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You can flash CWM and root it again after going to yakju, but you'll have to update manually (no auto-installing OTA) after that. You have to pull the image and flash it, and use an app like "OTA root keeper" to hold onto root.
By the way, since I am on 4.0.2 but I have CWM, does that mean even if my yakjuux build got 4.0.4 OTA, I wouldn't get notified (because of the custom recovery)??
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You'll be notified, but the update won't install. It requires stock recovery to auto-install.
Cool. In that case, I will just wait for JB, then once I flash that image myself, I will reflash CWM and root my phone again.
Thanks for the help, and thanks for the link to that thread!
Matt08642 said:
Cool. In that case, I will just wait for JB, then once I flash that image myself, I will reflash CWM and root my phone again.
Thanks for the help, and thanks for the link to that thread!
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No problem.
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