(Q)Getting GN in a week! *Questions* - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hey guys, I'm getting the GN in a week and I have some questions.
1. The difference between Takju, and Yakju are the same right? Except google wallet, and I the roms/kernel on XDA is interchangeable right?
2. Let's say google releases jelly bean, do I need to recieve the official Jelly bean update, than flash a custom rom? Or can I just flash a custom jelly bean rom?
3. Flashing radios in CWM, is it permanent?
4. On average, what's the average overclock(CPU) for you guys?
5. For the Nexus toolkit, I can just press #7 and it will do everything for me, right?
*Coming from the G2X*

2. Depends what they change. A new bootloader and radio may come with it, which would need to be flashed before any custom ROM.
3. Yes
Sent from my GNex rocking Aokp

nitrogen618 said:
Hey guys, I'm getting the GN in a week and I have some questions.
1. The difference between Takju, and Yakju are the same right? Except google wallet, and I the roms/kernel on XDA is interchangeable right?
2. Let's say google releases jelly bean, do I need to recieve the official Jelly bean update, than flash a custom rom? Or can I just flash a custom jelly bean rom?
3. Flashing radios in CWM, is it permanent?
4. On average, what's the average overclock(CPU) for you guys?
5. For the Nexus toolkit, I can just press #7 and it will do everything for me, right?
*Coming from the G2X*
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1. Should be, yeah. So far, the only difference I've seen is Google Wallet.
2. Either choose to flash stock Jelly Bean when it arrives or go with a Jelly Bean custom ROM when they arrive. It's all just a matter of preference.
3. Yes, until you flash another radio image.
4. I go with the stock clock. I really have no need for overclocking.
5. Yup, given that option 7 is a "one-click" kind of option. I do not use toolkits except for backing up and restoring my EFS.

nitrogen618 said:
Hey guys, I'm getting the GN in a week and I have some questions.
1. The difference between Takju, and Yakju are the same right? Except google wallet, and I the roms/kernel on XDA is interchangeable right?
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Takju and Yakju are just versions of the stock ICS firmware, they're perfectly stock with no regional customization. Takju simply has Google Wallet pre installed, that's it. Whether you're on takju or yakju has no bearing on what ROM or kernel you can use.
2. Let's say google releases jelly bean, do I need to recieve the official Jelly bean update, than flash a custom rom? Or can I just flash a custom jelly bean rom?
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Once they drop the Jellybean source and/or GNex images, you'll be able to flash any ROM built from it without accepting the OTA first (you'll have anything new separately available to flash if necessary). It'll just be like you're flashing another 4.0.4 ROM.
3. Flashing radios in CWM, is it permanent?
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What do you mean permanent? The radio stays there until you flash a different one, if that's what you mean. They don't expire or go away.
4. On average, what's the average overclock(CPU) for you guys?
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I don't overclock.
5. For the Nexus toolkit, I can just press #7 and it will do everything for me, right?
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Don't use a toolkit. Learn how to do it manually yourself and you'll be much better off.
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5. If i use the toolkit, it still gets me to the end result, right? (Flash Radio,CWM,Roms, etc)
I'm coming from the G2X. On our phone we just use NVFlash, done.

nitrogen618 said:
5. If i use the toolkit, it still gets me to the end result, right? (Flash Radio,CWM,Roms, etc)
I'm coming from the G2X. On our phone we just use NVFlash, done.
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I guess you could use odin to flash a pre-rooted firmware. Then you would end up on the almost latest firmware, i.e. yakju 4.0.4 IMM76D, ehile the latest is IMM76I but that's easily taken care of with an update.
All you then need to do is maybe unlock your bootloader and keep it unlocked. Use this link and choose the full image option: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
Download the attached odin file in that link and do exactly as Chainfire says.
After all of that is done, use the Galaxy Nexus toolkit to backup your EFS partition! That's where the IMEI is and if you lose the EFS partition somehow, you can always restore the one you backed up.
ODIN is a simple and easy to use tool. Normally not necessary to use if using a Nexus device, but it's good as a last-resort if all else fails and also good for normal use too.

Yeah I'm ordering mine sometime next week and I just wanted to knsow if 100$ was a good price and if you owners would get something different if you could. And if anyone has found it any cheaper than 100$ as an upgrade? And what are some good cheap accessories? Thanks in advance!!!

dakota.breeden said:
Yeah I'm ordering mine sometime next week and I just wanted to knsow if 100$ was a good price and if you owners would get something different if you could. And if anyone has found it any cheaper than 100$ as an upgrade? And what are some good cheap accessories? Thanks in advance!!!
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Amazon probably have them for $0.1.

That's where I'm getting mine for 99.99$

dakota.breeden said:
That's where I'm getting mine for 99.99$
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Ok. Well, a hundred bucks for this phone is nice and cheap.

I agree with all the above answers, and underclock fbetter
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...life. I also wouldn't get any other phone right now - including SGS3. Love the gn.
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ttahatt said:
...life. I also wouldn't get any other phone right now - including SGS3. Love the gn.
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Touchwiz is damn ugly
I wouldn't trade this Gnex for a phone ten times better than it. There's a reason I chose a Nexus phone.

And, let's say I buy the International version, and it comes with Android 4.0.3. Can't I use the toolkit to unlock bootloader, and than install custom rom? Or do I need to get official Android 4.0.4 than install custom rom? I prefer the toolkit, and not ODIN.
Sorry for being a noob, I'm from the G2X. And the firmware does not matter right? Because you're flashing a custom rom anyway..
Also, how do I backup the EFS on the toolkit? Is it #2 on the toolkit? Backup/Restore Phone

Ordered mine today!!
Alright I ordered my nexus today and it will be here Friday, so I would like to know if the i9250 accessories will work with the l700? And what are some recommended accessories?

???
I ordered my Galaxy Nexus Wednesday and it was supposed to be here today by Fed Ex!! Could the injunction have effected this?

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Is ICS 4.0.2 latest?

So, I got my GN today and I just noticed that my OS is 4.0.2
Is that the latest and the greatest?
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Without rooting yes.
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A few quick questions about the phone you just got:
1) Was it made in China or Korea?
2) Is the build version yakju or something like yakjuwx/yakjusc/yakuux/etc? You can find this with the Android system info app
3) Who did you buy it from?
Thanks!
Got my 4.0.2 update today in the morning (an hour ago) as well.
1. How to check that? Sticker under the battery doesn't have that info.
2. Mine is "yakjuwx". What does it say?
3. I bought mine in Lithuania/Europe and not from a mobile operator but from official store. Box says that it's made in Korea and distributor - Poland/Europe.
BTW, what has been fixed in 4.0.2?
i believe it's the latest if you're unrooted.. no official update for 4.0.3 yet..
Also recieved 4.0.2 today and got yakjuxw
My phone (i9250) just downloaded the 4.0.2 update. Upon reboot it got stuck on that android busy screen. After about half an hour I removed the battery. I could then boot into Android normally. It's still 4.0.1 and now claims there are no updates available.
My phone is rooted using the WugFresh method, but I did not install any custom ROM. Is it to be expected that a rooted Galaxy Nexus would fail OTA updates?
wirtzpeitz said:
My phone is rooted using the WugFresh method, but I did not install any custom ROM. Is it to be expected that a rooted Galaxy Nexus would fail OTA updates?
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Have you changed the radio or recovery?
I have 4.0.1. Bought in Norway. Build is ITL41F.I9250XWKK9
aquavalanche said:
i believe it's the latest if you're unrooted.. no official update for 4.0.3 yet..
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not an official OTA, but the official 4.0.3 update itself is right there on google's servers for any nexus user to build for themselves. Build your own zip.
There was rumor/speculation of another update release by the end of January.
Well it's February so rumours are rumours. Not being a smartass or anything. I hope we get the update soon. Some glitches are inconvenient.
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Are updates carrier-centric? My phone reports that there are no updates, and I'm on 4.0.1.
ChazzMichaelMichaels said:
A few quick questions about the phone you just got:
1) Was it made in China or Korea?
2) Is the build version yakju or something like yakjuwx/yakjusc/yakuux/etc? You can find this with the Android system info app
3) Who did you buy it from?
Thanks!
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1) dont know
2) where do I see that?
3) VerizonWireless
a1exus said:
1) dont know
2) where do I see that?
3) VerizonWireless
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He is talking about the GSM model, you have CDMA.
I hope they release the OTA soon... it's so laggy....
wirtzpeitz said:
My phone is rooted using the WugFresh method, but I did not install any custom ROM. Is it to be expected that a rooted Galaxy Nexus would fail OTA updates?
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If you used the WugFresh tool kit to unlock and root your phone, then it installed ClockworkMod Recovery. Having CWM on your phone will prevent it from receiving OTA updates.
IMHO if you've unlocked and rooted your phone, it's time for a custom rom. There are some really good, stable roms out there using 4.0.3. And the developers update far more frequently than you'd recieve OTA updates.
Don't be scared, the developers have made it as easy as they possibly could. Before a month ago, I'd never run anything but a stock phone. I'm still a complete noob, but I've run three different custom roms, flashed kernels, radios, and added mods... Just follow directions, always back-up, and if things get hairy, you've a large community of really smart people who are willing to help.
diegodbm said:
I hope they release the OTA soon... it's so laggy....
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Considering they haven't even started rolling out 4.0.2 in some regions, I think we have a bit of a wait on our hands.
Ridel said:
Are updates carrier-centric? My phone reports that there are no updates, and I'm on 4.0.1.
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Its region-specific. Read up on this whole argument over "yakju" vs "yakju**" phones.

Got OTA notification but....

...I downloaded the 4.0.4 update and went to install and reboot. But the phone got stuck at the screen with the android belly up and a exclamation point. Pulled the battery and rebooted and was at 4.0.2 still. Haven't gotten another OTA notification. Do I get another OTA alert or do I have to update manually.
I have a GSM Nexus, rooted but with stock 4.0.2. And I activated OTA RootKeeper before downloading the update. Any help will be greatly accepted.
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Besides root and maybe unlock your bootloader, did you change anything in your system (install mods, different radio etc. or rename system files)? If you are not completely stock your OTA will not work and you will have to update manually or get back to Stock first.
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Nothing changed. Except for root and unlocked bootloader everything is stock.
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Well the screen you were looking at (Android belly up) is the stock recovery. If you see that: no need to pull battery. Simply push volume up + power simultaneously and you'll get into the recovery menu. Scrolling through the options can be done with the volume buttons, select with the power button.
That said: I think no one knows for sure but I myself would not wait and update myself. There are a lot of guides here on how to do that and if you flash the stock images you will have the same as anyone who had the OTA. Make a proper backup first (you allways should)! You will lose all your data if you have to unlock your bootloader.
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jrodsep said:
Nothing changed. Except for root and unlocked bootloader everything is stock.
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Have you installed CWM recovery installed?
The "belly up" android is the phone trying to boot in the stock recovery to update the phone. But as you may have CWM recovery installed (which replaces the stock recovery) the phone cannot complete the update.
You will need to re-install the stock recovery. I believe you can do this with the GNex Toolkit.
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stuu.f said:
Have you installed CWM recovery installed?
The "belly up" android is the phone trying to boot in the stock recovery to update the phone. But as you may have CWM recovery installed (which replaces the stock recovery) the phone cannot complete the update.
You will need to re-install the stock recovery. I believe you can do this with the GNex Toolkit.
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Is it possible to get the Stock Recovery Screen when you have CWM installed? Didn't think that was possible... that it would just boot into CWM recovery. That is why I didn't mention it (trying to learn here).
Same problem here. Stock 4.0.2, rooted, CWM installed.
Does this mean we will lose settings before we are able to update the device?
Lex_Michdeandroid said:
Same problem here. Stock 4.0.2, rooted, CWM installed.
Does this mean we will lose settings before we are able to update the device?
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this mean you are not eligible for the OTA update mate, because you have a custom recovery
i suggest you to
flash the stock rom manually
flash a custom rom wih 4.04 inside
my 2 cents
Viridis Draco said:
this mean you are not eligible for the OTA update mate, because you have a custom recovery
i suggest you to
flash the stock rom manually
flash a custom rom wih 4.04 inside
my 2 cents
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I don't even understand why I have CWM installed in the first place. I only neet root acces, all the rest can stay stock for all I care... Is there a way to avoid these problems in the future? So be able to root and OTA at the same time?
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Lex_Michdeandroid said:
I don't even understand why I have CWM installed in the first place. I only neet root acces, all the rest can stay stock for all I care... Is there a way to avoid these problems in the future? So be able to root and OTA at the same time?
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custom recovery is needed in order to install custom ROM dude, is quite simple
and yes, you can root the stock ROM without custom recovery, there are a lot of guide about that in the developer section
Viridis Draco said:
custom recovery is needed in order to install custom ROM dude, is quite simple
and yes, you can root the stock ROM without custom recovery, there are a lot of guide about that in the developer section
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So my only option to fix this now is flash 4.0.4 manually (will I lose stuff?) and then root again and get stock recovery back? Sorry for my n00b questions, thanks for your help!
Edit: would it be easier if I just get the stock recovery back and then try to get the OTA to turn up again?
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Lex_Michdeandroid said:
So my only option to fix this now is flash 4.0.4 manually (will I lose stuff?) and then root again and get stock recovery back? Sorry for my n00b questions, thanks for your help!
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you have nothing broken mate, i can't tell you if you will lose data, it depend on your ROM, what you flash and mainly how
the Force and the Developer Section is with you, young padawan
damn, i'm playing SW:TOR too much:/
Viridis Draco said:
you have nothing broken mate, i can't tell you if you will lose data, it depend on your ROM, what you flash and mainly how
the Force and the Developer Section is with you, young padawan
damn, i'm playing SW:TOR too much:/
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Thank you master for your soothing words. I just want my Galaxy Nexus to be like he is right out of the box, but rooted. Thats all I need from him... I am guessing my girlfriends Nexus S is going to be a pain in my assholes in a few weeks bc its still on GB and my TF101 will also go haywire because of my rooting adventures...
First this GN nuisance... Guess I am going to have to wait until tomorrow, I am flying to Dublin in about two hours and I don't think I can fix this in time...
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Lex_Michdeandroid said:
Thank you master for your soothing words. I just want my Galaxy Nexus to be like he is right out of the box, but rooted. Thats all I need from him... I am guessing my girlfriends Nexus S is going to be a pain in my assholes in a few weeks bc its still on GB and my TF101 will also go haywire because of my rooting adventures...
First this GN nuisance... Guess I am going to have to wait until tomorrow, I am flying to Dublin in about two hours and I don't think I can fix this in time...
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i agree, take your time and you wouldn't regret it
I want to manually flash 4.0.4 and stay unrooted. Should I use the GNex Toolkit to flash 4.0.4 directly or do I need to flash the same version I have on my phone?
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I had the same issue described by the OP, the belly up android when trying to update to 4.0.4 from the OTA notification. I had previously changed to 4.0.2 yakju using efrant's instructions from the first post in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391881
However, I had skipped the optional sections. In particular step 12 to flash the recovery partition. I went back and just executed step 12 (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) and rebooted. Then I was able to update to 4.0.4 successfully from the OTA notification.
I'm guessing I didn't have the "stock recovery" because I previously had the default Samsung version?
Just got the update again OTA, and again the belly up droid. I'm really pissed now, bc it also reset my Go launcher... Had 7 screens w/ widgets and shortcuts...
Why did it go wrong again? I thought I put back the recovery to stock to solve the OTA problem... Should I do other things? The phone starts to really slow down and I'm ready to toss this piece of c* in the bin...
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Lex_Michdeandroid said:
Just got the update again OTA, and again the belly up droid. I'm really pissed now, bc it also reset my Go launcher... Had 7 screens w/ widgets and shortcuts...
Why did it go wrong again? I thought I put back the recovery to stock to solve the OTA problem... Should I do other things? The phone starts to really slow down and I'm ready to toss this piece of c* in the bin...
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I had the same issue just now with my phone (unlocked, rooted, stock revcovery), but a quick reboot allowed the update to complete and I'm now on 4.0.4. Did you check the version number again after this latest attempt?
Yes, still 4.0.2.
And of course, my phone says I'm up to date. Lovely, NAAAAAT!
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Jb 4.1

To start I am a newb
I Have a galaxy nexus with the 4.1 Jelly Beans ( not stock, installed via ROM from here xda). That's fine. This week a new "system" update was available for my phone. So I downloaded it and the phone reboot, when the phone starts it goes to the cwm recovery screen saying the update failed. I would like to have some HELP, I found other threads, but I really don't want to do anything worng.
My questions:
How can i get the updates to work again?
DO i need to get ICS back to update the phone?
How should i do it?
Can I do that without losing my data ( would be great, but i am ok if there is no way)
I am just afraid if i go back to ICS, and the update don't show up.
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To start I am a newb
I Have a galaxy nexus with the 4.1 Jelly Beans ( not stock, installed via ROM from here xda). That's fine. This week a new "system" update was available for my phone. So I downloaded it and the phone reboot, when the phone starts it goes to the cwm recovery screen saying the update failed. I would like to have some HELP, I found other threads, but I really don't want to do anything worng.
My questions:
How can i get the updates to work again?
DO i need to get ICS back to update the phone?
How should i do it?
Can I do that without losing my data ( would be great, but i am ok if there is no way)
I am just afraid if i go back to ICS, and the update don't show up.
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Flash your phone back to stock... then do the ota update... profit...
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Everything must must be bone stock to install an ota.
Jellin' like a felon
The issue at hand here is that you have a custom recovery. I can't say that if you remove CWM that you'll be able to OTA update, but that's at least what was the problem there. Now, if you want to keep all your apps and update to the OTA jelly bean instead of the Google I/O preview build, you can flash this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737849
Follow the instructions on that post to update. This is what I did and it worked perfectly.
Camera not working after JB update!
Hi! I recently installed JB on my Dad's Galaxy Nexus, whilst everything seems to work fine, I've noticed that the camera has stopped working. The screen goes blank if i access the camera. I've tried installing 3rd party applications for camera, but none of them work! Please help me! Is it a hardware or a software fault?
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Hi! I recently installed JB on my Dad's Galaxy Nexus, whilst everything seems to work fine, I've noticed that the camera has stopped working. The screen goes blank if i access the camera. I've tried installing 3rd party applications for camera, but none of them work! Please help me! Is it a hardware or a software fault?
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What Rom? Custom or stock
What kernel? Custom or stock
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And how do i do that? I really dont know how to flash it
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Stock JB Rom & stock kernel!
I'm gonna go back to ICS and check if that resolves the issue! What say?
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Stock JB Rom & stock kernel!
I'm gonna go back to ICS and check if that resolves the issue! What say?
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first try factory reset, otherwise yes go back to stock ics and check.
Jp182
atifsh said:
first try factory reset, otherwise yes go back to stock ics and check.
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But going to factory reset will not remove the cwm recovery... right? If i go to factory data reset on my phone ( remember i am using a 4.1 rom) will it go back to ics and delete all roms / root? Cause this sounds like the best way to do it, but you were the first one that said that. Bought my phone from Amazon unlocked ( do you guys think it is gonna update?)
I did that, no help! I think it's a hardware fault. Thanks anyway!
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I don't get it. What did you do? Factory reset? Installed the stock?
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HELPPPPPP
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I did that, no help! I think it's a hardware fault. Thanks anyway!
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PLZ, tell me!! If I do the factory reset is it gonna remove CWM, and all stuff i have installed?
You said you downloaded your ROM from here, but you didn't say which one. There was at least one (Koush's) that was an image of the stock ROM, taken from the OTA update that went out to the phones given out at Google I/O. If you have that ROM (and the corresponding radio), you can just use CWM to install the OTA update. I know this works because I did it myself.
If you really have one of the custom ROMs, your only choice is to return to stock if you want the official OTA. And yes, this will remove CWM and wipe your entire phone (including anything in /sdcard)... so backup anything you want to keep before you try this. See efrant's excellent guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
ok
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You said you downloaded your ROM from here, but you didn't say which one. There was at least one (Koush's) that was an image of the stock ROM, taken from the OTA update that went out to the phones given out at Google I/O. If you have that ROM (and the corresponding radio), you can just use CWM to install the OTA update. I know this works because I did it myself.
If you really have one of the custom ROMs, your only choice is to return to stock if you want the official OTA. And yes, this will remove CWM and wipe your entire phone (including anything in /sdcard)... so backup anything you want to keep before you try this. See efrant's excellent guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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Sorry man, I know i am not giving a lot of information, but that's cause i really don't know. I did a random "how to update your galaxy nexus to 4.1" tutorial, and i don't even remember where...... I just know the links i download were from here.
So what i am going to do:
1: Factory data reset
2: I think it's going back to ICS
3: Just do the normal system update that should just pop up.
My only fear is if the phone does not ask for update.
If you restore to stock using efrant's guide, it will be ICS since Google has not yet posted Jelly Bean firmware images. If you don't get the OTA notification or don't want to wait for it, you can just download and apply it manually (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170)
Factory reset factory reset
phazerorg said:
If you restore to stock using efrant's guide, it will be ICS since Google has not yet posted Jelly Bean firmware images. If you don't get the OTA notification or don't want to wait for it, you can just download and apply it manually (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170)
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I want to restore it VIA FACTORY RESET. Cant i?
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I want to restore it VIA FACTORY RESET. Cant i?
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No, that will just wipe data. You'll have a clean phone, but with the same ROM you currently have. The phone doesn't keep a copy of the stock firmware hidden away or anything like that. Efrant's guide is the proper way to restore everything back to stock.

Decline OTA Upgrade: What happens?

I have Galaxy Nexus, I was prompted to Install the Jelly Bean upgrade, but I don't want to.
I know there is a work around to have Flash working, but I don't want to part with Flash and its officla updates just yet. I don't see much gain on Jelly Bean at this moment. If I decide not to upgrade now, will I be able in the future? Will I be prompted again? I don't want to root my device.
Thank you for your assistance.
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I have Galaxy Nexus, I was prompted to Install the Jelly Bean upgrade, but I don't want to.
I know there is a work around to have Flash working, but I don't want to part with Flash and its officla updates just yet. I don't see much gain on Jelly Bean at this moment. If I decide not to upgrade now, will I be able in the future? Will I be prompted again? I don't want to root my device.
Thank you for your assistance.
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Keep denying it. Although you make absolutely no sense as to why you wouldn't want Jb. You can install flash and use it just the same. Also since you are upgrading its not going to magically disappear from your phone.
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From what I understand OTA Updates come in cycles and have deployment dates. I don't know if that is different between different carriers, phones, or OS levels, but there was a Gingerbread update on my other phone that is no longer available OTA. So it's possible, I guess, that eventually you may not be able to get it at all.
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From what I understand OTA Updates come in cycles and have deployment dates. I don't know if that is different between different carriers, phones, or OS levels, but there was a Gingerbread update on my other phone that is no longer available OTA. So it's possible, I guess, that eventually you may not be able to get it at all.
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Nope. Some phones may stop prompting you tho
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netbuzz said:
From what I understand OTA Updates come in cycles and have deployment dates. I don't know if that is different between different carriers, phones, or OS levels, but there was a Gingerbread update on my other phone that is no longer available OTA. So it's possible, I guess, that eventually you may not be able to get it at all.
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Actually, I just remembered that if you flash a custom Recovery that's one way of ensuring you won't be upgraded to JB automatically as that process requires a stock recovery.
Why you no wantz butter?
Take the update. Its well worth it.
Just install the flash apk
Project butter... I still love my iPhone, but I honestly believe my jelly beans running gnex is smoother. Project butter is amazing.
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DigiPanda said:
I have Galaxy Nexus, I was prompted to Install the Jelly Bean upgrade, but I don't want to.
I know there is a work around to have Flash working, but I don't want to part with Flash and its officla updates just yet. I don't see much gain on Jelly Bean at this moment. If I decide not to upgrade now, will I be able in the future? Will I be prompted again? I don't want to root my device.
Thank you for your assistance.
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Flash will remain on your phone if you already have it. Speaking of Flash, the last update on my PC for Firefox hosed my machine and I had to go back a few versions. Sometimes no updates is a good thing.
Yep, i have flash installed and its still there after jelly bean so...
Do it
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netbuzz said:
Actually, I just remembered that if you flash the Stock Recovery that's one way of ensuring you won't be upgraded.
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...if you flash a custom recovery, you wont be able to update through ota.
edit: it seems you can update with a custom recovery installed, but everything else needs to be stock.
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I'd say go with JB. I only really had ICS the first hour I had the phone (Although I used ICS on my work cell).
As others said, if you already have flash installed, you'll continue to have it. There is absolutely no excuse not to upgrade to jellybean.
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bk201doesntexist said:
...if you flash a custom recovery, you wont be able to update through ota.
edit: it seems you can update with a custom recovery installed, but everything else needs to be stock.
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Yeah, thanks for correcting me, I meant to say "flashing custom recovery", not "stock recovery".
losing free hotspot
I know with verizon after jellybean you cannot be a free mobile hotspot using PDAnet
Which is what brings me here looking for a workaround so I dont have to install Jellybean

Returning to stock from Vicious 4.1

Having LTE problems with flashed 4.1 vicious rom. So trying to go back to ICS. I am using the current toolkit 7.8 but when i do option nine it is unable to extract the tar file from the tgz. It dowloads the file it just wont flash it? Any suggestions or easy answers to returning to ICS thanks!
Why not put the latest JB on the phone? Get the images from Google and flash them ADB (the only way to do it), it takes 10min max.
TECK said:
Why not put the latest JB on the phone? Get the images from Google and flash them ADB (the only way to do it), it takes 10min max.
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Ive tried a few JB roms and they all have done this 4g 3 g loop thing.. I was going to flash it back to stock .. Do the update for the latest verizon ICS update to imm76q (its supposed to fix this issue) and flash back to JB from there
Its an issue on verizons end atm. Mine have been looping bad and dropping data all together. I tried this and it didn't change a thing
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Fstall303 said:
Ive tried a few JB roms and they all have done this 4g 3 g loop thing.
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The official Jelly Bean Verizon images? https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#torojro03c
You have the ICS images also there... scroll up.
justin94 said:
Its an issue on verizons end atm.
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You used the official images posted above?
TECK said:
The official Jelly Bean Verizon images? https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#torojro03c
You have the ICS images also there... scroll up.
You used the official images posted above?
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IM going to try it.. at the risk of sounding like a noob.. which i am .. i will ask anyway. How do you flash via adb? Im guessing I cant use the tool kit for this and other than flashing zip files in recovery im unaware of how to put these on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
Read the Stock Device section.
Using any tool but the official Google ones is like playing with fire, why not do it the right way?
TECK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
Read the Stock Device section.
Using any tool but the official Google ones is like playing with fire, why not do it the right way?
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nice post.. going to see if can follow directions
Fstall303 said:
Having LTE problems with flashed 4.1 vicious rom. So trying to go back to ICS. I am using the current toolkit 7.8 but when i do option nine it is unable to extract the tar file from the tgz. It dowloads the file it just wont flash it? Any suggestions or easy answers to returning to ICS thanks!
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Look at the "flash" link in my signature.
TECK said:
Why not put the latest JB on the phone? Get the images from Google and flash them ADB (the only way to do it), it takes 10min max.
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There are no stock JB images for toro.
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The official Jelly Bean Verizon images? https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#torojro03c
You have the ICS images also there... scroll up.
You used the official images posted above?
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Those are not the stock images. Those are binaries for compiling your own ROM.
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Those are not the stock images. Those are binaries for compiling your own ROM.
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By stock images you mean they don't come with the extras Verizon adds?
The question is: Can a Verizon user flash the CDMA/LTE images from Google and have a functional phone?
I believe the answer is: Yes.
Personally, I had no issues flashing the GSM images downloaded directly from Google in my phone purchased from Play Store. It should be the same for Verizon binaries.
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By stock images you mean they don't come with the extras Verizon adds?
The question is: Can a Verizon user flash the CDMA/LTE images from Google and have a functional phone?
I believe the answer is: Yes.
Personally, I had no issues flashing the GSM images downloaded directly from Google in my phone purchased from Play Store. It should be the same for Verizon binaries.
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You linked to these. Those are not flashable images.
These are the flashable factory images. And there is no Jelly Bean for toro.
efrant said:
You linked to these. Those are not flashable images.
These are the flashable factory images. And there is no Jelly Bean for toro.
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I see... I was sure each phone has their own JB image to flash. Thanks for the tip.

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