Returning to Stock - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

Hello peeps,
I rooted my Nexus 7 2nd Gen and now want to return it to be fully stock.
Whats the best way to do this??? and where can I get said firmware from???
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extrememonkey said:
Hello peeps,
I rooted my Nexus 7 2nd Gen and now want to return it to be fully stock.
Whats the best way to do this??? and where can I get said firmware from???
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You can find factory images here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor Just flash system, recovery, and boot images, and then lock the bootloader.

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Cause I have nothing better to do. Really.

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Ota jb update failed signature

I have a rooted galaxy nexus and went to install the ota jb update. It gave me the red sign in cwm and said failed whole package sign or something like that.. now it says no update available. Anyone know what I should do to get jb update without wiping?
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you clearly modified system files. you need to find the files you modified and change them out to ones that are unmodified.
Yeah.. I changed recovery from boot.p to recoveryfromboot.p.bak as that's what a tec said to do after rooting if cwm didn't stick... can I change it back without breaking root?
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aaronmcc11 said:
Yeah.. I changed recovery from boot.p to recoveryfromboot.p.bak as that's what a tec said to do after rooting if cwm didn't stick... can I change it back without breaking root?
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That's not the reason why. You must have changed your radio or kernel or recovery. The ota update won't install ota with cwm
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aaronmcc11 said:
Yeah.. I changed recovery from boot.p to recoveryfromboot.p.bak as that's what a tec said to do after rooting if cwm didn't stick... can I change it back without breaking root?
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you are confusing root with a custom recovery. they are not the same. to get root, you have to have a custom recovery (least on anything 4.0.4 or higher). you do not need root to have a custom recovery.
if you take the OTA, you will lose root anyways and then you will also lose your custom recovery.
So I have to wait for a rom build and flash it to have jb with root??
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I think there are plenty of JB roms out there from the announcement in June. I could be wrong, but if you're just looking for the new radios, I think they can just be flashed over your current setup.
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No. You can accept (or flash) the OTA & then root it.
aaronmcc11 said:
So I have to wait for a rom build and flash it to have jb with root??
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You need to have a read of this thread. And then, maybe have a read of this one if you think it's easier.
efrant said:
You need to have a read of this thread. And then, maybe have a read of this one if you think it's easier.
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That confused the hell out of me.. and I'm not dumb. Lol. The second one doesn't mention toroplus from what I read.
I think I'll just update and reroot.. my problem is.. do I have to change that system file back to its original? And then do I have to download the update from somewhere BC my phone says up to date now?
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Sorry I'm confused.. I had an og Droid before this so a bit different.
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TWRP recovery

Hey Guys, coming from the Samsung galaxy nexus. Receiving my s4 in a few days.
Just a few question to install twrp:
1.Root using motochopper
2. Install goo manager
3. Install TWRP
4. Funfun
Are those the correct steps? Thanks!
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I think unlock bootloader should be in there somewhere.
Isn't tmobile s4 boot loader already unlocked?
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Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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pezlomd said:
Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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So the steps :
1 Motochopper
2. Goo manager
3. Install TWRP
That's correct right? We don't need to worry about boot loader because its unlocked alrdy. Right? Coming from GN so.. Just making sure.
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TonikJDK said:
I think unlock bootloader should be in there somewhere.
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nitrogen618 said:
Isn't tmobile s4 boot loader already unlocked?
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Bootloaders on T-Mobile's S4 are not locked, confirmed.
pilot_xphile said:
Bootloaders on T-Mobile's S4 are not locked, confirmed.
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Thanks guys! Sorry for being a noob. So I just need to root then get goo manager to get TWRP right?
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nitrogen618 said:
Thanks guys! Sorry for being a noob. So I just need to root then get goo manager to get TWRP right? TWRP will be perm right?
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Sorry double post. Once I install twrp with goo, twrp will be perm right?
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nitrogen618 said:
Sorry double post. Once I install twrp with goo, twrp will be perm right?
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Sorry for the bootloader comment. I have no idea how I got in the t mobile section. I'm vz.
Yes twrp will be permanent unless you flash it back to stock.
pezlomd said:
Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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Did doing it that way change your system status in Odin mode? I Odin'ed TWRP and then rooted. Now I have a system status of Custom instead of Official.
Atmazzz said:
Did doing it that way change your system status in Odin mode? I Odin'ed TWRP and then rooted. Now I have a system status of Custom instead of Official.
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If u have a custom recovery the status will always say custom. Only flashing back to stock through odin will make it official again.
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pezlomd said:
If u have a custom recovery the status will always say custom. Only flashing back to stock through odin will make it official again.
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I'm used to my Galaxy S2 I guess. It never said custom. Tried Odin k0ane's stock file. Still says custom. I thought I was going to have to return the phone. It started using hotspot data for all data. I was almost to my 500 meg limit. A factory reset fixed it and Tmo gave me an extra 2gb hotspot data for this month only for free.
What's the difference between custom and official?
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nitrogen618 said:
What's the difference between custom and official?
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Stock recovery doesnt let u flash custom roms ; no bakups.
Custom you won ur phone.
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nitrogen618 said:
What's the difference between custom and official?
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Official is all stock factory system. Custom means you altered the system and your warranty is probably void. That's why people try to flash back to stock if they need to get their phone repaired or replaced.
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
nitrogen618 said:
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
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Direct from Samsung, a few people have posted the links on the development boards already so check there.
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nitrogen618 said:
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
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Take a look ant the N2 and S3 forums - they have threads on returning to stock and i am sure we will see one here - AS SOON as and only when an official Samsung TMo firmware is available.
If you break or brick your device before then you will have to wait before sending it in to Samsung or TMo.
gaww said:
Take a look ant the N2 and S3 forums - they have threads on returning to stock and i am sure we will see one here - AS SOON as and only when an official Samsung TMo firmware is available.
If you break or brick your device before then you will have to wait before sending it in to Samsung or TMo.
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I can't believe sammobile hasn't gotten the firmwares posted yet. Isn't this unusual? Doesn't Samsung usually release the firmware almost immediately?
Does anyone know why that when I download something to my internal sd card and then boot into twrp and try to install it the file is missing in the download folder. Am I doing something wrong? i'm coming from cwm and things are a lot different. Any help would be great thanks
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I am going to return my nexus 7 but I flashed cm10. What do I need to do?

I will of course flash back to stock, but I was wondering would anything else be necessary to return it?
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Doomstick said:
I will of course flash back to stock, but I was wondering would anything else be necessary to return it?
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Just flash to stock and relock the bootloader and you are good to go.

Help with stock rom please!

I bought a galaxy note 2 off a bloke he said it was unlocked turns out it was rooted! I want to go back to stock but not sure what the original stock rom was I know it's definitely UK but not sure if it's factory unlocked or on a specific network! I've downloaded the UK international stock rom think it's btu or something like that! What's the dangers please will it brick my phone! Have tried to ring him but his phones off and has been all week any help be much appreciated
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I'd say follow dr.ketans guide that would be your safest bet.
But honestly I'd leave the phone rooted, at least, for the time being you'll be glad you did.
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Yeah it's OK rooted but quite a few apps keep shutting down!! But it is great I must say
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Which apps fc? You could try a factory reset, flash a custom rom or of course revert back to unrooted or Flash a new stock rom. If you choose the last option ensure you run triangle away first
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Re-enable the stock phone app on Verizon model on stock rom?

The build is MH2, and currently the bootloader is locked on my SCH-I925, so I'm trying to see if there is a way to re-enable the phone app that Verizon disabled... is there another stock rom I can flash, or something?
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grmcrkrs said:
The build is MH2, and currently the bootloader is locked on my SCH-I925, so I'm trying to see if there is a way to re-enable the phone app that Verizon disabled... is there another stock rom I can flash, or something?
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I'm trying to find the same thing since my I925 is softbricked and in a bootloop. All I can do is put it in download mode. Do you by any chance know how to put it back to stock?
Yes, you need the stock firmware. But FYI: that's the note 10.1 2012... I was sold that thinking it was new one. I took it back. Just flash the stock firmware via odin. Let me see if I have it... But you can prolly find it in the forum...
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Stock Firmware MH2
grmcrkrs said:
Yes, you need the stock firmware. But FYI: that's the note 10.1 2012... I was sold that thinking it was new one. I took it back. Just flash the stock firmware via odin. Let me see if I have it... But you can prolly find it in the forum...
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i have looked for the stock firmware too MH2 but cant find it anywhere....
is there a copy available anywhere? My wife took the OTA update to MK1 and i have that but want to go back to stock so i can root and unlock

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