I have a Nexus 7 (2013) that for reasons only known to myself - I wish to completely erase
That's the IMAGE file as well - so it can't be restored
I have it connected to my PC and it see's it as a Nexus 7 with no drive letter - so I can't format it as a normal USB drive
I need to be able to prevent restoration as well
I guess I am asking for a simple way to brick it................ ??
Any suggestions
Thanks
Any suggestions. ... Please.
Follow the return to stock guide. First you erase everything then you reinstall the stock firmware using fastboot.
Mungothecat said:
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) that for reasons only known to myself - I wish to completely erase
That's the IMAGE file as well - so it can't be restored
I have it connected to my PC and it see's it as a Nexus 7 with no drive letter - so I can't format it as a normal USB drive
I need to be able to prevent restoration as well
I guess I am asking for a simple way to brick it................ ??
Any suggestions
Thanks
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As said, follow a guide to flash the stock image from Google, that process will delete anything. Other option, if you got custom recovery would be a factory wipe, or even a simple factory reset...
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Mungothecat said:
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) that for reasons only known to myself - I wish to completely erase
That's the IMAGE file as well - so it can't be restored
I have it connected to my PC and it see's it as a Nexus 7 with no drive letter - so I can't format it as a normal USB drive
I need to be able to prevent restoration as well
I guess I am asking for a simple way to brick it................ ??
Any suggestions
Thanks
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There's only one way to prevent anything doing any kind of restoration to it...
http://www.semshred.com/stuff/conte...147a81ff38/full/harddrive_destruction_big.jpg
Seriously though, you need to wipe it a few times and overwrite the space on it to make sure nothing it recoverable.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-wipe-android-phone-or-tablet/
I want it to be unusable afterwards....(not restored)
The reason being that the shop from whom I bought it - 13 months ago, has offered me a FULL refund - if, when I return it to them - they can get the same INTERMITTANT fault that I have been getting on it since I upgraded the OS to 4.3 !!
The problem is that NOW, II cannot get it to fail - so need a little help !!
The fault occurs at random times - locking up the device - making it very difficult to access it - so I am looking for a FREE replacement
Hello there,
I have an issue with my nexus 7 (deb) whereby the USB port is able to charge, however it is unrecognizable in every computer I put it into (Windows 8, 8.1, 7, XP and even Ubuntu). I have even tried multiple micro-usb cords (about 4 different ones) with each OS.
I have come to terms with it not having any usb support, however... I am stuck in limbo on a half-working lollipop build with a 4.02 bootloader and Gapps not 'sticking' on reboot.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a solution of flashing a bootloader from recovery, as ADB or fastboot will not work.
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
I will keep coming back and scowering the threads, and will post a solution; I hope to find something here...
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There is a TWRP-flashable Lollipop bootloader in the following thread. It worked for me. Click on Update is available. http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...e][Flo/Deb] - Pure AOSP 5.0.2_r1 Build LRX22G
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Hi!
I hope you nice guys could help me out getting my Nexus 7 recognised on a PC, after 2 days of hard work (googling and pulling my hair, literally), no matter what I did, all went in vain. Installed several drivers from google, samsung, htc etc but absolutely nothing happened. Things that I already have tried include
Turned USB debugging on/off
MTP/Camera
Reset my Nexus 7
Tried Windows/Mac/Linux
Tried different cables
My Nexus 6 and LG G2 have no such problem, they get identified for file transfer, fastboot or adb easily, but Nexus 7 is a nightmare. I want to flash 5.0.2 manually because I have TWRP installed. When I connect to a PC it just charges itself and doesn't give a single hint that its connected to a PC, please help me out. What could be the possible problem.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.
I been in this situation before on other device. You need to uninstall all other drivers and restart you computer.
plug in your nexus 7 and let the device driver install itself
Done that already. I tried on 5 different machines 2 macs, 2 Windows and a linux. 1 Windows and one Mac machine was absolutely fresh. Thanks for your reply.
Any other ideas.
rat170 said:
Done that already. I tried on 5 different machines 2 macs, 2 Windows and a linux. 1 Windows and one Mac machine was absolutely fresh. Thanks for your reply.
Any other ideas.
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Why can't you use OTG and flash or transfer the rom from a thumb drive? If OTG won't work, it tells you that the USB port is somehow damaged. Its contact points to the board have been known to disconnect on their own due to shoddy soldering.
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem : have tried to connect my tablet to several computers (windows, linux), on different USB ports and with differents USB cables, but I can't get the computer to recognize the tablet (even in fastboot mode). But wharging the devices works without problems.
I'm starting to think that the microUSB port on the nexus is damaged, even if I've always been cautious with it. The worst part is that Asus is telling me that the tablet is only under 1 year warranty whereas the booklet inside the box says 24 or 36 months... (i am past the first year).
I am considering a serious conception flaw because of other similar posts.
Thanks graphdarnell and luna. I think this is the problem. I tried on several other machines of work and friends, and the broken USB port seems the only reasonable explanation.
So now that I have a nexus 7 with broken USB port, how can I update my nexus 7. Can I revert to stock recovery and install the ota update, or do I have to live with 5.0 with a permanent notification of 5.0.2 update for the rest of its life?
rat170 said:
Thanks graphdarnell and luna. I think this is the problem. I tried on several other machines of work and friends, and the broken USB port seems the only reasonable explanation.
So now that I have a nexus 7 with broken USB port, how can I update my nexus 7. Can I revert to stock recovery and install the ota update, or do I have to live with 5.0 with a permanent notification of 5.0.2 update for the rest of its life?
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FWIW, I have never been able to get any of my computers to connect to my Nexus 7 in anything other than fastboot mode. I have installed/uninstalled drivers hundreds of times. Eventually just gave up and started using usb-otg.
rat170 said:
Thanks graphdarnell and luna. I think this is the problem. I tried on several other machines of work and friends, and the broken USB port seems the only reasonable explanation.
So now that I have a nexus 7 with broken USB port, how can I update my nexus 7. Can I revert to stock recovery and install the ota update, or do I have to live with 5.0 with a permanent notification of 5.0.2 update for the rest of its life?
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Did you try OTG? If yes, and it doesn't work, the solution would be to re-flow the usb port. It's no big deal, but you need a little patience, some soldering skills, and the right soldering tip. I could have helped you if you were nearby.
CM 12 has ADB through wi-fi (if I remember correctly), but it's pointless in your situation. Airdroid in Playstore allows you to transfer files through wi-fi from PC to tablet. And there are other apps functioning similarly too.
A word of caution: you want to be careful with the official Lollipop (which has been pulled off the shelf by Google). Lots have found out the hard way how it might brick your tab without warning. Use one of those custom roms (Clean Rom 5.1 or CM12) that is Lollipop-based instead.
graphdarnell said:
Did you try OTG? If yes, and it doesn't work, the solution would be to re-flow the usb port. It's no big deal, but you need a little patience, some soldering skills, and the right soldering tip. I could have helped you if you were nearby.
CM 12 has ADB through wi-fi (if I remember correctly), but it's pointless in your situation. Airdroid in Playstore allows you to transfer files through wi-fi from PC to tablet. And there are other apps functioning similarly too.
A word of caution: you want to be careful with the official Lollipop (which has been pulled off the shelf by Google). Lots have found out the hard way how it might brick your tab without warning. Use one of those custom roms (Clean Rom 5.1 or CM12) that is Lollipop-based instead.
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OTG also is not working, so I think it's safe to assume that its broken. I tried flashify to flash the stock recovery instead of TWRP, but after that I have got nothing, no TWRP no stock recovery. Whenever I try to start recovery it shows a dead android bot with "No command" written over it, and OTA update is giving some kind of error. I am not sure what to do next. All I can do is transfer as much files as I need to my Nexus 7 over wi-fi.
Any help please..... I just want to flash 5.0.2 with broken USB port and apparently no recovery installed.
You could try the nexus root toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389107
It has a very nice windows driver installation and troubleshoot section.
mulperi said:
You could try the nexus root toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389107
It has a very nice windows driver installation and troubleshoot section.
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My nexus 7's USB port is broken, so I doubt that its going to help.
Hi to all devs and gurus,
I am new to this forum but not to DIY (and messing things up).
I have Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my Nexus 7 2013 WiFi.
I've installed my N7 in my car dash and it is working fine except for GPS (Use N7 for navigation was the main reason behind my install). I've tried this kernel but with no luck to fix GPS issue.
I have gone through so many posts here and found out Cyanogenmod is not worrying about fixing the GPS issue. And for this reason I want to go back to stock android so that I can use GPS in my N7.
I have little problem here. Becasue the way N7 fits in my car, I had to change the USB port end from bottom to side (by opening back cover and bending the joints of charging port, I know its stupid mistake). And in doing so I screwed up royally and left with broken USB port. Now charging using wireless charger.
So long story short, how can I can get stock android without using computer (or before that if anybody knows the fix for GPS issue, I want to give it a try)
Thank a lot in advance.
Assuming you have some kind of network connectivity, Just download the image to your device. If you prefer to download from a PC, transfer it by using a cloud storage solution like Dropbox. The free version will have enough storage for a custom ROM.
ezas said:
Assuming you have some kind of network connectivity, Just download the image to your device. If you prefer to download from a PC, transfer it by using a cloud storage solution like Dropbox. The free version will have enough storage for a custom ROM.
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Thanks @ezas, I have few more questions.
So can I download the 5.1.1 image from developers.google.com page which is a .tgz file and push to tablet and use TWRP to flash? Or do I need to extract this .tgz file and push only some of the files and flash? I am sorry but this is the part where I get confused.
Please, anyone know how should I do that...
Just grab the stock rooted ROM from scrosler in this thread and flash it from recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/development/rom-stock-rooted-5-1-1-lmy47v-root-t3098137
Also grab the bootloader 4.05 zip file to upgrade your bootloader to the latest if needed.
PrizmaticSmoke said:
Just grab the stock rooted ROM from scrosler in this thread and flash it from recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/development/rom-stock-rooted-5-1-1-lmy47v-root-t3098137
Also grab the bootloader 4.05 zip file to upgrade your bootloader to the latest if needed.
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Awesome.
Thanks a lot @PrizmaticSmoke
I'll give it a try and will update you all with the result.
So i dug up my old nexus 7 after realizing it still works with a wireless charger.
Usually i just use it as a pdf reader, but i thougt it would be nice to give it some life back with some updates. The problem is: The USB Port is broken.
Now is the question are there any good methods to update it without repairing the usb port? i tried the official twrp app to update my twrp before going to a new rom higher than 4.4.4. but i always get an error message.
DL an app that will let you transfer files over WiFi then flash with TWRP.