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How to update to latest OTA firmware (MRA58V) when rooted?

SO, i'm trying to ADB sideload the latest firmware (MRA58V), but when I go to the google developers website, it downloads in a .TGZ file.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
I've tried changing it to .ZIP, then flashing, but it fails invalid signature.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,

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Simply flash the .img files inside the zip with fastboot. Takes 2-3 minutes.
Since only boot and system changed that's all you need to flash.
The commands I used today for 6.0.1:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot format cache
fastboot reboot
That's it, doesn't wipe anything.

yosmokinman said:
Simply flash the .img files inside the zip with fastboot. Takes 2-3 minutes.
Since only boot and system changed that's all you need to flash.
The commands I used today for 6.0.1:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot format cache
fastboot reboot
That's it, doesn't wipe anything.
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Thanks worked perfect.
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Incorrect Storage Capacity (Stock/7.0) - Device Thinks It's 16GB, Not 32

Hello there,
I own a N5X with 32 GB of storage. After some failed flashing I reflashed stock, which works fine except that only 10.55 GB of storage are being shown in the settings.
I do not have any modifications at the moment other than TWRP and an unlocked bootloader.
I did some research and found that erasing and reflashing all these Android compenents should fix it (this example is for the N5):
Code:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
flash boot boot.img
...which it didn't.
Does anyone have a solution? Is there any way to extend the partitions, maybe without wiping everything?
Thank you in advance

Tuxcraft32 said:
Hello there,
I own a N5X with 32 GB of storage. After some failed flashing I reflashed stock, which works fine except that only 10.55 GB of storage are being shown in the settings.
I do not have any modifications at the moment other than TWRP and an unlocked bootloader.
I did some research and found that erasing and reflashing all these Android compenents should fix it (this example is for the N5):
Code:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
flash boot boot.img
...which it didn't.
Does anyone have a solution? Is there any way to extend the partitions, maybe without wiping everything?
Thank you in advance
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None of those would fix the GPT partition table.
Try flashing the beta Android N OTA. That has fixed the GPT table for people who use 32GB TOT file on 16GB so perhaps it'll do the same for your reverse situation.

try fastboot format userdata. This will wipe everything tho. That should get you back to 32gb
Im not sure if there is a way to do it without wiping. Maybe flash twrp recovery and use the advanced menu to extend partition.

This worked for me:
Boot into TWRP
Choose "Wipe" -> "Advanced Wipe"
Select your "data" partition and choose "Repair or Change File System"
Select "Resize File System" - it should automatically expand your storage to fill the empty space.

Tuxcraft32 said:
Code:
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
...which it didn't.
Does anyone have a solution? Is there any way to extend the partitions, maybe without wiping everything?
Thank you in advance
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Your internal storage was downsized to 16 GB because of this command. The userdata.img formats the userdata partition to the base 5X storage size of 16 GB. Do not flash the userdata partition since you have a 32 GB phone.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Your internal storage was downsized to 16 GB because of this command. The userdata.img formats the userdata partition to the base 5X storage size of 16 GB. Do not flash the userdata partition since you have a 32 GB phone.
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If that is what caused it (and the partition table is still fine), then he can probably do
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format userdata
and it should be back to normal.

just do dalvik and cache reset from recovery

First, thank you for all of your replies <3.
TheBurgh said:
This worked for me:
Boot into TWRP
Choose "Wipe" -> "Advanced Wipe"
Select your "data" partition and choose "Repair or Change File System"
Select "Resize File System" - it should automatically expand your storage to fill the empty space.
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Worked for me as well! I now have 24.89GB free (which is normal, isn't it?). Thanks a lot.
To you:
SlimSnoopOS said:
Your internal storage was downsized to 16 GB because of this command. The userdata.img formats the userdata partition to the base 5X storage size of 16 GB. Do not flash the userdata partition since you have a 32 GB phone.
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and you:
beady_uk said:
try fastboot format userdata. This will wipe everything tho. That should get you back to 32gb
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as well as you:
sfhub said:
If that is what caused it (and the partition table is still fine), then he can probably do
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format userdata
and it should be back to normal.
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– I think this is what I got wrong. The flash-all.sh reported an error and stopped after flashing the first couple of components so I flashed all the components manually, including the userdata.img. I will stay away from that next time.
sfhub said:
None of those would fix the GPT partition table.
Try flashing the beta Android N OTA. That has fixed the GPT table for people who use 32GB TOT file on 16GB so perhaps it'll do the same for your reverse situation.
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Thank you for the suggestion, luckily this was not necessary.
ikyeye said:
just do dalvik and cache reset from recovery
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I did that, with no effect.

TheBurgh said:
This worked for me:
Boot into TWRP
Choose "Wipe" -> "Advanced Wipe"
Select your "data" partition and choose "Repair or Change File System"
Select "Resize File System" - it should automatically expand your storage to fill the empty space.
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THANK YOU! I'm glad I didn't listen to the advice to factory reset, etc. This fixed the size without losing anything.

Flashing from MM to N system images via fastboot stuck at google logo

All,
I am not a noob by any means, but when I attempted to manually flash the img files via fastboot for the latest N build from the factory images coming from the last 6.0.1 build I get stuck on the Google logo. I checked the commands and re-flashed again and the same result happened ( i did flash radios and BL ) .
I even tried to format data ( i had backed everything up ) , still no go and stuck at google logo still. I could access BL and able to access TWRP.
I got frustrated and flashed the 6.0.1 images including BL and radio via fastboot and booted up just fine. I then rooted, installed flashfire and used the OTA and Android N installed just fine.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this. I am currently on N, but wanted to do a clean install .
Thanks in Advance

Did you flash vendor.img?
Why don't you list the exact commands you used to flash, then people can comment.

fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
Flashing mtc20k works successfully
Using the same commands to flashing npf10c results in stuck the google logo
In order for me to even get on N I have to me on 6.0.1 then either use the bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip on the root of the SD card and use flashfire OR use the following command from stock recovery
adb sideload bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip
The later is what I did recently, but both will work to get to N.
So why can I not simply flash the factory images like for 6.0.1?

carm01 said:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
Flashing mtc20k works successfully
Using the same commands to flashing npf10c results in stuck the google logo
In order for me to even get on N I have to me on 6.0.1 then either use the bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip on the root of the SD card and use flashfire OR use the following command from stock recovery
adb sideload bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip
The later is what I did recently, but both will work to get to N.
So why can I not simply flash the factory images like for 6.0.1?
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What happens when you flash a Nougat factory image that is NOT a developer preview? Try flashing NRD91N from here:
https://developers.google.com/android/images?hl=en
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carm01 said:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-2-bullhead.img
Flashing mtc20k works successfully
Using the same commands to flashing npf10c results in stuck the google logo
In order for me to even get on N I have to me on 6.0.1 then either use the bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip on the root of the SD card and use flashfire OR use the following command from stock recovery
adb sideload bullhead-ota-npf10c-d1785fea.zip
The later is what I did recently, but both will work to get to N.
So why can I not simply flash the factory images like for 6.0.1?
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I don't usually flash cache or user.
Try this instead and see if it works.
Instead of flashing cache.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache
(if you want to reset user)
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format userdata

sfhub said:
I don't usually flash cache or user.
Try this instead and see if it works.
Instead of flashing cache.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache
(if you want to reset user)
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format userdata
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SlimSnoopOS said:
What happens when you flash a Nougat factory image that is NOT a developer preview? Try flashing NRD91N from here:
https://developers.google.com/android/images?hl=en
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I have tried fastboot erase userdata and fastboot format userdata and fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache and that never worked.
I tried that factory image before and resulted in the same, however, I will at sometime attempt to do the final of 7.1.1 once it is available sometime in December 2016 and hopefully will resolve the issue.
I will stay on DP1 right now as i find the battery extremely excellent, the Visual VM is back now, and i notice some notifications are coming through better than in 7.0. (I read an article earlier today about notifications and the pixel not coming through)
Thanks in Advance for the people that did come through so far and wanted to thank you for your input on the matter and if i don't have a pixel by December I will try this out.

[GUIDE] How to manually upgrade firmware

First of all, this guide expects you to have some basic knowledge how to use fastboot, have working ADB/fastboot connection on your computer and understand the fact that this may brick your phone if you mess up.
I am NOT responsible for anything! This will wipe everything on your phone, so get backups if needed.
This guide is written for X720 and supplied files are ONLY for X720. Same procedure will work on X727, but you will have to get right files yourself.
All files are from stock 23S, just extracted, converted and repacked for your convenience.
Read the whole guide before doing anything. If you're unsure about anything, don't do it.
Here we go:
1. Download .zip containing files from Mega: https://mega.nz/#!5boxDYrL!_O-oD05yhiU5FbCmYuf47VH4Qar5RhV5LKwyHa39bWM
2. Extract files to path where you are able to flash them using fastboot (ie. same folder with fastboot)
3. Boot your phone to bootloader (Vol- & Power)
4. Flash everything:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot format data <-- THIS WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE INCLUDING INTERNAL STORAGE
fastboot flash cmnlib64 cmnlib64.mbn
fastboot flash ddr ddr.mbn
fastboot flash cmnlib cmnlib.mbn
fastboot flash hyp hyp.mbn
fastboot flash pmic pmic.elf
fastboot flash tz tz.mbn
fastboot flash aboot emmc_appsboot.mbn
fastboot flash rpm rpm.mbn
fastboot flash devcfg devcfg.mbn
fastboot flash xbl xbl.elf
fastboot flash keymaster keymaster.mbn
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin
fastboot flash devinfo devinfo.bin​5. Reboot, and let it boot up (takes some time)
6. Flash TWRP, wipe everything and install ROM (you have done this before, won't write a guide)
Credit for this guide goes to @darkobas

get error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot\x720_upgrade_23s>fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi

I'm only guessing, since many have flashed this successfully, but maybe a bad download or incompatible fastboot.

Presterin said:
I'm only guessing, since many have flashed this successfully, but maybe a bad download or incompatible fastboot.
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thx
i will try again.

Does anyone know which ones are safe to flash over the existing rom? I do not wish to wipe or break current rom.

I flashed everything except system and boot on top of Omni rom. Everything works great.

Does anyone know where I can get all of the files for my x727, I considered using the files from these OTA zips but I think some of the files are missing like the modem firmware and system.img.

On x720 some of the files were divided into scatter files, had to do some research to get them sorted.

Which fastboot is compatible with system.img? Because of me too :"target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi". minimal fast boot 1.42
Edit: ok..as long as the post I wrote started installation

Should/Can we install the latest fastboot? Mine is on shop altered 17s from over a year a go, which to be fair runs great; i just fancy a change.
Thanks

write "fastboot format data" command say "Formatting is not supported for file system with type ' '." what do i have to do

Any solution?
Hasancaktar said:
write "fastboot format data" command say "Formatting is not supported for file system with type ' '." what do i have to do
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Stuck here as well

Hasancaktar said:
write "fastboot format data" command say "Formatting is not supported for file system with type ' '." what do i have to do
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First, you provided no information. For example what phone do you have, what OS etc.
I am guessing EUI: It would be alot easier to simply flash the firmware for your device instead of flashing the exact same pieces of it one at a time. By extracting the bits from the full OS.
This is a old outdated guide that has way too many steps, and it was made a long time ago. Since the name of the guide is upgrading firmware, I assume thats what you are trying to do.
Since you are hoping to flash firmware, I will go ahead and assume that you already have your bootloader unlocked, have flashed Twrp and are rooted? You can accomplish updating your firmware with one step. > Go to Lineage 15.1 page and go to downloads section. Here you will see firmware listed, download the firmware to your device. One flash in Twrp will install all of the radio and sensor files needed.
Hint: always boot to recovery first, checking the Twrp installation boxes if present> this is a best practice to avoid bricking your phone.
If you have any issue after following the steps I mentioned ( Its possible because of the fastboot commends) You may need to clean wipe reset and start fresh
Before you begin disable any passwords and fingerprints within the system settings.
Boot to recovery > click wipe > advanced wipe > check cache ( not Dalvik, just cache) > swipe> press home key to return to main menu.
Click install >Navigate to your download folder and select firmware > swipe to install > clear cache again> reboot to recovery
If there are any check boxes to check for TWRP installation, check them >
Once back in recovery reboot to system > Finished

Great guide Thanks.
It saved me from a system wipe and a nightly not recognized by TWRP...:crying:

tsongming said:
First, you provided no information. For example what phone do you have, what OS etc.
I am guessing EUI: It would be alot easier to simply flash the firmware for your device instead of flashing the exact same pieces of it one at a time. By extracting the bits from the full OS.
This is a old outdated guide that has way too many steps, and it was made a long time ago. Since the name of the guide is upgrading firmware, I assume thats what you are trying to do.
Since you are hoping to flash firmware, I will go ahead and assume that you already have your bootloader unlocked, have flashed Twrp and are rooted? You can accomplish updating your firmware with one step. > Go to Lineage 15.1 page and go to downloads section. Here you will see firmware listed, download the firmware to your device. One flash in Twrp will install all of the radio and sensor files needed.
Hint: always boot to recovery first, checking the Twrp installation boxes if present> this is a best practice to avoid bricking your phone.
If you have any issue after following the steps I mentioned ( Its possible because of the fastboot commends) You may need to clean wipe reset and start fresh
Before you begin disable any passwords and fingerprints within the system settings.
Boot to recovery > click wipe > advanced wipe > check cache ( not Dalvik, just cache) > swipe> press home key to return to main menu.
Click install >Navigate to your download folder and select firmware > swipe to install > clear cache again> reboot to recovery
If there are any check boxes to check for TWRP installation, check them >
Once back in recovery reboot to system > Finished
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I hate to be that person, but where the heck is the firmware dl's on the LIneage site? I did search and search. Thanks in advance.

jackpollard said:
I hate to be that person, but where the heck is the firmware dl's on the LIneage site? I did search and search. Thanks in advance.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/development/rom-lineageos-15-0-leeco-le-pro3-t3683720

amdol said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/development/rom-lineageos-15-0-leeco-le-pro3-t3683720
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Thank you! My flaw was looking on https://lineageos.org/ and not on here.

ajegile said:
get error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot\x720_upgrade_23s>fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
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get the same. iam not shure if i have the x722 or x720. they look same

Help restoring to stock image, after trying to install copperhead os

Hi all,
I'm sorry to ask this question, but I'm really struggling to get my Nexus 5X to boot into stock rom. The install seems to go ok, but there was error when flashing.. See below...
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'dtbo.img'
archive does not contain 'dt.img'
The phone now boots to the google boot logo, then loops back to either the "Unlocked Bootloader" or the Custom OS message. (depending on the locked state of the bootloader)
I cannot get into recovery, as the phone just loops back as described above when selecting it from the bootloader option.
Can anyone advise me on how to restore the phone back to stock os. I've tried flashing version 7.1.2 8.0.0 and 8.1.0, using either the flash-all.bat or manually typing the commands. I'm 110% sure this is not to do with over heating on CPU/RAM, I have another nexus 5x that has the bootloop of death and it's bootloop is very different from what I'm seeing on this Nexus 5x.
Thanks in advance

First, the .sig errors are normal so you can ignore those. I would make sure your booloader is unlocked then manually flash the bootloader.img. Then boot back into the bootloader. Then manually flash the remainder of the partitions. Use the 8.1.0 os.
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Ok here's what I've done.
1) Downloaded bullhead-opm2.171019.029.zip from Google factory images.
2) Extracted the zip to a folder and extracted image-bullhead-opm2.171019.029.zip to the same folder to get the boot.img | system.img | vendor.img and recovery.img file. (there was no userdata.img nor cache.img within the zip, so I downloaded 7.1.1 version and extracted those files too)
3) Using SDK tools ADB /Fastboot version 1.0.38, I flashed the following:-
fastboot flash bootloader C:\bullhead\images\bootloader-bullhead-bullhead-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio C:\bullhead\images\radio-bullhead-bullhead-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot C:\bullhead\images\boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache C:\bullhead\images\cache.img
fastboot flash recovery C:\bullhead\images\recovery.img
fastboot flash system C:\bullhead\images\system.img
fastboot flash vendor C:\bullhead\images\vendor.img
fastboot flash userdata C:\bullhead\images\userdata.img
fastboot oem lock
Everything flashed without a problem, no error. However the phone still does not boot into the OS nor can I get it to boot into recovery mode.
I cannot understand what I am doing wrong. I think it has something to do with the installation of copperhead I tried. Does anyone know whether copperhead os restricts going back to stock rom due to its additional security features?
I'm stuck!!!
Thanks in advance.

pinkstink said:
Ok here's what I've done.
1) Downloaded bullhead-opm2.171019.029.zip from Google factory images.
2) Extracted the zip to a folder and extracted image-bullhead-opm2.171019.029.zip to the same folder to get the boot.img | system.img | vendor.img and recovery.img file. (there was no userdata.img nor cache.img within the zip, so I downloaded 7.1.1 version and extracted those files too)
3) Using SDK tools ADB /Fastboot version 1.0.38, I flashed the following:-
fastboot flash bootloader C:\bullhead\images\bootloader-bullhead-bullhead-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio C:\bullhead\images\radio-bullhead-bullhead-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot C:\bullhead\images\boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache C:\bullhead\images\cache.img
fastboot flash recovery C:\bullhead\images\recovery.img
fastboot flash system C:\bullhead\images\system.img
fastboot flash vendor C:\bullhead\images\vendor.img
fastboot flash userdata C:\bullhead\images\userdata.img
fastboot oem lock
Everything flashed without a problem, no error. However the phone still does not boot into the OS nor can I get it to boot into recovery mode.
I cannot understand what I am doing wrong. I think it has something to do with the installation of copperhead I tried. Does anyone know whether copperhead os restricts going back to stock rom due to its additional security features?
I'm stuck!!!
Thanks in advance.
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Why don't you use the "flash-all.bat" file? I'm pretty sure you're not wiping your system partition in the process you use.

i.adrian said:
Why don't you use the "flash-all.bat" file? I'm pretty sure you're not wiping your system partition in the process you use.
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Hiya,
I have also tried using the .bat script, it leads to the same place. A phone that does not boot.
thanks in advance.

Can you boot into twrp, fastboot boot twrp.img? If you can try formatting, not wiping, the data partition. It also gives you the option to repairing some other partitions, I don't remember which ones. You could try that.
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