Can anyone tell me why I cant flash custom recovery on 4.3???

[cjshino]

So i download the latest twrp img and put the file in my sdk platform tools folder. I go into fastboot and run cmd and type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and I get an error. I have looked it up and I think im the only person with this problem...

 

[Paul627g]

Not sure why that would be happening if your bootloader is unlocked and you have the proper TWRP recovery image for the Nexus 4.

Another idea off the top of my head..

I believe Goo Manager from the Play Store has the option under one of the menus to Install OpenRecovery Script. Maybe that is worth a shot, basically the equivalent of ROM Manager installing your Custom Recovery.

 

[cjshino]

thanks for the help. i just decided to use a toolkit to do it for me

 

[2defmouze]

Also without posting the exact error, screenshot preferably, it's pretty impossible for anyone to figure out what's wrong, lol.

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[Rizy7]

You probably renamed the file twrp.img meaning the whole filename would be twrp.img.img

 

[TheDonJ77]

Interesting enough, I had the exact same problem. I could download twrp and even cmw but when I tried to open file or send it to my phone using adb I kept getting file corrupted message, could not complete operation on windows. I tried to figure it out all day, then was able to install twrp and SU using a toolkit. Weird thing is when I looked in the toolkit files its the same twrp IMG file I was trying to download directly from the twrp site.

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[2defmouze]

Interesting enough, I had the exact same problem. I could download twrp and even cmw but when I tried to open file or send it to my phone using adb I kept getting file corrupted message, could not complete operation on windows. I tried to figure it out all day, then was able to install twrp and SU using a toolkit. Weird thing is when I looked in the toolkit files its the same twrp IMG file I was trying to download directly from the twrp site.

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You shouldn't be able to open a recovery.img on you computer, and you flash it with fastboot, not adb. Hence the issue..

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[indestructibleguy]

You shouldn't be able to open a recovery.img on you computer, and you flash it with fastboot, not adb. Hence the issue..

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same problem. Nexus 4, 4.3, OEM is unlocked. tried

fastboot boot recovery recoveryname.img

as well as

 fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img

nothing seems to work. i'm in ubuntu, so any toolkit.exe is out of question. (wine doesnt want to run NET2.0 exe's). rebooting to recovery after flashing CWM recovery 6.0.2.3, it boots to the 'No Command" to which holding power and pressing vol. up bring the stock recovery. wiped cache in the stock recovery, rebooted to phone, and back to recovery, same thing. downloaded newest CWM recovery (6.0.3.6), flash it, just like before it claims everything is ok (writes the recovery faster than usual both times, less than 4 secs) go to reboot to recovery, and this time it gets stuck on the google loading screen with only the white word "Google" center screen, and a slightly unlocked white padlock on the bottom center. requires a battery pull to reboot, since neither fastboot nor adb recognize it like that. thats all the info I got so far. any clues?

 

[Garymeister]

Hi, I had this EXACT same problem today, you're not alone. I can boot up the phone fine, just that any recovery I flash via fastboot, it does not stick even though it says OKAY.

 

[Garymeister]

Got it to work. Sounds crazy but make sure USB debugging is enabled.

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[indestructibleguy]

Got it to work. Sounds crazy but make sure USB debugging is enabled.

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When? Flash recovery, reboot, enable debugging, reboot recovery?

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[Garymeister]

When? Flash recovery, reboot, enable debugging, reboot recovery?

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Before you go into bootloader mode

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[indestructibleguy]

Before you go into bootloader mode

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Done did it, nothing different... Describe your process?

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[Garymeister]

Apparently, according to efrant, there are two files that OTA leaves which tell it flash stock recovery and gets rid of root; if you can find those then delete them. Try booting into recovery from boot loader menu right after you fastboot. Don't go into system right away. If custom recovery shows then flash SuperSU.

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[indestructibleguy]

Link?

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[Garymeister]

Link?

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Over at XDA

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45271708

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