[ROM][4.3] Android 4.3 for Mako (leak) rooted

[Thibaultvw]

Yes


It is just as easy to any of the three:
1) Update using an OTA update file;
2) Flash the stock images using fastboot;
3) Flash a recovery-flashable stock ROM zip.

I prefer number 2.


Fastboot is an important tool, and users should get familiar with using it.

Yeah I use fastboot myself for flashing recoveries & stuff but why'd you flash the whole image with data loss if you can update by just flashing some zip files in recovery?

And for 7-zip, it extracts all files except for radio and bootloader. Am I doing things wrong if I just copy them to the directory with my fastboot files?

 

[efrant]

Yeah I use fastboot myself for flashing recoveries & stuff but why'd you flash the whole image with data loss if you can update by just flashing some zip files in recovery?

As long as you don't flash the userdata.img file, there is NO data loss. It's just an upgrade.

And for 7-zip, it extracts all files except for radio and bootloader. Am I doing things wrong if I just copy them to the directory with my fastboot files?

If you are talking about the factory image, no, you are not doing anything wrong.

 

[Thibaultvw]

As long as you don't flash the userdata.img file, there is NO data loss. It's just an upgrade.


If you are talking about the factory image, no, you are not doing anything wrong.

No data loss even if you come from a custom rom?

And yes talking about factory image. And if I take a look at the recovery.img it says: "last modified 31-12-2008"
Quite strange?

 

[efrant]

No data loss even if you come from a custom rom?

If you do not flash the userdata image, all your data will still be there.

That being said, anytime you swich ROMs, whether it is custom to custom, or custom to stock, stock to custom, there is always a chance that you may need to boot into recovery and do a factory reset and re-install your apps.

 

[Thibaultvw]

If you do not flash the userdata image, all your data will still be there.

That being said, anytime you swich ROMs, whether it is custom to custom, or custom to stock, stock to custom, there is always a chance that you may need to boot into recovery and do a factory reset and re-install your apps.

When I switch roms (what doesnt happen often, the only I ran on N4 yet are CM10.1, PA and stock) but when I do I do factory reset in recovery, cache, dalvik cache, flash rom and gapps and reboot.
This is always 100% right I guess?
And if CM10.2 official nightlies come out I will install it. But if there comes android 4.3.1 a dirty flash will suffice, just like updating nightlies like always?

Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

 

[efrant]

When I switch roms (what doesnt happen often, the only I ran on N4 yet are CM10.1, PA and stock) but when I do I do factory reset in recovery, cache, dalvik cache, flash rom and gapps and reboot.
This is always 100% right I guess?

Yes.

And if CM10.2 official nightlies come out I will install it. But if there comes android 4.3.1 a dirty flash will suffice, just like updating nightlies like always?[/QUOTE]
Probably.

This is getting off-topic now. Let's keep the discussion related to the OP please.