[RECOVERY][4.4][NEXUS 4]Stock KitKat recovery - flashable zip

Flintberg

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Just in case anyone needs it - here's a flashable zip with stock Nexus 4 KitKat recovery, straight from the factory image.

Instructions: just install the zip using your custom recovery.

You do this on your own responsibility, I am in no way responsible for anything that happens to your device.
 

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mike102871

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Just gives me a laying down android with red exclamation. No recovery installed at all.

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mike102871

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What details would you possibly need when I say flashing this via custom recovery just gives me a laying down android with red exclamation and erases the custom recovery. Tell me. What else should I include? Has it worked for anyone else? 3 downloads and 4 attempts now show unsuccessful.

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Just gives me a laying down android with red exclamation. No recovery installed at all.

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That should be the stock recovery! Have you tried, while you see the Android with the red exclamation mark, pressing power and volume up buttons? This should bring you to the actual recovery menu (from where you can do factory reset, flash zip etc..).
 

mike102871

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So . once I get the android laying down. I hit volume up? Not sure why its morning for me.

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Redownloaded again
Still won't work. Flashing from twrp. Boot loader have to be locked?

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Bexton

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So . once I get the android laying down. I hit volume up? Not sure why its morning for me.

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---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 PM ----------

Redownloaded again
Still won't work. Flashing from twrp. Boot loader have to be locked?

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No, not only Volume Up! Press the Volume Up + Power button for 3 seconds

Alternatively, you can try to download the KRT16O stock image here https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-krt16o-factory-75ccae7a.tgz then extract the archive and finally flash the contained recovery via fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Edit: Nope, bootloader can be unlocked.
 
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mike102871

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Yep. Already tried it as you listed. Still won't work. Volume up + power just reboots.

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Bexton

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Yep. Already tried it as you listed. Still won't work. Volume up + power just reboots.

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Well, I'd try to get the correct stock recovery for your current build from the factory image (if that is KRT16O, see link above) flash it via fastboot and try again (also try to press the Vol Up button a bit before you start pressing the power button to make sure it doesn't take the power button press only). But don't know how to help any further.