[REF] Nexus 5 Stock OTA URLs

oldblue910 · Nov 17, 2015

benkxda · Jan 28, 2012 1,156 3,602

oldblue910 said:
As with so many Nexus devices in the past, I'm going to be tracking OTA update URLs for the Nexus 5 both in this thread and on randomphantasmagoria.com. The first post will be updated with each OTA and if you get an OTA update on your Nexus 5 that I don't have listed here, please get the URL and post it here for the community!

VERY IMPORTANT
When the Nexus 5 launches, it will most likely have an immediate OTA update available the first time you turn it on. Please DO NOT accept this OTA update without getting some information for me first! Too often, people get excited when they turn on their device for the first time and see an update. They accept the update and before we know it, we end up losing all data on the firmware that the device ships with.

When you get your Nexus 5 and turn it on for the first time, please gather the following info before applying that out-of-the-box OTA update:

1. The values of ro.build.fingerprint and ro.build.date.utc from /system/build.prop.
2. The baseband version (can be found in Settings | About Phone)
3. The bootloader version (can be found by booting into fastboot mode, the bootloader version will be displayed on screen).
4. The filename for the out-of-the-box OTA ZIP file (if any). This file can be found in /cache or you can check logcat for the full URL. Either one works.

If you need help with any of this, I'll be more than happy to assist! After we have this information locked down, feel free to apply the OTA update out of the box and enjoy your new device!!

Thank you, added you to the index.

thephantom · Jul 30, 2008 1,418 450 Somewhere in between

subscribing. nice to see oldblue here as well

TheWhiteChallenger · Mar 7, 2013 527 99

oldblue910 said:
As with so many Nexus devices in the past, I'm going to be tracking OTA update URLs for the Nexus 5 both in this thread and on randomphantasmagoria.com. The first post will be updated with each OTA and if you get an OTA update on your Nexus 5 that I don't have listed here, please get the URL and post it here for the community!

VERY IMPORTANT
When the Nexus 5 launches, it will most likely have an immediate OTA update available the first time you turn it on. Please DO NOT accept this OTA update without getting some information for me first! Too often, people get excited when they turn on their device for the first time and see an update. They accept the update and before we know it, we end up losing all data on the firmware that the device ships with.

When you get your Nexus 5 and turn it on for the first time, please gather the following info before applying that out-of-the-box OTA update:

1. The values of ro.build.fingerprint and ro.build.date.utc from /system/build.prop.
2. The baseband version (can be found in Settings | About Phone)
3. The bootloader version (can be found by booting into fastboot mode, the bootloader version will be displayed on screen).
4. The filename for the out-of-the-box OTA ZIP file (if any). This file can be found in /cache or you can check logcat for the full URL. Either one works.

If you need help with any of this, I'll be more than happy to assist! After we have this information locked down, feel free to apply the OTA update out of the box and enjoy your new device!!

Any reason your not just requesting a system dump of the out of the box firmware?

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oldblue910 · Oct 13, 2013

TheWhiteChallenger said:
Any reason your not just requesting a system dump of the out of the box firmware?

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Good question. Basically it comes down to the fact that system dumps aren't official and you can never be guaranteed that what you're getting is pure and unmodified. Because of that, they're pretty much useless for me.

For a shipping firmware that just gets updated upon first boot, I just want the info. It's much faster for someone to just type out the info I need rather than dumping the system, zipping it, uploading it, downloading it and hitting a hex editor to get the bootloader and baseband versions from the dumps.

I'm sure someone will post a system dump, but unless it's an OTA or a set of official fastboot images from Google, I don't really have any use for them.

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TheWhiteChallenger · Mar 7, 2013 527 99

Gotcha

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oldblue910 · Jan 1, 2011 4,265 3,161 Durham, NC

Alright guys, the Nexus 5 order pages are live. If anyone buys one, PLEASE get the info I need (listed in the first post) before applying the out-of-the-box OTA update. Thank you!!

wvcadle · Dec 31, 2011 1,520 480

oldblue910 said:
Alright guys, the Nexus 5 order pages are live. If anyone buys one, PLEASE get the info I need (listed in the first post) before applying the out-of-the-box OTA update. Thank you!!

Will do. Just ordered my white 32GB with 2 day shipping. I live in WV and know from the N4 release that they have a facility in Lexington, KY where it will most likely ship from.

*subscribing*

oldblue910 · Jan 1, 2011 4,265 3,161 Durham, NC

wvcadle said:
Will do. Just ordered my white 32GB with 2 day shipping. I live in WV and know from the N4 release that they have a facility in Lexington, KY where it will most likely ship from.

*subscribing*

Thank you very much. Much appreciated. Also, once you get that info, apply the out-of-the-box OTA update and then get the same info for the updated firmware as well, please!

wvcadle · Dec 31, 2011 1,520 480

oldblue910 said:
Thank you very much. Much appreciated. Also, once you get that info, apply the out-of-the-box OTA update and then get the same info for the updated firmware as well, please!

Will do.

oldblue910 · Jan 1, 2011 4,265 3,161 Durham, NC

wvcadle said:
Will do.

You're the man. Thanks, dude!

TheManii · Dec 8, 2010 3,585 1,651

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3507867?hl=en&ref_topic=3415518 said:
The new Nexus 5 comes with Android 4.4 pre-installed. Note that you will be prompted to install a small update when you set up your device.

We can more or less expect that the initial rom wont ever be dumped, as SETTING UP THE DEVICE WILL FORCE AN OTA.
This is what happened for the 2013 N7 and for the GE S4.

If you are willing to try and get the initial ota, you will likely need wireshark/fiddler/<your preferred network sniffer> to get the url.

efrant · Feb 12, 2009 11,468 10,981 Montreal

TheManii said:
We can more or less expect that the initial rom wont ever be dumped, as SETTING UP THE DEVICE WILL FORCE AN OTA.
This is what happened for the 2013 N7 and for the GE S4.

If you are willing to try and get the initial ota, you will likely need wireshark/fiddler/<your preferred network sniffer> to get the url.

Unless you are like me, who doesn't boot into Android the first time until after I unlock the bootloader, dump all the partitions and get root...

gialakias · Mar 4, 2012 329 166 Athens Google Pixel 4 XL

efrant said:
Unless you are like me, who doesn't boot into Android the first time until after I unlock the bootloader, dump all the partitions and get root...

Same here

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TheManii · Dec 8, 2010 3,585 1,651

efrant said:
Unless you are like me, who doesn't boot into Android the first time until after I unlock the bootloader, dump all the partitions and get root...

Well that would require waiting a custom rec to be released first, generally people here are so impatient they'll flash a rom and when they realize it's a dos 4.0 image they'll just come and complain because no factory images are available

---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/android-building/JVLaFRoJxFk said:
the kitkat release build (KRT16M) for the Nexus 5--which will be tagged with android-4.4_r1

Whatever the initial rom is, it will likely OTA to KRT16M

koriflame · Sep 6, 2010 142 8 South Beloit IL

TheManii said:
We can more or less expect that the initial rom wont ever be dumped, as SETTING UP THE DEVICE WILL FORCE AN OTA.
This is what happened for the 2013 N7 and for the GE S4.

If you are willing to try and get the initial ota, you will likely need wireshark/fiddler/<your preferred network sniffer> to get the url.

Is it possible to set up the device with no network connection and avoid any initial OTA update?

I'm thinking not, first post states it could be pre-downloaded and in the cache folder...

oldblue910 · Jan 1, 2011 4,265 3,161 Durham, NC

koriflame said:
Is it possible to set up the device with no network connection and avoid any initial OTA update?

Possibly...you can definitely try. :good:

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El Daddy · May 2, 2008 4,262 5,211 Roseville, MN

My N5 will be showing up Monday afternoon. I'll pull the OTA link if it hasn't been posted by then.

oldblue910 · Nov 2, 2013

El Daddy said:
My N5 will be showing up Monday afternoon. I'll pull the OTA link if it hasn't been posted by then.

And all the info on the shipping firmware!!

Keep in mind that, like the N7 2013 WiFi, there may be two OTAs out of the box. The first one will be forced during the setup screen. That one will convert the ROM from dev-keys to release-keys, then once that one is in and you set up your device, it'll probably get a normal OTA to KRT16M.

I hope there's a custom recovery available by Monday. Otherwise we may lose that initial devkeys->releasekeys OTA because it's forced.

If there is a custom recovery, make sure you don't boot the system normally the first time. Instead, the first time you turn it on, boot it into fastboot mode (power + volume down). Note the bootloader and baseband versions on screen. At that point, unlock the bootloader, boot the custom recovery (use fastboot boot recovery.img so you don't overwrite the stock recovery), and do a nandroid. Provide that Nandroid backup, please!

Once that's done, stay in the custom recovery and do an adb shell. Dump the radio if you can. I can help you with that if you don't know how.

After that, boot her up normally, accept the forced OTA and after it applies, DO NOT let it boot up again. Once it reboots, hold down volume down as it reboots so it'll go back into fastboot mode. Note if the bootloader version changed. Boot your custom recovery again (use fastboot boot) and this time do an adb pull on the log files in /cache/recovery. The devkeys->release keys OTA filename should be in there. Post that.

After that, boot her up, set her up, and get the OTA link to the KRT16M OTA, and then tell us the new baseband and bootloader versions for KRT16M. Thanks everyone for offering to help. If there is a custom recovery by Monday that'll be awesome. If not, we may lose the devkeys->releasekeys OTA file. :/

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El Daddy · May 2, 2008 4,262 5,211 Roseville, MN

oldblue910 said:
And all the info on the shipping firmware!! Keep in mind that, like the N7 2013 WiFi, there may be two OTAs out of the box. The first one will be forced during the setup screen. That one will convert the ROM from dev-keys to release-keys, then once that one is in and you set up your device, it'll probably get a normal OTA to KRT16M.

I hope there's a custom recovery available by Monday. Otherwise we may lose that initial devkeys->releasekeys OTA because it's forced.

If there is a custom recovery, make sure you don't boot the system normally the first time. Instead, the first time you turn it on, boot it into fastboot mode (power + volume down). Note the bootloader and baseband versions on screen. At that point, unlock the bootloader, boot the custom recovery (use fastboot boot recovery.img so you don't overwrite the stock recovery), and do a nandroid. Provide that Nandroid backup, please!

Once that's done, stay in the custom recovery and do an adb shell. Dump the radio if you can. I can help you with that if you don't know how.

After that, boot her up normally, accept the forced OTA and after it applies, DO NOT let it boot up again. Once it reboots, hold down volume down as it reboots so it'll go back into fastboot mode. Note if the bootloader version changed. Boot your custom recovery again (use fastboot boot) and this time do an adb pull on the log files in /cache/recovery. The devkeys->release keys OTA filename should be in there. Post that.

After that, boot her up, set her up, and get the OTA link to the KRT16M OTA, and then tell us the new baseband and bootloader versions for KRT16M. Thanks everyone for offering to help. If there is a custom recovery by Monday that'll be awesome. If not, we may lose the devkeys->releasekeys OTA file. :/

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Hmm, I didn't know about the forced OTA during setup. Does it reboot the device or somehow just switch the keys?

Anyway, I'll do what I can. Hopefully, I can keep my excitement in check and remember to do all these things!

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