Using the latest Fastboot doesn’t helps, so to get rid of the missing system.img error you gotta flash the files manually, without using the included batch script in the factory image as it’s failing to find the system.img file.įollow the simple steps below to see how to install the factory image manually: So how do you fix the missing system.img error? You can get it from the SDK at or you can build it in the AOSP source tree by running `make fastboot`. If you are seeing this issue, please use the latest fastboot. We’re hearing from users who are getting a “missing system.img” error when trying to flash a device.

Here’s the whole message Conley put up on Google groups : However, even after using the latest SDK, the problem seems to persist. Google’s Conley Owens acknowledged this issue and recommended to use the latest Fastboot from the SDK. Users are reporting that upon flashing the Lollipop factory image using flash-all.bat file the command window fails to install the factory image and shows the following error: “error: update package missing system.img”.

It seems there’s some issue with Google’s batch script included in the Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images.

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