Develop Bugs

OTA

Hey can i do a ota on a rooted 2.3.3 locked bootloader ?

yyz71 said:
Hey can i do a ota on a rooted 2.3.3 locked bootloader ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah but you will lose root.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

Yes you can, only if you have not uninstalled anything after rooting since all the stock apps (bloatware) needs to be on the phone when using ota updates.

Just wait for a rooted version of the rom to come out
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

Forgot to mention you will not loose root either when doing an ota. Since the whole point of ota updating is to keep root while updating
If you have an unlocked bootloader you can root easily. The only way for people with a locked bootloader to update and keep root is ota updating.

Mozza2k11 said:
Forgot to mention you will not loose root either when doing an ota. Since the whole point of ota updating is to keep root while updating
If you have an unlocked bootloader you can root easily. The only way for people with a locked bootloader to update and keep root is ota updating.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had an evo 4g rooted and when the gingerbread update rolled out I lost all root completely and was unable to root. When I got my nexus is when root was available for gingerbread evo
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

Did you do your gingerbread update with ota? If i flashed 2.3.3 or 4.0.a (instead of ota) then gingerbreak would not work since it was patched but using ota allows us with the xperia play on a locked bootloader keep root should be the same for all using gingerbread? Maybe not?
I started on 2.3.2 rooted. Used ota to get to 2.3.3 and root was still kept. I have just updated today using ota to the newest update and i still have root.

Mozza2k11 said:
Did you do your gingerbread update with ota? If i flashed 2.3.3 or 4.0.a (instead of ota) then gingerbreak would not work since it was patched but using ota allows us with the xperia play on a locked bootloader keep root should be the same for all using gingerbread? Maybe not?
I started on 2.3.2 rooted. Used ota to get to 2.3.3 and root was still kept. I have just updated today using ota to the newest update and i still have root.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm idk then because it was a huge issue for evo owners if you look at threads that we who did the ota lost root. and the exploit took 3 months to figure out
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

Jorge330823 said:
Hmm idk then because it was a huge issue for evo owners if you look at threads that we who did the ota lost root. and the exploit took 3 months to figure out
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This isnt the evo, its not even a HTC device. There are so many diffrences between the 2 companies. For example if we OTA update with unlocked bootloaders. We brick our phones. I had s-off on my hero, desire and DHD and didnt have any problem OTA updating.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk

AndroHero said:
This isnt the evo, its not even a HTC device. There are so many diffrences between the 2 companies. For example if we OTA update with unlocked bootloaders. We brick our phones. I had s-off on my hero, desire and DHD and didnt have any problem OTA updating.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know its not the evo but I figured it would be similar
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

Mozza2k11 said:
I started on 2.3.2 rooted. Used ota to get to 2.3.3 and root was still kept. I have just updated today using ota to the newest update and i still have root.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same here done over wifi both times

Mine just found the update. I will do it when I get home and I'm on Wifi. I have the UK one on my Canadian phone.

Updating software after rooting

Dear frens,
I've rooted my HOX and unlocked bootloader. However, I still use stock rom and kernel.
My question is, can I update the software straight away without unroot back my phone? Some of my frens told me that once you unroot your phone, you cannot update your software even though u r still using the stock rom. Is it true?
Please advise.
Thanks, guys.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD app

You will have to relock your bootloader and flash stock recovery to perform the ota. Some people recommend unrooting first before doing an ota just incase there's any problems
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

pojee2605 said:
Dear frens,
I've rooted my HOX and unlocked bootloader. However, I still use stock rom and kernel.
My question is, can I update the software straight away without unroot back my phone? Some of my frens told me that once you unroot your phone, you cannot update your software even though u r still using the stock rom. Is it true?
Please advise.
Thanks, guys.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As you are on stock there is no need to relock your bootloader so long as you are doing the update via OTA (over the air) i.e from your handset.
you will however need to flash stock recovery before doing the update.

treebill said:
As you are on stock there is no need to relock your bootloader so long as you are doing the update via OTA (over the air) i.e from your handset.
you will however need to flash stock recovery before doing the update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can I ask where to find the stock recovery file?
..... Manage to find it at www.androidrevolution.nl/ARHD/index.php?dir=OneX/Recovery/

Receiving Ota

Do i have to relock bootloader to get the 4.4.4 update? I am on the stock rom with stock recovery not rooted.
Anyone in the netherlands that got the OTA?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

No need to re-lock bootloader for OTA.
HTC One M8

[Q] question Update 1.60.401.1 on rooted device

Hello i have HTC816N 4.4.2 (rooted no custom rom just standart os) Middleeuropan version i have acess to update my software to 1.60.401.1 can i update it or no tanks for your answers ,messages about update are jarring

You have to unroot and install stock recovery

But i want keep my root . Does update hurt my device ?
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

You have to be full stock to update. On rooted device it won't work. I don't remember if we must relock bootloader for OTA.

hi
i just unrooted and put stock recovery, no relock bootloader is needed
update is good, better battery life and speed it seems
but ill flash Lollipop now

So can i root my device again ? And unlock it again by normal way ?
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

Yes you can

[Q] Applying VM 816/a5_chl OTA update to rooted phone

There has been an OTA update pushed to VM 816s for about a month or so. I know that normally we cannot apply this to rooted devices because of the tampered flag being set off and not running the stock recovery. Is there any way beyond running RUU and getting to complete stock to apply the update? If not, does anyone know how you can extract update from an updated phone?
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

Unroot through the SuperSU app and reflash the stock recovery.

Please Delete. I screwed up and double posted.

FoxyDrew said:
Unroot through the SuperSU app and reflash the stock recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And I don't need to re-lock the bootloader?
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

Do it just to be safe.

FoxyDrew said:
Do it just to be safe.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But then I'm back to stock when I unlock. I'm better off just running the RUU so I get 100% back to stock
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

gumbyx84 said:
But then I'm back to stock when I unlock. I'm better off just running the RUU so I get 100% back to stock
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tested this last night, you don't need to re-lock the bootloader. Just unroot, flash stock recovery, and apply the update. No need to lose data.

can't get it to work
FoxyDrew said:
I tested this last night, you don't need to re-lock the bootloader. Just unroot, flash stock recovery, and apply the update. No need to lose data.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had flashed stock from your thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/general/ruu-t2952058 unrooted and locked boot loader but when it tries to install update it is looking for a file named 0P9CIMG.zip and same first name but 3 other extensions and does not look for the ota file any help

gumbyx84 said:
There has been an OTA update pushed to VM 816s for about a month or so. I know that normally we cannot apply this to rooted devices because of the tampered flag being set off and not running the stock recovery. Is there any way beyond running RUU and getting to complete stock to apply the update? If not, does anyone know how you can extract update from an updated phone?
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The RUU IS the update. lol

LiquidPlacidity said:
The RUU IS the update. lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
RRU doesn't apply the update to my knowledge.
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app

gumbyx84 said:
RRU doesn't apply the update to my knowledge.
Sent from my HTC Desire 816 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm.... I updated via OTA and I looked at the version number.
I used the RUU and looked at version number and they were both the same though.

Can I reroot after update

For some reason it's being a pain and not allowing me to install the update. When I flash the recovery and attempt to boot into it to for a system update, all I get is a red triangle with an exclamation point through it