I have a rooted evo and I want to update to 3.70, but that would mean loosing my root adn well it doesn't work! What is the best way to update my phone without having to re install everything? I used unrevoked to root it last time, is there an easy way to do this again.
kevinb99 said:
I have a rooted evo and I want to update to 3.70, but that would mean loosing my root adn well it doesn't work! What is the best way to update my phone without having to re install everything? I used unrevoked to root it last time, is there an easy way to do this again.
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Look into MikFroyo. It is a stock sense without all the sprint bloatware. It already updated to 3.70 fully rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026
I've learned that with each update released, that rom you are using will release a new build of that rom with the update incorporated into it. Then you just need to update your radios and PRI to match it and you will be good to go.
Okay so it looks like the best thing to do is to reload, so if I do that will I need to reconfigure all my stuff? I am using launcher Pro, so I don't want to re do all that configuration. If I use a tool like Titanium back up can I then restore and have all the config done? Could someone give me a guide on how to do this update correctly, the last time I did this it was one file no radio update required. thanks
kevinb99 said:
I have a rooted evo and I want to update to 3.70, but that would mean loosing my root adn well it doesn't work! What is the best way to update my phone without having to re install everything? I used unrevoked to root it last time, is there an easy way to do this again.
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this is what I did I flashed the latest unrevoked forever then i ruu'd back to stock this still left me with s-off then i took the update let if run and got all the radios and such after that i downloaded xHausx current auto root extracted the files in the res folder there is a file called PC36IMG_Amon Ra 2.1.1 placed it on the root of my SD card renamed it PC36IMG and flashed and viola i had custom recovery from there i just restored a nandroid and i was updated and rooted
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The last two times I have tried to install the latest update (2.2 I believe) to my EVO, it has downloaded just fine but then seems to crash when it tries to do the actual install.
What I get is a screen showing the little green android next to an oblique triangle with an exclamation point in it. Everything stops at that point.
I have previously rooted the phone (no nand though) so I could install the android wireless tether, etc. Other than that though, I have not done too much with the phone. It's been running fine, so I have no idea what may be causing the new OTA update to crash.
(I've heard there have been some problems with the update and I really do want to be able to re-root the phone after the fact, if that could be a problem..so as far as that goes I'm in no hurry.)
Still, does anyone have any idea what might cause the latest update to crash? Should I perhaps manually copy it to my SD card and try running it from there?
Thanks,
JTT
You probably have a custom recovery so you can't OTA
OP,
You trying to maintain root? Then don't flash the OTA. If you are tryign to get back to stock, then run the 2.2 RUU file. That will wipe your phone and you will get stock - and NO root.
the question is how did you root the phone?....
in the end to keep root its, apply the 1.47 ota update, install unrevoked3, unrevoked forever, install stock recovery, update to 2.2 froyo, install custom recovery, install superuser app, then BAM you are rooted on 2.2
all addressed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752166
IceCreaMan said:
the question is how did you root the phone?....
in the end to keep root its, apply the 1.47 ota update, install unrevoked3, unrevoked forever, install stock recovery, update to 2.2 froyo, install custom recovery, install superuser app, then BAM you are rooted on 2.2
all addressed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752166
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Don't take the 2.2 OTA if you want to maintain root.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
never do OTA lol. i learned the hard way.. im stuck on 2.2 without root. you will lose your root if you update ota. just say no man.. just say no
android 2.2 help
so is there anyway to root 2.2 ota update i wanna root my phone!!!
Currently, my phone is rooted using unrEVOked 3.21. I wanted to uninstall bloatware, so I had researched what was safe to remove... well apparently I removed more than I could, or it's a different issue, because the newest OTA update wont complete.
I get the "Triangle Exclamation Point" screen, and says it can't find Flickr...
I'm curious... what is the best way to do this?
-Should I Un-Root to the stock 2.2 that came on my phone... then update to the newest OTA, then re-root?
-Or is it possible to just Un-Root and update straight to 3.29.651.5 in one step, and then Re-Root?
Thanks for your help =]
I had the same problem, ota wont work if ur missing any stock apps so u need to unroot then flash pc36img, install ur ota then reroot, finaly make a nand with everything stock and up to date to go back to for the next round of ota..also instead of deleting stock apps u could rename them to whatever.apk.old or move them to sdcard or desktop for safe keeping, hope thos helps im still quite noobish myself
redechelon said:
Currently, my phone is rooted using unrEVOked 3.21. I wanted to uninstall bloatware, so I had researched what was safe to remove... well apparently I removed more than I could, or it's a different issue, because the newest OTA update wont complete.
I get the "Triangle Exclamation Point" screen, and says it can't find Flickr...
I'm curious... what is the best way to do this?
-Should I Un-Root to the stock 2.2 that came on my phone... then update to the newest OTA, then re-root?
-Or is it possible to just Un-Root and update straight to 3.29.651.5 in one step, and then Re-Root?
Thanks for your help =]
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Can you not just run the update.zip and update it over whatever you got going on?
Not if ur missing any stock apps like all the sprint stuff, the update wont fly
Cy_n_ic said:
I had the same problem, ota wont work if ur missing any stock apps so u need to unroot then flash pc36img, install ur ota then reroot, finaly make a nand with everything stock and up to date to go back to for the next round of ota..also instead of deleting stock apps u could rename them to whatever.apk.old or move them to sdcard or desktop for safe keeping, hope thos helps im still quite noobish myself
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Yeah, fun stuff haha =P. I ended up finding a PC36IMG of the newest OTA, so I just flashed that, then re-rooted... worked like a charm actually. I coudn't find a PC36IMG of the newest OTA before, so I didn't know what to do. The .old tip is a keeper, will be using that, thanks.
Welcome, i keep a copy of the img on my computer for safe keeping make sure to rename it if u want to keep the copy on ur sdcard otherwise it will auto run on every reboot
Hi! I have rooted two friends phones with the 1-click root method 3.21. I want to know if they want to update his phones using the official Sprint OTA update, they will lose or not their root?
I have been reading on the forum, I understood that they loose the SuperUser application, but they can install it back on the market and everything is fine again. Is that true?
There is any other trusted process for updating their phone?
In their case, they just want to have it stock with root and that's it....
I rooted mine with the long process before the 1 click root and I am using the fresh rom, with all the latest updates for WiMax, PRI, PRL and Radio.
Thanks in advance.
I used this to do the OTA 3.29.
You DO loose root, just make sure unrEVOked forever was used so they retain S-Off.
Follow this guide to re root the OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790394
Also, from personal experience, SuperUser needs to be flashed, not just downloaded from the market.
how can i get the new sprint update without loosing my root, and i dont want to use unrevoked, can anybody help? is there a zip file for OTA 3.29.651.5
flash a rom that is the software version you desire, if you updated your pri to 1.90 you must stay with software 3.70
steel05 said:
how can i get the new sprint update without loosing my root, and i dont want to use unrevoked, can anybody help? is there a zip file for OTA 3.29.651.5
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root using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045 remember it comes with a custom recovery. Do not flash another
good lookin out everyone, im gonna try this out to see if i can get it to work. Baically my phone is already rooted and i dont want to lose the tether...so im just lookin for the easiest way to get the update and not lose the root.
Quick noob question.
I rooted with unrevoked a while back and have been very happy.
Currently:
And. version 2.2
software 3.70.651.1
Hboot: 2.10.0001
Just wanted to update to the most recent OTA as I'm fine with running the stock ROM. Just wanted control over sprint bloatware and free wifi tether.
Do I need revolutionary and do I need to run each update in order or can I simply update via the most recent OTA (rooted OTA of course) and it be all inclusive of the changes throughout the preceeding updates?
Thanks for any help with my basics!
taywings55 said:
Quick noob question.
I rooted with unrevoked a while back and have been very happy.
Currently:
And. version 2.2
software 3.70.651.1
Hboot: 2.10.0001
Just wanted to update to the most recent OTA as I'm fine with running the stock ROM. Just wanted control over sprint bloatware and free wifi tether.
Do I need revolutionary and do I need to run each update in order or can I simply update via the most recent OTA (rooted OTA of course) and it be all inclusive of the changes throughout the preceeding updates?
Thanks for any help with my basics!
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Yeah never except an official ota.
You run the risk of losing root or bricking your precious evo. Its fine to flash an updated rooted ota over your 2.2. Also the official latest updates are apparently a pain in the ass to root (so I'm told).
There a couple devs that are pretty quick at pushing out the rooted ota's in the dev section. Just flash those to keep your control of your sprint bloat and not have the worries of rooting again.
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First, do NOT take an OTA if you are rooted, never.
Second, since you are rooted, there is no need to re-root, as long as you update the correct way. Just download a stock rooted rom for the latest ota in the dev section, and flash it like any other rom. That way you stay rooted, and are updated.
that im not sure about that, this will def work just bare with me ill get ya hooked up. put this file (evorec)in your c:
http://db.tt/RFKLNzlS
make sure its not zipped after you dl... open cdm type this in order.
cd\evorec you will get this evorec> then type in this.....
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-supersonic-v3.11.img
it will force install recovery .i just tested this 3 times so i know it will work. inside the folder is ra 2.3 and 3.11 img. also the flash command i posted (you must be in fastboot for it to work). if you want to use 2.3 just change the numbers only in the flash command. if for some reason you cant dl the whole evorec file. copy all the contents make a evorec folder yourself and place it in c: follow the steps after that.
NOT OP
sitlet said:
First, do NOT take an OTA if you are rooted, never.
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Okay, a little late for me as well...in same boat as OP. I currently have it downloaded, when I try to install I get an exclamation in a triangle and a blue android. But, fortunately I can reboot and get back to my set-up. Is there a way to clear the download from my system/status bar?