I know this might sound stupid but is there a way to confuse the recovery into flashing an update of the rooted gingerbread leak? Put it on SD card as update.zip and hit apply update? Or will it not work.
Fasinationinmotion said:
I know this might sound stupid but is there a way to confuse the recovery into flashing an update of the rooted gingerbread leak? Put it on SD card as update.zip and hit apply update? Or will it not work.
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I believe this won't work as the update files are signed. If you modify the update files then there would be a signature mismatch.
wouldnt it still be signed though considering its the official leak? They just put in superuser and allowed root?
You can't just rename the RUU, if that's what you mean?
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Hi im running this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741775
and i have recieved a notification for new software update (the one with better russian keyboard) and i tried downloading but it didnt work. Is it possible to do this (im rooted with unrevoked)? Also would i lose my root? i dont care if i do, im more interested in getting the new update and unrooting, thanks
yes you would lose root.
you are aware that if you install it you may never be able to root your phone again? well at least until one of the devs here finds a way.
i'm sure that update will get rooted and added to the ROMs soon if they haven't been already.
but other than that if you don't care then you should be find installing it.
i tried updating using system update, but it wouldnt work, my clockwork mod said the update failed
how can i update to this safely?
i know theres a way, do u know it?
cgrec92 said:
yes you would lose root.
you are aware that if you install it you may never be able to root your phone again? well at least until one of the devs here finds a way.
i'm sure that update will get rooted and added to the ROMs soon if they haven't been already.
but other than that if you don't care then you should be find installing it.
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It would be extremely easy to root the phone after installing this update...
adbirdie said:
i tried updating using system update, but it wouldnt work, my clockwork mod said the update failed
how can i update to this safely?
i know theres a way, do u know it?
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You shouldn't try to install OTA updates to rooted phones. It usually won't work.
If you want the new version you can either install an RUU with the official version and then root, or you can install a newer rooted stock ROM through recovery.
yaaaaa bout that im on a mac, tehehe, and i dont mind losing my root
^havent heard of an ruu working on mac
The easiest thing for you to do is install a new custom ROM that is based on the new version (mine and a couple of others).
teppic74 said:
It would be extremely easy to root the phone after installing this update...
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hence the third line of my post.
what if i just wanted the update and i didnt want my root tho?
Reboot into recovery, apply zip from sd card, toggle signature verification so its off, the update zip is downloaded to your sd cards download folder. Apply it. Then use unrevoked to root your phone again.
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do i have to download the system update first, and then it will become update.zip, or is already do, can u walk me step by step through?
update: i tried what u said elmalote and it didnt work, what do i do now????
The ROM you are on has been updated with the latest OTA now so I'm not sure why you want to go another way than just flashing that ?
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the ota didnt go throught properly, i did what elmalote said, but it said installation aborted
elmalote said:
Reboot into recovery, apply zip from sd card, toggle signature verification so its off, the update zip is downloaded to your sd cards download folder. Apply it. Then use unrevoked to root your phone again.
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Is it a fully safe way to try install OTA update over the rooted ROM? I have branded ROM rooted using unrEVOked and I would like to try to install OTA update this way.
it didnt work for me, but if u try please tell me, it shouldnt screw up your phone.
does any one know how to install ota on a rooted phone
adbirdie said:
it didnt work for me, but if u try please tell me, it shouldnt screw up your phone.
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I'm not so sure about that. I've looked into OTA update downloaded into sd-card and it contains:
- system updates (new files, patches and so on)
- recovery img
- hboot update
- radio image
So let's assume that I toogle verification process (turn it off). OTA update will install over rooted ROM. After this, I have new recovery (because OTA update contains it).
I can see possibility of bricking my phone, when following situation appears:
- OS doesn't start-up (fell into boot-loop, whatever)
- recovery is back to stock, so no possibility to restore from nandroid backups
What do you think about that? Can someone confirm this is safe/dangerous?
Barthand, relax, i tried this, and i just rebooted my phone and it was fine. if you don't want to do it, then don't, but don't fret. it didn't work for me but it didn't screw up my phone either, now back to the main problem does anyone else have any solutions to install ota on a rooted phone.
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i finally got my phone to boot up with 2.1-update1 software after rooting issues. It found an ota update. I downloaded it but the battery was too low to install. will this fix the issues of my phone not charging and my phone saying sd card was removed?
If you're rooted with a custom recovery the OTA won't take. You need to flash an updated ROM instead to get current. If the issues you're having are software related then it *should* clear them up.
where can i find an updated rom? does this mean i need to remove mu current pc36img.zip recovery image and replace it with a new one naming it the same thing?
atomlin06 said:
where can i find an updated rom? does this mean i need to remove mu current pc36img.zip recovery image and replace it with a new one naming it the same thing?
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Most of the ROMs are flashable zips from recovery. I think the only one in PC36IMG.zip form is the sprint lovers ROM that updates everything, which is the one that I would recommend flashing. If you go with that one then yes, you need to delete the PC36IMG.zip that's on your sd card and replace it with that one. Check the development section, it should be on the first or second page. It will wipe all your data so be sure to back everything up!
As seen here: http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/328055
HTC EVO Software Update - 4.53.651.1
Enhancements/Fixes:
- Integrated voice recognition accuracy with voice search and voice-to-text
- Image size issue with contact transfer over bluetooth
- Images cut off in Picasa
- Group contacts not in alphabetical order
- Out of memory, Unable to send SMS
Just wondering if anyone received the OTA and has it laying around and could post it, so the ROMs can be updated with these fixes (especially the first one!).
Also, does anyone know the method for applying an OTA to a previous stock ROM (not on the device), so that the patched files get appropriately updated? I've been wondering how that's done for a while. It's usually a while before the full ROM leaks, so I've always wondered how it's done. I bet xHausx would know . . . I wonder if you need Linux to do it?
I've been waiting for this as well. Voice recognition is a big one for me. Ninjawolf has been looking for a copy so he can do his thing and post it, but last I saw he had not been able to find one either.
corynat said:
I've been waiting for this as well. Voice recognition is a big one for me. Ninjawolf has been looking for a copy so he can do his thing and post it, but last I saw he had not been able to find one either.
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I think I'm going to flash back to stock and see if I can get it that way (if no one else replies). Thanks for the info, though!
I am on stock and have not see it yet when I check under updates. Not sure if it would wreck root, but I was just curious to see if it was there.
corynat said:
I am on stock and have not see it yet when I check under updates. Not sure if it would wreck root, but I was just curious to see if it was there.
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Thanks for checking. It shouldn't S-ON your device, as I've read by the few that got it that it comes with the same HBOOT as the previous OTA (2.16). It might, however, take away root, though if it does, you'd just need to install Superuser.
Captain_Throwback said:
As seen here: http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/328055
HTC EVO Software Update - 4.53.651.1
Enhancements/Fixes:
- Integrated voice recognition accuracy with voice search and voice-to-text
- Image size issue with contact transfer over bluetooth
- Images cut off in Picasa
- Group contacts not in alphabetical order
- Out of memory, Unable to send SMS
Just wondering if anyone received the OTA and has it laying around and could post it, so the ROMs can be updated with these fixes (especially the first one!).
Also, does anyone know the method for applying an OTA to a previous stock ROM (not on the device), so that the patched files get appropriately updated? I've been wondering how that's done for a while. It's usually a while before the full ROM leaks, so I've always wondered how it's done. I bet xHausx would know . . . I wonder if you need Linux to do it?
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Here you go..
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjxvuyc1mupcyzc
jonathan413 said:
Here you go..
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjxvuyc1mupcyzc
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Thank you!
Hopefully, with it out in the open now, we can get some updated stock ROMs!
(and have some updated drivers for our ports!)
Anybody know how to patch the files to the 4.24 ROM with this update?
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Captain_Throwback said:
Thank you!
Hopefully, with it out in the open now, we can get some updated stock ROMs!
(and have some updated drivers for our ports!)
Anybody know how to patch the files to the 4.24 ROM with this update?
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You need to be S-OFF and have an old stock recovery. The new one will not let you update if not installing from over the air. Download the recovery that I attached to this post and change the name to PC36IMG. This recovery will only be used for the flash, and will then be replaced by the latest stock one.
Without being over detailed here,
Download the OTA from
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjxvuyc1mupcyzc
Then change the name of that file to update.
Copy both zip files (PC36IMG and update) to your SD card and install the PC36IMG file from your Bootloader.
After install, boot into RECOVERY. At the exclamation point, hold the volume up (not down) and power buttons at the same time. Then install update from SD card, or whatever it says.
Once you're done, you can always go to
http://www.mediafire.com/?gijd69zb5222w
to get your clockworkmod or Amon-RA back.
Hope that helps someone out there.
shortydoggg said:
You need to be S-OFF and have an old stock recovery. The new one will not let you update if not installing from over the air. Download the recovery that I attached to this post and change the name to PC36IMG. This recovery will only be used for the flash, and will then be replaced by the latest stock one.
Without being over detailed here,
Download the OTA from
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjxvuyc1mupcyzc
Then change the name of that file to update.
Copy both zip files (PC36IMG and update) to your SD card and install the PC36IMG file from your Bootloader.
After install, boot into RECOVERY. At the exclamation point, hold the volume up (not down) and power buttons at the same time. Then install update from SD card, or whatever it says.
Once you're done, you can always go to
http://www.mediafire.com/?gijd69zb5222w
to get your clockworkmod or Amon-RA back.
Hope that helps someone out there.
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I was hoping to patch the ROM without flashing it ....
i.e. put together an updated flashable stock ROM.
(using Android kitchen or some other means)
i can do it, it' s a pretty simple concept. your sure thats the ota, b4 i go packing away a flashable rom.
NinjaWolf said:
i can do it, it' s a pretty simple concept. your sure thats the ota, b4 i go packing away a flashable rom.
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Yes, it does appear to definitely be the OTA. I've already downloaded and looked at it. I just don't know how to apply all of the patch files included therein.
Does this update fix/update the bluetooth stack?
shortydoggg said:
You need to be S-OFF and have an old stock recovery. The new one will not let you update if not installing from over the air. Download the recovery that I attached to this post and change the name to PC36IMG. This recovery will only be used for the flash, and will then be replaced by the latest stock one.
Without being over detailed here,
Download the OTA from
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjxvuyc1mupcyzc
Then change the name of that file to update.
Copy both zip files (PC36IMG and update) to your SD card and install the PC36IMG file from your Bootloader.
After install, boot into RECOVERY. At the exclamation point, hold the volume up (not down) and power buttons at the same time. Then install update from SD card, or whatever it says.
Once you're done, you can always go to
http://www.mediafire.com/?gijd69zb5222w
to get your clockworkmod or Amon-RA back.
Hope that helps someone out there.
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I have some questions that I'm hoping to get verified.
I was previously on the Sprint unrooted stock 2.2 Froyo build and did the OTA 4.24.651.1 Android 2.3 update. Then I performed S-OFF using the Revolution developer preview tool followed by rooting the phone by installing SuperUser via Recovery. The only thing I've done since then is remove apps I didn't want.
Now this 4.53.651.1 OTA update came out, and I know I shouldn't try updating the rooted phone with it. I don't want to completely flash/wipe the phone either. I just want to learn of the way to update my rooted 4.24.651.1 to 4.53.651.1 while still retaining S-OFF and root.
Do the steps by shortydoggg in post #9 of this thread perform an update as opposed to a complete flash/wipe? And if so, will S-OFF and root be maintained?
Thanks in advance!
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Update:
Okay, so I restored the stock recovery according to post #9 of this thread. And continuing with the instructions in that post, I was able to install the linked 4.53.651.1 update file.
After that I lost root, but all it took was to run the Revolutionary tool again to get custom recovery back. Then I just flashed the Superuser ZIP file once more, rebooted, and everything was rooted again.
Now the phone still has S-OFF and it has 4.53.651.1 rooted.
Thumbs up!
xdadevelopers1222 said:
I have some questions that I'm hoping to get verified.
I was previously on the Sprint unrooted stock 2.2 Froyo build and did the OTA 4.24.651.1 Android 2.3 update. Then I performed S-OFF using the Revolution developer preview tool followed by rooting the phone by installing SuperUser via Recovery. The only thing I've done since then is remove apps I didn't want.
Now this 4.53.651.1 OTA update came out, and I know I shouldn't try updating the rooted phone with it. I don't want to completely flash/wipe the phone either. I just want to learn of the way to update my rooted 4.24.651.1 to 4.53.651.1 while still retaining S-OFF and root.
Do the steps by shortydoggg in post #9 of this thread perform an update as opposed to a complete flash/wipe? And if so, will S-OFF and root be maintained?
Thanks in advance!
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Easier approach:
Download the already rooted copy here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238959
Reboot into recovery.
Make a nandroid backup.
Flash update. (In CWM Install zip from SD Card > Choose Zip > browse to downloaded file > Install; likely similar in AR).
Optionally, download the new radio (Post #26 in same thread). Place that in the root of the SD card and reboot to the bootloader; it will install automatically.
I had the OTA update alert this morning. Didn't realize having CWM would make the update fail.
I know there's a way to apply the OTA manually with an external SD...
Anyway to do it without?
thx
alphaconf said:
I had the OTA update alert this morning. Didn't realize having CWM would make the update fail.
I know there's a way to apply the OTA manually with an external SD...
Anyway to do it without?
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Assuming you don't really have a personal requirement to run the "Official" EK02 OTA, you could run the rooted EK02 OTA, which can (and must) be installed from CWM.
You can find a link in Resource section #A10 of the auto root sticky.
sfhub said:
Assuming you don't really have a personal requirement to run the "Official" EK02 OTA, you could run the rooted EK02 OTA, which can (and must) be installed from CWM.
You can find a link in Resource section #A10 of the auto root sticky.
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Thanks. I wanted to post this Q in your thread but didn't have enough posts!
Will give this a shot!
Hello,
following situation: I have 4.1.1 installed on my Nexus and also CWM running on it. As you may know an update won't work with CWM. At the moment I'm too busy to update to 4.1.2 but my phone keeps annoyingly telling me that there is an update available...
ROM: stock rooted
How do I disable this?
thanks a lot!
M
Google!
http://www.chargeforums.com/forum/d...s-ota-update-very-easy-but-requires-root.html
Mehrsau said:
Hello,
following situation: I have 4.1.1 installed on my Nexus and also CWM running on it. As you may know an update won't work with CWM.
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That's not totally correct. OTA updates will work fine with CWM, just not automatically. When you get the notification you can just reboot into CWM and flash the update zip (it's in /cache).
I realize you were asking about not getting nagged until you have a chance to update, but I thought I'd mention this anyway in case it helps when you do have time to update.
phazerorg said:
That's not totally correct. OTA updates will work fine with CWM, just not automatically. When you get the notification you can just reboot into CWM and flash the update zip (it's in /cache).
I realize you were asking about not getting nagged until you have a chance to update, but I thought I'd mention this anyway in case it helps when you do have time to update.
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So that works?! I'll give it a try! Thanks for this information!
Edit: Unfortunately it's not working :/ I copied the zip into a folder of my SD card and tried to apply the zip with CWM... not working.
On a related topic, I'm a cheapskate and would like to get OTA updates via wifi instead of using my data plan.
Can I stop the OTA downloading until I accept it?
Mehrsau said:
So that works?! I'll give it a try! Thanks for this information!
Edit: Unfortunately it's not working :/ I copied the zip into a folder of my SD card and tried to apply the zip with CWM... not working.
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Unfortunately just saying "it's not working" doesn't really give me much to go on, so I can't really offer any advice other than to make sure you have signature verification turned off in CWM. It definitely works because I've done it lots of times myself. If you can provide any details on what's actually happening I can try to help further.
Also, make sure you use some method to keep root... either something like OTA RootKeeper, or just flash SuperSU (or whatever your favourite superuser is) after the update.