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Ok to Update OTA?

So I'm rooted, and I'm flashed with a stock rom that allows me to remove Sprint's crappy apps. Would it do me any harm to update the OTA updates from Sprint?
HTC System Update 1.32.651.6

which rom did you use dude?

The ROM I used was http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=699847 I believe. Or you can just follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004

OTA will likely remove root, so don't update via OTA if you want to keep root. Wait for someone like joeykrim to release the stock rooted ROM.

When you rooted you didn't use the updated rom? There is a 1.32.651.6 rooted rom iirc

If you followed theBiles' instructions, just flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697636
It is the rooted updated ROM. I don't think you will need to wipe anything.

Making OTA update for a rooted phone

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.

[Q] Help Please

Hello, I have a Desire Z NOT G2 that I bought. I rooted it using the gfree method posted on the wiki section of the site. There is a new update for it and I'm afraid to return it to stock because the process mentions the ROM for a G2. Can someone please help me. I don't know what to do. Is there a RUU or ROM I can use? I am currently on Build number 1.34.707.5. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks

Don't apply the over the air update. It will remove root and mess with the phone.
In order to root the DZ, the software had to downgrade to the 1.34 software, which you now have. This is not the latest software of course.
If you want a stock ROM with the latest OTA update, go to the dev section and find a pre-rooted ROM that is based on the latest update. You can then flash through ROM manager and you'll keep root and have the latest OTA.
Be sure to do a nandroid backup before you flash, of course.

Thanks. The thing is I already tried to apply the update but it didn't work. I'll start looking around. Any suggestions on what ROMs I should get. Thanks. I ask because I am a complete Noob is there a pre rooted like you said based on a 1.72 with its camera and battery life improvements? I'm looking now for the developers section. Thanks!!!!!!

[Q] Unrevoked3.32 and upcomming OTA

So Gingerbread OTA is comming up, I reacently Rooted using Unrevoked3 method and have S-OFF. Stock ROM as I am not 100% on how to flash a new ROM to my phone (evo 4g). I was wondering if I can accept the OTA 2.3 update to my phone without un rooting. I am cunfused about wether my phone's root is permanent, and if that would applie to the upcomming OTA update.
From what I can gather from the UNREVOKED site, root will be permanent. Will this mean my phone will not accept the OTA and error? Will my phone accept the OTA but loose root? Or will my phone accept the Gingerbread OTA, and still keep root, so that I can continue to use my wifi tether.
I read the info as I should be able to accept the OTA and keep root. But I am a noob. Can some one clarify and explain?

Idk if you would have to unroot the device, but if u upgrade ota u will lose root

I don't think you'd lose S-OFF, but you would lose "root" in the sense that the OTA rom won't have the superuser (su) application in it. So you'd need to flash something to get it back. Don't accept the OTA. Usually rooted versions of the OTA get posted here quickly -- often even before the OTA pushes to all devices.

Don't except the OTA when it happens. You will loose root and it may be few before there is a working root method on 2.3. Wait for someone on here to put out a rooted version to flash.
-Frank

Do NOT take the ota if you are rooted. Nobody knows what will happen with each release, but its possible your phone could lose root permanently or even be bricked. When the OTA comes out, wait a day or so and somebody should put up a stock rooted rom on here. DOwnload that and flash it. If you dont know how to flash a rom, there are tons of guides on here.

So no OTA. Pretty much clarifys that. Now I have to figure out how to upload a Rom. Is it as easy as uploading a psx rom?
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Please erase thread....
sent from my EVO 4G on FRESH Rom.

[Q] Root for official ICS?

I just got the official OTA upgrade from unrooted 3.2.1 to 4.0.3. (Acer_AV041_A100_1.014.00_WW_GEN1)
Has anyone tried to apply the old rooting procedures to this new OS?

You should be able to use ZeroNulls method in the development thread. It works for all the ICS versions. Including the .14 leak and OTA which are the same exact.
Also next time download OTA rootkeeper app and protect root before you update and you can restore root after OTA. This only work if you OTA though. If you flash through recovery then you def have to use Zeronull. But this is the surest way to maintain root if for some reason the OTA is unrootable with adb method.