If you've received the OTA update only, please comment.
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Yes it does. You will need to re-root then re-flash CWM
And if I'm just using the stock ROM, just rooted?
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It will still remove root, so you just need to re-root afterwards. You won't lose any data though as it doesn't re-lock fastboot or anything. Literally took 2 minutes.
Is there a guide to rerooting without unlocking fastboot, as I assume this differs from the original rooting process for this phone using the modified img and bat file?
CJSnet said:
Is there a guide to rerooting without unlocking fastboot, as I assume this differs from the original rooting process for this phone using the modified img and bat file?
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Unfortunately no, you'll need the bootloader unlocked for the superboot method until there is a better root solution available
KiNG OMaR said:
Unfortunately no, you'll need the bootloader unlocked for the superboot method until there is a better root solution available
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What I meant is that this OTA does not lock the bootloader. The bootloader is therefore unlocked. All I'm asking for is a step-by-step guide to rerooting from that state, with it unlocked.
Hmm this is weird. I was prompted to install the OTA fix. I just have the stock Google ROM, rooted and that's it. It rebooted, showed the wireframe hexagon animation for a second, and went to an android with a /!\ exclamation mark. I had to remove the battery.
Now I can't update and it has disappeared from the update page in phone settings. Check for update doesn't bring it back.
Is there a place to download the update patch?
Same thing happened to mine. I just found a zip of the update here and flashed it via CWM. You will still need to re-root and re-flash CWM.
ferris2375 said:
Same thing happened to mine. I just found a zip of the update here and flashed it via CWM. You will still need to re-root and re-flash CWM.
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And here it is! Just rename to update.zip and place in the SD Card root folder, then reboot into recovery and install update.zip:
http://android.clients.google.com/p....signed-yakju-ITL41F-from-ITL41D.11bbbccb.zip
Hi guys, i need to learn something.
I use Bigxie [ROM] [OTA] [GSM] Android 4.2.2 JDQ39: Rooted Busybox Deodexed
and want to update 4.3 with similar;
Fireb33 [ROM] [JB] [JWR66Y] Galaxy Nexus 4.3 stock (deodexed, rooted, busybox)
So do I need to vipe anything or just download and flash via Twrp?
And better for me is: can i just download an "update.zip" (for same root-busybox-deodexed stock rom) instead a huge rom file?
Will i lose any data with any way?
Related
I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus that i manually updated to 4.0.4, i'm just wondering how i can now get root back?
I restored root with Voodoo OTA root keeper however i do not appear to actually have root, despite it saying that i do and still having the super user application installed.
Screens: http://i40.tinypic.com/5v1y05.png and http://i42.tinypic.com/156ffdh.png
How would i go about getting root back? I have tried running superboot again which is how i originally rooted, however my phone appears to get stuck on the screen with the unlocked padlock if i attempt that: http://android.modaco.com/topic/348161-01-feb-r4-superboot-rooting-the-gsm-lte-galaxy-nexus/
Any help would be appreciated,
Cheers
to root... download su.zip and flash in recovery
this su.zip is the newer one
http://db.denh.am/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Do i need a customer recovery for that? my boot loader is unlocked and i had the stock rom rooted. I never flashed any customer recovery as i believe it disabled OTA updates?
InsaneNutter said:
Do i need a customer recovery for that? my boot loader is unlocked and i had the stock rom rooted. I never flashed any customer recovery as i believe it disabled OTA updates?
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yeah.. cmw recovery..
if u scared of disabling ota.. y r u flashing 4.0.4 now? wait for it..
king23adrianc said:
yeah.. cmw recovery..
if u scared of disabling ota.. y r u flashing 4.0.4 now? wait for it..
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I was still on 4.0.2 and got impatient, would i not have lost root anyway waiting for the ota?
InsaneNutter said:
I was still on 4.0.2 and got impatient, would i not have lost root anyway waiting for the ota?
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u will lose root anyway i think.. i dont know about ota.. i never wait for it
InsaneNutter said:
I was still on 4.0.2 and got impatient, would i not have lost root anyway waiting for the ota?
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After installing 4.0.5:
Use the Galaxy nexus Toolkit and select the option to "Boot to CWM without flashing recovery". And just use CWM to flash su.zip for root. Thats what I did.
Stock 4.0.4 - Rooted Galaxy Nexus.
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After you flash clockwork and superuser just reboot your phone and the stock recovery will be restored. You have to delete a file to make the custom recovery stick.
hi, as I said in other topic , for rooting i use GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT 5.1 ! all work fine
at opening tell you have 4.0.2 ICL53F, and then choose 4 for root
try ;-)
CrashV5 said:
hi, as I said in other topic , for rooting i use GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT 5.1 ! all work fine
at opening tell you have 4.0.2 ICL53F, and then choose 4 for root
try ;-)
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Thanks everyone for the advice and suggestions, i did this and now i'm on 4.0.4 stock and have root again, good times
can't root again after 4.0.4 update
I can't find GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT 5.1 and when i try to install Superuser-3.0.7-d-signed from cwm i get and error with status0
chenhajaj said:
I can't find GALAXY NEXUS TOOLKIT 5.1 and when i try to install Superuser-3.0.7-d-signed from cwm i get and error with status0
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
Tried all the above: the su.zip does it's job but it is not rooted, in toolkit I choose root phone and does nothing. How do I do it manually with an insecure boot? I'm on 4.04 GSM.
10x
I understand that OTA RootKeeper is to keep root when you receive an OTA update. Not if you manually update (the app description in google play says this). Has anyone tried OTA RootKeeper, gotten the 4.0.4 OTA update and stayed rooted? I myself will wait for the 4.0.4 OTA update and have installed RootKeeper. Will I keep root if done this way?
**** Ripple said:
After you flash clockwork and superuser just reboot your phone and the stock recovery will be restored. You have to delete a file to make the custom recovery stick.
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In Android 4.0.4 this is not necessary.
Custom recovery will not be overwritten after reboot.
If you flash Clockworkmod via fastboot,it will remain,and you can flash Superuser.
Hey guys I am A BIG NEWBIE so don't judge lol.
I had root with 4.0.2 and had the OTA 4.0.4 update and lost the root. I tried to get root back the same way I got my original one (with fastboot-windows) but does not seem to work.
Any help?
HarryHabs said:
Hey guys I am A BIG NEWBIE so don't judge lol.
I had root with 4.0.2 and had the OTA 4.0.4 update and lost the root. I tried to get root back the same way I got my original one (with fastboot-windows) but does not seem to work.
Any help?
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See this post to root 4.0.4.
my gn is also updated to 4.04 manually after rooted.
maybe you can refer to this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
i will try it.
Hello,
is there an OTA package which i can flash with a stock recovery (my phone i locked, i don't like to have an unlocked bootloader)?
I am on 4.0.2 right now...
No, you need to be rooted or unlocked to flash the OTA package. Just wait for the official one, it will probably be pushed sometime during easter
I'm still waiting for the OTA aswell
I was pretty sure that the OTA process just downloads a file which will be flashed via the stock recovery. So if someone would have this stock OTA package (update.zip) i can just place in the internal storage and reboot into stock recovery. At least on my HTC Hero at 1.5 -> 1.6 it was working this way...must have remembered something wrong there...
bluefisch200 said:
Hello,
is there an OTA package which i can flash with a stock recovery (my phone i locked, i don't like to have an unlocked bootloader)?
I am on 4.0.2 right now...
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Haven't tried it myself (since I am rooted and unlocked) but I recon that you can unlock (and loose ALL your data), root, flash the onetime CWM Recovery, flash the 4.0.4 stock image (by which you will loose root), relock (and loose ALL your data again).
At the end you would be completely stock again. That can all be done through the GNEX toolkit by Mskip that can be found here: Link.
You can download the official Google image from here: Link
bluefisch200 said:
I was pretty sure that the OTA process just downloads a file which will be flashed via the stock recovery. So if someone would have this stock OTA package (update.zip) i can just place in the internal storage and reboot into stock recovery. At least on my HTC Hero at 1.5 -> 1.6 it was working this way...must have remembered something wrong there...
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that was probably right with the htc hero, also on my htc desire..because the ota package was picked by the stock recovery from the sdcard
but the stock recovery on our galaxy nexus with ics, expect the ota to be on the /cache partition..without root u can't write in that partition, only the os itself can write there
bluefisch200 said:
Hello,
is there an OTA package which i can flash with a stock recovery (my phone i locked, i don't like to have an unlocked bootloader)?
I am on 4.0.2 right now...
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If you are on yakju, root using this method (note you only need temp root, so only do up to step 6), then place the update file from here to /cache and reboot into stock recovery and flash.
efrant said:
If you are on yakju, root using this method (note you only need temp root, so only do up to step 6), then place the update file from here to /cache and reboot into stock recovery and flash.
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Thank you
Btw. it's easier to just root the OS (go above step 6) instead of only go to 6...for the cp command you will need busybox...i have seen "cat" somewhere but i couldn't figure out how it works...but i seems to be that you can copy files without installing busybox since cat is supported from android at stock...
bluefisch200 said:
Thank you
Btw. it's easier to just root the OS (go above step 6) instead of only go to 6...for the cp command you will need busybox...i have seen "cat" somewhere but i couldn't figure out how it works...but i seems to be that you can copy files without installing busybox since cat is supported from android at stock...
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Correct, that is why I used cat in my directions instead of cp, as you would not have busybox installed if you are not root...
I'm still on 4.0.1
Is there any way to force an OTA update to 4.0.2 or 4.0.4 without rooting. Or manually install an update with a .zip update through stock recovery rather than CWM. I am unable to get any OTA updates it says my system is up to date which it clearly isnt.
Merio90 said:
Is there any way to force an OTA update to 4.0.2 or 4.0.4 without rooting. Or manually install an update with a .zip update through stock recovery rather than CWM. I am unable to get any OTA updates it says my system is up to date which it clearly isnt.
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No..................
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About a week ago I decided to root my phone. My goal was to get my phone to yakju by flashing 4.1 . After nearly bricking my phone, I eventually got there. What I want to do now is be able to receive OTA updates in the future. I understand that having CWM recovery installed will cancel these updates. Can anyone help me get rid of CWM without losing my data?
Thanks
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You need to flash the stock recovery back, which can be done via Fastboot. It won't wipe data.
You also need to make sure you have the proper bootloader and radio (which should've updated when you went to 4.1). Both need to be in place to receive and auto-install an OTA.
martonikaj said:
You need to flash the stock recovery back, which can be done via Fastboot. It won't wipe data.
You also need to make sure you have the proper bootloader and radio (which should've updated when you went to 4.1). Both need to be in place to receive and auto-install an OTA.
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Thanks Marton.
I forget to mention that I'm a real n00b at all of this stuff,
I'm downloading the 4.0.4 "yakju" factory image from here. Is it ok to apply this using the wugfresh root toolkit? Once I flash the stock image I will be prompted to update to 4.1?
My phone details are attached.
your already on 4.1.1 with correct radio.
Just flash the stock recovery using fastboot.
No need to flash 4.04 again.
atifsh said:
your already on 4.1.1 with correct radio.
Just flash the stock recovery using fastboot.
No need to flash 4.04 again.
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Thank you!
I installed 4.1 using a toolkit and it wiped my data, but I didnt have much on there anyway.
I now have stock android 4.1, yakju, unlocked bootloader and not rooted. How can I root my phone from here?
tomcintosh said:
Thank you!
I installed 4.1 using a toolkit and it wiped my data, but I didnt have much on there anyway.
I now have stock android 4.1, yakju, unlocked bootloader and not rooted. How can I root my phone from here?
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uhh. You need to follow the same guide to root as always. You flash CWM, flash the su.zip and push the superuser.apk.
But I thought you wanted stock recovery? As I said before, you can just flash it via Fastboot.
If you have adb already setup.
Adb reboot-bootloader. To get boot loader mode.
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot reboot.
Recovery.img = stock recovery you can rename the file or use the exact name in command.
It will not wipe.
martonikaj said:
uhh. You need to follow the same guide to root as always. You flash CWM, flash the su.zip and push the superuser.apk.
But I thought you wanted stock recovery? As I said before, you can just flash it via Fastboot.
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Yeh... don't know what I'm saying now
Thanks for the help.
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I have an unlocked I9250 Galaxy Nexus that was rooted. I recently upgraded to 4.1.2 using the automatic update. I had Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper installed which worked for the last upgrade, so I didn't even think about it. But I lost my root. Is there a way to re-root without losing any settings or data? When I boot into recovery I see the android with a red exclamation point. I assume My custom recovery was removed with the upgrade. Thanks!
I know this isn't answering your question, but I wanted to mention that I, too, had Voodoo OTA RootKeeper installed when I updated to 4.1.2 and it worked perfectly. I was on stock 4.1.1.
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Was I supposed to run the rootkeeper app prior to upgrading? I did not do that. Although I would think that it would have saved the superuser file from the previous run. I'm not sure how it works. either way, I definitely am not rooted anymore and not sure what to do. I'm not even sure if there are tools to root 4.1.2, or if the old toolkit works the same with this upgrade.
CatThief said:
I know this isn't answering your question, but I wanted to mention that I, too, had Voodoo OTA RootKeeper installed when I updated to 4.1.2 and it worked perfectly. I was on stock 4.1.1.
Sent from my rooted GSM Galaxy Nexus
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Hmm good question. All I did was open it prior to the update to verify that all of the checkboxes under "Status" were filled in and su was protected.
After the update downloaded, rebooting took me into ClockworkMod Recovery where I had to give the ok to install the new file.
The only thing I needed to do after updating was flash ClockworkMod Recovery again. Everything else was fine.
As for rooting your new stock 4.1.2, here's a good place to start. You shouldn't loose your data assuming the bootloader is still unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
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download the superuser or supersu zip
download cwm or twrp recovery image
boot into fastboot mode
fastboot boot cwmortwrp.img
flash the superuser or supersu.zip
done.
Zepius said:
download the superuser or supersu zip
download cwm or twrp recovery image
boot into fastboot mode
fastboot boot cwmortwrp.img
flash the superuser or supersu.zip
done.
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This.
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Thanks everyone. Will doing this require a factory reset or any internal data loss? Or does that only occur when unlocking the phone?
prattleon said:
Thanks everyone. Will doing this require a factory reset or any internal data loss? Or does that only occur when unlocking the phone?
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only when unlocking the phone, flashing userdata.img in fastboot, or using fastboot erase userdata
Hey everyone, Im new here, just got the Nexus 7 2013 Asus.
I updated to Kit Kat right away, I tried using that root toolkit thing or whatever... it got my tablet unlocked but it would stay stuck on a message that it was trying to boot some .img file when I clicked root...
Long story short, I restored 2 times and I guess that doesnt work with Kit Kat yet... and I relocked my tablet. Anyway know how I can correctly unlock and root my new Nexus 7 on Kit Kat?
After an unlock you can manually flash the recovery IMG then just flash the super su zip for root.
Adb fastboot recoveryimage.IMG
Then the super su zip can be flashed once in a custom recovery.
If needed I can do a team viewer with you and get you all set up.
prshosting.org
ta_help said:
Hey everyone, Im new here, just got the Nexus 7 2013 Asus.
I updated to Kit Kat right away, I tried using that root toolkit thing or whatever... it got my tablet unlocked but it would stay stuck on a message that it was trying to boot some .img file when I clicked root...
Long story short, I restored 2 times and I guess that doesnt work with Kit Kat yet... and I relocked my tablet. Anyway know how I can correctly unlock and root my new Nexus 7 on Kit Kat?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
Make sure you download the correct custom recovery for your device (prerequisite 3).
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Unlocked & Rooted N7 on 4.3.1 will it stay so after update to 4.4 ?
prsterero said:
After an unlock you can manually flash the recovery IMG then just flash the super su zip for root.
Adb fastboot recoveryimage.IMG
Then the super su zip can be flashed once in a custom recovery.
If needed I can do a team viewer with you and get you all set up.
prshosting.org
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Dear Experts,
I'm still new at this game, so bear with me please.
I have a LTE N7 on 4.3.1 (JLS361) that is unlocked & rooted.
Now I get tho OTA Update to 4.4 (KRT16S) downloaded & ready to install.
Aside from all those bad things that don't work anymore in 4.4 (eg. FLASH), what will happen ?
Will my N7 revert to a locked & unrooted device ? or will it stay unlocked & rooted ?
Or will it stay unlocked, but unrooted, and I only need to flash the SuperSU ZIP again ?
Thanks for enlightening me.
JMF
fiechterjm said:
Dear Experts,
I'm still new at this game, so bear with me please.
I have a LTE N7 on 4.3.1 (JLS361) that is unlocked & rooted.
Now I get tho OTA Update to 4.4 (KRT16S) downloaded & ready to install.
Aside from all those bad things that don't work anymore in 4.4 (eg. FLASH), what will happen ?
Will my N7 revert to a locked & unrooted device ? or will it stay unlocked & rooted ?
Or will it stay unlocked, but unrooted, and I only need to flash the SuperSU ZIP again ?
Thanks for enlightening me.
JMF
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It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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xdhall said:
It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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Mine is also unlocked and rooted and want to upgrade to KK.
When you said flash, you meant I had to install TWRP first then flash SU again?
I am curious because when I first rooted my N7, I used the Nexus 7 Toolkit and did not install TWRP. Can't I just use the toolkit again to re-root?
lanwarrior said:
Mine is also unlocked and rooted and want to upgrade to KK.
When you said flash, you meant I had to install TWRP first then flash SU again?
I am curious because when I first rooted my N7, I used the Nexus 7 Toolkit and did not install TWRP. Can't I just use the toolkit again to re-root?
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If you had a TWRP installed and downloaded the superuser binaries when you rooted initially, all you need to do is flash them again by pressing the "install" button in recovery. Based on the way he asked it, I believe that was the context of the question.
If you don't, you should install a custom recovery:
Wi-Fi only: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/flo
LTE: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/deb
Then download the superuser binaries to your N7:
http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip
And flash them by pressing the "install" button in recovery.
Your toolkit might work, but why not just do it yourself?
Full instructions (skip unlocking the bootloader):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
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xdhall said:
If you had a TWRP installed and downloaded the superuser binaries when you rooted initially, all you need to do is flash them again by pressing the "install" button in recovery. Based on the way he asked it, I believe that was the context of the question.
If you don't, you should install a custom recovery.
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I assume there's no other way to re-root other than installing TWRP?
lanwarrior said:
I assume there's no other way to re-root other than installing TWRP?
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You can install another custom recovery, e.g., clockworkmod.
Some toolkits reflash stock recovery after rooting, but that could only useful if you have something like a Samsung or HTC. Absolutely no point on a nexus device.
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xdhall said:
You can install another custom recovery, e.g., clockworkmod.
Some toolkits reflash stock recovery after rooting, but that could only useful if you have something like a Samsung or HTC. Absolutely no point on a nexus device.
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Thanks again for the help, xdhall. Sorry if I sound like a newbie, but I had the Note 8.0, I rooted and I could never get it back to stock. The original stock image for the US Note 8.0 was not available so I was stuck.
Didn't want the same thing happened with the N7, but you brought up a good point... this IS a Nexus device!
Thanks
xdhall said:
It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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Thanks xdhall.
That makes it much easier to get back to ROOT then.
Just having to reboot in Recovery Mode and install the latest superSU.zip will be a breeze.
I'll probably wait a few weeks/months to upgrade to 4.4 though, as the comments on the 4.4 release are not that good, and I have several very important (for me) sites that still use Adobe Flash.
Anyway, I'm glad I haven't to start from scratch (backup, unlock, restore, flash recovery, flash superSU), as this is extremely time-consuming and tedious.
Again Thanks & have a nice WE.