I previously rooted using auto-script method (EG30). I flashed a couple ROMs, lost some ****, had some issues, just couldn't get everything figured out like on my OG EVO. Anyways, I un-rooted using auto-script but didn't realize CWM was still installed so when I got the OTA update (EK02) today, it failed. If I re-root, and get the stock recovery back, then un-root, will the update be pushed again?
Or is my only option to flash a rooted version of EK02?
I just don't feel like messing with rooting and rom'ing at this point, just want to be stock and have the OTA pushed/installed via the stock recovery if possible.
I'm not sure if I should test the water but... Having had an Evo as well, everytime I had went back to a stock setup Sprint pused the updates, even so just do a check to the updates. Once Sprint/Google have pushed 100% progress out any phone after that should have no problem updating. Basically if you don't care to flash right now go back to stock out of the box and in any case your gonna get the update. That answer almost seemed to easy, hope it helps.
I suggest reading over FAQ #E12 in the auto root sticky:
e12) I told it to install the EK02 update, but something went wrong, now it won't prompt me again, how do I install EK02?
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I have a rooted HTC evo I still haven't gotten the update do I have to unroot to be able to download 2.2(froyo). I just want the update what do I have to do?
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A9AI5RM9
Thats the RUU, apply this update and you'll be completely stock 2.2
what do you mean apply I've downloaded this before I can't find the file to download and when I try to open it it says it doesn't have a program to open.
If you are rooted Most Roms will not allow an OTA to come through.
you have options the option listed above will unroot you and install 2.2.
the other option is to go to the dev forum and download a 2.2 custom rom or the rooted 2.2 stock rom. flash those and you are good to go.
I will remind that currently there is no way to root 2.2 so if you choose to go through the RUU and go to stock rom that way you will NOT be able to root at this time. It could also be WEEKS before a root method is found. I dont know why anyone would want to or would suggest doing this unless you plan to take it in to sprint for repair.
How do I apply the first file?
kidcjay25 said:
I have a rooted HTC evo I still haven't gotten the update do I have to unroot to be able to download 2.2(froyo). I just want the update what do I have to do?
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No you do not need to unroot. If you accept that ota update it will take away your root because the rom it puts in isn't rooted. I happened to download and try out froyo 2.2 like 3 days ago to see how it functions. It works very well however the update killed my hotspot completely. I ended up restoring back from Froyo 2.2. I will give a link that will take you to the downloads to do it where the rom comes rooted, and the radio and wimax drivers are there as well. Here it is.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740520 One thing to remember is this is not the absolute final build that is pushed out on the OTA update that they have done today. So my guess is very very soon if not already there will be a posted and rooted version of the final build. I am unsure and I am almost positive nothing is every final, but I don't know if you will be able to re-root your evo if you just accept the update from Sprint. If you no longer want a rooted phone and all you care about is getting the update, then you can or will have gotten the request today from sprint as I did or you can look for the update manually in system updates, from settings at the home page. Hope that helps and take care.
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How do I apply the first file?
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I strongly suggest you do not just get stock 2.2 because you have no idea if you will ever root again. Unless your taking it into sprint it makes no sense. I really do not want to attempt to get you that file because its a massive mistake. The download does work though i already tried it that much i can say. See if someone else will actually tell you what you need to do because i'm not sure i can bring myself to do it sorry. I am slightly unsure how you ended up rooting your phone if you are having trouble with a download that has an executable file as in you click on it and it runs If you however need help downloading or flashing or whatever the other stuff that i linked that i will definately try to assist you with. If you flash a stock rom you can and will get the message to update the system and you can manually look for it too. The roms have that disabled so people can't due to ignorance, apply the update then say, "Oh crap I am not rooted how do I fix it?", which we will see a lot of today.
If and when the Gingerbread update gets pushed out, how will us custom ROMmers be notified? Will we receive notifications asking us to download the update and then have to deny it? Will we have to unroot then upgrade? I wasn't around for the 2.2 update so I am a little curious as to how this all works on the Evo. Feel like such a noob right now but I really don't feel liking bricking my Evo due to an act of stupidity.
Don't have to unroot, it should show there is an update, update and it will take off root and go to stock 2.3, anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
You aren't going to need to do anything, other than NOT take the OTA. The only thing you will need to do is wait from 2-10 hours after the update is out in the wild for the devs to get their hands on it and give us a fully rooted build to flash. It does not take long around here. There is absolutely no need to unroot and take the OTA. Who knows, if you did that you may not even be able to root again. So basically all you're going to need to do for the update is wait for the devs, and then flash a rom as usual. Maybe some new radios or something too, who knows.
I'm more concerned about when they will push the damn update. *Supposedly* it's Q2, but I'd bet if that's true, it will be late Q2.
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Don't have to unroot, it should show there is an update, update and it will take off root and go to stock 2.3, anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Sure, lots of people say "wait for a rooted version of the update," but all I want to know is, is it POSSIBLE to safely upgrade even if you are rooted? Would flashing the stock update remove ClockWork recovery?
yes i was rooted before 2.2 and i was having a crazy day, long story short i accepted the OTA not paying attention and it got me a weird reboot then i was unrooted and on 2.2 i had to wait for a root method for it. but i heard of some people having their phone glitch in crazy ways, also that first OTA sprint rolled out had a bug that was bricking some phones
RileyGrant said:
If and when the Gingerbread update gets pushed out, how will us custom ROMmers be notified? Will we receive notifications asking us to download the update and then have to deny it? Will we have to unroot then upgrade? I wasn't around for the 2.2 update so I am a little curious as to how this all works on the Evo. Feel like such a noob right now but I really don't feel liking bricking my Evo due to an act of stupidity.
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Developers will simply make new roms, and then you can flash the "update" of that rom. it'd be the same way of flashing CM7 nightlies.
Or just make sure you are s-off, take the update, install it. Then install SU from recovery and you are good to go. Thats the whole point of s-off (other than flashing PRI, NV, and Radios of course)
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If you rooted with Unrevoked and have Unrevoked Forever, then theoretically you should be able to flash the update and still be s-off to flash a rooted rom over the update. You'd have to push the custom recovery back onto the phone, though. However, I wouldn't be the guinea pig for the theory myself. I'd keep 2.2 until a rooted 2.3 rom is available and then flash that. No one knows what will happen if you flash the OTA update as no one has is or knows what's inside of it.
Once it starts being pushed out, it will just be a matter of time before some posts a thread either:
a) crying because the update broke their root.
b) gloating because the update did NOT break their root.
Basically, don't accept it. Play it safe and wait. We've been on 2.2 for well over half a year, so 1 more day isn't going to kill anyone.
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To make it simple, the result of accepting the OTA would either:
A- luckily do nothing
B- "Break" your phone and not be able to re-root
r916 said:
Don't have to unroot, it should show there is an update, update and it will take off root and go to stock 2.3, anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
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You are correct!
Theoretical question... If you're on a custom non-stock ROM (Myn or CM or whatever) and you accept the OTA, what would happen to the ROM? I don't think it would revert you back to the stock ROM because that ROM isn't on your phone anymore. I can't imagine CM would continue to work since it's not Sense. Would a Sense-based ROM (assuming you reinstalled all the Sprint bloatware) continue working with all the customizations even though you don't have root any more? Or does the OTA rewrite the entire ROM? Or would you just screw up your phone unpredictably?
I'm certainly not going to try this myself, but I'm curious as to what would happen.
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Theoretical question... If you're on a custom non-stock ROM (Myn or CM or whatever) and you accept the OTA, what would happen to the ROM? I don't think it would revert you back to the stock ROM because that ROM isn't on your phone anymore. I can't imagine CM would continue to work since it's not Sense. Would a Sense-based ROM (assuming you reinstalled all the Sprint bloatware) continue working with all the customizations even though you don't have root any more? Or does the OTA rewrite the entire ROM? Or would you just screw up your phone unpredictably?
I'm certainly not going to try this myself, but I'm curious as to what would happen.
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The OTA update would include the new stock 2.3 rom in it. It would wipe whatever you have on your phone (regardless of whether it is Sense or not) and install the OEM Sprint 2.3-based rom that all will eventually be on all new Evos when HTC ships them out.
So been while since I've done much rom flashing. Had an EVO for 2+ years and tried lots of ROMS, but then got the sprint GNEX because I just wanted vanilla android without having to mess with ROMS as much. As such, I'm just running stock 4.1.1, with it rooted for a few apps and wifi tethering which I flashed after rooting. Looking to update to the new stock Sprint 4.2.1 firmware, keeping root and wifi tethering. Back on the EVO, every time there was a new firmare update, someone would post a "stock rooted" ROM (not that I used them), that didn't have anything done to it, but can't seem to find that with the latest Sprint GNEX update, only one that seems to come close has been fiddled with, deodexed, causing some issues. I'm also not used to flashing without my data being on a removable SD card. So I'm wondering, is there a way to just flash a rooted version of the Sprint firmware, keeping my data and wifi tethering (or by just flashing a new 4.2.1 wifi tethering patch), or can I use OTA rootkeeper, flash the OTA update, and restore root? I've got latest TWRP recovery btw, which it seems I would have to change back to stock recovery to flash the OTA update correct? Thanks for any direction anyone can provide
First off, im not sure about wifi tethering, but it is an option on gsm android settings. I would use OTA rootkeeper, but you need the stock recovery first to accept the ota. Did you check this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
bodh said:
First off, im not sure about wifi tethering, but it is an option on gsm android settings. I would use OTA rootkeeper, but you need the stock recovery first to accept the ota. Did you check this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
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Thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction. Swear I tried to search other threads before asking but somehow missed that one, looks like it should tell me what I need. Think I was looking too much in the development forum for a full ROM to flash, and missed that thread in the general forum about just applying the update. Thanks again!!
I was rooted but decided to go back to stock. So I followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BMZNdrLIrlQ
And I am now on 4.1.1. I assume I am not rooted (I don't see super user) and my bootloader is locked. I assume I have stock recovery, not sure how to check to see what I have. However, when I run the OTA to get 4.2.1, after rebooting, I get the Android with the red triangle. Any suggestions on what to try now?
Development is exclusively for actual development. This needed to be in Q&A but honestly is covered by the stickies at the very top of that section.
I followed the instructions from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
But still get the red triangle when applying the OTA.
I'd bet your ota fails because you should actually be ota-ing from 4.1.2. You'd have to unlock the bl, then follow that guide you linked to flash the factory images from google's site.
or you could learn to adb sideload the updates from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170, provided you truly are stock. And you'd have to do them incrementally.
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I was rooted but decided to go back to stock. So I followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BMZNdrLIrlQ
And I am now on 4.1.1. I assume I am not rooted (I don't see super user) and my bootloader is locked. I assume I have stock recovery, not sure how to check to see what I have. However, when I run the OTA to get 4.2.1, after rebooting, I get the Android with the red triangle. Any suggestions on what to try now?
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to see whether u r your device is rooted u can download Root Checker from the Google play and check it...
Why bother with OTAs when you can just get the 4.2.2 image and go straight to the latest version
here you can find the stock ROM for your device...
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
I ended up re-rooting and putting one of the nightlies of CM 10.1 on. Seems to be running good. I might have found my original issue. Before going back to stock, I flashed a custom PRL for Verizon. I forgot about that and never flashed Sprint's. Well, when I got CM 10.1 on and trying to setup conditional call forwarding for Google Voice (*28...), it kept sending me an automated Verizon message. I flashed back to the Sprint PRL is all good now.
I have searched countless threads for assistance. I have been able to root every phone I've had. I am finally having an issue with my GS4 from AT&T. I bought it back in May, but had to go out of the country for work before I could root it and I just got back this last week. It had received the updates from the server so it is now running the I337UCUAMF3 build. I ran Motochopper, but it said failed and no SU. I have tried utilizing Odin to revert back to the original firmware so that I can try running Motochopper, but when I try it shows fail when in the middle of running the program. I tried factory reset from within android and the stock recovery, but it just reverts back to the latest firmware. I tried going through Kies, but it won't do a recovery and says that it is only through the phone server. I have downloaded 10's of gigs of firmwares, motochoppers, loki flashes, etc.... I am officially lost and would love any assistance someone could offer, cause I would really like to get a better ROM installed like on my other phones.
Thank you
Read the gs4 forum. The info is there. You cant revert back to a later firmware. You can't use Loki or motochopper. All you can do now is root mf3 firmware and that process just became available a few days ago. Stop what your doing and read read and read.
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I have searched countless threads for assistance. I have been able to root every phone I've had. I am finally having an issue with my GS4 from AT&T. I bought it back in May, but had to go out of the country for work before I could root it and I just got back this last week. It had received the updates from the server so it is now running the I337UCUAMF3 build. I ran Motochopper, but it said failed and no SU. I have tried utilizing Odin to revert back to the original firmware so that I can try running Motochopper, but when I try it shows fail when in the middle of running the program. I tried factory reset from within android and the stock recovery, but it just reverts back to the latest firmware. I tried going through Kies, but it won't do a recovery and says that it is only through the phone server. I have downloaded 10's of gigs of firmwares, motochoppers, loki flashes, etc.... I am officially lost and would love any assistance someone could offer, cause I would really like to get a better ROM installed like on my other phones.
Thank you
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44165374#post44165374
You are on MF3 build which means this is only root method that will work, but be careful what you do after rooting, currently there is no custom recovery available for the MF3 build due to locked bootloader and loki being patched and there is not any Odin images to restore stock firmware if need be yet. Once you upgrade to MF3 from MDL, there is no way to go back either.
Hope this helps!
Thank you so much for your help!! Much appreciation to all the techs out there for making all these sweet ROMs and roots!
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