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Trouble Installing T-mobile update on rooted SGS2

Having trouble with today's freshly produced update. I'm on factory ROM, so there shouldn't be any trouble, but everytime i hit restart phone it goes into CM manager, I hit reboot and it just reboots with the update still uninstalled =\

I think you need stock recovery to get the update to install. I may be mistaken though.
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how do i go to stock recovery? this update thing pops up every hour, it drives me nuts! (even after i hit 1-day).

Download Bloat Freezer from the market and use it to freeze Device Manager....... The notifications will stop.
Or go back to stock.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18811273
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ty for your help joemm! I only need to go back to stock recovery, not stock rom, my rom is literally as it was from the factory lol, I'll definitely give that 2nd link a try

Incorrect "Build Number" in "About Phone" after flash, why?

I had been running SleeperRom, 1.0.04...but switched back to a modded EL30 stock Sprint rom. After first boot it says GINGERBREADEL30, but then within a days use or so eventually switches to "SleeperRom 1.0.04", the rom itself is still the stock sprint, that is none of the modifications you would expect from the sleeperrom...
...after the switch it tells me to update my phone as expected.
Why is this? I've cleared the cache, delvk, etc. reflashed with the sprint mod rom couple times, etc. but this always happens. Is there something else I should have done?
Thanks!

That's odd.... I'm clueless on why but if your not expierencing any problems with this then what's the big deal? Unless of course you plan on taking it into sprint then you could just odin in the stock el30 package by Toadlife...
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Biggoron said:
That's odd.... I'm clueless on why but if your not expierencing any problems with this then what's the big deal? Unless of course you plan on taking it into sprint then you could just odin in the stock el30 package by Toadlife...
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It's a good point, it doesn't effect anything, its just annoying because it does prompt for the upgrade, although I could fix that quick enough.
I think I need to wipe everything a couple times and just stock it back up, then root and customize.

Sounds like some data didn't get cleared out. Basically an incomplete flash. You will need to Odin a stock ROM to clear this out.
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sensefiz said:
It's a good point, it doesn't effect anything, its just annoying because it does prompt for the upgrade, although I could fix that quick enough.
I think I need to wipe everything a couple times and just stock it back up, then root and customize.
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Oh the the dreaded notification... select it and let it install it will fail boot you into cwm and just reboot it
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Keep getting sprint system update for el29 should I use it?

I have the unnamed rom and kernel and modem el29 I keep getting sprint notification for the el29 update should I download it if not how do I disable it from asking me its annoying
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shlomi84 said:
I have the unnamed rom and kernel and modem el29 I keep getting sprint notification for the el29 update should I download it if not how do I disable it from asking me its annoying
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No, don't ever take an official OTA on any custom ROM. If you're on a stock rooted ROM (odexed), you can use OTA Rootkeeper to take it and keep root.
As for stopping updates, I believe you can freeze System Updates with Titanium Backup, or it might be called Samsung Updates.

Thanks alot ill look at titanium backup
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I found system updates but need full version to freeze it ;(
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You can always Uninstall it. If you ever need to put it back, just reflash your ROM without wiping anything. You won't lose anything.

Good idea! Ill probably just buy it for 7$ because I don't see Me going to apple devices so its like 7$ for every phone I get In my life lol
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i uninstalled system updates but i restarted my phone and now i still get the messages but titanium backup still shows it uninstalled?

if its uninstalled push update now. let it do its thing it will freeze up. then push and hold til it reboots. should bring you to your cwm recovery. wipe cache and dalvik and reboot system. no more updates

I too have UnNamed ROM. I let the update run and install. It froze when it reboot, but after a restart everything boot up just fine.

after the restart if it didn't boot you into recovery, then just go into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik. probably only need cache but I do dalvik as well.as long as it is frozen or uninstalled you won't get any update after the wipe. this also means tho you can't use prl and profile updates.

where was this thread 2 days ago! lol. i kept gettin the update message, froze it through TI, was still gettin it...decided to update anyway..(not knowing)...it froze w/ the android guy and an exclamation mark...no buttons worked..took the battery out and restarted and worked fine. no more update messages. lol. im using calkulinsss

ya when the update gets to your phone it stays in cash until its used or erased. if you freeze it the update is still on your phone. if you have a custom recovery like cwm it won't let it go through. the only recovery it works on is android stock recovery. the 3e.

thanks guys this is what i did and it worked:
1. backup and uninstalled System updates from Titanium backup
2. download update
3. got an android guy with ! mark
4. took out battery put it back in
5. the rogue screen came on i wiped cache/delvik cache
can i now re-install system updates in titanium backup without updates coming again

shlomi84 said:
thanks guys this is what i did and it worked:
1. backup and uninstalled System updates from Titanium backup
2. download update
3. got an android guy with ! mark
4. took out battery put it back in
5. the rogue screen came on i wiped cache/delvik cache
can i now re-install system updates in titanium backup without updates coming again
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It'll come back in around a week.

shlomi84 said:
thanks guys this is what i did and it worked:
1. backup and uninstalled System updates from Titanium backup
2. download update
3. got an android guy with ! mark
4. took out battery put it back in
5. the rogue screen came on i wiped cache/delvik cache
can i now re-install system updates in titanium backup without updates coming again
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you don't really need the system updates unless youre doing either a prl or profile update. I would leave it out. unless ics comes! lol. it won't harm anything by doing so.

Personally and imo, I think anyone who roots their phone should buy the full versions of Titanium Backup and Root Explorer if it ever goes pay for. They are both worth every penny and purchase fee or donation helps maintain their future updates. I think we each owe it to the Developers to buy this/these product, imo.

Just flashed to unnamed rom, so the consensus is
do not update to EL29... right?
I am using verizon PRL's - I've moved my ESN to 'Pageplus' so the update might mess me up.
:0)

[q] afraid to do anything now!

I was on Stock T999UVALH2
Rooted and all was fine
A few months later I did the small update to T999UVALH4
Again all was good.
Did the Update to the 4.1.1 OTA and phone went into a boot loop! (for a long time and while I was trying to do
different things to try to recover the phone.) I tried a whole bunch of stuff, and after trying to get into download mode,
and missing it, the phone booted into a screen that was saying it was updating file x of 25x files and counted till the last update file, and rebooted to a screen asking me to choose which launcher to use.
I chose what I was then using, and all the stuff came up, and the NEW rom was running! T999UVDLJA
Build # JRO03L.T999UVDLJA
I began having weird issues, and it was recommended I clean the Dalvic Cache.
Well, I cleared the cache with CWM and the darn thing started counting, and upgrading all over again! WTF?
I don't know what/why it did, but it rebooted and all was like before the cleaning. I have a few more stuff that just do not seem right, but I am afraid to "monkey around" with anything till someone can tell me what was happening (re flashing the rom by itself?) and what I should do to stop this behavior, or if that is a normal thing. I once cleared the cache, on another android HTC, and it just cleared the cache and rebooted.
Maybe some of our "Gurus" can tell me what I should do, if anything.
Thanks to all for any advice that might be forthcoming!
Aloha!

What recovery are you using?
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My Recovery
CWM - based Recovery v5.5.0.4

So, you did the jellybean update without the stock recovery, yes? That's the trouble.
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I'd flash a rooted jellybean Rom; since you have clockwork.
But you could go back to stock and then update
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?
I was on a stock rom, and folowed all the "updates" as was said that it was necessary for jelleybean...

Just so I don't grab the wrong thing again,
Would you , per chance, have a link to a rooted JB Rom?
Thanks!

Here is the link to the stock JB rooted rom, it's also safe from triggering the counter if you are worried about that stuff.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
Just flash it from Odin and you will even keep all your apps and such too.

odin flash with the jelly bean .tar image, bone stock.
then root with chains cf auto root (OG dev section)
then download the new clockwork mod touch 6.0.1.2 ..... put it on the root (meaning in no sub-directory, or in no other folders) of your internal sd card, and rename it to cwm6....
download an app called terminal emulator, open it, type "su" without quotes, then grant the app root access, then run these commands, hitting enter after each one:
dd if=/sdcard/cwm6.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery (hit enter...and you will see an output, xxx data transferred in xxx seconds blah blah)
reboot recovery (hit enter again. oops. phone rebooted....... into your new recovery)
good luck

wait, isn't it normal for the "android is upgrading/optimizing x of y apps" to appear after clearing cache? That usually happens when I clean my cache.
As for the other problems with this rom, i guess you should Odin using the method that doesn't trip your flash counter, as stated above
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That's normal. It will happen every time it has to rebuild dalvik cache.
Sounds to me like you need to backup, wipe data and start fresh and clean.
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I have the same thing happening to me each time I clear cache (optimizing x apps of y), that's completely normal. As to other problems that you said are happening just flash root66, rooted stock 4.1.1 rom, using odin and everything should be good.
Good luck
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Problem with upgrade

So my Ouya tried to upgrade Ota tonight.
I have the exposed ouya mod package installed that should prevent my mods getting overwritten.
The upgrade downloaded and the power went off. I then saw a black screen with the word Ouya and a red exclamation mark. (Is this the original recovery?)
The Ouya rebooted after what seemed like forever and it looks like the update was not achieved as it is trying to update again.
What do I do now?
On the last update a week or so ago I lost root and had to reinstall my mods. I didn't reinstall cwm. Is this why I am having this issue now?
Help please.
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Hello,
Test : adb shell recovery --wipe_data and restart the download.

Will I have issues if I reinstall cwm before I let the upgrade try again?
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go ahead and install CWM. that won't affect anything other than the recovery mode.
i guess try to let the ouya update on its own again. if you can't get it to boot, use CWM to sideload the current update. you can get it here.
https://ouyafw.skumler.net.
idk about your custom stuff. might loss it, might not. backing up a stable system in CWM is priceless. do it AS SOON AS you get a stable boot!
that way when you goof up, just restore.
keep us posted.

I reinstalled cwm and then let the update run.
It seemed to fail updating but went through in the end.
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