[Q] Updates while rooted? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Is it possible to receive Google Over the Air Updates while rooted on the latest stock rom? I know i'll lose root but am i able to still get updates? Thanks in advance!
EDIT: i saw a post where this Question was asked but the answer was not clear. Something about changing stuff in the system files? I not sure please help!

If you have clockwork installed you will receive the updates but they will fail. If you do not have clockwork installed everything will be fine
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spacecasespiff said:
If you have clockwork installed you will receive the updates but they will fail. If you do not have clockwork installed everything will be fine
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Yeah what he said is right.

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(PROBLEM SOLVED- Thanks efrant ! )Problem updating my nexus to JB 4.1

Guys help me
Basically
I got jelly bean OTA 4.1
It downloaded
Now it asked me to reboot.
I did
It went to recovery
And it started to install..
Then I kept my device
And when I came back
I saw it was ICS .
Nothing changed. WTF? How's that possible?
When I went again settings > system updates there is no OTA.
And I am fully stock with right recovery, bootlooder etc..
OK problem solved . I installed it via CWM. No problems at all :laugh:
Thanks!
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Are you GSM?
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landrian18 said:
Are you GSM?
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yes!
You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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ok will try it.
efrant said:
You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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ok i have successfully installed via CWM.There were no errors at all.:laugh:
i don't know what was the wrong with OTA.
Thanks efrant!

ota update

Wanted to know if you will still get ota updates with a stock rooted phone?
Chwek13 said:
Wanted to know if you will still get ota updates with a stock rooted phone?
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Yes you will. But you'll lose root and CWM of you accept it.
Edit: if you have superuser paid version it does have ota survival but its not guaranteed to keep root.
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Ok thank u
Chwek13 said:
Ok thank u
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No problem.
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If you have a custom recovery or if you have removed sprint bloatware it won't go through. Just root us fine though
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On stock rooted Roms and some TW Roms yes. But i usually take the update on my stock rooted Rom. It tries to install and restarts the phone then i get a android with triangle screen. But, i pull the battery and restart and all is fine. No more ota notifications and everything remains the same...
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cd7 said:
On stock rooted Roms and some TW Roms yes. But i usually take the update on my stock rooted Rom. It tries to install and restarts the phone then i get a android with triangle screen. But, i pull the battery and restart and all is fine. No more ota notifications and everything remains the same...
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You know if you read in the general section. There is an ota notification kill. Then you dont have to worry about that. But to each their own.
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Has anyone tried Rootkeeper with this OTA? If so, can you provide feedback on the results?

[Q] Videotron OTA firmware update, can'T install?

I just woke up to find my videotron sgh-t999v received the OTA update , but when i tried to install it , it rebooted to CWM , and then failed?
Must i remove CWM and SU user in order to apply the update properly?
Yeah for ota you gotta have stock recovery and I got that update was hoping it was jb update lol
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htc fan89 said:
Yeah for ota you gotta have stock recovery and I got that update was hoping it was jb update lol
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Pardon my ignorance , but this is my first android device , with my first OTA update .. I searched high and low for methods of removing CWM but i''m confused, i saw methods involving using looper.zip , deleting /system/hijack/.. or using mobile odin to install the OTA . I couldnt find looper.zip anywhere, not even on clockworkmod.com . Which method will allow me to keep all my data ?
Thanks for helping this noob.
I just tried Mobile Odin , but same results.. update failed. What can i do?
So it fails when you try flashing stock recovery through odin, not really sure but this maybe you have to flash stock recovery and stock rom for the ota to work. This would cause you to lose your data, there's a thread about how to root a t999v try asking there
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The phone is rooted already, and i would really like to save my data. What is the best way to remove CWM ? Can i just deleted the files from my phone using ES file explorer + root access ?
Damn I seem to be in the same boat here. Mind you, I do have some apps (bloatware) frozen and even uninstalled. I think that this might be causing the problem. However, Titanium Backup seems to be hanging when I try to reinstall from my backups dammit!
Use kies. Download from samsung and follw directions and it should download and install it for you.
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I know it would work but UCK....I hate Kies. It installs a bunch of crap on your PC.
By the way, THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE TO JB!! Those are merely bug fixes for ICS. It will update from T999VVLALE6 to T999VVLALH2. Lets just say "I have my sources".
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I know it would work but UCK....I hate Kies. It installs a bunch of crap on your PC.
By the way, THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE TO JB!! Those are merely bug fixes for ICS. It will update from T999VVLALE6 to T999VVLALH2. Lets just say "I have my sources".
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Yeah its minor upgrade plus adds the brightness toggle in notification
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htc fan89 said:
Yeah its minor upgrade plus adds the brightness toggle in notification
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I also wonder if they fixed the incorrect value in the framework for "cell standby"...
lightpsycho said:
I also wonder if they fixed the incorrect value in the framework for "cell standby"...
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91 % discharging , 15m47sec on battery , screen is at 61% , and cell standby is 12%, i seem to recall the cell standby always being much higher, so maybe they did change the framework.
Updating via kies worked, it removed CWM and SU . Still Android 4.0.4 , but with brightness in notification bar.
Touch screen issues still persist in games like Worms, where after a moment they do not respond at all anymore.
T999VVLALH2
Not really worth the update.
In case anyone is having problems still or doesn't want to update through kies you can download the fw from the link below to install with odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T999V&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
You have to register though.
Also appears to only be out for Videotron and Mobilicity.
If anyone has updated and rooted (or even if you havent updated yet) and is willing to grab a copy of the modem let me know.
I'm still looking for both the original and the updated ones from both Mobilicity and Videotron.
Thanks!
Edit: Direct links to the download pages.
Videotron: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
Mobilicity: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149930/c320b64/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_MCT.zip.html
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DocHoliday77 said:
In case anyone is having problems still or doesn't want to update through kies you can download the fw from the link below to install with odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T999V&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
You have to register though.
Also appears to only be out for Videotron and Mobilicity.
If anyone has updated and rooted (or even if you havent updated yet) and is willing to grab a copy of the modem let me know.
I'm still looking for both the original and the updated ones from both Mobilicity and Videotron.
Thanks!
Edit: Direct links to the download pages.
Videotron: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
Mobilicity: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149930/c320b64/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_MCT.zip.html
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Hey thanks alot for those links! I hate Kies and there's no way I was gonna install it on my fresh Win 7 install!
Since it's the first time I'll be updating through Odin, could you tell me if my root and CWM will be preserved? By the way I installed Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper.
CWM will not. It will write its updated stock recovery. I have had both success and failure with ota rootkeeper, but I probably did something wrong when it failed. Should work for you though, just dont wipe data/factory reset before restoring root. Many others reported it working btw.
If you do lose root it shouldnt be a ptoblem to reroot the same way you did the first time.
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So has anyone updated successfully with root and want to grab that modem? Its really quite easy. If you're interested ill pm you the instructions. Still need all the ones I listed above.
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DocHoliday77 said:
So has anyone updated successfully with root and want to grab that modem? Its really quite easy. If you're interested ill pm you the instructions. Still need all the ones I listed above.
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I have rooted successful from this update, pm the details
Hey guys. I now have the updated Videotron modem. Will post it in my modem thread shortly. Thanks to HTC Fan for the modem!
Now I still need the following to complete the collection:
Mobilicity: Original VVLLE6. And Updated VVLLH2
Videotron: Original. VVLLE6
Again, just let me know here or pm me and ill send you the instructions.
Thanks!
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Ota Update with TWRP

I just updated my phone with software update and was suprised it worked with twrp considering I was rooted and it did an update?
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tehsprayer said:
I just updated my phone with software update and was suprised it worked with twrp considering I was rooted and it did an update?
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Hmmm...interesting. Will be interesting to see if anyone else has same experience. Were you only rooted...ie. on stock room/rooted?
I presume the update maintained your apps and data, no?
tehsprayer said:
I just updated my phone with software update and was suprised it worked with twrp considering I was rooted and it did an update?
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This is off topic but when you receive sms notifications do you have the quick reply option in your notification menu?
ewingr said:
Hmmm...interesting. Will be interesting to see if anyone else has same experience. Were you only rooted...ie. on stock room/rooted?
I presume the update maintained your apps and data, no?
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I was on stock rooted. Lost no apps.But having problems getting back my root. After I reboot from Odin flashing root I don't receive it.
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Lost Root After Update

Sorry for the noob question:
I just installed the latest update via Kies and lost my root. Is there a way to get it back?
Root the phone again.
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A no nonsense reply, I like it.
Check my signature if the above advice didn't work.
devils6889 said:
Sorry for the noob question:
I just installed the latest update via Kies and lost my root. Is there a way to get it back?
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Hahahsha not even a noob just a common sense question
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