That's the question. I have an Arc S with .58 firmware (downgrade from .62 because I wanted to root). I tried to OTA but I wasn't able to, apparently beause I don't have a generic firmware.
1) Is it worth to downgrade to .42, root and then update to .62? I ask this because the ICS is rolling out. Will I be able to root OTA to ICS, though I've a rooted phone?
2) Is it possible to update my rooted phone to .62 with PCCompanion?
3) In any case of updating (via OTA or via PCCompanion) will I loose my sdcard data?
Addition: I've installed an app called CWM Auto Installer and made a Nandroid backup. After the update to .62 firmware will I be able to restore this backup and use it without any problems?
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1. I say yes because you can have root access even though ICS is coming out. Also you can't update OTA to ICS, they're going to make you update to ICS through PC Companion
2. Yes, but if you update through PC Companion, you will lose root access.
3. No, it shouldn't affect your SD card data
4. I believe you can, but don't take my word for it.
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additionally it is best if you put all apps that you moved to the sd card back to phone so that you can put them in sd after flashing to ICS
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I am not sure if my question will make much sense. I know how to flash official firmwares, and also how to flash custom ROMs via CWM.
I have been running 4.0.A.2.368 (UK Generic) for a while now, with [email protected] #3 kernel and of course root. I did this because for the time being I wanted an experience as close to the original as possible, but with added advantages.
I now want to update to 4.0.2.A.0.42, but without
a) Formatting my internal memory and thus losing my game installations and applications (a lot of which were purchased from the Store)
b) Losing root access
I know I am supposed to flash 4.0.2.A.0.42 via Flashtool, but I wonder if this will wipe the memory and thus cause me to lose above mentioned data.
Is there any way to update without losing my data, files, installed applications and games?
Many thanks for the help in advance.
You can flash via flashtool and still keep user data.
Also flashing new roms via CWM is not a good idea, there is no way atm to flash basebands (radio) via recovery so you would be stuck with older baseband.
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Great! As about root.. Do I simply re-root the device?
I don't suppose I have to re-lock the bootloader to update via Flashtool, right?
grcd said:
Great! As about root.. Do I simply re-root the device?
I don't suppose I have to re-lock the bootloader to update via Flashtool, right?
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Just make sure you untick the box that says "wipe user data". You can use flashtool with an unlocked bootloader. And as you have an unlocked bootloader, you can re-root by either flashing doomlords kernel, or by flashing the rootedupdate.zip in binarys CWM thread
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I wanted to upgrade my rooted arc from .42 to .62 through OTA
but i read on the forums that you will need to re-flash with flash tool a .42 rom root if i have uninstalled system apps.
what does it mean by "uninstalled system apps"?
does it mean like deleting stuff with titanium back up?
or like replacing files (ex.adding notification widgets onto the status bar)
piggybomb said:
I wanted to upgrade my rooted arc from .42 to .62 through OTA
but i read on the forums that you will need to re-flash with flash tool a .42 rom root if i have uninstalled system apps.
what does it mean by "uninstalled system apps"?
does it mean like deleting stuff with titanium back up?
or like replacing files (ex.adding notification widgets onto the status bar)
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You can't do ota if you deleted system apps.
Thatswhy you need "like stock" before update.
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system apps means any apps that you where unable to uninstall without root like timescape the sony launcher ETC...
Its best to flash a clean version of .42 root it then do the OTA to .62 then customize to your hearts content.
but be aware that the OTA to .62 seems to be picky and may still fail a couple of times on a clean .42 phone.
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system apps means any apps that you where unable to uninstall without root like timescape the sony launcher ETC...
Its best to flash a clean version of .42 root it then do the OTA to .62 then customize to your hearts content.
but be aware that the OTA to .62 seems to be picky and may still fail a couple of times on a clean .42 phone.
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Thx for the info
i guess i'll just wait for ics or gb2.3.7
or will i have to flash a clean version for any update?
@piggybomb
If you want to Update thru OTA you need to flash again .42 then root it ,Update thru OTA you get .62 rooted ,but the thing no changes ,better to wait Ice cream Sandwich much better ..Coming soon
Hi, I intend to go back to my stock GB from stock ICS. I have currently rooted my ICS, do I install CWM on ICS and do a restore back to GB, or flash it back to GB first, install CWM and then restore? I have a locked bootloader. Thanks in advance.
If it was me (and I've done this a few times) I'd reflash GB using Flashtool and wipe everything. Backup your apps/data first using Titanium.
Make sure you use the .42 GB release though if you want root afterwards! You'll need to root using zergrush and you can install pvyparts CWM app from Google Play.
You could also try using Wotan instead of Flashtool if you have €2 spare. It's a simple enough process.
Hi, thanks for the reply. Do you have the link to the thread with .42 FTFs? I'm not too sure which to get.
Is this version rootable using Flashtool? (4.0.1.A.0.283) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291517
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Is this version rootable using Flashtool? (4.0.1.A.0.283) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291517
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Yes it is. Any version except the two latest gingerbread firmwares are root able(.62&.69)
Ok, so I updated from build 3.0.1.B.0.270 to 3.0.1.B.0.285 through pc companion and lost root access (which is unacceptable). So then I flashed back to .270 then rooted through flashtool then searched for an OTA for .285 (because I read on another thread that OTA was the only way to retain root on .285) but the search said "No Updates Found". Anyone have any idea why it wont find an update and if it is not possible to do it OTA then is there anyway (other than pc companion or flashing) that I can update to .285?
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Just flash the 4.0.2.A.0.42 firmware with flashtool and then root it using the zergrush exploit, which is included already in flashtool. You can download the firmware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313505
So would that be exactly the same as the stock .285 build for the r800at?
No it is different. The ota to .285 is available. Just try it again and maybe give it sometime before trying the update again. Its how I got to .285 keeping root.
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I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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Hi Jacob, I was looking for instructions on an AT&T update to Jelly Bean [SGH I747] and wanted to do it without Kies to retain root and came across Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper which seems like it might do what you want. I just started looking here for instructions on how to do the update without using Kies as this was where I landed after my first search. I'd heard it can be done using Odin but I'm not well-versed enough (about .01 degrees above newb and still searching.
All I've done so far is just root this phone, my Atrix which I sold I unlocked the bootloader, but haven't done that yet on this phone and wasn't planning to. Can anyone steer me toward a thread for an upgrade to Jelly Bean (I I dloaded the official AT&T release and thought that I could use Rootkeeper to protect root as I've heard using Kies at all would at least remove the possiblility of getting it back for me but thought it might be possible the way I described. I was hoping I could find out if that was true and if anyone could help steer me toward the right thread for the update. Thanks --ct
do NOT attempt to unlock this phone's bootloader. only the verizon versions need that and attempting to do so on this phone WILL result in a hard brick.
if you would like to do an OTA update, voodoo ota rootkeeper would most likely be your solution.
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Thank you
Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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cehf said:
do NOT attempt to unlock this phone's bootloader. only the verizon versions need that and attempting to do so on this phone WILL result in a hard brick.
if you would like to do an OTA update, voodoo ota rootkeeper would most likely be your solution.
sent from my I747
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Thanks cehf. That is good news as all I could find about Kies was discouraging but even thought it is call "ota" rootkeeper that it would work with it. And that if you didn't bother to wait for the results of the work being done to address the problems and just did the OTA update anyway that you'd lose root with no immediate chance of regaining it. So in this case I haven't really done anything except download the pieces. So I just need to use Voodoo first, then bring Kies up to speed, do the update and then unprotect root and delete the backup?:good:
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Thanks cehf. That is good news as all I could find about Kies was discouraging but even thought it is call "ota" rootkeeper that it would work with it. And that if you didn't bother to wait for the results of the work being done to address the problems and just did the OTA update anyway that you'd lose root with no immediate chance of regaining it. So in this case I haven't really done anything except download the pieces. So I just need to use Voodoo first, then bring Kies up to speed, do the update and then unprotect root and delete the backup?:good:
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That's an option, yes.
Your other option is to find your carrier's stock ROM here (pre-rooted) and flash it through Odin.
Remember to make a backup first.
Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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I have used the Voodoo OTA on a Motorola Atrix to unroot before applying an update, then using it to re-root. Worked like a charm. Haven't had a chance to try it on my S3 yet.
i checked the SuperSU app, there is an option says FULL UNROOT, im not sure if it will work
other than that, the only unroot method i know is flash stock rom in odin