Okay, so I've searched and searched, but it's difficult to put into words my question:
I have a rooted Epic 4g touch running Calkulin's E4GT ICS rom v1.5 and Android Version 4.0.3. I don't use the root that much anymore, and the official Ice Cream Sandwich update is gonna be rolled out soon. Is it possible for me to update to the official Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update or do I have to unroot and do some other things before I can do that?
If worst comes to worst, I'll just stick with it being rooted. I just don't want to lose everything just to update to the official rom.
Thanks!
EL29 or no OTA update
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The simple answer is, don't take the OTA but rather wait a day or so until one of the Devs have it rooted and ready to flash.
Esoteric68 said:
The simple answer is, don't take the OTA but rather wait a day or so until one of the Devs have it rooted and ready to flash.
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Simpler answer IMO: Download sfhub's FF18 Odin OC and apply, unless you're waiting for a debloated version to be done. (I believe these are even already available...)
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The simple answer is, don't take the OTA but rather wait a day or so until one of the Devs have it rooted and ready to flash.
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That makes sense to do it that way. Just wondering though. Do you know what would happen if someone tried to do an OTA update in this kind of way? Where you are going from unofficial to official?
gnasty15 said:
That makes sense to do it that way. Just wondering though. Do you know what would happen if someone tried to do an OTA update in this kind of way? Where you are going from unofficial to official?
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I believe if you're on anything other than stock EL29 the OTA would simply failed when you tried to apply it. Nothing major just a minor inconvenience.
I'm running sfhub's rooted FF18. Is there any benefit to flashing back to EL29 and then taking the OTA or will it be identical?
chiefplt said:
I'm running sfhub's rooted FF18. Is there any benefit to flashing back to EL29 and then taking the OTA or will it be identical?
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No one knows for sure if there are any differences between the leaked FF18 and OTA. Just stay where you are and wait for people to get OTA so then you can decide if there are any changes you wanna odin back to El29 or not.
But can you still have EL29 stock but with root and still get the Stock FF18 update?
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But can you still have EL29 stock but with root and still get the Stock FF18 update?
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I believe so but you will lose root. Also if you have any stock apps removed, update will fail.
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I believe so but you will lose root. Also if you have any stock apps removed, update will fail.
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What if I uninstalled all the Sprint Bloatware, I think it will still work, won't it?
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Fc09 is the latest build for gingerbread, but i'm good on el29 is what I keep reading? Because my phone won't update at all. I just unrooted back to stock el29 as it says in qbking77's how to unroot//unbrick video.
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GiantJay said:
Fc09 is the latest build for gingerbread, but i'm good on el29 is what I keep reading? Because my phone won't update at all. I just unrooted back to stock el29 as it says in qbking77's how to unroot//unbrick video.
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yes EL29 is the latest GB, that update made my location services nearly useless. are you trying to update to ICS? if you are, it has not been released just yet.
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yes EL29 is the latest GB, that update made my location services nearly useless. are you trying to update to ICS? if you are, it has not been released just yet.
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Yes I unrooted to get the official update that supposedly comes out starting tomorrow. My GPS is horrible too if that's what you are talking about.
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cob11341 said:
What if I uninstalled all the Sprint Bloatware, I think it will still work, won't it?
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I had a nandroid backup of stock EL29 w/ root and rogue cwm. So I restored backup(all apps and widgets present just like I had)
And then..
I just removed customer recovery and root using Auto Root Package
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Fc09 is the latest build for gingerbread, but i'm good on el29 is what I keep reading?
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LOL FC09 is not a firmware for this phone. Thats the Epic 4G.
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LOL FC09 is not a firmware for this phone. Thats the Epic 4G.
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That's what I thought, some guy on the sprint Facebook page showed a link to all the updates and it said fc09 at the top. So either sprint misprinted or this guy had the wrong phone all together. The build below it was el29 though? I'm going to go look at it again.
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just to make sure, there should be no reason why i can't update with my rooted el29, correct?
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That's what I thought, some guy on the sprint Facebook page showed a link to all the updates and it said fc09 at the top. So either sprint misprinted or this guy had the wrong phone all together. The build below it was el29 though? I'm going to go look at it again.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592994 Thats FC09 for the Epic.
All builds leaked to XDA this year were ICS.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592994 Thats FC09 for the Epic.
All builds leaked to XDA this year were ICS.
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Yes I just went back and looked at it.
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The latest update for the Epic Touch is launching today(12/7). Some people are already getting the OTA.
The first member who gets the update please post it
Thanks
That's the best news I've heard since earlier....(facepalm)
The bummer is we already have it so until there's a .tar we will still have the modem issue
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I think jmejiaa from the other thread has received the update. I have already asked him to post the update.
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So if you are on a custom ROM, will the update push / prompt? Or do you have to go back to stock?
Does it matter if the custom ROM is EG30 or EK02 based?
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I think jmejiaa from the other thread has received the update. I have already asked him to post the update.
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Oh no, I don't have it. Sorry if it seemed like I did.
I'd be glad to grab the update if I am pointed towards some instructions on how to do that. My phone is not rooted it that matters.
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So if you are on a custom ROM, will the update push / prompt? Or do you have to go back to stock?
Does it matter if the custom ROM is EG30 or EK02 based?
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You won't get an OTA on a custom ROM
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Question: I'm rooted and on Calkulin's Rom. Should I accept OTA update when I receive it?
Does this Unroot or brick my phone?
Will I still get the update even if I did the qbking manual update? 100% stock not rooted.
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I think the bottom line is, if you have anything but stock EG30 on your phone (ROM, kernel and modem) the update will download but the install will fail. I doubt it will brick your phone as the update probably does version checks before it starts the install process.
Same goes for people with the EG31 modem. You folks will have to wait for a TAR leak.
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Same goes for people with the EG31 modem. You folks will have to wait for a TAR leak.
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theres no proof of that eg31 was provided by a sprint tester so that would mean his phone wouldnt take the ota either? we will just have to wait and see! but you do have to be on a stock not rooted phone and currently the only way to get back to completely stocl is with the eg31 tar
So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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toprock23 said:
So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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there isn't a Odin of eg30 tar
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toprock23 said:
So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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not necessarily it will be posted as soon as it hits so no need really unless your going to stay stock or something!
toprock23 said:
So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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Not possible
maddoggin said:
not necessarily it will be posted as soon as it hits so no need really unless your going to stay stock or something!
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Oh oh, I don't mind waiting then. I was going to odin my phone with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
toprock23 said:
Oh oh, I don't mind waiting then. I was going to odin my phone with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
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unfortunately that wont work to get update, its not original sam-firmware tar
If anyone is on stock EG31, gets the update pushed to them and it works - please let us know
just went to stock eg31, flashed the odin tar, no luck!
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just went to stock eg31, flashed the odin tar, no luck!
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Yea we'll just have to wait it out then and stick w/ stock kernels for now. So far i haven't gotten a single LOS since flashing it. It's def a bummer tho, I wanna go back to those fancy kernels.
If I unrooted my phone... Will I receive the new Ota on my epic 4gntouch???
It depends, what's your exact configuration? You have to be 100% stock EG30, zimage and all (meaning no CWM) to get the OTA and have it work. If you're on EG30 rooted with CWM, then just flash this in CWM. You HAVE to have EG30, though. If you're just rooted with EG30 (not EG31), however, the OTA should work.
Even rooted and custom-rom'd you will get the OTA update.
Im rooted and running ViperROM, with EK02 modem and I get the OTA notification constantly.
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Yeah, I can confirm that ahl395 is right. I have no idea why that other guy is over-complicating things.
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hijewpositive said:
Yeah, I can confirm that ahl395 is right. I have no idea why that other guy is over-complicating things.
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Ummm, probably because he is right?
Sure you will get the OTA update downloaded to your phone with constant notifications, but if you are not fully stock (can't even have CWM), it will not install properly and you will lose the update. Talking from personal experience when I tried to update via OTA but forgot I had CWM installed... didn't work.
Thank you.
Does this install the ek02 modem as well?
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I am on eg30 rooted stock with lost kernel. One click stock fails, and the updat above fails in cwm with an error 7
Any advice?
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If you are interested in getting the OTA for EG30 you should check out qbking77's youtube channel. He released a video like a day or two ago on how to revert back to EG30 if you are on EG31. He is very very reliable and knows what he is talking about. I always use his videos for my phone. I haven't had any problems because I follow his videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdVfbwAJzPU
I believe he recently released a new video on how to unroot/bring back to stock completely to EG30 so you can accept the OTA.
http://youtu.be/h9rmJGlRKik
Okay I sold my phone, but the person wants nothing to do with Root or Custom Roms, so I have to return this phone to stock Sprint Settings. From what I gathered, I will be flashing Shipped Rom S: D710.0.5S.EG30 Gingerbread 2.3.4 because Official OTA S: D710.0.5S.EL29 Gingerbread 2.3.6 is Rooted from Here. I suppose I can use the Stock Shipped Rom and then let it update OTA. See if you can help me out too, I forgot the ## codes to Reset data and disactivate device and make it ready for new activation. Thanks
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Cant help you with the codes but you shold be flashing the stock FF18 or EL29 for gingerbread. Used sfhubs one click package to flash either. Then use the auto-root package to return to stock.
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Just download the Odin one click el29 stock and then apply the ics ota update. Completely stock.
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rovar said:
Cant help you with the codes but you shold be flashing the stock FF18 or EL29 for gingerbread. Used sfhubs one click package to flash either. Then use the auto-root package to return to stock.
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Thanks! I got it, so install Official OTA S: D710.0.5S.EL29 Gingerbread 2.3.6 even though its rooted, then unroot with auto root package. Funny how you know these things, but when it matters, you completely forget about the procedures.
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brooksyx said:
Just download the Odin one click el29 stock and then apply the ics ota update. Completely stock.
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Going to try this instead, the other method which I thought would work didn't.
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Sprint rolled out system update at 3:00 AM EST 4.0.4.0 I think, but did not succeed because im rooted with Odin. Not sure what to do now.
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spades2001 said:
Sprint rolled out system update at 3:00 AM EST 4.0.4.0 I think, but did not succeed because im rooted with Odin. Not sure what to do now.
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? Just being rooted will not stop the update. In fact most paths will let you take the update and brick your phone if you actually did things like removing system apps. Luckily thats usually a soft brick.
Are you on EL29, some other Gingerbread, one of the 4.0.3/4.0.4 leaks or FF18? There hasnt been a "New OTA" in a month. If your not on FF18 and you want FF18 just odin it.
Fh13 update possibly or just sending out ff18 again.? Hmmmm
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it's FF18 update and im on el29. I read more about it and mentioned that adobe flash will not work on ICS build and seen battery drainage from users who updated their phones. I guess I'll wait till the patches roll out if needed. Also can't flash with clockwork recovery installed. It has to be stock recovery.
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spades2001 said:
it's FF18 update and im on el29. I read more about it and mentioned that adobe flash will not work on ICS build and seen battery drainage from users who updated their phones. I guess I'll wait till the patches roll out if needed. Also can't flash with clockwork recovery installed. It has to be stock recovery.
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LOL Flash works fine on ICS, are you sure you were not reading about Jelly Bean? Which still works in just no new installs allowed.
Besides as of today Adobe is supposed to have pulled Flash for ALL phones on all android versions that dont already have it installed
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/14/psa-adobe-halts-new-installs-of-flash-on-android-as-of-tomorrow/
You can flash FF18 OTA, in clockworkmod, or flash the tar in odin that we had 3 weeks prior to the OTA. I flashed a tar/one click earlier for testing and someone else flashed a zip for it in clockwork mod using a safe recovery.
Taking the OTA means you loose root anyways, not sure why people think they want the OTA. With no root exploit youd have to flash an prerooted one in odin.
I tried to flash it with the original update and looked like it was going to update but after the animation showing as a box with a arrow unpacking the update it threw me into the Android with the exclamation screen. Had to battery pull and safe to say that my phone is safe and not bricked.
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spades2001 said:
I tried to flash it with the original update and looked like it was going to update but after the animation showing as a box with a arrow unpacking the update it threw me into the Android with the exclamation screen. Had to battery pull and safe to say that my phone is safe and not bricked.
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Well once again its going to rape you of root and the only way to get root is the same way to get rooted FF18 from where you are. Mind you the update to FF18 is not without its issues. Swype for example you have to delete its data for it to work again. Best bet is to backup your stuff and wipe it.
Zip with Root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771799
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/update_SPH-D710_EL29_to_FF18-rooted-cwm.zip
NoData One Click (same effect as an OTA + Root) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
http://sfhub.rainmotorsports.net/e4gt/SPH-D710.FF18_CL663858_ROOTED_NODATA-oc-sfx.exe
Here it is it prompted me to do it again .... Smh
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Well i did the upgrade to ics and it sucks battery drained fast wifi didnt work but i found a solution what i did was i rooted ff18(ics) then i unrooted and installed gingerbread(el29) and im back to stock not even rooted and now my phone works
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Hey guys I installed FH23 on top of my FH13 using the one click. If there is an OTA will I be able to get it? Thanks
As long as your stock you will be able to receive OTAs down the road. but you'll lose root.
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I thought stock meant that it had to have been released officially from Sprint... Do the leaks count?
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I thought stock meant that it had to have been released officially from Sprint... Do the leaks count?
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No, doesnt have to be official. Leaks are just that stock Leaked versions. They just not released. You can still receive OTAs. And yes they do count.
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i just posted a similiar question, if i want to unroot, can i odin back to el26 and update to el29? or does it have to go to ff18?
tykalx said:
i just posted a similiar question, if i want to unroot, can i odin back to el26 and update to el29? or does it have to go to ff18?
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No you can stay on el29. And if you have SuperSU there is a permanent unroot option.
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Thanks so much man