Hi,
I just got GN few days ago and I was surprised to see that it hasn't got the JB update yet as my Nexus S got the update before month or so..!
So, I want to know if is there any way that I can update GN to JB without rooting??
Please let me know!
Thanks,
lex4ever said:
Hi,
I just got GN few days ago and I was surprised to see that it hasn't got the JB update yet as my Nexus S got the update before month or so..!
So, I want to know if is there any way that I can update GN to JB without rooting??
Please let me know!
Thanks,
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You can't update without root until you get it OTA, but you can flash the full ROM. See the "flash" link in my signature.
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Well is your GN yakju or takju?
If its either then hitting system update will prompt you the OTA.
You can also try the clearing Google Service Framework and hitting the System Update.
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You can't update without root until you get it OTA, but you can flash the full ROM. See the "flash" link in my signature.
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well you're not rooting... so technically, you never have to have root to update to JB.
Zepius said:
well you're not rooting... so technically, you never have to have root to update to JB.
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Yeah, to flash the full images, you don't need root, but you need an unlocked bootloader.
But I was talking about updating, not re-flashing a ROM: if you want to "update" your existing build to JB, you either need to get it OTA, or download it and move it to /cache (root required), or apply it via CWM (either root or an unlocked bootloader required).
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Yeah, to flash the full images, you don't need root, but you need an unlocked bootloader.
But I was talking about updating, not re-flashing a ROM: if you want to "update" your existing build to JB, you either need to get it OTA, or download it and move it to /cache (root required), or apply it via CWM (either root or an unlocked bootloader required).
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technically it depends what version of GN is he using...shouldn't be a problem if he's on yakju or takju...
How do u check which version u have?
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coldest~~~ said:
How do u check which version u have?
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Well for one is it American or European? GSM or CDMA? Buy it off the Play Store?
If it's CDMA you would have to unlock and use custom recovery to install 4.1, but it would be very simple to do and there are completely stock 4.1 builds that work flawlessly.
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coldest~~~ said:
How do u check which version u have?
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Maps >> Settings >> about
Just flash the images of Jelly bean you need an unlocked bootloader
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Well that depends if he wants to ROOT or remain UNROOTED
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Hi i received yesterday the jb update notice but it didn't work,i don't know if because i moved away of the wifi zone or because my bootloader is unlocked, now I'm trying to check for updates on the about zone and nothing happens.
I'm running yakyu 4.0.4 upgraded by me from yakyuwx 4.0.2; does anyone knows why the jb upgrade didn't work? Will it come back? I don't want to flash it.
Screenshot attached.
By the way, my phone is gsm unlocked bought in Amazon and i live in Perú.
Thanks in advance.
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SpecRek9 said:
Hi i received yesterday the jb update notice but it didn't work,i don't know if because i moved away of the wifi zone or because my bootloader is unlocked, now I'm trying to check for updates on the about zone and nothing happens.
I'm running yakyu 4.0.4 upgraded by me from yakyuwx 4.0.2; does anyone knows why the jb upgrade didn't work? Will it come back? I don't want to flash it.
Screenshot attached.
By the way, my phone is gsm unlocked bought in Amazon and i live in Perú.
Thanks in advance.
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Supposedly starting today you do not need to be on wifi for the update - though I do not know why you wouldn't want to be.
Try going into settings - apps - select all - scroll down and select "Google Services Framework" - then clear data.
Try and check for update again - Worked for me.
You don't have the correct radio and/or bootloader installed for yakju.
Radio is xxla2 and bootloader is prime 03.
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Might that be,i upgraded to yakyu following a tutorial from webtrickz.com, haven't read anything there about radio and bootloader version, where can i read to upgrade them?, are them reeeeally necessary?
Thanks in advance
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Well, I just flashed the xxla2 radio and a recovery image file, afterwards I cleared the data from Services Network and now the update is downloading, hopefully this time the JB OTA WILL work
SpecRek9 said:
Might that be,i upgraded to yakyu following a tutorial from webtrickz.com, haven't read anything there about radio and bootloader version, where can i read to upgrade them?, are them reeeeally necessary?
Thanks in advance
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Wooooooooohooooooo! thanks El Daddy, I flashed the radio and the OTA update worked! Now I'm running Jelly Bean. :laugh:
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Well, I just flashed the xxla2 radio and a recovery image file, afterwards I cleared the data from Services Network and now the update is downloading, hopefully this time the JB OTA WILL work
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No problem. Glad you figured it out.
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Hey,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361348
As posted I'm running this rom (above)
I accidentally downloaded the ota, and don't know what I should do. I've tried to do some readings, but nothing really makes sense to me. (my friend rooted and unlocked the bootloader for me)
What should I do?
Miyamato said:
Hey,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361348
As posted I'm running this rom (above)
I accidentally downloaded the ota, and don't know what I should do. I've tried to do some readings, but nothing really makes sense to me. (my friend rooted and unlocked the bootloader for me)
What should I do?
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you cannot receive an OTA while running a custom rom.
But I did :-\
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Miyamato said:
But I did :-\
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It won't install
:Edit: or will it in a custom recovery?
Hello
I was wondering if I could get a stock ROM without root. Or could I do it my self by uninstalling SU?
Thanks.
Why would you want that ?
You can unroot by removing supersu.apk from /system/app and deleting root binaries.
Check this
http://onexroot.com/one-x-unroot/how-to-unroot-rooted-htc-one-x/
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Why would you want that ?
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Hehe, its nice of you to reply so soon!! I'm selling it. Nice phone though.
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Mr Hofs said:
Check this
http://onexroot.com/one-x-unroot/how-to-unroot-rooted-htc-one-x/
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Thanks! I'll try it in the morning. I wanted to find how to do this because there seem to be no RUUs.
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Well there are ruu's....but depends on which one you need.
Well a Australian Vodafone RUU for Jelly Bean would be nice. But I've seen that the sites have be shut down.
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There is a new domain up, google for android ruu.org index. But i dont think a JB voda ruu is released/leaked. The JB ruu's are pretty rare
Yea, I've kinda noticed that. But I could probably flash a stock European ROM and unroot it using the link you gave me.
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http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Endeavor this the site but its down at the moment, but its the actual one. You cant run a different ruu for your phone then the official one (no other region or wwe european one) and yes you can run a stock jb rom and unroot it but then the next the owner will not be able to update the phone
I tried that site not too long ago so its still down. If I flashed the RUU then unlocked it, would it still get updates from Vodafone?
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I was on it last night so it will come back up i guess......to be able to update the phone you need :
Stock rom (out of the box stock)
Stock kernel
Stock recovery
If one of these things are messed the up the update will fail
And yes if you ran a ruu and only unlocked the bootloader it can still update ..... even with root you can still update, you loose it after the update. Only when you messedwith system apps like deleting them, removing bloatware apps from voda then the update will fail again
Alright, by unlock I meant a network unlock.
I'm guessing that after updating to JB and a new HBOOT I can't run a ICS RUU?
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ow haha your right after the JB update you indeed can not run a ICS ruu anymore ! :good:
I think I'll get one of the European rooted ROMs and unroot, flash stock recovery , kernel and OEM lock!
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yes thats possible....but it still wont update in the future. the updates go by CID. that is not changable....so you flash a rom for CID A and the future update will search for CID B with a different software number and at that point it will 100% fail !
I thought you can't change your CID.
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That's what im saying....you can't change CIDS. but you want to run a custom rom based on a wwe rom. most of the roms are built on the european base 3.14.401.31. And not on the software number from vodaphone that is released on your phone......
Vodapaphone gets a softwareversion from HTC and they put all sorts of vodacrap in the rom (branding the phone) so basically the phone is stuck on that. The next update will also have that crap and is looking to update the old vodacrap, but now its no longer there so it won't update.
Hope i make it a bit less difficult like this
OK I don't think there will be too many updates.
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I'm gonna root and install a custom ROM on my friend's phone and I'm just wondering if I need to update the bootloader before installing any ROMs?
So should I root, then flash the bootloader update via Odin before installing a ROM?
Or can anyone give me a good process for doing that, it would really help
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x10user2011 said:
I'm gonna root and install a custom ROM on my friend's phone and I'm just wondering if I need to update the bootloader before installing any ROMs?
So should I root, then flash the bootloader update via Odin before installing a ROM?
Or can anyone give me a good process for doing that, it would really help
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What version bootloader do you have now and version do you think you need?
I simply did a search on "bootloader" and found this relevant thread for you. Take a look a post #2.
Hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346733&highlight=bootloader
Rick-SG3 said:
What version bootloader do you have now and version do you think you need?
I simply did a search on "bootloader" and found this relevant thread for you. Take a look a post #2.
Hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346733&highlight=bootloader
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I meant like my friend's phones are purely stock.. And I'm on a custom ROM. About a month ago we all got bootloader updates in order to use new ROMs so I'm wondering if that's what I need to do for my friends too, before flashing them a rom
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I meant like my friend's phones are purely stock.. And I'm on a custom ROM. About a month ago we all got bootloader updates in order to use new ROMs so I'm wondering if that's what I need to do for my friends too, before flashing them a rom
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I'm sure that it depends on what version bootloader is currently installed, and what version your ROM of choice requires. The fact that their phone is now "Stock" doesn't tell you anything. I am running a nightly version (7/7/13) of Rootbox (Doesn't get any newer than that) on a one year old S3, and have never updated my "Stock" bootloader because it was not necessary for what I need - and there isn't one newer.
Every time you flash, you are taking the chance of something screwing up. The only thing worse than bricking your phone would be bricking someone else's. IMO, you need to do some more research to answer your own question. The devil is in the details.
Good Luck.
x10user2011 said:
I'm gonna root and install a custom ROM on my friend's phone and I'm just wondering if I need to update the bootloader before installing any ROMs?
So should I root, then flash the bootloader update via Odin before installing a ROM?
Or can anyone give me a good process for doing that, it would really help
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If he is on the most current stock update provided by the carrier then the bootloader should already be updated.
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I just got a refurbished nexus.
It's running build KRT16S android 4.4.
When I check under system updates it says there are none available and system is up to date. Any suggestions on how to get my tablet to see the ota to update to 4.4.2 or do I just need to do it manually.
Thanks
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ryryrocco said:
I just got a refurbished nexus.
It's running build KRT16S android 4.4.
When I check under system updates it says there are none available and system is up to date. Any suggestions on how to get my tablet to see the ota to update to 4.4.2 or do I just need to do it manually.
Thanks
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Maybe you got it with an out of date custom rom. I would think that you have to reflash stock firmware
rap3rman said:
Maybe you got it with an out of date custom rom. I would think that you have to reflash stock firmware
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If push comes to shove, grab Wug's Toolbox and install KOT49H, then reroot.
Do I need to unlock bootloader first. Seems like it's stock locked.
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Yes. Wug's toolkit offers this.
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Or simply use fastboot and run fastboot oem unlock to unlock the bootloader. Please note that your data will be wiped after unlocking.