Develop Bugs

[Q] help with root

i would like to root my phone but would still like to receive stock ics when it comes out, but i read if you are rooted and have CWM you wont get OTA updates so i was wondering is there a way to root only. i found this (link at bottom) would it just root and not install anything else?
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-newworks-on-all-galaxy-s2-variants/

That would just give you root access.
But read this. It's useful information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420065
[GUIDE] What to do if you get the UPDATE Notification (OTA) while rooted.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

dabest56 said:
i would like to root my phone but would still like to receive stock ics when it comes out, but i read if you are rooted and have CWM you wont get OTA updates so i was wondering is there a way to root only. i found this (link at bottom) would it just root and not install anything else?
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-newworks-on-all-galaxy-s2-variants/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well, most of the ROMs are based off stock, and will probably get the upate notification. However, you might have troubles updating through OTA because of this..
You can:
update through kies
flash a deodexed and rooted stock ICS ROM when released for t989
flash stock build through odin.
I would just flash a rooted rom to make like easier.

Preventing AT&T OTA Updates

Rooted using Team Epic's method running the stock rom. I have Titanium Backup as well as Voodoo OTA RootKeeper installed. I have a couple of questions regarding post-rooting updates
If I freeze the AT&T Software Update V3_1205_2_2, will it prevent the OTA updates?
If not, how do I prevent the OTA update from downloading or from bricking my phone?
If I temp unroot it with Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and then update, will my root still exist?
What are the methods to update the stock ROM if I am rooted?
Thank you for help in advance.

SquirrelBoy said:
Rooted using Team Epic's method running the stock rom. I have Titanium Backup as well as Voodoo OTA RootKeeper installed. I have a couple of questions regarding post-rooting updates
If I freeze the AT&T Software Update V3_1205_2_2, will it prevent the OTA updates?
If not, how do I prevent the OTA update from downloading or from bricking my phone?
If I temp unroot it with Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and then update, will my root still exist?
What are the methods to update the stock ROM if I am rooted?
Thank you for help in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I believe freezing AT&T Software Update will prevent OTA updates.
I heard a report that OTA Rootkeeper did preserve root for the LG1 OTA update, but I don't know exactly what you have to do to make that work. I don't think you have to temp unroot first.
Here are the methods to update the stock ROM now that you're rooted:
Use OTA Rootkeeper and accept the OTA.
Flash a complete root-injected UCALG1 ROM through Odin.
Flash the CWM-flashable OTA update through your CWM recovery.

How to accept an OTA while stock rooted

With all this OTA talk, I've been getting many questions about accepting and OTA while stock rooted.
IF you are stock rooted, you can't get an OTA update because you most likely have a custom recovery installed (Clockworkmod).
To accept this OTA, you will need to install the STOCK recovery.
Please see this video to flash the stock recovery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeZx65twLk
The video linked above also shows how to manually update your phone with the appropriate update zip file.
Once you have accepted the OTA update while stock rooted with stock recovery, you will most likely need to re root. Re root with this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg

qbking77 said:
With all this OTA talk, I've been getting many questions about accepting and OTA while stock rooted.
IF you are stock rooted, you can't get an OTA update because you most likely have a custom recovery installed (Clockworkmod).
To accept this OTA, you will need to install the STOCK recovery.
Please see this video to flash the stock recovery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeZx65twLk
The video linked above also shows how to manually update your phone with the appropriate update zip file.
Once you have accepted the OTA update while stock rooted with stock recovery, you will most likely need to re root. Re root with this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What I have done in the past is use OTA Rootkeeper. Backup root, then uninstall root. After the update use it to reroot with one tap.

poit said:
What I have done in the past is use OTA Rootkeeper. Backup root, then uninstall root. After the update use it to reroot with one tap.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks man
Can anyone else confirm the ease of use with this "OTA rootkeeper"???

meccadon123 said:
thanks man
Can anyone else confirm the ease of use with this "OTA rootkeeper"???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OTA rootkeeper worked for me. If you have mobile odin that works great too. newest one will patch the ota so you can install it.

meccadon123 said:
thanks man
Can anyone else confirm the ease of use with this "OTA rootkeeper"???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
billard412 said:
OTA rootkeeper worked for me. If you have mobile odin that works great too. newest one will patch the ota so you can install it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Both have worked super easily for me with no problems!!!
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

qbking77 said:
With all this OTA talk, I've been getting many questions about accepting and OTA while stock rooted.
IF you are stock rooted, you can't get an OTA update because you most likely have a custom recovery installed (Clockworkmod).
To accept this OTA, you will need to install the STOCK recovery.
Please see this video to flash the stock recovery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeZx65twLk
The video linked above also shows how to manually update your phone with the appropriate update zip file.
Once you have accepted the OTA update while stock rooted with stock recovery, you will most likely need to re root. Re root with this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
will this work for the new update as well?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Unrooting for OTA update

I rooted the phone then update came, I like the sound of some of the updates so I want to take on the updates.
I came across this post..
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941546
Did I read it right? If I apply this file, I wont have to keep on rooting/unrooting to take on updates? Or can I reset counter using triangle method?

Just dl voodoo ota root keeper from the play store, temp unroot accept the ota update and reroot using the app works perfectly

Either way will take you to the latest update. If you use triangle method, just follow instructions to reroot
and ota rootkeeper wont install stock recovery for you. it also wont replace any system files you may have messed wit. still too many chances for the ota to fail
-my 2 cents

evoer said:
Just dl voodoo ota root keeper from the play store, temp unroot accept the ota update and reroot using the app works perfectly
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it says useless with: samsung phones updated via Kies or Odin..... I used Odin, so I guess it wont work

Download Freeza's ALL IN ONE zip and install through recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923
It's the latest update and you wont lose root.

[Q] So jellybean for rogers is coming soon (I hope)

When this comes out is there a way for me to update ota even with having root?

You can update OTA if you have stock recovery. You'd use Root Keeper before performing the update and then use Root Keeper to restore root after the update.
There's a thread here linking to the stock OS rooted, which includes the stock recovery. Use Odin to put that on the phone and you're good to go.

ota root keeper doesn't work with supersu?