Good day. I am trying to update my HOX with official JellyBean via OTA. My CID is HTC_044. I received an update prompt and download a small file. It rebooted my phone and then nothing happened. An hour had passed? What am I doing wrong? I am on stock Rom by the way
You need stock recovery.
You need an unmodified stock ROM. Are you sure you didn't modify it somehow like removing an app or updating a system app?
AFAIK the jb update consists of a small preparatory file which is then followed by the main update.
I guess what you downloaded is that first smaller file. The actual update should pop up eventually.
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As this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043541
I would like to go back Stock and get OTA updates. My problem is I can't use the unrooting tutorial on the G2/Z wiki as it require to flash a stock Rom and the only available stock ROM for my carrier is too old to get the OTA update (1.34.666.1 and OTA is looking for 1.34.666.5)
TheSPam gave me is nandroid backup so now I have the 1.34.666.5 Version but I'm still rooted. I'm trying to get back 100% stock.
When I'm trying to do the OTA update, after rebooting to flash the update clockworkmod recovery interfere and the OTA update Fail.
I've tried renaming the Update to update.zip, put this on the root of my sdcard and get clockworkmod to install the update from sdcard but I get an error like getprop CID and the update fail.
how can I get back to 100% Stock, unrooted and be able to get the OTA update?
Tonkadan said:
As this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043541 I would like to go back Stock and get OTA updates. My problem is I can't use the unrooting tutorial on the G2/Z wiki as it require to flash a stock Rom and the only available stock ROM for my carrier is too old to get the OTA update (1.34.666.1 and OTA is looking for 1.34.666.5) TheSPam gave me is nandroid backup so now I have the 1.34.666.5 Version but I'm still rooted. I'm trying to get back 100% stock. When I'm trying to do the OTA update, after rebooting to flash the update lockworkmod recovery interfere and the OTA update Fail. I've tried renaming the Update to update.zip, put this on the root of my sdcard and get clockworkmod to install the update from sdcard but I get an error like getprop CID and the update fail. how can I get back to 100% Stock, unrooted and be able to get the OTA update?
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What makes you think opening a new tread is going to solve your issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043541 quicker?
Absolutely nothing. I started a new thread because the issue in the original post is resolved and i'm facing a complete new problem. Because the initial issue was very specific to my carrier I tough starting a new thread for the new issue may get more answers cause its more generic.
It is that bad?
OK Short Update,
I've been able to install the OTA Update using Recovery. I got the update notification then downloaded the update. I opened the zip file and modified the updater-script to bypass CID check adding || 1 == 1 (So the CID check will always return true then I click ok on the System Update notification.
Phone rebooted and in recovery I selected install ZIP from sdcard. Pointed to the OTA update and everything went fine.
So I'm unrooted now but i'm still S-Off and because I installed the OTA update over a rooted nandroid backup, SuperUser is still in the rom and I can't delete it.
I'm still not able to return the phone for repair and still don't know what to do.
And the last problem, Wifi doesn't work anyore on my phone. It says wifi error and I can't get the mac Adress on Info about your phone, nor the bluetooth address.
Any solution?
Any news about that? I'm still stuck with stock rom but no wifi and bluetooth and can not delete superuser from apps drawer. Thanks
You cannot delete superuser as its embedded in your ROM. Superuser doesn't magically appear when you get root, its put on ROMs for your use or put on during the root process for certain devices.
Now anyways, onto your predicament. You should search your vendors website for an update RUU (eg. vodafone website) or in the android development section. Once you find one to your liking you just follow the Vision Wiki guide to unrooting. There really is no easier way to remove all the aspects of a root without following those steps. Ultimately following that guide will help you restore your Desire Z/G2 to a normal one with no superuser, superCID or secu-flag unlock.
Just a side note, it will be rather difficult for you to obtain a stock ROM from any other user because since they don't have root access or clockworkmod they can't make you a backup of their 1.72 based ROMs.
Has anyone experienced this before?
I rooted the phone out of the box but only to find that I needed an OTA update to get the multi window...so I flashed my stock rom and installed all the updates.
Now when I'm trying to flash the phone via odin I get the RQR_CLOSE!! error and it wouln't let me install custom recovery or anything.
So again I flashed the stock rom since multi window was a novelty anyways but now I get the same error even with the stock rom..any ideas? The updates must have done something deep within the system that not even a fresh rom could revert.
The filmware is dbt from germany and it is ALIE before flashing and ALJ3 after all the system updates.
Hello, first of all, I'm sorry for the noob question. I tried to search for the answer but I got more confused than when I started. I have rooted my SGS3 just to be able to use the Wifi hotspot, I'm not into other modifications or anything, I just wanted the hotspot. Now the phone wants me to update through OTA, but of course it's not working. My questions are:
-Should I go back to stock (following the videos from qbking77) and then apply the OTA? Is it safe?
-Should I go back to stock and MANUALLY update the phone?
-Is LF9 the latest OFFICIAL update?
-Is there anything else I should consider?
I don't care about custom roms or any other modifications, I like the phone vanilla BUT with the hotspot enabled. I was looking through a lot of videos and threads but I could't find a good answer.
Thanks in advance!
The latest official release is LJ7. You have a couple of options to get the update.
- You could go back to stock to accept the update. The key is that you need the stock recovery installed for the update to work normally. You could then reflash the custom recovery if you like.
- You could manually apply the update from the recovery. If you phone is bugging you to apply the update it then you probably already have the update ZIP in your \cache\ folder. You could also download it. The normal OTA update will only work in the CWM recovery (not TWRP) but there are modified versions posted here that remove the check to allow it to work from TWRP.
Other considerations: If you are using the WiFi Tether for Root users it will no longer work one you update to Jelly Bean (LJ7). You will need to unisntall that and get version that was modified by TrevE.
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The latest official release is LJ7. You have a couple of options to get the update.
- You could go back to stock to accept the update. The key is that you need the stock recovery installed for the update to work normally. You could then reflash the custom recovery if you like.
- You could manually apply the update from the recovery. If you phone is bugging you to apply the update it then you probably already have the update ZIP in your \cache\ folder. You could also download it. The normal OTA update will only work in the CWM recovery (not TWRP) but there are modified versions posted here that remove the check to allow it to work from TWRP.
Other considerations: If you are using the WiFi Tether for Root users it will no longer work one you update to Jelly Bean (LJ7). You will need to unisntall that and get version that was modified by TrevE.
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Thanks for the help! Yes I think I have CWM on. I followed a video from qbking77 (I think) and installed it. Or at least it was something like custom recovery or something the like. Do you think I can apply the update directly from CWM? Or it would be easier (and cleaner) to go back to stock recovery and do it "officially". Also, are all stock recovery the same? I ask because there are some different files in qbking77's website. I don't know if the version of stock recovery matters at all. Also, thanks for the tip on the modified app.
You probably have CWM recovery. You only need the stock recovery if you want to let the phone apply the OTA (i.e. it prompts you to accept the update). You also have to have the phone in a completely stock state (root is ok). You can not have any modified system files.
If you want to apply the update manually you can also do that with CWM. You can copy the file (something like eec955eb4a5b.update_SPH-L710_LI3_to_LJ7.zip) from the \cache folder to the internal sdcard of your phone. You can then boot into CWM recovery and apply flash the ZIP update. You must have stock system files in order for this update to work also.
If you have modified any system files (I removed the system version of Swype) you have to get back to stock in either case.
m20120 said:
You probably have CWM recovery. You only need the stock recovery if you want to let the phone apply the OTA (i.e. it prompts you to accept the update). You also have to have the phone in a completely stock state (root is ok). You can not have any modified system files.
If you want to apply the update manually you can also do that with CWM. You can copy the file (something like eec955eb4a5b.update_SPH-L710_LI3_to_LJ7.zip) from the \cache folder to the internal sdcard of your phone. You can then boot into CWM recovery and apply flash the ZIP update. You must have stock system files in order for this update to work also.
If you have modified any system files (I removed the system version of Swype) you have to get back to stock in either case.
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Ok, so the only thing I did is install the wfi hotspot app after rooting, I didn't touch anything else. So I shouldn't worry about system files, right?
You mentioned that since my phone is bothering me with updates notifications, it is because it already downloaded the update into the "cache," right? So I should just find that file, put it in the sdcard and flash from CWM? It's really that easy?
nahuelarg86 said:
Ok, so the only thing I did is install the wfi hotspot app after rooting, I didn't touch anything else. So I shouldn't worry about system files, right?
You mentioned that since my phone is bothering me with updates notifications, it is because it already downloaded the update into the "cache," right? So I should just find that file, put it in the sdcard and flash from CWM? It's really that easy?
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It is probably there if it is prompting you to update.
One step that I almost forgot about. When you do the update you will reinstall the script that detects a custom recovery and it will install the stock recovery.
There is a good procedure here that gives you the step by step process, including flashing the Team Epic file to prevent the updated ROM from restoring the stock recovery. If you do not flash the Team Epic file the update will still be successful and you will still have root, you will just end up with the stock recovery.
The process is really easy and it is the one that I used to update from LI3 to LJ7.
Hey guys.
Just got my new HOX.
I've rooted it and installed TWRP recovery.
Wanted to install JB rom and I've heard I need to update the frimware for that process.
I've been told to look up for my CID and I noticed I'm a SuperCID (1111111).
Which frimware should I download for that process? cuz I read it is much crucial to install the right frimware for you device.
Please help!
Thnx
It is crucial unless you are supercid... You can however get the OTA update if you are still on ICS, by going into setting, about phone, software update, check.
Once that is cone and you are on 4.1.1 you can install any rom available for it with no need to flash a new firmware manually.
If you already are running the stock 4.1.1 with Sense 4+ then you can start right away
desmond1303 said:
It is crucial unless you are supercid... You can however get the OTA update if you are still on ICS, by going into setting, about phone, software update, check.
Once that is cone and you are on 4.1.1 you can install any rom available for it with no need to flash a new firmware manually.
If you already are running the stock 4.1.1 with Sense 4+ then you can start right away
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Well, I've tried updating via "Check for updates"- downloaded the update but when I run it, it get me into the recovery (TWRP) which says in the log:
Code:
Updating partition details...
Processing AOSP recovery commands...
Unable to locate zip file '/sdcard/=INTERNAL_SDCARD:Download/OTA/ENDEAVOR
E:Error Installing zip file '/sdcard/=INTERNAL_SDCARD:Download/OTA/ENDEAVOR
Done processing script
What should I do now?
You need stock rom, kernel and recovery. Not custom stuff !
Mr Hofs said:
You need stock rom, kernel and recovery. Not custom stuff !
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Thanks man! got JB!
Good, enjoy
CASE CLOSED !
have a gs3 that was on 4.1.2, it is rooted and had a custom recovery but stock rom. i started the ota update which i assume was 4.4.2 took about 30-40mins to download then not thinking i started the process but failed cause i had a custom recovery. so i used the tool kit and put the stock recovery back on the phone. now i cant get it to show the ota update, just says system up to date. ive tried factory resetting. ive tried changing the date on the phone, all that does it says connecting to dm server. will it not download that update again since it downloaded it once or whats going on? just want the stock 4.4.2 on the phone.
superhtchd2 said:
have a gs3 that was on 4.1.2, it is rooted and had a custom recovery but stock rom. i started the ota update which i assume was 4.4.2 took about 30-40mins to download then not thinking i started the process but failed cause i had a custom recovery. so i used the tool kit and put the stock recovery back on the phone. now i cant get it to show the ota update, just says system up to date. ive tried factory resetting. ive tried changing the date on the phone, all that does it says connecting to dm server. will it not download that update again since it downloaded it once or whats going on? just want the stock 4.4.2 on the phone.
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You might try KIES. That's how I upgraded from a rooted stock JB, to stock KitKat (unrooted)
Or follow enewman17's thread in the General section.
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