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[SOLVED]update OTA without relocking the bootloader

dear XDA members ,,, as i got a lot of solutions in this form and i see the OTA updates are making problems for many users ,,, here is the solution for people who unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM recovery ......
ON STOCK ROM ...
1- you dont need to relock the bootloader ..
2- download voodoo rootkeeper .. (from market) and run the program and click protect root.
3- you will need your original recovery that you changed to CWM ..
example: if you had 1.28.415.9 and you installed CWM then you need recovery.img for 1.28.415.9 .
install the stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24738635#post24738635
4-install recovery.img from fastboot ..
5-boot into phone and OTA update the one x to 1.29.xxx .
6-after update is done just open rootkeeper and click restore root ,,
7-DONE
a big thanks for xda members and im happy to help ...

Nice m8
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Actually I never really had to relock the bootloader to apply an OTA... just flashing the stock recovery and keeping the unlocked bootloader + rooted custom ROM did the trick for me... Tho its not a really good idea to install an OTA patch on top of a custom ROM.

i added ( FOR STOCK ) what i know if you have custom rom you wont receive OTA ... will you ???!!!! ... my solution is about if you are still on Stock ...
if you search google youll see people talking about locking the bootloader and removing root and all kind of crap ...

...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
So what is the "advantage" of an newer hboot? If someone finds an exploit on the 0.43 hboot which is fixed on newer hboots you gonna cry (-:
So my advice..stay on lowest hboot until we get S-OFF.

I also didn't have to relock my bootloader.
Just restored my default back up with cwm before root. Fastboot restore to original recovery (stock), update and done. Went back to fastboot and restored cwm, rooted the phone and done.

cruiseyunfat said:
I also didn't have to relock my bootloader.
Just restored my default back up with cwm before root. Fastboot restore to original recovery (stock), update and done. Went back to fastboot and restored cwm, rooted the phone and done.
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me too.

j4n87 said:
...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
So what is the "advantage" of an newer hboot? If someone finds an exploit on the 0.43 hboot which is fixed on newer hboots you gonna cry (-:
So my advice..stay on lowest hboot until we get S-OFF.
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Totally agree lower the better! Good advice
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

j4n87 said:
...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
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Has this been confirmed, that the radio is flashed when flashing a rom?

DELETE.

Do you think this would work for HOS? Thanks for posting this, much appreciated, will let you kow how it works out for the HOS
hwoarang626 said:
dear XDA members ,,, as i got a lot of solutions in this form and i see the OTA updates are making problems for many users ,,, here is the solution for people who unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM recovery ......
ON STOCK ROM ...
1- you dont need to relock the bootloader ..
2- download voodoo rootkeeper .. (from market) and run the program and click protect root.
3- you will need your original recovery that you changed to CWM ..
example: if you had 1.28.415.9 and you installed CWM then you need recovery.img for 1.28.415.9 .
install the stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24738635#post24738635
4-install recovery.img from fastboot ..
5-boot into phone and OTA update the one x to 1.29.xxx .
6-after update is done just open rootkeeper and click restore root ,,
7-DONE
a big thanks for xda members and im happy to help ...
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May I post this in the HOS Section ? Thanks

What i did was flashed stock recovery, downloaded and installed the update done, that's all i did and root was intact, that was like last month

I'm still haven't issues installing the OTA update.
I followed your instructions and I still get the red triangle error
EDIT:
just did some fishing, and it's because my stock rom is so heavily modified that the OTA won't update anything

hi, quick check, do i still need to flash back CWM or it will include back CWM?

ah_cleo said:
hi, quick check, do i still need to flash back CWM or it will include back CWM?
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the OTA will not include CWM, as CWM is not stock.

thanks you made my day

Forgive me for the noob question but how would one find out which stock recovery was on phone before I flashed cwm. Didn't take note before hand
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

Try4Ce said:
Actually I never really had to relock the bootloader to apply an OTA... just flashing the stock recovery and keeping the unlocked bootloader + rooted custom ROM did the trick for me... Tho its not a really good idea to install an OTA patch on top of a custom ROM.
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could you please explain more (then a noob can understand?)

25092992 said:
Forgive me for the noob question but how would one find out which stock recovery was on phone before I flashed cwm. Didn't take note before hand
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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Whatever Rom version is shown in "about" e.g. 1.26, 1.28, 1.29 , then this is the recovery version you need
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dezborders said:
Whatever Rom version is shown in "about" e.g. 1.26, 1.28, 1.29 , then this is the recovery version you need
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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My phone version is 1.29.720.11, but in the OP link, I can find only 1.29.401.7 and 1.29.401.11. What can I do?
Thanks in advance

[Q] Quick unrooting for OTA question

Hi experts,
i know this is very simple for you.. please help....
i have an orange version of HOX, which i have rooted(only root, no cust roms).
now to get OTA, i know that i will have to lock the bootloader again.
but my question is... i have been reading a lot about RUU... so do i need to do anythng there??? or just lock the bootloader?
please give me specific link to download and follow...please...

BTW my speck -
HTC One X, it is the UK Orange version, and i live and use it in India.
android ver - 4.04
sense - 4.1
softwre no - 2.17.61.3
htc sdk api - 4.23
kernel - 2.6.39.4
ENDEAVORU S-On RL
HBOOT - 1.12.0000
Radio - 2.1204.135.20
CID - ORANG001

No you don't need to flash ruu
Only relock bootloader
Also if youve installed cmw or twrp so any other recovery ...you have to install stock recovery ...
And you have to temporarily unroot by using the app ota root keeper
1.flash stock recovery
2.backup root then delete it (nit the backup )
3.lock bootloader
4.install ota update

You dont need to lock the bootloader, just flash the stock recovery and unroot the rom. That's all

how to ( or where to ) find stock recovery????????????

yode said:
how to ( or where to ) find stock recovery????????????
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google is your friend :good:

yode said:
how to ( or where to ) find stock recovery????????????
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Or a quick search here on xda is enough ! Don't be lazy now !!!

not tht he is lazy.. i think we noobs are just scared tht we dun scre* up the phone...
i will try to find it and post a link here....
but just 1 question.... can i just install any stock recovery tht i find for HTC one X, or it need to be somethng specific to my model... for ex version, CID etc..

You need to flash the stock recovery from the right base. Like the 2.17 or 1.29 base.
And the lazy part was just a little hint that everything is really easy to find here on xda. There are enough guides to follow....check the stickies in the android dev section and you will see that everything has been covered there ! :thumbup:

i really.. really did search for recovery img for ENDEAVORU, softwre no - 2.17.61.3, HBOOT - 1.12.0000
Radio - 2.1204.135.20
CID - ORANG001
i seriously dont seem to find it... i do find 2.17.XXX.xx though
please give me a link if someone has it.
also i will be using the ALL in One tool and i am hoping thts the best method.

niftycalls said:
not tht he is lazy.. i think we noobs are just scared tht we dun scre* up the phone...
i will try to find it and post a link here....
but just 1 question.... can i just install any stock recovery tht i find for HTC one X, or it need to be somethng specific to my model... for ex version, CID etc..
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just right. i was doing moding and flashing with my ex galaxy mini and that was much easier than this . so very sorry and much thanx

niftycalls said:
i really.. really did search for recovery img for ENDEAVORU, softwre no - 2.17.61.3, HBOOT - 1.12.0000
Radio - 2.1204.135.20
CID - ORANG001
i seriously dont seem to find it... i do find 2.17.XXX.xx though
please give me a link if someone has it.
also i will be using the ALL in One tool and i am hoping thts the best method.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
It's in the first post. If you scroll and read a bit you see the download links for the recovery's
You need the 2.17 recovery ..the rest of the numbers are not important.

hi all.. is there a way to find out when CID - ORANG001 JB update is released so that i can unroot at that time?
i googled but didnt find an answer... is there a site or specific thread?

Yes keep an eye on this thread !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1967859
All info about updates are there

hey experts...
i am gonna unroot my HOX today....
so i have the 2.17 recovery...
which i can flash....
i have been reading a lot of tutorials whr thy finally flash RUU, but i dont need that as i already have stock.
i just need to unroot...
so what exactly do i do here?
1 - Flash Stock recovery
2 - Fastboot oem lock
Then what... what is the step that gets it unrooted??
is locking the boot loader enough???
i hope you understand what exactly i need here.....
i am doing all this just so that i get OTA!
Thanks in advance

BTW.. i also have SU installed.. do i need to uninstall it,

also as per MarcelHofs, i dont need to lock bootloader... so just flash stock recovery, and unroot...
so hows the unroot process exactly?

Flash recovery.img
Erase cache
Reboot remove supersu app(actually just to do this step before flashing the recovery)
Reboot and you are done.

niftycalls said:
hey experts...
i am gonna unroot my HOX today....
so i have the 2.17 recovery...
which i can flash....
i have been reading a lot of tutorials whr thy finally flash RUU, but i dont need that as i already have stock.
i just need to unroot...
so what exactly do i do here?
1 - Flash Stock recovery
2 - Fastboot oem lock
Then what... what is the step that gets it unrooted??
is locking the boot loader enough???
i hope you understand what exactly i need here.....
i am doing all this just so that i get OTA!
Thanks in advance
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Hey
Since Ur Already On stock I would Recommend This Link
Just Scroll Down At The Bottom It will Be Written Ignore The Top Part
http://onexroot.com/one-x-unroot/how-to-unroot-rooted-htc-one-x/ :laugh:

Uninstalling the su app= unrooting.

[Q] need latest ruu for my one x [help] !!

Hey Guys,
I'm in a bit of a pickle! + I'm a newbie (with some background knowledge - i know how to flash, use cmd etc.)
I want to unroot my One X back to the original stock rom, how it was like when i got it out of the box!
Now i have currently CWM + Insertcoin
I installed a nandroid backup, but it failed, as in (No Wifi+No Mobile Network)
So thats why i went on to install a custom rom so my phone could work for now.
MY PHONE
S-ON
CID: OPTUS001
HBOOT: 1.36
Radio: 5.1204.162.29
Main Ver: 3.14.980.27
Now the issue.....
So as i said before, i want to go back to stock, so i can receive the OTA updates.
The real problem is that the latest RUU i can find for my One X is:
" RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Optus_AU_1.29.980.11_Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_260560_signed "
So since my version is updated to JB 3.14 i need that RUU, so the real question is does any have
HTC ONE X OPTUS JB 3.14 RUU ??????
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!
Also....
>I have also tried running the customRUU to install the ICS RUU but.... NO LUCK! I got an invalid Error [156]
Anybody know how to fix that?? if that is the only way?
>Nandroid - FAIL
I would just like to be back at original stock rom, with no root, no nandroid, anything!! PLEASE HELP :'(

Another panic button...
You have no wifi/mobile network because you have a kernel on device that does not match the modules included on your ROM.
Use this untouched nandroid to get back to stock, make sure your flash boot.img 3 times for my favor.
[COLLECTION]Stock Nandroid Backups for Different CIDs

Thanks heaps for that HebeGuess!!
But now that i have the nandroid working, how can i unroot and go back to stock how it came out of the box, so basically no CWM and i can get OTA updates.
What do i do after installing the nandroid?
Thanks

zorbad18 said:
Thanks heaps for that HebeGuess!!
But now that i have the nandroid working, how can i unroot and go back to stock how it came out of the box, so basically no CWM and i can get OTA updates.
What do i do after installing the nandroid?
Thanks
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Read the FAQ in that thread.
In case, recovery is the same across Official ROM despite vary CIDs.

HebeGuess said:
Read the FAQ in that thread.
In case, recovery is the same across Official ROM despite vary CIDs.
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Ok, so just to be clear, all i need to do is flash the "stock recovery" and i should be fine?

O2 OTA 4.2.2 Hboot?

Hello guys already running 4.2.2 with Hboot 1.36 I see o2 have now released this update. Is the Hboot changed to 1.72?? and if so is they any change worth updating from 1.36 to 1.72??
thanks

Anyone?
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Yes the hboot is changed to 1.72. I couldt install the OTA wia the recovery it gave me Red triangle during the process so I manually updated the hboot. I advise you not to do that if you want to make ypur phone full stock because after upgrading the hboot to 1.72, lower firmwares like 3.14.206.X > wouldt work, to be more precise the touch would`t work on them. So as for me I`m waiting for some one to make a backup of 4.18.206.X or to find the RUU.
Anyway I have the OTA but dont know how to upload it.
Hope this helped you a bit.

noob_syboot said:
Yes the hboot is changed to 1.72. I couldt install the OTA wia the recovery it gave me Red triangle during the process so I manually updated the hboot. I advise you not to do that if you want to make ypur phone full stock because after upgrading the hboot to 1.72, lower firmwares like 3.14.206.X > wouldt work, to be more precise the touch would`t work on them. So as for me I`m waiting for some one to make a backup of 4.18.206.X or to find the RUU.
Anyway I have the OTA but dont know how to upload it.
Hope this helped you a bit.
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So any development... i have the same issue. Can't update from a nandoird backup 3.14.206
It gives error when instaling update!!

Did you root your phone? Do you have a stock recovery and stock rom?

big noob said:
Did you root your phone? Do you have a stock recovery and stock rom?
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Did it all, the nand is niet not good. Think it is missing apps.
Btw root acces does not interfere with an ota update. You loose it after the update.

[Q] HOX 4.2.2 OTA update on VODAP021

Hi all,
Apologies for being a noob or reposting.
I received OTA android 4.2.2 upgrade on my rooted HTC one X. It was my understanding that i need to unroot my HOX to get OTA. I relocked the bootloader and deleted SuperSU using multiple guides on internet. Info as following:
Current version: 3.14.862.27
CID: VODAP021
Radio: 5.1204.162.29
Vodafone Australia
current status:
S-ON
RELOCKED
Can access recovery anymore.
I cant find the appropriate RUU. Please help!
How can i update my phone.

mahmoodadeel said:
Hi all,
Apologies for being a noob or reposting.
I received OTA android 4.2.2 upgrade on my rooted HTC one X. It was my understanding that i need to unroot my HOX to get OTA. I relocked the bootloader and deleted SuperSU using multiple guides on internet. Info as following:
Current version: 3.14.862.27
CID: VODAP021
Radio: 5.1204.162.29
Vodafone Australia
current status:
S-ON
RELOCKED
Can access recovery anymore.
I cant find the appropriate RUU. Please help!
How can i update my phone.
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you don't to be locked to receive ota, you need stock rom, stock boot.img and stock recovery and also to be unrooted as you already know. so unlock bootloader again and flash the 3.14 stock recovery then make sure there are no su files left in your system/bin or system/xbin folders

nogotaclue said:
you don't to be locked to receive ota, you need stock rom, stock boot.img and stock recovery and also to be unrooted as you already know. so unlock bootloader again and flash the 3.14 stock recovery then make sure there are no su files left in your system/bin or system/xbin folders
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Thank you for replying,
Where do i get the 3.14 stock recovery. Is this the same as RUU?. Do i need to do anything with RUUs?
For some reason the CWM Recovery i had is gone as well. please help and i am exhausted searching the net for weeks.
Regards

mahmoodadeel said:
Thank you for replying,
Where do i get the 3.14 stock recovery. Is this the same as RUU?. Do i need to do anything with RUUs?
For some reason the CWM Recovery i had is gone as well. please help and i am exhausted searching the net for weeks.
Regards
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stock recovery 3.14>>>>>https://www.dropbox.com/s/2eecmiricuxv7u0/recovery.img
No need RUU.I think your in stock rom, if so just flash this stock recovery via fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) then check update OTA & install it.

https://db.tt/pO3jumMa
And you don't need to unroot either. It will be lost in process. Reroot after updates

Thank you for the input.
I did all the above and now the installation starts, Gets to about 30% and displays a red triangle with exclamation mark. The phone status is: UNLOCKED. Do i need to relock it to get updates.
Please help!!!
Thanks

Guess you deleted system apps. And NO you dont have to relock the bootloader !

Mr Hofs said:
Guess you deleted system apps. And NO you dont have to relock the bootloader !
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Can you please direct me to fixing this plz. Thanks

you dont know if you deleted system apps ??? "sigh" ....... well i can send you to the stock backup thread but there is no backup available. there is a 2.17 backup you could use but its offline !
didn't you make a stock backup yourself ?

Mr Hofs said:
you dont know if you deleted system apps ??? "sigh" ....... well i can send you to the stock backup thread but there is no backup available. there is a 2.17 backup you could use but its offline !
didn't you make a stock backup yourself ?
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I did delete system apps. I just dont know how to get this to work. Yes i did back up everything.
Thanks.

Well then restore the full stock rom. You need :
Stock rom
Stock boot.img
Stock recovery

The backup seems to be corrupted. Can you please link me to the correct ROM I can use to restore system files and install OTA update.
Thanks heaps.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

That is the problem ! the one with the corect main is offline.....so there is none.