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I couldn't find anything regarding this on the first pages and other threads are old so I was hoping you guys can help me out.
I had a locked operator Gnex and by using Galaxy Nexus ToolKit v7.3 provided here I successfully rooted,unlocked and installed stock JB (bigxie_maguro_JRO03C) on my device.
So now the issue that I have. I'm gonna give the phone to my gf who will be traveling often without me so I want her to have a stock device to get all future OTAs from Google.
How do I install stock recovery, ( maybe even unroot?) and which other settings should I change in order to get OTA installs without failures?
A step by step guide is not necessary but would help me :silly:
Thanks
I used a method found on galaxynexusforum, I can't post url but just google for "[HOW TO] Return to Stock Using Odin (VZW and GSM)".
I received the 4.1.1 OTA just a couple of days ago.
i think we can still receive OTA update even the phone is rooted as long as it is stock JB JRO03C as what i see from posts from other threads.
anyone can confirm this?
edrickmph said:
i think we can still receive OTA update even the phone is rooted as long as it is stock JB JRO03C as what i see from posts from other threads.
anyone can confirm this?
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Stock without files REMOVED or modified.
Adding SU doesn't change the ability to get an OTA.
A custom recovery does, however.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
OP: Follow this.
Ive got a galaxy note polish version, since poland was slow in receiving ics update, i flashed my with official open german version.
If there is OTA in future, will i receive this update automatically?
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Jubakuba said:
Stock without files REMOVED or modified.
Adding SU doesn't change the ability to get an OTA.
A custom recovery does, however.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
OP: Follow this.
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thank you for your reply.
i have installed cwm touch but had not use them, can i still have OTA?
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edrickmph said:
thank you for your reply.
i have installed cwm touch but had not use them, can i still have OTA?
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btw, i have used system app remover to remove some apps which i do not use. can i sitll have OTA?
Stevoxda said:
Ive got a galaxy note polish version, since poland was slow in receiving ics update, i flashed my with official open german version.
If there is OTA in future, will i receive this update automatically?
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Correct forum for you would be this.
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Jubakuba said:
Stock without files REMOVED or modified.
Adding SU doesn't change the ability to get an OTA.
A custom recovery does, however.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
OP: Follow this.
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edrickmph said:
thank you for your reply.
i have installed cwm touch but had not use them, can i still have OTA?
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btw, i have used system app remover to remove some apps which i do not use. can i sitll have OTA?
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Jubakuba already awnsered you. Concerning system app removal, you need to put them back before OTA update.
Ok i understand now. Thank you for all your reply!
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Thanks for the responses guys so let me recall.
I have to download this file
yakju JRO03C from IMM76I and use Method 1 - CWM 5.5.0.2 (i.e., NON-touch) recovery installed ? After I do this the update will erase CWM and my device would look like its a yakju model that just got JRO03C update right?
The CWM or Team Win recoveries will not stick after rebooting the phone with w OTA update. There is a way of making recovery stick on the rooted OTA update. Does anyone know the correct files to freeze or erase for the new recoveries to stick?????
Is there another way of these recoveries to stick besides flashing a custom Rom??
Vinny
vinnyjr said:
The CWM or Team Win recoveries will not stick after rebooting the phone with w OTA update. There is a way of making recovery stick on the rooted OTA update. Does anyone know the correct files to freeze or erase for the new recoveries to stick?????
Is there another way of these recoveries to stick besides flashing a custom Rom??
Vinny
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I definitely didn't have that problem. If you have root use google manager to install twrp
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mikeyinid said:
I definitely didn't have that problem. If you have root use google manager to install twrp
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I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny
What methods did you use to install the ota and root?
Have you tried flashing the stock rooted version wildchld released?
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I waited for the OTA update then used Odin to flash root, did not reboot after flashing with Odin, pulled battery, then went right to recovery and flashed super user.zip file. I rooted my phone the right way. This is my 2nd SGS3 and didn't have this problem with the 1st one because it had the older build. This is not a problem if you are on a custom build. Only stock, rooted with latest OTA build.
Vinny
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I honestly don't know if it would work but maybe try flashing the insecure stock kernel?
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Thanks for the input. (DocHoliday) is my favorite western character. Big western nut.
Vinny
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vinnyjr said:
I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny
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im stock, rooted on the latest ota and i dont have this issue. never had it on the other build either
vinnyjr said:
Thanks for the input. (DocHoliday) is my favorite western character. Big western nut.
Vinny
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I'm your huckleberry!
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mrmako777 said:
im stock, rooted on the latest ota and i dont have this issue. never had it on the other build either
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yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
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Please try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821681
Hopefully it works. Mine is fine after update
vinnyjr said:
I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny
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I'm on the stock rooted rom and this hasn't been a problem for me. I've installed recovery once since I got the phone. And flashed every stock and custom Rom.
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ingenious247 said:
yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
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Lolol uh, I've done it a hundred times guy, no issues
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You're right. You're the only guy in the world who's official stock update doesn't overwrite the recovery upon reboot. They special coded yours to preserve custom recovery.
Please...
I swear sometimes..
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Guys, I have seen this on my GF's GSII (Sprint) as well as on my nexus 7. They are placing a file called recovery-from-boot.p in the /system/ directory that overwrites recovery on every boot. I put a guide a few post up that outlines the issue when I saw it on my GF's phone.
Personally my T-Mobile has been fine, but this scenario I have dealt with before. So don't flame that bad.
The bottom line is that without some custom modding, if you're running the official stock OTA update, stock kernel, etc, standard CWM recovery is not going to stick.
Plain and simple.
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cybrnook said:
Guys, I have seen this on my GF's GSII (Sprint) as well as on my nexus 7. They are placing a file called recovery-from-boot.p in the /system/ directory that overwrites recovery on every boot. I put a guide a few post up that outlines the issue when I saw it on my GF's phone.
Personally my T-Mobile has been fine, but this scenario I have dealt with before. So don't flame that bad.
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Yeah, I'm going to try using that guide and report back. thanks
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Ok, both files were present as described in your guide.
Renamed both to:
recovery-from-boot.bak
install recovery.sh.bak
Reflashed CWM through ROM Manager. Rebooting now, then will try power off & booting into recovery. Hang tight
*Edit: Worked like a charm. Gentlemen, we have the solution. Thanks due (and given) to cybrnook both here and in the guide
sweet.
ingenious247 said:
The bottom line is that without some custom modding, if you're running the official stock OTA update, stock kernel, etc, standard CWM recovery is not going to stick.
Plain and simple.
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Yeah, I'm going to try using that guide and report back. thanks
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I would argue, I have a stock rooted rom, stock kernel and I update to the new OTA update via Kies and TWRP has stuck every boot since then. I even tested it again when I saw this thread as it made me unsure.
cybrnook said:
I would argue, I have a stock rooted rom, stock kernel and I update to the new OTA update via Kies and TWRP has stuck every boot since then. I even tested it again when I saw this thread as it made me unsure.
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Maybe the Kies version is different than the OTA.
Maybe TWRP overwrites or renames/deletes the files causing it.
But you can't argue with my posts, because I said official OTA update, and CWM.
ingenious247 said:
Maybe the Kies version is different than the OTA.
Maybe TWRP overwrites or renames/deletes the files causing it.
But you can't argue with my posts, because I said official OTA update, and CWM.
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No worries, but for clarification to all the read this thread. The update from Kies is the exact same Official update as the OTA, so if you have not been prompted for the update yet from T-Mo, just install Kies on your PC and plus your phone in, it will prompt you for the update.
I have another guide I made for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842142
For the recovery, installing twrp or CWM wont remove the two files I listed. This is done manually. I know on the sprint side, they made a root Super User package that swiped those off specific to the sprint phone. But I opted away from that for my GF as I Prefer SuperSU and am anal retentive about installing something I don't want and uninstalling it.
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ingenious247 said:
yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
Sent from the current Heavy Weight Champ GALAXY SIII
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ingenious, it's not present on all phones. Like mine for example, I have been fine since day 1 of owning the phone. But my GF's sprint phone had the persistent install present.
It's strange, some phones don't have it at all, some only have the .p file, and some have both. I have not found the common denominator yet.
ingenious247 said:
You're right. You're the only guy in the world who's official stock update doesn't overwrite the recovery upon reboot. They special coded yours to preserve custom recovery.
Please...
I swear sometimes..
Sent from the current Heavy Weight Champ GALAXY SIII
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My bad man, I didn't get the memo that you knew everything I guess all the other guys that haven't had this same issue are nuts too...
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Hello folks,
I am a newbie to the forum but I am constantly on the site checking stuff out and finally decided to join!
Anyways,
I recently updated my phone to the new Jelly Bean OTA released from sammobile and find that the wi-fi calling feature that doesn't work is a big no-no for me. I need it constantly since I am in college and most of my classes have wi-fi in basements that have no cell phone service.
If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.
I tried downloading the stock rom from sammobile and installing it and I got an error:
"signature failed".
I did factory wipe and partition wipe prior to trying to apply the update. I also put the file as update.zip (no I did not make the file update.zip.zip) in the root of the external sd card.
Any other tips?
DL zip from this post, extract and use Odin to flash.
It's the H2 ICS update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31185703
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ThC23 said:
DL zip from this post, extract and use Odin to flash.
It's the H2 ICS update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31185703
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I cannot find the ICS zip in that thread.
Can I restore ICS on my unrooted S3 without flashing it?
Excuse me for misreading the post. Like none of you guys ever done that before, oh yeah I forgot this place is full of XDA God's who never make mistakes.
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Download this and flash in Odin it is UVALH2 ROOTED TAR which is good it won't mess with your flash counter then u can just install cwm or twrp from there
https://s3.amazonaws.com/test_file_66/root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.7z
Thank Mr. Robinson
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Markor13 said:
Factory data reset.
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Eehh.....y u no make sense....he wants to go back to an ics ROM lol if he factory reset he still on jb lol
sarni84 said:
Download this and flash in Odin it is UVALH2 ROOTED TAR which is good it won't mess with your flash counter then u can just install cwm or twrp from there
https://s3.amazonaws.com/test_file_66/root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.7z
Thank Mr. Robinson
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Eehh.....y u no make sense....he wants to go back to an ics ROM lol if he factory reset he still on jb lol
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This should work fine
Factory reset, had a good laugh lol
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If you are a newbie, you might need this guide to how to use odin as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
Thanks a lot guys!!!
Worked no porblems.
I got a used GNex that is rooted and on stock 4.2.2. It is a takju maguro device. I have CWM installed. I tried updating via OTA but it failed in between. How do I update to the stock 4.3 ROM?
Is there a flashable zip, or is the process more complex?
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A quick search would have given you what you needed. The N4 needs a new 4.3 boot loader and radio. The same applies for the GN but many users reported a successful update with their old configuration. However it is suggested that you do flash the 4.3 boot loader and the XLJ1 radio. There is both a zip to be flashed under CWM and a fastboot image. I suggest flashing those through fast boot. If you get a brick because go the lazy easy way, don't bother posting again. It shouldn't but the instructions are very clear. With that said, the new boot loader and radio are readily available on these forums.
On a side note, you will NEVER be able to update via the official android OTA, that is for stock devices only. That us why it failed. I'm surprised you even got a notification
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TheDareDevil said:
I got a used GNex that is rooted and on stock 4.2.2. It is a takju maguro device. I have CWM installed. I tried updating via OTA but it failed in between. How do I update to the stock 4.3 ROM?
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you do not have a stock device if the OTA failed (even with root and CWM)
why do people think that they can modify the system and still get OTAs?
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iLeopard said:
AOn a side note, you will NEVER be able to update via the official android OTA, that is for stock devices only. That us why it failed. I'm surprised you even got a notification
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if he's on a stock rom, he will get the OTA... however, he modified system files so it will never update. (what he modified is outside of root and CWM)
Thanks for the help guys. If I want to flash an unofficial 4.3 ROM, I just have to flash the zip file right?
My PC is unavailable now so I won't be able to fastboot flash atm.
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Zepius said:
you do not have a stock device if the OTA failed (even with root and CWM)
why do people think that they can modify the system and still get OTAs?
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if he's on a stock rom, he will get the OTA... however, he modified system files so it will never update. (what he modified is outside of root and CWM)
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That's EXACTLY what I said.... :/
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TheDareDevil said:
Thanks for the help guys. If I want to flash an unofficial 4.3 ROM, I just have to flash the zip file right?
My PC is unavailable now so I won't be able to fastboot flash atm.
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Its almost as if you didn't read... (Sigh)
Its people like you who shouldn't mess with their phones if you don't even bother doing your research
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iLeopard said:
That's EXACTLY what I said.... :/
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mostly what you said... he'd still get the OTA however, and you questioned how he got it. i clarified for anyone else that might be reading.
root + cwm does not elimiate the OTA working correctly. i have root and TWRP and i get OTAs fine, and they flash fine because i did not modify any stock system files.
Hello,
I am currently searching how to root my Koodo Galaxy SIII i747M running stock 4.1.2 downloaded via OTA about two months ago. I know there is a lot of tutorials on how to do this but they never refer to Koodo and I don't want to take any chances. I'd like to just root it without installing a custom rom or anything, i just want to freeze some apps such as the updater always trying to install 4.3 and try some root features. If I root can i go back to stock while keeping the warranty and if yes, how? Is my flash counter (is it called like that?) going to change if I root? How can I root my Koodo s3?
Thanks.
You can use the same procedure as for the at&t version of the phone. They are virtually identical. Not sure about the flash counter as I've never worried too much about that.
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Oh, and you can unroot easily from the superSU app.
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SterneSchreien said:
Hello,
I am currently searching how to root my Koodo Galaxy SIII i747M running stock 4.1.2 downloaded via OTA about two months ago. I know there is a lot of tutorials on how to do this but they never refer to Koodo and I don't want to take any chances. I'd like to just root it without installing a custom rom or anything, i just want to freeze some apps such as the updater always trying to install 4.3 and try some root features. If I root can i go back to stock while keeping the warranty and if yes, how? Is my flash counter (is it called like that?) going to change if I root? How can I root my Koodo s3?
Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28019751
Do the steps outlined in that post. It also works for koodo make sure you download the correct file. This will not trip flash counter.
And yes you can always flash back to stock at a later date if you want.
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Florad77 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28019751
Do the steps outlined in that post. It also works for koodo make sure you download the correct file. This will not trip flash counter.
And yes you can always flash back to stock at a later date if you want.
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Worked perfectly! Thank you!