Hi everyone, I have a stock rooted Sprint LG G2 and no custom recovery with the only modifications being Xposed framework and modules. My question is if I can take the upcoming ZVD update by removing Xposed framework and modules and then unrooting using Supersu. Thanks
if nothing else is changed, you should be able to, however, i would say that update is at least a few weeks away at the minimum. (but maybe im wrong)
So can anyone confirm this now that ZVD is here. I am rooted and have stock recovery. The only change I did was adding Xposed framework and some modules. Can I just uninstall framework and all modules than unroot using SuperSU? Then can I take the update and root again. Thanks in advance.
I was able to reroot after the update
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jcwxguy said:
I was able to reroot after the update
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Did you unroot using SuperSU first?
UCLA1 said:
Did you unroot using SuperSU first?
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nope, but i had just toted back to vc and hadnt rooted it yet before sideloading the ota update. (wanted to see if ioroot still worked for the new ota update without having to be rooted first)
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Ok, so here is my issue. For the sake of time, i want to make this question as simple as possible.
I've been putting it off, but now that kit kat is here, i need to get the ball rolling with twrp and my phone. Basically, i am on zv7, rooted stock. I have not been able to install twrp on my phone, and I need someone who would be merciful enough to help me out, to explain to me how to install it on stock zv7, and get kit kat, as i dont want to unroot. I have yet to find instructions online that would be able to help me with my particular situation... Any help would be appreciated.... Thank you for your time guys.
mcluvin1065 said:
Ok, so here is my issue. For the sake of time, i want to make this question as simple as possible.
I've been putting it off, but now that kit kat is here, i need to get the ball rolling with twrp and my phone. Basically, i am on zv7, rooted stock. I have not been able to install twrp on my phone, and I need someone who would be merciful enough to help me out, to explain to me how to install it on stock zv7, and get kit kat, as i dont want to unroot. I have yet to find instructions online that would be able to help me with my particular situation... Any help would be appreciated.... Thank you for your time guys.
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You can update with stock rooted. Why are you not on at least ZVA? You don't need a custom recovery to be rooted. You can be rooted and have stock recovery, but any time you take an OTA update you lose the root and have to rerun ioroot.
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Stl Dark Knight said:
You can update with stock rooted. Why are you not on at least ZVA? You don't need a custom recovery to be rooted. You can be rooted and have stock recovery, but any time you take an OTA update you lose the root and have to rerun ioroot.
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Thanks for your response!
My point exactly. I don't want to lose root, and i don't want to reroot. Even if i took the OTA on stock rooted, i'm pretty sure it would break several things I have now as i use alot of apps that require root privilegedes, e.g titanium backup. I realize you don't need to have twrp to be rooted (as i am rooted), but i do need it to safely flash an updated 4.4 zip that would preserve my root privileges, and upgrade me to kitkat...
P. S, i am not on ZVA because when i soft bricked earlier this year, i had to go back to full unrooted stock, and in my rush to reroot, forgot to upgrade to zva before rooting, which is why im on zv7...
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mcluvin1065 said:
Thanks for your response!
My point exactly. I don't want to lose root, and i don't want to reroot. Even if i took the OTA on stock rooted, i'm pretty sure it would break several things I have now as i use alot of apps that require root privilegedes, e.g titanium backup. I realize you don't need to have twrp to be rooted (as i am rooted), but i do need it to safely flash an updated 4.4 zip that would preserve my root privileges, and upgrade me to kitkat...
P. S, i am not on ZVA because when i soft bricked earlier this year, i had to go back to full unrooted stock, and in my rush to reroot, forgot to upgrade to zva before rooting, which is why im on zv7...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702007
If you follow this method you will not lose root. But, 4.4.2 can be rooted with ioroot25 anyway, and it's easy.
The only way to enter custom recovery will be through a terminal emulator command (see post #2). If you take the OTA, you will lose custom recovery altogether.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702007
If you follow this method you will not lose root. But, 4.4.2 can be rooted with ioroot25 anyway, and it's easy.
The only way to enter custom recovery will be through a terminal emulator command (see post #2). If you take the OTA, you will lose custom recovery altogether.
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It sounds like it would be easier for me to just take the OTA and reroot then go through this process of getting a custom recovery... Can i take the OTA on stock rooted zv7 without any serious reprocussions?
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mcluvin1065 said:
It sounds like it would be easier for me to just take the OTA and reroot then go through this process of getting a custom recovery... Can i take the OTA on stock rooted zv7 without any serious reprocussions?
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If I'm not mistaken when you check for updates, you will have to update to zv8, then zva, then it will offer zvc. Check in your updater what it says is available. I don't expect you'll have any issues as long as you haven't modified files/removed system files.
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If I'm not mistaken when you check for updates, you will have to update to zv8, then zva, then it will offer zvc. Check in your updater what it says is available. I don't expect you'll have any issues as long as you haven't modified files/removed system files.
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The only thing i have done is frozen some system apps, and i have X posed installed, as well as g2 xposed....i use root apps, but i dont think ive done anything besides that.... Should i continue?
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mcluvin1065 said:
The only thing i have done is frozen some system apps, and i have X posed installed, as well as g2 xposed....i use root apps, but i dont think ive done anything besides that.... Should i continue?
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No. You will have to unfreeze those apps and completely remove xposed. You might want to flash Youdug's odexed stock rom if you continue to run into snags.
Also: If you are taking the OTA on your phone, you should probably unroot.
Ok, so here is what i did. I updated all the way to zva, but now im not seeing the kitkat update. How do i go about getting kitkat since the update broke root completely?
Just a note for those who want to preserve root while doing an OTA, supersu and superuser have a "survival mode" for people who want to preserve root. I had to factory reset so i couldn't do it, but just something to keep in mind.
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mcluvin1065 said:
Ok, so here is what i did. I updated all the way to zva, but now im not seeing the kitkat update. How do i go about getting kitkat since the update broke root completely?
Just a note for those who want to preserve root while doing an OTA, supersu and superuser have a "survival mode" for people who want to preserve root. I had to factory reset so i couldn't do it, but just something to keep in mind.
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If you're not seeing the update you have a few options. Some say clearing Google services framework data and hitting check for updates repeatedly works. You can install it using the method above, or you can flash autoprime's .tot file using LG flash tool.
You can always re-root with ioroot25 if you need to.
Just want to say thanks to everyone here who took the time to help me out. For those of you who want to know, i decided to root from zva. I used the freegee app to download and install recovery (super easy) and am about to flash cm11 for stock kitkat.
Hey everyone
Looks like my F400K has an update available, although I can't apply it as I've rooted my G3
Does anyone know how I can apply this update? I've tried using PC Suite however it says no update is available.
Any help would be great!
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antigravity said:
Hey everyone
Looks like my F400K has an update available, although I can't apply it as I've rooted my G3
Does anyone know how I can apply this update? I've tried using PC Suite however it says no update is available.
Any help would be great!
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I would say you would need to unroot and/or find a modified package you can flash through recovery on a rooted device. If you want to return to stock there are the required files in the Dev forum.
antigravity said:
Hey everyone
Looks like my F400K has an update available, although I can't apply it as I've rooted my G3
Does anyone know how I can apply this update? I've tried using PC Suite however it says no update is available.
Any help would be great!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771401
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Thanks guys - I saw that thread, but as far as I can tell, that will wipe my device? Was hoping to unroot my phone somehow without losing everything
Have you tried super su.... It has a setting for survival mode to use like that but don't know if it will work or not.....think you need pro for though
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Epix4G said:
Have you tried super su.... It has a setting for survival mode to use like that but don't know if it will work or not.....think you need pro for though
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Depends if have a custom recovery or original oem recovery, may conflict if the original recovery does not exist...
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Depends if have a custom recovery or original oem recovery, may conflict if the original recovery does not exist...
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There isn't a custom recovery.....hasn't been posted yet at least ...
No one has even said if bootloader is locked or not
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Epix4G said:
There isn't a custom recovery.....hasn't been posted yet at least ...
No one has even said if bootloader is locked or not
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If it has......... not for sure.
lol
I've tried without OTA survival mode, with OTA survival mode, and even went as far as to fully unroot. Still said that the device is suspected of rooting after several reboots...
Try a factory reset next, see if that is enough, otherwise the only option will be to reflash the stock rom. Please keep us updated.
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Listening in. Many of us will have the same problem.
Yes there's a new software update just released too. Hide my root doesn't work.
poczynek said:
Yes there's a new software update just released too. Hide my root doesn't work.
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What model number?
400k
If you´re using towelroot or installing busybox those will leave pretty lot of files behind in system etc.
I imagine those left behind will possibly make an update a bit harder.
Model 400S received minor OTA though I'm rooted
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Generally it's not root that stops a ota it's the missing or frozen system files etc
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Now that I think of it, that could be my issue, I've made a few modifications and froze certain apps. That explains why a full unroot wouldn't work. I'll have to do a full backup and restore later. I'm just hoping that the OTA fixes the Chromecast crashing issues.
To unroot do. Uninstall allt root stuff and unroot with supersu, unfreeze. Use LG support tool to reinstall firmware to get rid of busybox stuff. I tried this last night and all my software is still there but my system I reinstalled. Should... Be able to take ota
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To unroot do. Uninstall allt root stuff and unroot with supersu, unfreeze. Use LG support tool to reinstall firmware to get rid of busybox stuff. I tried this last night and all my software is still there but my system I reinstalled. Should... Be able to take ota
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Was this via the repair option, the one that said "remove update errors" or similar?
I'm currently running ZVD Lg g2 from Sprint. Rooted with NO custom recovery. Just rooted. I received a notification about ZVE update this morning. What would be the appropriate way to take this ota update? Do i have to unroot before taking it? Would i loose root? I would appreciate some help from you guys. Thanks
And after OTA, you can reroot with stump
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Can i unroot with SuperSu? Or are there any other methods? Long ago i tried unrooting with super su but it just hanged there and never finished doing it's thing.
Robles23 said:
Can i unroot with SuperSu? Or are there any other methods? Long ago i tried unrooting with super su but it just hanged there and never finished doing it's thing.
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Un-root with super su only. It works.
Hi All,
I'm currently rooted on 4.4.4 and use Xposed modules. I just received the OTA notification for 5.0.1. Wondering if I just need to disable the Xposed, then take OTA to 5.0.1. I'm using the stock recovery.
Big questions are, is Xposed ready for Lollipop? if not, are there alternatives so I can continue to use the modules.
Also, I looked for rooting instructions for 5.0.1, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks for any info provided.
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Big questions are, is Xposed ready for Lollipop? if not, are there alternatives so I can continue to use the modules.
Also, I looked for rooting instructions for 5.0.1, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks for any info provided.
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Xposed is not ready for Lollipop. If it is important to you, skip the update for now. If it is not that important, disabling Xposed should be enough(you may need to un-root as well).
Rooting should be the same as it has always been. Install the latest recovery of choice and flash the newest SuperSU zip.
97vulcan said:
Hi All,
I'm currently rooted on 4.4.4 and use Xposed modules. I just received the OTA notification for 5.0.1. Wondering if I just need to disable the Xposed, then take OTA to 5.0.1. I'm using the stock recovery.
Big questions are, is Xposed ready for Lollipop? if not, are there alternatives so I can continue to use the modules.
Also, I looked for rooting instructions for 5.0.1, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks for any info provided.
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Rooting: Download autoroot from chainfire.
I think xposed modifies system files doesn't it? Hence I think ota would fail.
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I installed with exposed active and rooted. OTA 5.0.1 installed just fine. I will be flashing back to 4.4.4 tonight if I can. Bluetooth is awful and I am sick of fighting it. Battery life is pretty bad as well. 4.4.4 was working great.
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Hello guys
I will receive my zf2 on monday, but im kinda lost with the root and OTA. Could you help me with my concerns?
1) I saw that exists 3 methods of root. Each of them has differences about future OTA updates.
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If you root via METHOD 1 you can update SuperSu app as well as update binaries but PLEASE DON'T apply any OTA update as the phone WILL GET STUCK IN A BOOTLOOP...Manually flash the firmware via adb...
If you root via METHOD 2 you CAN UPDATE VIA OTA/NO BOOTLOOPS BUT YOU HAVE TO UNROOT FIRST BEFORE APPLYING OTA
If you root via METHOD 3 you CAN UPDATE VIA OTA/NO BOOTLOOPS AND UN-ROOTING BEFORE APPLYING ANY OTA IS NOT NECESSARY.
If I root using method 3, will I have no headache when receveing and installing future OTAs? WIth a rooted phone, will I be able to install them without further bootloops and unrooting before doing it? ( So method 3 is the easiest of them,right?)
2) About the Bloatwares that are pre-installed on zf2, Its safer to freeze them than uninstalling?
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Root with method 3 is fine, you can OTA.
But, you delete any Bloatware, the ota will fail.
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Root with method 3 is fine, you can OTA.
But, you delete any Bloatware, the ota will fail.
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Right, at first I used method 3 and uninstalled a lot of bloatware but the next OTA failed because it didn't find files to patch...
Now I still use method 3 but just disabled the app I don't want/use, and OTA work fine, did it 2 times already.
Its safer to update the cellphone, than aplly root, or the inverse?
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Its safer to update the cellphone, than aplly root, or the inverse?
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it's always safer to unroot first just in case asus changes something that could cause a bootloop even when using method 3.personally I prefer to unroot, remove busybox and xposed then update.
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luisoman2000 said:
it's always safer to unroot first just in case asus changes something that could cause a bootloop even when using method 3.personally I prefer to unroot, remove busybox and xposed then update.
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But my cellphone is new, I didn't update yet. What you suggest?
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But my cellphone is new, I didn't update yet. What you suggest?
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simple, update via ota. after you update to the latest ota you can root.
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