If already rooted the stock ROM on a new TMo S3 with the first ODIN-based solution posted (CM recovery), can I use the ROM manager to update the newly released TMo update via stock ODIN flashable ROM with root injected into the system image - TMO T999UVALH2, without having to go through all the steps with ODIN, ...
If the ROM manager is not to be used for root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.tar, then are the steps provided in the link above still useable, even for previously rooted S3?
[OT] After having rooted the phone, checking the flash counter I found it to be 3. Any idea why?
Root66 version is a tar file so u have to update via Odin. Also u need to be on stock recovery not cwm.
sarni84 said:
Root66 version is a tar file so u have to update via Odin. Also u need to be on stock recovery not cwm.
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... thanks. Would this work?
That's older firmware UVALH2 is the newest "ROOT66 tar" package is the one u want it is the newest and best.
sarni84 said:
That's older firmware UVALH2 is the newest "ROOT66 tar" package is the one u want it is the newest and best.
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Thank you for the follow-up. Although I am done with the upgrade via the easiest path: Kies to be able to install the latest official OTA-released -> then re-root using the original link I sent, I am a little confused about your last statement: the root66 I have is inclusive of the UVALH2, which is the latest official version, in my understanding. I found a reference to an UVALH3 (supposedly JB related), but that is not what Samsung / TMo delivered OTA lately, and I don't think that's what you meant?!?
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
cnile said:
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
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You don't have to update to 4.1.2 to update to 4.3.
If you go with a custom ROM, you will keep root. Although, if you flash stock ROM with Odin, you will lose it.
Mobile Odin can be used to flash (don't interrupt it), if you wish to go that route. No special instructions.
You can also flash using Odin (PC version), once again, don't interrupt it. You'll have to unzip and use the PDA file.
Finally, if you wanna flash a custom ROM, you can install TWRP, which you can get from GooManager on the Play Store (menu then install recovery). That will let you flash a custom ROM in recovery.
Now before you do any of that, please take the time to read and fully understand what you are doing, w/e option you choose to go with.
GL!
BWolf56 said:
You don't have to update to 4.1.2 to update to 4.3.
If you go with a custom ROM, you will keep root. Although, if you flash stock ROM with Odin, you will lose it.
Mobile Odin can be used to flash (don't interrupt it), if you wish to go that route. No special instructions.
You can also flash using Odin (PC version), once again, don't interrupt it. You'll have to unzip and use the PDA file.
Finally, if you wanna flash a custom ROM, you can install TWRP, which you can get from GooManager on the Play Store (menu then install recovery). That will let you flash a custom ROM in recovery.
Now before you do any of that, please take the time to read and fully understand what you are doing, w/e option you choose to go with.
GL!
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Well I would want stock 4.3 the thing is I cannot find download for it. Do you know where to get it?
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cnile said:
Well I would want stock 4.3 the thing is I cannot find download for it. Do you know where to get it?
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Did you look in the stickied?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33570269#post33570269
cnile said:
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
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You can only flash the zips via recovery. Download both zip files to your PC and copy to a good quality micro SD card. Place the card in your phone and boot your phone to recovery mode. First you flash the 4.1.2 zip, then reboot to recovery again and repeat the process with the 4.3 zip.
Yes, you will lose root and you may lose your downloaded files which is why you need to do a back-up before updating. Once you have updated to 4.3, you can re-root your phone.
I've unrooted, done a factory wipe several times and each time my install for the 4.4.2 OTA update fails at 28%. When I press the menu button to see the reason why I get the following error (sorry for potato quality). It says that the AT&T Smart Wi-Fi apk has unexpected contents, but I don't even have that app and I never uninstalled it either. When I go to the Play Store I can download it and it still isn't a system app. As I said, I've done several factory wipes and I was hoping that would fix it since I hate doing wipes. Any ideas?
Follow enewman17's thread in General section.
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Follow enewman17's thread in General section.
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Thanks! Followed it and I now have 4.4.2. Clicking your Thanks button right now
Any way to update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 without having to install TWRP/CWM/etc? I used CF-Auto-Root since 4.0 and updated to 4.1 and 4.3 without any problems. I don't really want to deal with custom ROMs or bootloaders or anything extra. I'd just like to update to 4.4 stock + SuperSU and nothing more.
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Any way to update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 without having to install TWRP/CWM/etc? I used CF-Auto-Root since 4.0 and updated to 4.1 and 4.3 without any problems. I don't really want to deal with custom ROMs or bootloaders or anything extra. I'd just like to update to 4.4 stock + SuperSU and nothing more.
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get to stock 4.3 with odin flashable file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 then use the stock ota file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788012, flash it in stock recovery from external sd card, bootloader will be upgraded using this method and you may not be able to downgrade to 4.3 after this ,but it will be stock as you wanted, use towelroot apk from towelroot.com to root 4.4.2 , install superusersu from play store and update binaries
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get to stock 4.3 with odin flashable file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 then use the stock ota file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788012, flash it in stock recovery from external sd card, bootloader will be upgraded using this method and you may not be able to downgrade to 4.3 after this ,but it will be stock as you wanted, use towelroot apk from towelroot.com to root 4.4.2 , install superusersu from play store and update binaries
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Well thanks for trying, but this method wipes all your data, which is kinda something I'd want to avoid...
You may be out of luck then. Why not backup using titanium backup, and/or a nandroid, and copy your internal sd content to a computer. Then update and copy sd data back and restore apps with titanium? Sure its a little extra time and effort, but you'd probably be done sooner than finding an alternative.
My galaxy siii was rooted before kitkat was out, and I have been using it until now and have not yet update to KitKat yet because AT&T is not part of it any more.
How do I get KitKat on my phone? Do I have to unroot the phone and put it back into AT&T mode to download or what should I do?
this might help.
remember:READREADREAD
BACKUPBACKUPBACKUP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802160
good luck
err on the side of kindness
You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
Thank you for both replies gentleman
audit13 said:
You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
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I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
Id recommend flashing the 4.3 firmware via Odin to begin with. Its starting to seem like a lot of people who even just have to unroot are having problems with the ota. I think Odin flashing stock 4.3 will give the best chance of a successful update.
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I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
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I am having this issue. I rooted on 4.3 and removed Google books and newsstand. I then uprooted and did a factory reset , so everything in download mode says "official" but the apps were still missing so I downloaded them from the play store. My question is will this let me get the OTA now or do I have to push the apps to the /system directory somehow? Also if I flash the 4.3 ODIN tar file, will it trip my warranty bit? It's at 0 right now and want to keep it that way until my warranty is up.
The firmware shouldn't trip the bit, but I can't promise that. Im sure its confirmed one way or the other in its thread though.
As for those apps, they'd have to be system apps, so just installing normally won't help. More importantly though, they would also need to be the same version that was originally built into the firmware. The apps you mentioned have seen many updates and using the current versions will not work.
I got the phone 2 weeks ago and it came with 4.3 installed on it. Would I be able to use the current version and just push them to /system/app with titanium backup? I am trying to get the OTA without tripping any warranty or security measures.
The development for the AT&T I747 has been discontinued by the developer. Thank you for your support.
WARNING: YOU COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE
UCUFNJ1 4.4.2 incremental update contains firmware.... bootloaders and modem baseband.
MUST BE ON UCUFNE4 FIRMWARE TO CONTINUE!!! Guide can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...are-update-t2808654/post53984772#post53984772
This is the perfect time to use this update to return your S3 to stock for resale or whatever. Download and save these files for when you are ready to return your phone to stock.
*This is a rooted NE4 system.img, stock recovery.img and boot.img. The install script will format system and factory data reset. /media is safe.*
1. Flash restore zip in a custom recovery. CWM, TWRP, Philz. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001611561
2. Boot your phone and go through setup.
3. Use triangle away and clear your counter. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114
4. *Optional* If you want a clean un-rooted phone for the update do this now! , Go into SuperSu >settings>full unroot.
5. Reboot your phone.
6. Search for the OTA in the about settings, download and let the phone update.
Or download this and place in the root of your phones internal storage. Reboot into recovery and select the update from update.zip https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001611091
Advanced users.
The original OTA cfg file. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001611092
.cfg file goes in root/cache/fota
Rename the .cfg extension to .zip and you can rename it update.zip yourself or you can actually flash it in a custom recovery once renamed. if you choose not to use the stock recovery to update.
*You will loose root during the update* But the bootloader is not locked so you can still Odin your favorite recovery and flash SuperSU.
TWRP 2.8.1.0 Odin tar. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-d2att.tar
SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/589/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip?retrieve_file=1
Once you flash your favorite recovery via Odin, you need to be ready to hold the Volume Up, Power and Home button combo when Odin reboots your phone. If you don't catch it, once the OS boots it will replace recovery with the stock version. Once SuperSU is installed your recovery will stick.
Flashable Rooted NJ1 system.img and boot.img
MD5: 6df80e42df56ddf90512f4162e645cb3
Download: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001613266
Flashable NJ1 Bootloaders and modem. *Must be on NE4 bootloaders prior to flashing.*
Download: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473396872
Thanks enewman for writing this up.
Doing Vice Versa Method?
Just to be clear, what if my galaxy s3 is on UCUFNJ1 and I want to go back to UCUFNE4, I can still ODIN the custom recovery and flash SuperSU?
Galaxy S3 I747
Baseband: I747UCUFNJ1
For the advanced users, should we be able to install the update without any issues? I saw in another thread that someone had installed but now their phone will not boot past the Samsung logo to anything other than a black screen.
Also, do we know what this update contains yet? Other than new bootloaders, removal of root, etc.
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For the advanced users, should we be able to install the update without any issues? I saw in another thread that someone had installed but now their phone will not boot past the Samsung logo to anything other than a black screen.
Also, do we know what this update contains yet? Other than new bootloaders, removal of root, etc.
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You know if your not wanting to return your phone to stock I really wouldn't mess with this update. Far as the user who couldn't boot... Idk I wasn't there to watch them update. This whole mess with the S3 is exhausting. We haven't got a real Odin release so I'm woking with what I can extract from my phone after updating. The system.img in ne4 zip is 100% stock except for root. So I know the update worked because I did it. Also not sure what was updated either... The kernel yes... Firmware yes, all the system apps get patched so without decompiling ne4 and nj1 apps and comparing them afraid I have no idea what the update fixes or improves.
Thanks for all you do for us S3 owners, enewman17.
If we upgrade to the new NJ1 firmware, and then flash your latest SRX Rom, I assume we cannot then use your "restore.zip" to once again go back to NE4 stock since we would be on NJ1 bootloader? If so, is there a way to go back to NJ1 stock if we later want to sell our phone?
OKAstro said:
Thanks for all you do for us S3 owners, enewman17.
If we upgrade to the new NJ1 firmware, and then flash your latest SRX Rom, I assume we cannot then use your "restore.zip" to once again go back to NE4 stock since we would be on NJ1 bootloader? If so, is there a way to go back to NJ1 stock if we later want to sell our phone?
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I have the nj1 system dump, I'll get it uploaded so anyone who updates can restore back to stock.
enewman17 said:
I have the nj1 system dump, I'll get it uploaded so anyone who updates can restore back to stock.
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Thanks again my man.
Towelroot no longer works after the NJ1 update. Can the CF-AutoRoot still be used? The only version at http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ says it's for 4.0.4.
Ark42 said:
Towelroot no longer works after the NJ1 update. Can the CF-AutoRoot still be used? The only version at http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ says it's for 4.0.4.
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Not sure if it still works but read the op you can Odin a custom recovery then flash super su.
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Not sure if it still works but read the op you can Odin a custom recovery then flash super su.
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Yeah, I saw that, but I never had a custom recovery before, that I know of at least, and I suspect a lot of other people finding this thread in the coming days are going to be in the same boat as me. They just want SuperSU so their favorite 1 or 2 apps that require SU can continue to work.
Has anybody tried CF-AutoRoot yet on the NJ1 4.4.2?
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Yeah, I saw that, but I never had a custom recovery before, that I know of at least, and I suspect a lot of other people finding this thread in the coming days are going to be in the same boat as me. They just want SuperSU so their favorite 1 or 2 apps that require SU can continue to work.
Has anybody tried CF-AutoRoot yet on the NJ1 4.4.2?
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Agreed! I'm the same boat as you.
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Ark42 said:
Yeah, I saw that, but I never had a custom recovery before, that I know of at least, and I suspect a lot of other people finding this thread in the coming days are going to be in the same boat as me. They just want SuperSU so their favorite 1 or 2 apps that require SU can continue to work.
Has anybody tried CF-AutoRoot yet on the NJ1 4.4.2?
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Tell you what, when I get home from work I will try cfauto root and see if it works.
enewman17 said:
Not sure if it still works but read the op you can Odin a custom recovery then flash super su.
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I can confirm this as a root method for NJ1. You were exactly right regarding immediately booting into recovery after installing TWRP thru Odin. The files provided in your links (TWRP 2.8.1.0 Odin tar. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2a....1.0-d2att.tar and
SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/589/Sup...etrieve_file=1)
worked exactly as stated.
A BIG thanks to you. I can't live without AdAway, TiBackup and Xposed anymore! The few days without root left me a little grumpy.
And regarding the NJ1 update as a whole...I THINK the baseband upgrade IS an actual upgrade. Since NE4, I always thought Wifi operated was somewhat choppy/throttled. THIS looks to have been improved back to ICS "standards". Re: voice, I've had a handful of dropped calls, broken up calls, and choppy data in low signal areas over the past few months on with NE4. Initial observations (albeit a tad premature) lead me to believe that this has improved as well based on a weeks worth of data use and a few calls in a "controlled" environment (the area and physical structure of my work office complex is not cellular signal friendly to begin with) I have also noticed that boot-up time has improved a bit as well. Thanks again for your efforts with the ATT GS3!
I flashed CF-Auto ROOT via Odin without success, unable to gain root access. Followed your instructions via TWRP and flashed SuperSu 2.16, my SGS3-i747 is properly rooted and functioning perfectly on UCUFNJ1. As always, thank you very kindly for all your valuable time, effort, hard work and guidance. Be well, sir!
mwrobe1 said:
I can confirm this as a root method for NJ1. You were exactly right regarding immediately booting into recovery after installing TWRP thru Odin. The files provided in your links (TWRP 2.8.1.0 Odin tar. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2a....1.0-d2att.tar and
SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/589/Sup...etrieve_file=1)
worked exactly as stated.
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What version of Odin do we need to flash that TWRP, or do you have a link handy?
I've seen quite a lot of different Odins out there and don't want to brick my phone by using the wrong one.
Any pitfalls to watch out for if using TWRP for the first time? I'm sure there is going to be a bunch of people having to do this now that both CF-AutoRoot and TowelRoot doesn't work anymore.
For me, personally, I just use root for AdFree and to edit the font fallback order to properly support Japanese instead of Chinese glyphs on shared Han-unified Unicode codepoints.
Ark42 said:
What version of Odin do we need to flash that TWRP, or do you have a link handy?
I've seen quite a lot of different Odins out there and don't want to brick my phone by using the wrong one.
Any pitfalls to watch out for if using TWRP for the first time? I'm sure there is going to be a bunch of people having to do this now that both CF-AutoRoot and TowelRoot doesn't work anymore.
For me, personally, I just use root for AdFree and to edit the font fallback order to properly support Japanese instead of Chinese glyphs on shared Han-unified Unicode codepoints.
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Use Odin 3.0.7
Not really any pitfalls to TWRP. It has an easy clean user interface and it works.
Once you have flash Super Su, in my how to ne4 update there is a flashable stock recovery. You just flash it with TWRP and once you reboot, stock recovery will be back on you phone.
Hi enewman17,
Thanks for your posts and work. I'm hoping you can help me get the new NJ1 update installed and rooted.
Here's where I'm at: AT&T SGS3 on rooted stock NE4, installed using your guides from back in June this year.
The OTA NJ1 update downloaded but failed to install (as did the NE4 OTA back then, I assume because I was rooted).
My phone still has the TWRP recovery from the previous update, so I was hoping I could install using the original OTA cfg file download from the "advanced" section in your OP so as to avoid factory reset, etc.
I downloaded the file, renamed to update.zip, and copied to my SD card. However, when I boot into TWRP and try to install it, I get an error after the system check, something like "assert failed ro.secure==1". I guess I'm doing something wrong, maybe I'm mistaken about how the original OTA is supposed to work?
Again, I'm trying to end up with a stock, but rooted, NJ1 firmware but hopefully without having to reset/lose data and settings on the phone. I don't really care right now about resale or making it look like I haven't messed with it.
Thanks for any help you can provide! Let me know if I can provide any additional details.
I am actually looking to do the exact same thing. Currently rooted, with a lot of the AT&T apps frozen via Titanium Backup.
Hope there is some way to accomplish this without returning to stock!
Thanks in advance!
Bob2014 said:
Hi enewman17,
Thanks for your posts and work. I'm hoping you can help me get the new NJ1 update installed and rooted.
Here's where I'm at: AT&T SGS3 on rooted stock NE4, installed using your guides from back in June this year.
The OTA NJ1 update downloaded but failed to install (as did the NE4 OTA back then, I assume because I was rooted).
My phone still has the TWRP recovery from the previous update, so I was hoping I could install using the original OTA cfg file download from the "advanced" section in your OP so as to avoid factory reset, etc.
I downloaded the file, renamed to update.zip, and copied to my SD card. However, when I boot into TWRP and try to install it, I get an error after the system check, something like "assert failed ro.secure==1". I guess I'm doing something wrong, maybe I'm mistaken about how the original OTA is supposed to work?
Again, I'm trying to end up with a stock, but rooted, NJ1 firmware but hopefully without having to reset/lose data and settings on the phone. I don't really care right now about resale or making it look like I haven't messed with it.
Thanks for any help you can provide! Let me know if I can provide any additional details.
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Bob2014 said:
Hi enewman17,
Thanks for your posts and work. I'm hoping you can help me get the new NJ1 update installed and rooted.
Here's where I'm at: AT&T SGS3 on rooted stock NE4, installed using your guides from back in June this year.
The OTA NJ1 update downloaded but failed to install (as did the NE4 OTA back then, I assume because I was rooted).
My phone still has the TWRP recovery from the previous update, so I was hoping I could install using the original OTA cfg file download from the "advanced" section in your OP so as to avoid factory reset, etc.
I downloaded the file, renamed to update.zip, and copied to my SD card. However, when I boot into TWRP and try to install it, I get an error after the system check, something like "assert failed ro.secure==1". I guess I'm doing something wrong, maybe I'm mistaken about how the original OTA is supposed to work?
Again, I'm trying to end up with a stock, but rooted, NJ1 firmware but hopefully without having to reset/lose data and settings on the phone. I don't really care right now about resale or making it look like I haven't messed with it.
Thanks for any help you can provide! Let me know if I can provide any additional details.
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I'll get my stock rooted system dump up later so you can flash in TWRP or CWM.
Do you guys want it packaged with the stock recovery?
mattsternc said:
I am actually looking to do the exact same thing. Currently rooted, with a lot of the AT&T apps frozen via Titanium Backup.
Hope there is some way to accomplish this without returning to stock!
Thanks in advance!
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