Hi guys, I have a problem with the updates. before I had the root, I did unroot, then I did:
1) flash firmware without the various wipe (update given but error message).
2) flash firware wipe with factory reset (update given but error during installation)
3) flash firware with every wipe. update is not available ..
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE551ML/UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.59-user.zip
Download the latest firmware. This is for WW ZE551ML model.
Go to bootloader. Flash stock recovery if you don't already have it. Press recovery. Wait for it to boot. You'll see installing update then an error. That's normal. Hold power button and press volume up and quickly release both at same time. You'll be taken to the real recovery menu.
Use adb sideload to flash the stock firmware.
it is the same thing for the Italian version?
If you have the ZE551ML WW version then yes. WW is international edition.
You send me a link?
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I'm a recent proud owner of a HOX and as a newbie after reading numerous post decided to root my phone
have done the basics using the useful thread HTC One X All-In-One Toolkit V1.0
Unlocked bootloader
Installed CWM 5.8.3.1 recovery
Installed SU
applied the Tegra 3 fix
This morning received the OTA {OTA_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_O2_UK_1.28.206.9-1.26.206.2_release_25} update from O2 (yay) , however it failed to install automatically.
I've tried to install via recovery but no luck.
Do i need to re-install stock recovery and re-lock my phone before re-attempting? Or is there a way I can do it without those steps?
You need the stock recovery to flash an OTA updates (and not be rooted)
Best way to get it...
1. Back the phone up
2. Flash stock recovery
3. Relock the bootloader
4. flash the o2 1.26 RUU
5. Flash the OTA when prompted
6. Restore your data
EddyOS said:
You need the stock recovery to flash an OTA updates (and not be rooted)
Best way to get it...
1. Back the phone up
2. Flash stock recovery
3. Relock the bootloader
4. flash the o2 1.26 RUU
5. Flash the OTA when prompted
6. Restore your data
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Thanks very much .. thats going to keep me busy tonight
This didn't work for me the rue I have used before fails to work!
Think I am going to return my device. o2 don't care what I have done to the device as I had done this to previous phones and have returns!!! SO lucky
I recently unlocked the bootloader of an HTC One (M8) running Kitkat, installed TWRP then flashed a .ZIP file to root the phone. Now Lollipop has been released there's an OTA available on the phone but I'm not able to update through it. I've seen different posts all over the place about how you have to just install the stock recovery or how you have to use an RUU or how you have to use a NANDroid backup so the opinions are quite conflicting.
I basically just want the phone to run the stock unrooted version of Android so I'm able to perform the official OTA updates to Lollipop so how do I go about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Charlular said:
I recently unlocked the bootloader of an HTC One (M8) running Kitkat, installed TWRP then flashed a .ZIP file to root the phone. Now Lollipop has been released there's an OTA available on the phone but I'm not able to update through it. I've seen different posts all over the place about how you have to just install the stock recovery or how you have to use an RUU or how you have to use a NANDroid backup so the opinions are quite conflicting.
I basically just want the phone to run the stock unrooted version of Android so I'm able to perform the official OTA updates to Lollipop so how do I go about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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No need to unroot. You just need a stock recovery.
Charlular said:
I basically just want the phone to run the stock unrooted version of Android so I'm able to perform the official OTA updates to Lollipop so how do I go about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Let me try to clarify the confusion based on my experience with the Lollipop OTA update. First, you need to remember that, during the OTA update, the software checks for two things: 1) the version of the recovery; and 2) whether any system files has been modified (described in my earlier post).
As a result, you only need stock recovery (from 4.4.4 or 5.0.1) to initiate the OTA update (as mentioned by the other poster). If no system files were altered as a result of your root access, your OTA should finish without errors.
However, root itself and what people do after they have root access often mean some system files were altered. Hence, they need to use either RUU or TWRP backup to restore they all files back to the factory version.
Finally, as for RUU vs. TWRP:
The RUU or TWRP version must match that to your carrier version of M8. The RUU is the better option, but not available for all carrier versions. When RUU is not available, people rely on TWRP nandroid backup generated by other users.
Bottom line or my advice:
First do a TWRP backup before you start anything. If anything goes wrong, you can always revert back to the working status as it is now.
To begin, go back to stock recovery, and see if the OTA update will go through. If not, you will see red triangle. Then hold Vol + and tap power button once to see the error messages. See my post above. If you ran into the same error as I did, you'll know what to do (RUU or TWRP backup to return to stock).
ikeny said:
Let me try to clarify the confusion based on my experience with the Lollipop OTA update. First, you need to remember that, during the OTA update, the software checks for two things: 1) the version of the recovery; and 2) whether any system files has been modified (described in my earlier post).
As a result, you only need stock recovery from (4.4.4 or 5.0.1) to initiate the OTA update (as mentioned by the other poster). If no system files were altered as a result of your root access, your OTA should finish without errors.
However, root itself and what people do after they have root access often mean some system files were altered. Hence, they need to use either RUU or TWRP backup to restore they all files back to the factory version.
Finally, as for RUU vs. TWRP:
The RUU or TWRP version must match that to your carrier version of M8. The RUU is the better option, but not available for all carrier versions. When RUU is not available, people rely on TWRP backup generated by other users.
Bottom line or my advice:
First do a TWRP backup before you start anything. If anything goes wrong, you can always revert back to a work status as it is now.
To begin, go back to stock recovery, and see if the OTA update will go through. If not, you will see red triangle. Then hold Vol + and tap power button once to see the error messages. See my post above. If you ran into the same error as I did, you'll know what to do (RUU or TWRP backup to return to stock).
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A very well-worded answer
Hello!
I have a M8 **Dual Sim** variant (in Switzerland). At the time of purchase, only stock KitKat was available so I unlocked the bootloader, TWRPd and rooted and did what I needed.
Now I have a Lollipop upgrade available but it won't apply (downloads but sig check fails), presumably due to having unlocked the bootloader. I tried flashing (what I think is the original) stock recovery, relocking the bootloader but no good.
I also tried the stock KitKat RUU but that also fails to apply.
I would like to get the Lollipop upgrade *somehow*... should be possible but I didn't quite manage it yet. Please can someone advise?
Thanks.
After some hours, I solved this. Posting here for the benefit of others...
I found a DUGL-specific TWRP backup which I placed on the sdcard and attemped to restore from. It wasn't having it so then I found a dual-sim (DUGL) specific ROM with an older OS version (https://basketbuild.com/uploads/dev.../m8dugl_3.33.401.6_stock_rooted_odex_cptb.zip) so flashed the latest TWRP recovery, then this ROM. Then the OTA worked.
Finally a Lollipop build on HTC M8 Dual Sim!
Dear Bonstio
Thank you so much for your follow-up post.
Let me explain my story:
I have a Dual Sim HTC One M8.
It was rooted and running lollipop after an OTA update a couple of months ago. Bootloader was Unlocked and was S-ON.
Recently - i got the OTA Update that corrects stagefright. I took the update and installed it. I had the stock recovery installed in order to get and install OTA Updates.
For some reason, when i restarted after the OTA update - the phone was stuck on the HTC Splash screen. This went on for 5 to 6 hours.
I tried factory data reset, i tried TWRP as the recovery - but i was unable to get the phone back to boot into the OS.
I found a TWRP Backup online and installed that via TWRP. That brought me back to the stock Kitkat 4.4.1.
I then restored the stock recovery.
Looked for an OTA Update - found one for OTA_M8_DUGL_K444_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.6-1.45.401.12_R_release_398692-1.zip .
Tried to apply the OTA update with stock recovery installed - the update would not install.
After many days of trying different way to install the OTA update - i gave up and settled with the the fact that i will never get Lollipop and i would be stuck on 4.4.1 forever. I tried several RUUs, stock recoveries, Zip files for TWRP, etc.
I then did a search and stumbled upon your post. I clicked on the link you have provided and installed the stock ROM as per the instructions listed here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...tc-one-for-completely-new-experience-0153231/
I now needed S-OFF to install this "New ROM".
I downloaded Sunshine S-OFF - paid the $25 and got S-OFF. I knew this had to be done before installing custom Roms.
Once i was S-OFF - i followed the instructions on the link above to install the file you have mentioned in your post. - it booted to an updated version of Kitkat - 4.4.4 .
From there - i looked for an OTA update - downloaded it. Chose "install later".
Went to the download folder and copied the update to my PC (just incase).
Then i installed the stock recovery 4.30.401.15_ds_recovery.img and rebooted. Once in the OS - i chose install update - the OTA update rebooted my phone and installed Lollipop on it.
So a BIG THANK YOU to you for posting your solution - it really helped me get back to Lollipop.
Can someone with the CN firmware post the latest ota update .183 located under the cashe/ folder on main storage.
I tried to install via online update but for some reason it failed and now I don't get the update anymore.
I'm not using stock ROM... But I think, there is problem with OTA(.183) update...
Because some users facing the problem while doing update...
for example...
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/help-problem-ota-update-t3370025
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/flashed-rom-zenfone-2-ze551ml-didnt-t3369395
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/zenfone-2-failed-update-flash-stock-t3369786
is there anyone who successfully updated to 183 build...??
I had an old recovery and I got a message saying "cannot update, your recovery xxx.xx..20" and it was true because I had twrp recovery and before the update I flashed the .20 official recovery that I had in my SD card and I thought that this was the problem, then I dirty flashed the latest CN firmware .159 from Asus that includes the updated recovery but ever since I flashed the latest recovery I never got the update notification again.
So I figured that since I don't get the update notification anymore if I had the CN ota file I could manually flash it.
I have tried unrooting and then installing the update through software update in settings but it gives me a modified phone warning and doesn't download the update
I have Flash Fire but I don't know where to download the update from to use with Flash Fire
I'm using TWRP Recovery and Stock 4.4.2 Rom
DTM450 said:
I have tried unrooting and then installing the update through software update in settings but it gives me a modified phone warning and doesn't download the update
I have Flash Fire but I don't know where to download the update from to use with Flash Fire
I'm using CWM Recovery and Stock 4.4.2 Rom
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Check updato.com ... Easy to use even on phone.
Direct link to list (sorted according to date of release) :- updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=N7100&rpp=15&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
Thanks I downloaded the latest version and my note 2 is unrooted, it has the stock recovery but I can't use OTA. When I check in odin mode it says that Current Binary is Samsung Official and that System status is official but when booted up if I go to system info it says custom is there a way to fix this without deleting everything? I've tried clearing the cache partition but that did nothing.
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I've tried using triangle away to reset counter and when TA asks to reboot or download mode I chose download mode then flashed default recovery and firmware still comes up custom
Are you flashing the full firmware with Odin?
audit13 said:
Are you flashing the full firmware with Odin?
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Yeah I was
but in an unrelated note I cracked my screen about 2 weeks ago and tried replacing the top glass today and it didn't go so great. Found out that the lcd and digitizer were damaged from the drop so its new phone time for me.
Got any recommendations?
I'm looking at the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and the OnePlus 3T
Both phones you mentioned are good but I would get the One Plus for custom roms.