Hi, I am using a HTC m9 with a stock Android 5.1 rom and my phone ist asking me if I want to update to it to prepare it for Android 6.0 but ive rooted my phone. My question is if i can just update it or do I have to root everything new and will it be wiped?
In order to for an ota to work you must be complete stock. That means stock unmodified rom, stock recovery, etc, and a locked bootloader. You may remain s-off if you already are. The easiest way to get back to stock is to do an ruu, which will wipe your phone. You will have to unlock the bootloader again and reroot.
Locked bootloader isn't needed for an ota, if your system is stock you can update without relock your bootloader.
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Hi,
first, my former device was a Samsung Galaxy S and i'm quite familiar with flashing ROMs and such on that device. The HTC One X is my first HTC device so i'm new in flashing and HTCs.
I used the method described in the below thread to flash CWM to my HTC One X
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579797
My question now is this, can i receive OTAs with CWM flashed on my device? It is implied in the thread that i need the stock recovery to do so.
There is a stock recovery image supplied in this thread. Can i flash it to any strock ROM version or do i need the specific one for my ROM version and if so where can i get this version?
In order to flash CWM i had to unlock the bootloader, do i need to revert this for OTAs?
Thanks for your answers.
Hey,
with Clockworkmod flashed, you cant install OTA updates, you have to flash stock recovery and relock your bootloader.
If you have a custom rom, you have to install Stock RUU to recieve and install OTAs.
Greetz SoLdieR9312
You need stock rom and stock recovery. If your stock rom is just rooted, that's fine, but if you deleted system apps or modded, it might not work.
To install stock recovery you need to be unlocked, but unless you relocked, you're good to go.
You don't need to relock to install OTA.
To install RUU, you need to be relocked, but you don't need to install the stock recovery.
Edit: Urgh, that was quite a bump from the guy above. But the correction is still useful.
I'm on stock 1.54.401.10, rooted, s-off and with twrp.
I'd like to go to stock recovery to install OTA.
Need answers for some questions first:
What do I need to install update?
I know about recovery, do I need to relock bootloader?
Also there was an issue with custom hboots on m7, so can I relock bootloader, update software, etc, if I don't have red text during boot? Gone after using firewater.
Not sure if this is related, just want to be sure, I won't brick my phone during update.
Or maybe it is better to flash firmware and newer rom manually?
wor3q said:
I'm on stock 1.54.401.10, rooted, s-off and with twrp.
I'd like to go to stock recovery to install OTA.
Need answers for some questions first:
What do I need to install update?
I know about recovery, do I need to relock bootloader?
Also there was an issue with custom hboots on m7, so can I relock bootloader, update software, etc, if I don't have red text during boot? Gone after using firewater.
Not sure if this is related, just want to be sure, I won't brick my phone during update.
Or maybe it is better to flash firmware and newer rom manually?
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With stock recovery and stock rom you can install official updatea, no need for relocking bootloader.
Because you're s-off you can also do it manually, see this post.
Hi I have ViperoneM9 3.5 (Android 5.1) installed on my phone. I wanted to try Leedroid. My phone is bootloader unlocked and s-off. I know I need to install the latest MM firmware on my phone first.
I downloaded the HTC RUU. Do I need to relock bootloader to install the RUU? If I installed it, will it lock the bootloader? I believe the S-off will remain, correct?
Since my phone is s-off, I can follow this [2016.05.17] S-OFF Firmware flashing (Fastboot) (Current: 3.38.502.12) Should I install Full Stock WIPE ZIPs or Nonwipe zips?
Once I update the firmware, can I reboot into Lollipop or I have to install MM right after installing the firmware?
Just don't want to brick my phone. Any other comments are welcomed. Thanks.
zrzhu said:
Hi I have ViperoneM9 3.5 (Android 5.1) installed on my phone. I wanted to try Leedroid. My phone is bootloader unlocked and s-off. I know I need to install the latest MM firmware on my phone first.
I downloaded the HTC RUU. Do I need to relock bootloader to install the RUU? If I installed it, will it lock the bootloader? I believe the S-off will remain, correct?
Since my phone is s-off, I can follow this [2016.05.17] S-OFF Firmware flashing (Fastboot) (Current: 3.38.502.12) Should I install Full Stock WIPE ZIPs or Nonwipe zips?
Once I update the firmware, can I reboot into Lollipop or I have to install MM right after installing the firmware?
Just don't want to brick my phone. Any other comments are welcomed. Thanks.
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You're s-off, so no relocking bootloader needed I believe. I updated my m10 using no wipe, but had the MM LeeDrOiD rom on my phone ready for flashing via TWRP afterwards.
Do more reading, get your files ready and it should be plain sailing from there, fingers crossed.
Sent from my HTC 10 using XDA Labs
I'm upgrading my wife's euro unlocked M8 to MM and she would prefer it if it was kept stock, but rooted so I don't need to S-ON and relock the boorloader. So is there such a beast as a rooted stock image?
Just root the stock ROM?
ICE M9
As I said, I don't want to have to restore S-ON and relock the bootloader, then have to root all over agin.
mickrick said:
As I said, I don't want to have to restore S-ON and relock the bootloader, then have to root all over agin.
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You don't have to restore S-On and relock bootloader to root. S-On/S-Off doesn't matter and you need a unlocked bootloader to install TWRP then install SuperSU zip to root.
Just restore a stock nandroid and root it or install MaximusHD or ARHD .. they are basically stock ROM with root.
Am I missing something with your problem ?
Anyway, requesting moderator to move this to correct section Q&A
Ok, makes sense now. I wasn't aware there was a nandroid backup. Now that I am, it should be pretty straight forward. Thanks.
There is the Developer's Edition stock ROM posted, with AROMA installer which gives option to root or not: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/rom-stock-unlocked-developer-sense-7-t3262894
But ckpv5's suggestion to restore a stock TWRP backup gives specific CID options.
Or to ensure complete firmware compatibility, restore stock LP TWRP backup and stock recovery, OTA update to MM (which will also update to MM firmware), then flash TWRP (3.0) back on the phone and flash SuperSU 2.76 to root.
Hello, i have red so many forums of how to update a rooted htc one m8, but there are so many opinions i'm left very confused. Some say you only need to flash stock recovery (never clarified which version of the recovery, the one in the update you are going to install or the one your device is currently at, mine is at 3.29.161.9), other say you need to Install Stock Nandroid Backup, flash the stock recovery and relock the bootloader. When i rooted my phone i unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and from TWRP I installed SuperSU. So what is the actual procedure for updating a rooted HTC One M8?
1. You can install current firmware stock recovery or the version that you're going to update.
Doesn't matter, both work.
2. You need a clean stock non-rooted system which normally you can get from stock non-rooted nandroid backup. Restore the backup, install stock recovery then do OTA update... no need to relock bootloader.