Hi , i got my HTC today i am thinking to root it and install custom rom but i have a question ,if i unlock the bootloader and root it , i will not get updates from HTC server i know that but is there any way i can unroot and look bootloader and get to stock firmware and receive uppdates from HTC ?
and those who have installed custom Rom is there a big advantage ,battery specially ?
pspkid said:
Hi , i got my HTC today i am thinking to root it and install custom rom but i have a question ,if i unlock the bootloader and root it , i will not get updates from HTC server i know that but is there any way i can unroot and look bootloader and get to stock firmware and receive uppdates from HTC ?
and those who have installed custom Rom is there a big advantage ,battery specially ?
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Custom roms on the 10 (like previous HTC flagships) give you more tweaks, customization and sometimes speed, custom kernels can give better battery, root also give you access to apps like V4A and Titanium Backup.
For official OTA meaning receiving it on your phone from Wifi or mobile data, you have to restore an untouched system image and Boot (meaning stock recovery too) or flash a RUU (but this one will wipe your internal memory).
Though if the Firmware update is your concern, I just learned that you just rip it from the OTA (of your Cid number) Zip, and simply flash it in RUU Mode.
All these methods won't require S-off
You have some posted OTA zips just be sure you have the same Cid
vegetaleb said:
Custom roms on the 10 (like previous HTC flagships) give you more tweaks, customization and sometimes speed, custom kernels can give better battery, root also give you access to apps like V4A and Titanium Backup.
For official OTA meaning receiving it on your phone from Wifi or mobile data, you have to restore an untouched system image and Boot (meaning stock recovery too) or flash a RUU (but this one will wipe your internal memory).
Though if the Firmware update is your concern, I just learned that you just rip it from the OTA (of your Cid number) Zip, and simply flash it in RUU Mode.
All these methods won't require S-off
You have some posted OTA zips just be sure you have the same Cid
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Thanks but i didnt understand your last point ,see here is my problem i am staying in dubai and i have got only one update 1.30 (around 100MB)i am having auto focus issue , so how can i install OTA update manually ?
When you Unlock Bootloader you wipe everything.
After that you install TWRP via fastboot. Read Only.
Then make a backup of System IMAGE, just in case.
You can Flash systemless Root (from Dev Forum here) and systemless Xposed (if you want to....) and still get OTA Updates!
But... if you now want to install the OTA you have 2 Options.
A: reflash Stock Recovery from a OTA.zip anyone else provided and do a normal OTA, this will update the kernel aka Boot.img in which systemless Root and Xposed are stored. And the Recovery, so you need to reflash TWRP and Root and Xposed again.
B: install the OTA while TWRP is still installed.
This will update System but not included Firmware.zip
You can unpack the OTA.zip and the included Firmware.zip and then manually Flash Boot.img and Radio.img (no need for recovery.img as you want to keep twrp) then reflash Root and Xposed. Now you have about 75% updated.
Or you could try flashfire on Tour rooted phone
Haldi4803 said:
You can unpack the OTA.zip and the included Firmware.zip and then manually Flash Boot.img and Radio.img (no need for recovery.img as you want to keep twrp) then reflash Root and Xposed. Now you have about 75% updated.
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Why not just flash the entire signed firmware.zip from the ota and be 100% updated? Why unzip it, break the signature, and only flash bits and pieces of it? I'm just not following the logic here.
Because it doesn't Flash in TWRP. I tried
Renaming the whole firmware.zip as 2PS6IMG.zip and putting it on ext_sd and flashing it it Download-mode might work and seems like a way easier Idea, agree on that.
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Because it doesn't Flash in TWRP. I tried
Renaming the whole firmware.zip as 2PS6IMG.zip and putting it on ext_sd and flashing it it Download-mode might work and seems like a way easier Idea, agree on that.
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Of course firmware doesn't flash in TWRP.
If you're s-on, you have to flash SIGNED firmware in RUU mode. If you're s-off, you can flash signed or unsigned and from download mode or RUU mode. I just don't understand why you're telling people to break the zip signature to flash pieces of it when it's so much easier to flash the entire thing by either:
A) renaming firmware.zip to 2PS6IMG.zip (just rename it, don't open it or you break the signature), placing on external SD, reboot to download mode and let the phone prompt you to flash it
B) boot the phone in RUU mode ("fastboot oem rebootRUU" command from download mode) then flashing with fastboot (fastboot flash zip firmware.zip).
Either of those methods will get you 100% of the updated firmware.
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Of course firmware doesn't flash in TWRP.
If you're s-on, you have to flash SIGNED firmware in RUU mode. If you're s-off, you can flash signed or unsigned and from download mode or RUU mode. I just don't understand why you're telling people to break the zip signature to flash pieces of it when it's so much easier to flash the entire thing by either:
A) renaming firmware.zip to 2PS6IMG.zip (just rename it, don't open it or you break the signature), placing on external SD, reboot to download mode and let the phone prompt you to flash it
B) boot the phone in RUU mode ("fastboot oem rebootRUU" command from download mode) then flashing with fastboot (fastboot flash zip firmware.zip).
Either of those methods will get you 100% of the updated firmware.
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thanks for making it simple and clear , what firmware is latest ? i am running now 1.30.401.1 is there any newer available ?
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Of course firmware doesn't flash in TWRP.
Either of those methods will get you 100% of the updated firmware.
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The phone doesn't know you have TWRP installed instead of stock recovery.
If You Start the OTA and install it it will Reboot Into twrp and install System then Abort.
I always have to Problem of no computer. So all Fastboot Options are off for me, sorry for mentioning this complicated Update method. Listen to jollywhitefoot he knows the stuff
Yeah, on Sony there were some ways to make Root persist in an OTA.
Does work here as well with Systemless Root as its in Boot.img. but when you Update Kernel it's gone. So I can't patch Boot.img and recovery.img at once
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Yeah, on Sony there were some ways to make Root persist in an OTA.
Does work here as well with Systemless Root as its in Boot.img. but when you Update Kernel it's gone. So I can't patch Boot.img and recovery.img at once
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If you s-off you can remove stock recovery from the firmware.zip, flash the ota.zip in twrp and flash the modified firmware separately in download mode (or by 2PS6IMG.zip on ext_sd). Otherwise, you have to use the signed firmware from HTC which includes stock recovery, as you know.
So, for s-on, without a computer, to FULLY, 100% update and root, you need:
1) system_image backup with stock recovery and boot
2) external SD card
3) flashable zip with TWRP recovery in it renamed to 2PS6IMG.zip on root of external sd
4) superSU zip
Then:
1) restore stock system_image, boot and recovery
2) reboot to system
3) take OTA
4) reboot to download mode and allow 2PS6IMG.zip (with TWRP in it) to flash
5) reboot to recovery and flash superSU.zip
There may be alternative methods, but this is how I would do it.
jollywhitefoot said:
1) restore stock system_image, boot and recovery
2) reboot to system
3) take OTA
4) reboot to download mode and allow 2PS6IMG.zip (with TWRP in it) to flash
5) reboot to recovery and flash superSU.zip
There may be alternative methods, but this is how I would do it.
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Is it enough for point 1 to restore only the Stock Recovery
when twrp is always being Read only and systemless Root and Systemless AdAway are installed and no other changes on System?
Best Regards
Thomas
TomF1979 said:
Is it enough for point 1 to restore only the Stock Recovery
when twrp is always being Read only and systemless Root and Systemless AdAway are installed and no other changes on System?
Best Regards
Thomas
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Yes. And I don't think you ever need stock boot either.
jollywhitefoot said:
Yes. And I don't think you ever need stock boot either.
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Thanks.
Only one question for point 4,
Must be only the Recovery.img in the zip File or inclusive the Android txt File?
Best Regards
Thomas
TomF1979 said:
Thanks.
Only one question for point 4,
Must be only the Recovery.img in the zip File or inclusive the Android txt File?
Best Regards
Thomas
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For the zip to be flashable you need the android-info.txt file.
jollywhitefoot said:
If you s-off you can remove stock recovery from the firmware.zip, flash the ota.zip in twrp and flash the modified firmware separately in download mode (or by 2PS6IMG.zip on ext_sd). Otherwise, you have to use the signed firmware from HTC which includes stock recovery, as you know.
So, for s-on, without a computer, to FULLY, 100% update and root, you need:
1) system_image backup with stock recovery and boot
2) external SD card
3) flashable zip with TWRP recovery in it renamed to 2PS6IMG.zip on root of external sd
4) superSU zip
Then:
1) restore stock system_image, boot and recovery
2) reboot to system
3) take OTA
4) reboot to download mode and allow 2PS6IMG.zip (with TWRP in it) to flash
5) reboot to recovery and flash superSU.zip
There may be alternative methods, but this is how I would do it.
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Thanks!
Related
Gnex Toolkit option 10 = Boot into custom recovery without permanently flashing it. I understand that this means that the stock recovery won't be overwritten. Does it therefore mean that you can use a custom recovery to flash zip files from sd partition without using/losing stock recovery?
NB Why can't I ask this question at the gnex toolkit thread? I don't appear to be allowed to join in.
optom2000 said:
Gnex Toolkit option 10 = Boot into custom recovery without permanently flashing it. I understand that this means that the stock recovery won't be overwritten. Does it therefore mean that you can use a custom recovery to flash zip files from sd partition without using/losing stock recovery?
NB Why can't I ask this question at the gnex toolkit thread? I don't appear to be allowed to join in.
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Yep, it means exactly that. You could do the same using the fastboot command fastboot boot <recovery-name>.img if you decide to ever learn to use fastboot and ADB (which you should ).
Unlawful said:
Yep, it means exactly that. You could do the same using the fastboot command fastboot boot <recovery-name>.img if you decide to ever learn to use fastboot and ADB (which you should ).
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@Unlawful. Thank you very much for your extremely prompt reply. Perhaps you would be kind enough to indulge me further. The reason I asked the question is that I am currently rooted and using a custom rom (Gummy) but fancy some JellyBean. I understand that I need to flash stock rom 4.0.4 and then flash stock recovery in order to get OTA update (btw do I need to do a system wipe before flashing the stock rom as you do before you flash a custom rom or is is ok just to flash stock without a separate manual wipe?), reboot and see if I get the OTA update immediately. If so I can just go ahead and update. If not I have the OTA update as a flashable zip file I obtained elsewhere in XDA. Hence if I have a stock recovery installed but can use a custom recovery (CWM Touch) I can flash the update as zip using CWM and then re-root and re-flash CWM permanently, all of this being done by the toolkit. Is my thinking correct?
I was wondering, how can you apply the new 2.17.401.2 OTA update when your One X is rooted? The system boots in Clockwork mod which can't apply the update....
coendeurloo said:
I was wondering, how can you apply the new 2.17.401.2 OTA update when your One X is rooted? The system boots in Clockwork mod which can't apply the update....
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I'd just wait till it gets ported to one of the roms which honestly will save you all the hassle and simply flashing it.. Shouldn't take too long
All I did was root the device, I don't have a custom rom. It should be revertable, right? I don't want to lose everything...
flash stock recovery and use root keeper and install it
hytin said:
flash stock recovery and use root keeper and install it
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This info is correct. You need the stock recovery to apply official otas. You can get it from the link in the cwm sticky thread
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
Thanks for the info! "And use root keeper", what might that be?
coendeurloo said:
Thanks for the info! "And use root keeper", what might that be?
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Exactly what the title suggests, it keeps root for you.-
Do you mean re-lock the bootloader? Or are they talking about a separate app with the name 'root keeper'?
Edit: I guess you were refering to the app root keeper indeed. Guide for me here, appearantly: http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-...ed-htc-one-x-without-unrooting-and-keep-root/
You cannot apply OTA update on a rooted phone unless
1) You Reboot into recovery
2) Create nandroid of current ROM (ARHD)
3) Go to bootloader
4) Download boot.zip from attachments below, extract it and flash the contained boot.img inside ADB using "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (NOTE: This boot.img is for base 1.29 only! Grab your own original boot.img if you're unsure or if you're getting bootloops!)
5) Restore original ROM via either 5a or 5b
5a) Boot into recovery and restore your stock ROM you made a nandroid of before flashing a custom ROM
5b) Flash a RUU that's compatible with your CID
6) After stock ROM has been installed and booted, reboot into bootloader
7) Download stock recovery from attachments below, extract it and flash the recovery inside ADB using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
8) Boot back into stock ROM
9) Perform OTA and let it finish nicely
10) Reboot into bootloader
11) Flash custom recovery (CWM)
11a) Optional: Create a nandroid of the new stock ROM you just got through OTA
12) Flash ARHD boot.img from the OP
13) Restore nandroid of ARHD you created at step 2
14) Done!
sherrypizza said:
You cannot apply OTA update on a rooted phone unless
1) You Reboot into recovery
2) Create nandroid of current ROM (ARHD)
3) Go to bootloader
4) Download boot.zip from attachments below, extract it and flash the contained boot.img inside ADB using "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (NOTE: This boot.img is for base 1.29 only! Grab your own original boot.img if you're unsure or if you're getting bootloops!)
5) Restore original ROM via either 5a or 5b
5a) Boot into recovery and restore your stock ROM you made a nandroid of before flashing a custom ROM
5b) Flash a RUU that's compatible with your CID
6) After stock ROM has been installed and booted, reboot into bootloader
7) Download stock recovery from attachments below, extract it and flash the recovery inside ADB using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
8) Boot back into stock ROM
9) Perform OTA and let it finish nicely
10) Reboot into bootloader
11) Flash custom recovery (CWM)
11a) Optional: Create a nandroid of the new stock ROM you just got through OTA
12) Flash ARHD boot.img from the OP
13) Restore nandroid of ARHD you created at step 2
14) Done!
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They don't have a custom Rom?
Sent from my now amazing HTC One X thanks to TeamVenoms ViperX rom
Not sure this will work with a HOX but followed this tutorial to apply the latest OTA to my wife's Wildfire S, and it worked without any issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788513
Can't remember if I had to re-flash the boot.img after.
HTH
Bixx said:
Not sure this will work with a HOX but followed this tutorial to apply the latest OTA to my wife's Wildfire S, and it worked without any issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788513
Can't remember if I had to re-flash the boot.img after.
HTH
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Anyone know if this works? I still haven't been able to update...I get the installer, then a red exclamation mark at about 1/3rd of the update.
You must have a completely stock 1.29 install (unrooted with stock recovery) before the OTA will procede.
You could also, on the flipside, just flash a custom ROM if you've already unlocked because your warranty is void anyways, and since you have root you can easily keep all your data by using Titanium backup.
Of course though, if you don't want to go the custom ROM route you will just have to unroot and put the stock recovery back before you run the OTA, and then root again.
Hunt3r.j2 said:
You must have a completely stock 1.29 install (unrooted with stock recovery) before the OTA will procede.
You could also, on the flipside, just flash a custom ROM if you've already unlocked because your warranty is void anyways, and since you have root you can easily keep all your data by using Titanium backup.
Of course though, if you don't want to go the custom ROM route you will just have to unroot and put the stock recovery back before you run the OTA, and then root again.
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I've applied an ota with root before?
There were no problems? What you need is completely stock odexed rom, stock recovery for your current version and that's it. I used to think you needed a relocked bootloader, think that might just be for ruu's.
Sent from my now amazing HTC One X thanks to TeamVenoms ViperX rom
Bixx said:
Not sure this will work with a HOX but followed this tutorial to apply the latest OTA to my wife's Wildfire S, and it worked without any issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788513
Can't remember if I had to re-flash the boot.img after.
HTH
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it does'nt work
hello. i have a htc one x rooted, stock rom but rooted. can upgrade ota? or i need unrooted phone? excuse me for my bad english
angstCR said:
hello. i have a htc one x rooted, stock rom but rooted. can upgrade ota? or i need unrooted phone? excuse me for my bad english
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As far as I know as long as you have stock recovery it will be fine.
Sent from my HTC One X
You need stock rom (factory state), stock kernel and stock recovery.
Root can stay, you will lose it after the update. You have to root it again after if you want
Bootloader can also stay unlocked.
MarcelHofs said:
You need stock rom (factory state), stock kernel and stock recovery.
Root can stay, you will lose it after the update. You have to root it again after if you want
Bootloader can also stay unlocked.
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i need only factory reset?
No by factory state i mean that if you have removed HTC signed apps or made changes to the system it should be returned to stock.
Hero guys
I just want to know, is there any way to root and keep getting OTA ?
And what is the best method to root?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
ahmadsraj said:
Hero guys
I just want to know, is there any way to root and keep getting OTA ?
And what is the best method to root?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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You still can OTA, even your phone is rooted.
Only their is some tips you need to know:
1. Don't delete or change any files and apps that is build-in on system.
Even you want to delete apps made from telecom operators IS NOT PERMITTED!
2. Recovery need flash back to original version.
For these two tips, you can do OTA even your phone is rooted.
But note that YOU NEED TO ROOT AGAIN every OTA.
missile0407 said:
You still can OTA, even your phone is rooted.
Only their is some tips you need to know:
1. Don't delete any files and apps that is build-in on system.
2. Recovery need flash back to original version.
For these two tips, you can do OTA even your phone is rooted.
But note that YOU NEED TO ROOT AGAIN every OTA.
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Speaking to point 2:
I recommend not flashing a custom recovery at all. You can boot to TWRP/CWM/Philz from fastboot without flashing, and this leaves your stock recovery intact.
To do this: download your preferred recovery image. Let's say it's called "openrecovery-2.7.0.3-m8.img"
Copy this file to the same folder your "fastboot" executable is in on your computer.
Boot your phone into fastboot and connect it to your computer via USB.
Type in the following on your computer:
Code:
fastboot boot openrecovery-2.7.0.3-m8.img
Now your phone will boot into TWRP without touching your partitions or anything else that might affect OTAs. Apply your root.zip update and reboot!
EDIT: Once you've booted into your custom recovery from fastboot, you can disconnect the USB, so you're not stuck at your PC.
craig0r said:
Speaking to point 2:
I recommend not flashing a custom recovery at all. You can boot to TWRP/CWM/Philz from fastboot without flashing, and this leaves your stock recovery intact.
To do this: download your preferred recovery image. Let's say it's called "openrecovery-2.7.0.3-m8.img"
Copy this file to the same folder your "fastboot" executable is in on your computer.
Boot your phone into fastboot and connect it to your computer via USB.
Type in the following on your computer:
Code:
fastboot boot openrecovery-2.7.0.3-m8.img
Now your phone will boot into TWRP without touching your partitions or anything else that might affect OTAs. Apply your root.zip update and reboot!
EDIT: Once you've booted into your custom recovery from fastboot, you can disconnect the USB, so you're not stuck at your PC.
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Hello,
I have the same question as the OP. Everything seems to make sense when following this post. My question is even though I will just boot into recovery without ever flashing the recovery am I really able to disconnect my phone from the computer? It seems like the recovery files are actually on the computer so I would need to keep the phone connected while I install the supersu.zip
Thank you for the help
I don't see why you would want to disconnect it but the image should be loaded into ram so I assume it would be safe to disconnect. I have never tried it though :/
exad said:
I don't see why you would want to disconnect it but the image should be loaded into ram so I assume it would be safe to disconnect. I have never tried it though :/
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Ok I guess I should just leave it connected since I just need to install the supersu.zip file.
Every time an OTA update is applied will I just need to boot into TWRP recover and reinstall the supersu.zip file in order to regain root access?
SouthBayBruin said:
Ok I guess I should just leave it connected since I just need to install the supersu.zip file.
Every time an OTA update is applied will I just need to boot into TWRP recover and reinstall the supersu.zip file in order to regain root access?
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There's no reason you *can't* leave it plugged in, but yeah, when you run the fastboot command it loads the custom recovery into RAM, and the connection to your computer is doing nothing for you. I give my personal guarantee that it's 100% safe to disconnect after recovery's loaded. But again, if leaving it plugged in makes you more comfortable, it won't hurt.
I can confirm it, that with root OTA is possible
I had a device with root, s-off, unlocked etc... but stock recovery, stock rom,..
today I got the ota, updated without any problems... I just needed to boot into custom recovery afterwards and install the root.zip
zimilaci said:
I can confirm it, that with root OTA is possible
I had a device with root, s-off, unlocked etc... but stock recovery, stock rom,..
today I got the ota, updated without any problems... I just needed to boot into custom recovery afterwards and install the root.zip
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Did you just install the regular supersu file?
I read this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755657) and it seems that if I install the regular supersu root file the OTA update will fail.
Just wondering if you just used the regular files in order to root your phone.
SouthBayBruin said:
Did you just install the regular supersu file?
I read this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755657) and it seems that if I install the regular supersu root file the OTA update will fail.
Just wondering if you just used the regular files in order to root your phone.
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http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU
zimilaci said:
I can confirm it, that with root OTA is possible
I had a device with root, s-off, unlocked etc... but stock recovery, stock rom,..
today I got the ota, updated without any problems... I just needed to boot into custom recovery afterwards and install the root.zip
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Can you please guide me through the entire process on how to install the OTA update and not lose root, I don't have much knowledge when it comes to flashing into recovery, etc. I do have an HTC One M8 with S-Off. I would be eternally grateful if you could help me out.
KaranNavani said:
Can you please guide me through the entire process on how to install the OTA update and not lose root, I don't have much knowledge when it comes to flashing into recovery, etc. I do have an HTC One M8 with S-Off. I would be eternally grateful if you could help me out.
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Dude, do the research yourself. I don't know how many more times this has to be said. There's nothing special you have to do, just apply the OTA update when prompted
I have tried many times to full unroot from supersu as well as by root browser but after reboot supersu apperars again plz anyone help so I can unroot and have advantage of ota updates
Ali_5don said:
I have tried many times to full unroot from supersu as well as by root browser but after reboot supersu apperars again plz anyone help so I can unroot and have advantage of ota updates
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Is your phone version one where you can get access to your stock RUU file of your current firmware version? Then you could just extract from the RUU using %temp% in your search window to find the RUU's numbered files (while the RUU executable is running of course in the mode before you hit the start button on the program) then look in each file for the rom.zip and copy your stock recovery image from within the folder and flash it back, lock your bootloader then wipe your system and run your stock RUU over a blank phone with just your bootloader and stock recovery installed to get back to pure stock. Also have you run root checker app to verify root is still on your phone after removing it from within the SuperSU app? Sure you have but it doesn't hurt to ask.
K tnx I will try
Ali_5don said:
K tnx I will try
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Run ADB/fastboot on your computer hooked to your phone in hboot/fastboot mode and type in"fastboot getvar all" That will give you your current firmware and your CID and Version ID to make sure your finding the correct version of your firmware. Do that before wiping anything because a system wipe is not reversible and wipes your whole OS. Also if you have a custom recovery installed currently then make sure you do a full nandroid backup to your micro SD card before any wipe as a backup.
I am stock rooted. I got an OTA that I'd like to update but it looks like it doesn't want to flash through twrp. I want to stay stock rooted. Do I need to reflash entire image?
Try Flashfire.
If flashfire doesn't work (like in my case), just flash stock recovery and apply OTA. You'll have stock unrooted ROM and you can follow these steps:
1. have stock rom + stock recovery
2. use "fastboot boot twrp.img" (boots TWRP without flashing it)
3. install magisk from TWRP
When OTA cames in, I just apply it and then repeat steps 2 and 3.
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If flashfire doesn't work (like in my case), just flash stock recovery and apply OTA. You'll have stock unrooted ROM and you can follow these steps:
1. have stock rom + stock recovery
2. use "fastboot boot twrp.img" (boots TWRP without flashing it)
3. install magisk from TWRP
When OTA cames in, I just apply it and then repeat steps 2 and 3.
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Do you know if OTA will work if I have any other system modifications? I pushed some apps to /system for example. :silly:
Thanks for your help!
Ascertion said:
Do you know if OTA will work if I have any other system modifications? I pushed some apps to /system for example. :silly:
Thanks for your help!
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As far as I know, even mounting system as R/W can prevent OTA update. I wouldn't even try to apply OTA with modified system partition. In your case I would download full factory image, flash everything without data wipe, root as suggested above and apply next OTA without struggles
Ascertion said:
Do you know if OTA will work if I have any other system modifications? I pushed some apps to /system for example. :silly:
Thanks for your help!
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Have you tried flashfire? I'd recommend it. You can flash the ota, download the full ota from Google, and retain root and a custom recovery. Support chainfire and get the pro version. Although, functionally there is no difference.
jd1639 said:
Have you tried flashfire? I'd recommend it. You can flash the ota, download the full ota from Google, and retain root and a custom recovery. Support chainfire and get the pro version. Although, functionally there is no difference.
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Flashfire worked. I had to uninstall SuperSU and reinstall magisk and TWRP but much easier than wiping everything and flashing.
Thanks all for your help! :good:
_mysiak_ said:
If flashfire doesn't work (like in my case), just flash stock recovery and apply OTA. You'll have stock unrooted ROM and you can follow these steps:
1. have stock rom + stock recovery
2. use "fastboot boot twrp.img" (boots TWRP without flashing it)
3. install magisk from TWRP
When OTA cames in, I just apply it and then repeat steps 2 and 3.
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Holy it WORKS!!!!
Thanks!