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Android 8.1 March Security Update OTA Fail Message

Just unlocked, rooted (w/Magisk), and installed TWRP about a week ago. I'm on the stock ROM with the Feb security update. The March security update is pushing to my phone but fails install due to the previous mentioned items. I'm reading that a few problems are popping up that are contributed to the update so I'm holding off on installing it for now. How can I get it to quit trying to install it and showing the notification in the status bar? You can't dismiss the notification and if you reboot it tries to install the update again..

How did you install TWRP and keep it across updates?

Thanks for the response! I'm not 100% sure what you're asking, but I installed TWRP and magisk while on 8.1.0 and the Feb 2018 security update. A week or two later the March security update was released and pushed to my phone as an OTA but it fails install due to (and I'm guessing) the unlocked bootloader and root. Now I constantly have a failed install message in my notification bar and it won't go away. How can I keep the phone from attempting to install the OTA Update knowing it will fail?

the ota update is failing to install because your phone is rooted. the bootloader can be unlocked, but otas will fail to install if the os is not completely stock.
if you manually flash the march update, whether it's the ota or the full factory image, the notifications about an update being available or the failed install will go away.

altwu said:
the ota update is failing to install because your phone is rooted. the bootloader can be unlocked, but otas will fail to install if the os is not completely stock.
if you manually flash the march update, whether it's the ota or the full factory image, the notifications about an update being available or the failed install will go away.
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I understand the reason it's failing. I don't really want to install the the OTA as I'm reading it has created additional problems. Is there anyway to keep the phone from checking for an update and subsequently failing and showing the notification?

Gulfstream 650 said:
I understand the reason it's failing. I don't really want to install the the OTA as I'm reading it has created additional problems. Is there anyway to keep the phone from checking for an update and subsequently failing and showing the notification?
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When I got the notification to update, I just long pressed on it and hit the toggle to turn off notifications from whatever it was that it said it was coming from...Google play services I think?
Sent from my Pixel XL using XDA Labs

I flashed the full March Factory Image using the bat.all script (-w removed to keep data), then fastbooted into twrp 3.2.0.0 and flashed magisk. No additional problems or any issues at all.

kboya said:
I flashed the full March Factory Image using the flash-all.bat script (-w removed to keep data), then fastbooted into twrp 3.2.0.0 and flashed magisk. No additional problems or any issues at all.
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Did you try turning off automatic update in Developer mode.
No, to me that is a no no especially if you have Flashfire installed

Gulfstream 650 said:
I understand the reason it's failing. I don't really want to install the the OTA as I'm reading it has created additional problems. Is there anyway to keep the phone from checking for an update and subsequently failing and showing the notification?
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kboya said:
I flashed the full March Factory Image using the bat.all script (-w removed to keep data), then fastbooted into twrp 3.2.0.0 and flashed magisk. No additional problems or any issues at all.
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same here. no problems with the march update + magisk. i've never updated using an ota. i always flash the full factory image.

Gulfstream 650 said:
Thanks for the response! I'm not 100% sure what you're asking, but I installed TWRP and magisk while on 8.1.0 and the Feb 2018 security update.
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Let me elaborate:
Right now, if you install TWRP permanently, you don't get any OTAs. So you must install a full image. When you install the full image, TWRP get's wiped. So you always have to install TWRP using your computer. That's a real hassle for me.
Or is there any easy way how you can install a full image, while keeping TWRP or reinstalling TWRP on top without using a computer?

fiverings said:
Did you try turning off automatic update in Developer mode.
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I'm not sure if this is a question to me or the OP!
Me? No, there's no need as once flashed any OTA notification is redundant and no longer displayed. Anyway, I usually dl and flash the new factory image when it's posted online. The whole process takes maybe 20 mins including the dl time. Also, if there are any "new issues" with a release, as the OP is suggesting, it's just as easy to go back a month with the previous factory image (easier as it's already dl'd)

kboya said:
I'm not sure if this is a question to me or the OP!
Me? No, there's no need as once flashed any OTA notification is redundant and no longer displayed. Anyway, I usually dl and flash the new factory image when it's posted online. The whole process takes maybe 20 mins including the dl time. Also, if there are any "new issues" with a release, as the OP is suggesting, it's just as easy to go back a month with the previous factory image (easier as it's already dl'd)
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Good point, it's fairly easy to revert to the previous version if problems crop up. I'm going to go ahead and make the plunge. **edit** installed the March image and reinstalled TWRP and Magisk, so far so good.

Cool. Hope it stays that way.

OTA failed on rooted device

Hi, I just tried to install the September OTA update based on the Magisk OTA installation tips however the installation of the update fails during step 1. At least I am still rooted on the August patch level. How can I update my phone without losing data? I thought about reflashing system and trying the steps again but I don't know where to get the factory images for 9.6.6.0 (August) or 9.6.8.0 (September). This is my first A/B phone by the way. Thanks in advance.

rfkd said:
Hi, I just tried to install the September OTA update based on the Magisk OTA installation tips however the installation of the update fails during step 1. At least I am still rooted on the August patch level. How can I update my phone without losing data? I thought about reflashing system and trying the steps again but I don't know where to get the factory images for 9.6.6.0 (August) or 9.6.8.0 (September). This is my first A/B phone by the way. Thanks in advance.
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You can check @BubuXP's reply here it might help you out. :good:

On this page only the ROM for 9.6.4.0 (July) can be downloaded. Later versions are not available anywhere? If not I have to flash July with fastboot, root again and retry the OTA update?

rfkd said:
On this page only the ROM for 9.6.4.0 (July) can be downloaded. Later versions are not available anywhere? If not I have to flash July with fastboot, root again and retry the OTA update?
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No, the only fastboot image at the moment is this. It should be not a problem downgrading, as long as the same Android version is involved (Oreo 8.1 in this case).
And yes, you can flash that fastboot image and then follow my guide to install Magisk, and then install the OTA update always following my guide, just to test that everything is working as intended.

This did not work. Seems like using flash_all_except_storage.bat was not the right choice, my unlock pattern during booting is not accepted.

rfkd said:
This did not work. Seems like using flash_all_except_storage.bat was not the right choice, my unlock pattern during booting is not accepted.
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So you must use flash_all.bat, but you will lose your data. At the moment the data is in the phone memory, but is encrypted and you probably lost the decryption key when you flashed the other partitions, so not a great lose anyway.
I don't know if there is a way to get your data back.

Yes, I already did this. Had forgotten to disable the pattern.

Is there an easy way to update an unlocked/rooted Pixel 3a XL?

I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my Pixel 3a XL as soon as I got it. But I've been unable to install the OTA and security updates since (September 2019). I've been digging around in the forum trying to figure out how to load the updates. I was really hoping Flashfire would work, but it gives me errors - something about the root not being available or right... but my root works for everything else I've tried (maybe its an issue with Magisk)...
Anyway, I was hoping to find a simple way to install the updates. Help!
Thanks in advance,
Tom

Tom2112 said:
I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my Pixel 3a XL as soon as I got it. But I've been unable to install the OTA and security updates since (September 2019). I've been digging around in the forum trying to figure out how to load the updates. I was really hoping Flashfire would work, but it gives me errors - something about the root not being available or right... but my root works for everything else I've tried (maybe its an issue with Magisk)...
Anyway, I was hoping to find a simple way to install the updates. Help!
Thanks in advance,
Tom
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I have seen postings about people fastboot flashing back the original boot.img, then taking the ota then repatching the new boot image and flashing it via fastboot. Not as simple as you hoped i am sure but it works.
The other way is to download the full image, remove the -w option in the flashsall.bat and then run the modded flashall file. You then need to patch the new boot image as above and fastboot flash that to regain root. I have not found any other ways to get updates besides doing one of the 2 above every month

Thanks, adm1jtg! I appreciate the help.
Unfortunately, I tried the second method you mentioned on my own... but I missed the part about removing the -w from the flashall.bat. Faaaaaaaaaaaqqqqqqqq!!! And ended up wiping my phone.
But now I think I'll remember that -w trick! I love learning things the hard way. LOL
I'm still going to hold out hope that someone will come along and make an app like FlashFire to script the process for us.

Tom2112 said:
Thanks, adm1jtg! I appreciate the help.
Unfortunately, I tried the second method you mentioned on my own... but I missed the part about removing the -w from the flashall.bat. Faaaaaaaaaaaqqqqqqqq!!! And ended up wiping my phone.
But now I think I'll remember that -w trick! I love learning things the hard way. LOL
I'm still going to hold out hope that someone will come along and make an app like FlashFire to script the process for us.
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Why wouldn't you just side load the OTA and be done with it?? Easy instructions where you'll download the OTA image. Easier than what your currently doing

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Why wouldn't you just side load the OTA and be done with it?? Easy instructions where you'll download the OTA image. Easier than what your currently doing
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Sideloading the ota would be a great option EXCEPT he said he was on a much older version... Like sept.
My understanding is that the ota for dec would only contain changes implemented for the month of December, this in this scenerio he would not get the patches for October and November with your method and i am not even sure if it would boot after that mismatch
It's really not saving much work if any over flashing the full version, and with the full version they're is no potential for bootloop due to missing some patches or updates. It's just much safer.

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Why wouldn't you just side load the OTA and be done with it?? Easy instructions where you'll download the OTA image. Easier than what your currently doing
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Um... prolly because I'm dumb... and maybe a little because I couldn't find instructions on how to do it properly. I don't suppose you happen to have a link to how to do the OTA sideload thing properly?

Tom2112 said:
Um... prolly because I'm dumb... and maybe a little because I couldn't find instructions on how to do it properly. I don't suppose you happen to have a link to how to do the OTA sideload thing properly?
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https://developers.google.com/android/ota

The most simple way to update while keeping root would be to follow the instructions for "Devices with A/B Partitions" at the following link in the Magisk documentation:
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html#ota-installation
Basically, Magisk allows you to restore the original boot image to the current partition so you can take the OTA when it arrives on your phone. Before rebooting you install Magisk to the inactive slot so that when the phone restarts you retain root without having to mess with Fastboot.

Delete Me!
Think all you have to do is click uninstall magisk, dont reboot... Take ota, but before reboot click install magisk/ install to empty slot...
Oops didnt see the reply above

OK, so when this month's security update came out, I tried to following the Magisk instructions (uninstall Magisk, restore stock boot, flash OTA, etc...) but when I went to uninstall Magisk and restore the stock boot, it tells me there is no stock boot image to restore! Dammit. Now what?

Tom2112 said:
OK, so when this month's security update came out, I tried to following the Magisk instructions (uninstall Magisk, restore stock boot, flash OTA, etc...) but when I went to uninstall Magisk and restore the stock boot, it tells me there is no stock boot image to restore! Dammit. Now what?
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This should be a one time issue. One of the latest versions of Magisk changed the default location of the boot.img backup. They released it in December after most of us had already upgraded to the December Pixel update. This means we used the older version of Magisk when we installed the Dec update and it saved the backup to the old/original location. We then updated Magisk sometime later in December, but the Magisk update doesn't move the backup file to the new location (a poor execution from the Magisk team IMHO). Because we are now on the updated version, it expects the boot.img backup to be in the new location, but it is still in the old location and Magisk doesn't check that old location (again, a poor execution from the Magisk team IMHO).
To fix this you have several options.....
Option one is to find the original backup location that Magisk used for the boot.img and move it to the new backup location that Magisk uses. Unfortunately, I don't know where those backup locations are and didn't feel like researching it, so I used one of the other methods.
Option two is to "reinstall" Magisk (choose the patch file option and select the stock boot.img that may still on the phone from whatever the last update was (if you sideloaded the update and then had to rerooted the phone)- or download it from the applicable factory image and move it to the phone) to force Magisk to backup the current boot.img file to the new location. Stop after this initial step (ie you don't actually need to flash the patched file because it has already been done). Then you should be able to follow the normal Magisk update process to move to the January update.
That being said, I have horrible success being able to take the updates OTA (they usually fail) and usually end up sideloading the update. That is the final option - sideload the Jan update and then reroot the phone using the normal root method (ie getting Magisk to patch the stock boot.img file and then flashing the patched file).

Upgrade rooted 2015 16gb Shield TV (non Pro)

Hi
I have a 2015 Shield (non pro) currently running rooted 5.2.0. I am looking to update it with the latest 8.0.1 dev image to keep root. Is there any precautions or extra steps I need to take over what is in the instructions in the download centre. From what I have read I will need to ADB sideload Magisk to get full root access after installing the dev image.

you'll need to patch the boot.img in magisk canary and then flash it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/guide-root-nvidia-shield-experience-t3882254

Do I need to unroot or factory reset the rooted 5.2.0 before flashing 8.0.1. Is there any benefit in flashing the dev image rather than the factory image before flashing the patched boot.img.

You should update the firmware OTA. Because you'll flash the OTA you'll need to patch then flash the dev image or this root boot image: https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/kernel-overclock-kernel-2-22-ghz-t3943079

But do I need to unroot etc to do an OTA.

g1dtf said:
But do I need to unroot etc to do an OTA.
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yes unroot will happen automatically when you install the OTA. if you know how to use adb and follow my steps it's not a big deal though you can get it back quickly

I have just unfroze system upgrade (com.nvidia.ota) and it offers experience 6.3. I guess I have to incrementally install subsequent OTA's until I get to 8.0.1 then follow your guide to re-root using your guide, I am familiar with using ADB although its been quite a while since I last used it.

g1dtf said:
I have just unfroze system upgrade (com.nvidia.ota) and it offers experience 6.3. I guess I have to incrementally install subsequent OTA's until I get to 8.0.1 then follow your guide to re-root using your guide, I am familiar with using ADB although its been quite a while since I last used it.
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yes correct you need to do it incrementally--it's totally worth it Nvidia has done some great upgrades!

Got it up to 8.0.0 installing the OTA's. However the next OTA offered is 8.0.2 rather than 8.0.1 which as far as I know has no root options yet as the 8.0.2 images have not been released by NV.

yes but you don't need dev images to root, you can just patch this boot.img and it should give you root (as long as you install the latest Magisk canary and then upgrade through that)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...l-2-22-ghz-t3943079/post81708169#post81708169

False double post please ignore.

Just a little confused as to which boot.img I need to patch. Looked at the XDA link you posted but there are quite a few different ones mentioned in that thread. I am currently running stock 8.0.2 OTA on my 2015 16gb.

g1dtf said:
Just a little confused as to which boot.img I need to patch. Looked at the XDA link you posted but there are quite a few different ones mentioned in that thread. I am currently running stock 8.0.2 OTA on my 2015 16gb.
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Just boot into twrp using this https://drive.google.com/file/d/1934405D1S0lv52jZMqS-Zny62RIzGWSi/view
Then flash magisk canary in there, and you are done

Thanks! Flashed the latest canary and now rooted on 8.0.2.

Question {CLOSED} March update

Just got the march security update. 490mb.

Flashed -nowipe the March update over the Feb.004 update without uninstalling Magisk which has worked before. Took awhile for the initial boot, but phone booted with no problem.
When I applied Magisk 23.301 to boot.img and flashed then the phone got stuck in a boot loop.
Starting over now with flash-nowipe. Plan to let the phone settle abit before rooting. Wondering if I should use the Magisk canary build and wait for the updated Kiris kernel.

swieder711 said:
Flashed -nowipe the March update over the Feb.004 update without uninstalling Magisk which has worked before. Took awhile for the initial boot, but phone booted with no problem.
When I applied Magisk 23.301 to boot.img and flashed then the phone got stuck in a boot loop.
Starting over now with flash-nowipe. Plan to let the phone settle abit before rooting. Wondering if I should use the Magisk canary build and wait for the updated Kiris kernel.
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My phone went into bootloop today after updating Magisk (magisk update prompt), BEFORE march update. That was a bit odd. Maybe your bootloop has nothing to do with March update, but with the new magisk version being flashed is incompatible to certain modules.

Well hell, I am failing.....and understand the message, but dont understand why or what transpired....and not sure what bootloader the message refers to.....this is a factory flash....
Checking 'product' OKAY [ 0.000s]
Checking 'version-bootloader' FAILED
Device version-bootloader is 'slider-1.0-8062051'.
Update requires 'slider-1.1-8118264'.
fastboot: error: requirements not met!

Hmm, now not exactly sure what to do....8062051 is the bootloader from the 2nd February image, so not sure where to get 8118264 so I can update.......very odd.
***EDIT: OK I see thats the bootloader from A12L not from A12.......wtf!!!!
****RE-EDIT: PEBCAK here on my end.....doh! Working now

Same here, just checked and it showed up.

I was running into issues flashing the Factory image via Fastboot so I decided to try the FLASH method from the Android Flash Tool. That worked. But when I try to install the Magisk patch file, it fails and then I get stuck in a bootloop. So there you have it. I'm going to have to deal with no root until someone figures out what's going on.

swieder711 said:
Flashed -nowipe the March update over the Feb.004 update without uninstalling Magisk which has worked before. Took awhile for the initial boot, but phone booted with no problem.
When I applied Magisk 23.301 to boot.img and flashed then the phone got stuck in a boot loop.
Starting over now with flash-nowipe. Plan to let the phone settle abit before rooting. Wondering if I should use the Magisk canary build and wait for the updated Kiris kernel.
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Once I disabled the Typhus ROM Control module in Magisk then my phone booted with root enabled with 24.304. Magisk stable probably works too.

TimFlex said:
Just got the march security update. 490mb.
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This in more in line with the following thread which is where you need to bring this discussion. We really don't need another misleading thread that is merely a Magisc "how do I...?"
April 10, 2023 TQ2A.230405.003.E1 Global - Root Pixel 6 Pro [Raven] / all relevant links
Pixel 6 Pro [Raven] March 9, 2023 I recommend sticking with 33.0.3. Note that two users in my Pixel 7 Pro thread have said that 34.0.1 did not work correctly for them. Someone reported it to Google (added a comment about 34.0.1 to the existing...
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Same issue here. Flashed March factory image. No wipe flag. Flashed Magisk patched file. Stuck in bootloop.
Reflashed factory image and didn't flash boot image and I can boot up. I guess no root until this is fixed.

I downloaded the March Factory zip and transferred the boot.img to my phone and then patched it with Magisk Stable v24.3 (I transferred the patched boot.img back to Platform TooIs Folder on PC) I tried to fastboot flash the March OTA (would only get to 48% and fail) So I used the Android Flash Tool and let it install the factory image without wiping. Now on March build with no data loss I then fastboot flashed the patched boot.img and have root
I had the same problem with Feb v2 OTA sideload (Maybe because I had a custom kernel?) anyway, I think the Android Flash Tool will be my go to for future updates

jcp2 said:
I downloaded the March Factory zip and transferred the boot.img to my phone and then patched it with Magisk Stable v24.3 (I transferred the patched boot.img back to Platform TooIs Folder on PC) I tried to fastboot flash the March OTA (would only get to 48% and fail) So I used the Android Flash Tool and let it install the factory image without wiping. Now on March build with no data loss I then fastboot flashed the patched boot.img and have root
I had the same problem with Feb v2 OTA sideload (Maybe because I had a custom kernel?) anyway, I think the Android Flash Tool will be my go to for future updates
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Can you upload your patched file by any chance?

tonyfiore75 said:
Can you upload your patched file by any chance?
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This is for Magisk Stable - Not Canary!!

Thesis so much @jcp2 !

Does the uninstall Magisk, OTA, and then reinstall Magisk work with this update? If so, what version of Magisk do we know that works?
Last time I lost everything on my phone. Not trying to do that again.

mkhcb said:
Does the uninstall Magisk, OTA, and then reinstall Magisk work with this update? If so, what version of Magisk do we know that works?
Last time I lost everything on my phone. Not trying to do that again.
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Edit>>>> As long as you're on stock kernel, Canary is fine.

jcp2 said:
IDK but 100% sure to stay on Magisk Stable and not Canary --- Canary will cause bootloops!
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I rolled back to Stable and still cannot gain back root....

I sideloaded the March OTA then rooted successfully with 24.3, but I didn't do the magisk uninstall.

jcp2 said:
IDK but 100% sure to stay on Magisk Stable and not Canary --- Canary will cause bootloops!
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Not accurate. Using latest Canary (24304) and updated fine. Sideloaded ota in recovery, reboot to let system update complete, reboot to bootloader and flashed patched boot.img. All is fine.

did you try the patched boot.img I uploaded a few posts back? Make sure you're on March update with Magisk 24.3 stable before flashing.