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hi,
if i unlock my nexus one to update to froyo manually.
will i get later updates via OTA or do i have to manually update from then on?
thx!
If you don't install a custom rom / recovery you will. You shouldn't need to unlock to get FroYo?
I bought the phone at vodafone.
God knows when those bastards will share it.
I don't want to be depended on them.
Heard about that...I would recommend if the warranty isn't a concern that you unlock and flash clockwork mod recovery and Cyanogen Mod 6. You'll get cutting edge features and OTA's are incorporated in almost right after they get released.
TFJ4 said:
clockwork mod recovery and Cyanogen Mod 6
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what do they do?
can you provide a link?
warranty is a problem, but like its now the phone is not what they supposed it would be.
so i don't care. at the end a judge will have to decide it, but i hope i will never get to that situation.
DarsVaeda said:
what do they do?
can you provide a link?
warranty is a problem, but like its now the phone is not what they supposed it would be.
so i don't care. at the end a judge will have to decide it, but i hope i will never get to that situation.
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Follow this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795) and then when you get to flashing a rom, flash the CM6 RC1 provided below
http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/nexus/testing/update-cm-6.0.0-N1-RC1-signed.zip
So, if you have an unlocked phone what will trigger it to get the update, or do you always have to manually install the updates on a phone with unlocked bootloader?
I have a N1 with FRF 91 but am getting another unlocked and had a manual install of FRF 50. Not sure what recovery is on it....
Thx
All I would like to do is get my (not unlocked, but un-rooted) back to a stock recovery (I think?) and a stock OS. I want to be able to do updates OTA as they arrive on my phone, and the only reason I rooted in the first place was to get Gingerbread from CM7 and they didn't work. It got stuck in a endless boot loop and once I finally got a nightly working, it wasn't even worth it to me anymore.
I have used this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614850
and done hours and days of research to try and solve my problem and get me to where I would like to be. I'd like to think I am not a noob to Android but clearly I am and I can't achieve 100% of my goal.
Where I am currently: Stock image, not sure of recovery, unrooted, bootloader unlocked.
Where I would like to be: Stock everything (I know I cannot relock the bootloader) just like when I bought it, so I can patiently wait for Gingerbread to push OTA whenever Google solves the issues.
Thank you and I apologize.
That guide has pretty much all the information you need. Flashing the stock HTC images and stock recovery will enable you to get OTA updates.
Read my signature, find "Unroot/restore" guide, look for the part for unlocked bootloaders.
Clearly that did not work for me or I would not have posted my concern.
@Jack_R1 I will attempt this again, thanks.
rynstphn said:
Clearly that did not work for me or I would not have posted my concern.
@Jack_R1 I will attempt this again, thanks.
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You didn't explain where you got stuck, what you attempted, what went wrong and couldn't even state your recovery image. The guide you linked to is there for a reason, it works, however onlyif you follow it correctly without jumping in with 2 feet. If in future you require more precise help perhaps you should give precise information.
Perhaps the OP has encountered some of the issues i've posted about HERE?
Don't mean to kind of hi-jack this thread...
Don't mean to kind of hi-jack this thread but on the related topic of rooting the N1...is there some way to root it and still receive the OTA update for gingerbread(whenever it will come out)?
I did look through the threads and found nothing related unless it was further discussed on page x of 25, for example.
Also, are all wallpapers 960/980 by 800 for the N1 and other android phones? Is this so that when you scroll through screens you will still be able to see the image? That was the only possible answer I could think of.
Thanks in advance.
CTR01 said:
Don't mean to kind of hi-jack this thread but on the related topic of rooting the N1...is there some way to root it and still receive the OTA update for gingerbread(whenever it will come out)?
I did look through the threads and found nothing related unless it was further discussed on page x of 25, for example.
Also, are all wallpapers 960/980 by 800 for the N1 and other android phones? Is this so that when you scroll through screens you will still be able to see the image? That was the only possible answer I could think of.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes and yes.
You can root using SuperOneClick and still recieve OTA updates. You only lose that ability once you've installed a custom recovery.
Thanks!
DirkGently1 said:
Yes and yes.
You can root using SuperOneClick and still recieve OTA updates. You only lose that ability once you've installed a custom recovery.
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Awesome! Thanks for the reply and details.
DirkGently1 said:
Yes and yes.
You can root using SuperOneClick and still recieve OTA updates. You only lose that ability once you've installed a custom recovery.
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Having a custom recovery has NOTHING to do with your ROM's ability to receive OTA updates... it has to do with you ROM, not your recovery.
And, as mentioned, rooting or unlocking has no impact on you being able to receive OTA updates.
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Having a custom recovery has NOTHING to do with your ROM's ability to receive OTA updates... it has to do with you ROM, not your recovery.
And, as mentioned, rooting or unlocking has no impact on you being able to receive OTA updates.
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Sorry, but that is wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10871795&postcount=1
Read that post. There is a stock recovery supplied in case anybody wishes to recieve future OTA updates.
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Sorry, but that is wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10871795&postcount=1
Read that post. There is a stock recovery supplied in case anybody wishes to recieve future OTA updates.
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Uh, sorry, but NO. What he says in that post is incorrect.
I have been using a custom recovery since I first got my Nexus One, and I have received EVERY OTA update.
EDIT: But hey, don't take my word for it. Try it yourself.
efrant, for clarification, do the OTAs auto install, or do you have to manually flash them?
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efrant, for clarification, do the OTAs auto install, or do you have to manually flash them?
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So, in my setup (which is a rooted-but-otherwise-stock ROM and Amon_RA's 1.9.0 recovery), I receive OTA updates, and they auto-install with no problem (as Amon_RA's 1.9 recovery does not verify signatures). Note, however, that every OTA update also does two things: 1) it removes the permissions on the su binary (which obviously disables root access), and 2) it copies two files (/system/recovery-from-boot.p and /system/etc/install-recovery.sh) back onto the system partition, which will flash the stock recovery back to your devices as soon as you reboot. You will need to root first (either manually or by flashing ChainsDD su update before you reboot, or use SOC), then delete the two files, then reflash the custom recovery you want.
This is true only for Amon_Ra's 1.9 and later recoveries that either don't verify signatures at all, or allow turning verification off.
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This is true only for Amon_Ra's 1.9 and later recoveries that either don't verify signatures at all, or allow turning verification off.
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Yes, you are correct for the installation part of the update. However, you can have any recovery whatsoever, and it will not impact you receiving OTA update notifications.
efrant said:
Yes, you are correct for the installation part of the update. However, you can have any recovery whatsoever, and it will not impact you receiving OTA update notifications.
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Yep, that's correct.
Cool
thanks for all the other responses to my question! I will look into this further when i have more time
Of course you can still 'receive' OTA but what's the point if you can't install them? I'm pretty sure that everybody understands the distinction!
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Of course you can still 'receive' OTA but what's the point if you can't install them? I'm pretty sure that everybody understands the distinction!
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If you read post 14, you will see that you CAN install them with a custom recovery...
Guys can we please have someone work on Root for this SBF.
This is the best one yet and it improves the phone drastically in comparison to the stock Bell sbf.
EDIT:
ROOOT ACHIEVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+1
Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
Have you guys tried the process for 1.5.2 root?
which was just to have preserve root when you upgrade?
well.. you probably can't now .. since there hasn't been a Bell SBF..
:T anyone willing to try it and won't mind having the chance to lose root I say try it.
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Have you guys tried the process for 1.5.2 root?
which was just to have preserve root when you upgrade?
well.. you probably can't now .. since there hasn't been a Bell SBF..
:T anyone willing to try it and won't mind having the chance to lose root I say try it.
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i'm pretty sure this was mentioned in another thread and was debunked as an option - either someone tried it or had a pretty ironclad reason for which it definitely WOULDN'T work
... i can't fully remember
I thought someone managed to root this with superoneclick.
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i'm pretty sure this was mentioned in another thread and was debunked as an option - either someone tried it or had a pretty ironclad reason for which it definitely WOULDN'T work
... i can't fully remember
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I posted it. Again I'm not 100% sure on this, but I don't think this method will work. The retain root on ATT atrix works because we are UPDATING the firmware through the official ATT channel, nothing is being deleted or changed at all except for the update. This allows us to move the SU application, update, then move the SU application back in so it works (that's an elementary understanding).
An SBF is different. It clears all of the system memory, including all apps. So not only can you not move SU and move it back, but SU is deleted altogether when the SBF is flashed. This is why you have to flash to 1.26, run root, run beforeupdate, upgrade to 1.57, run afterupdate in order to get root. We don't have a way to root 1.57, merely a way to retain root while upgrading.
EDIT: And this post has just been proven obsolete by Ririal in another thread. It looks like there is a new root method, that works on 1.57. I'm sure someone could try this out on the new SBF
darkamikaze said:
Have you guys tried the process for 1.5.2 root?
which was just to have preserve root when you upgrade?
well.. you probably can't now .. since there hasn't been a Bell SBF..
:T anyone willing to try it and won't mind having the chance to lose root I say try it.
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Edit: beat me to it!
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Close this thread.
I just managed to get ROOT
Will be posting a script soon.
Have a lot of work to do.
seven2099 said:
Close this thread.
I just managed to get ROOT
Will be posting a script soon.
Have a lot of work to do.
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I love you
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I love you
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+ 1
Thanks
Telstra ROM showing update available to ICS
System upgrade to 3.44.841.3
Anyone else getting this?
My phone is on the standard Telstra ICS ROM, however is S-off and unlocked... and has recovery if I update will this bork my phone?
Download Here https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_yipCshKsIQa3B6bHl6UnVDMGs 58.8MB
I upgraded to this about 2 days ago, admittedly on a stock Velocity....rumblings seem to say that this is a radio fix from Telstra only at this stage (and an unsuccessful one at that)
Ah righto, I attempted applying it but it just made my phone display a belly up android with a hazard sign sticking our of its belly, I'm uploading the file now for people to play with should be done soon :laugh:
I did the upgrade on stock too, any idea what it was supposed to fix? I've yet to notice any differences, not that I noticed any problems before...
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I do believe this article may enlighten you.
Not sure.. That's really for the nexus in US only. Maybe related...
One thing I just noticed with this update is that it finally muted the camera sounds when the phone is on silent
Leigh Kennedy said:
I do believe this article may enlighten you.
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I'm not sure that's it. The patent in my understanding is about apps/contacts/other stuff showing up in the universal search, which mine still does after the update.
Update fails. any hints welcome
I have a Velocity with the OTA 4.0.3 ICS update. When I bought it I tried to root it using hansoon2000s 1 in all kit. I did unlock the bootloader, but attempts to gain root access failed so at that time I relocked the bootloader and just forgot about it.
When I try to install the 3.44.841.3 update, the phone shuts down then reboots to the FASTBOOT menu which gives me the option of
BOOTLOADER,
REBOOT,
REBOOT BOOTLOADER or
POWER DOWN
and it shows at the top *RELOCKED*.
If I select BOOTLOADER I go to the HBOOT menu and I can see
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
I have limited skills but I am guessing if I got to the recovery menu I would be able to choose a zip file to run and I could point it at the OTA zipfile which it downloaded, but when I go to recovery it just goes back to the FASTBOOT menu.
Any ideas which course of action I should take. Because it's not rooted I don't have a good backup of app data so I'd really prefer not to take any action which is going to set the phone back to Factory unless I am fairly certain of the outcome. I'm still not even sure that I need to apply this update because I have no issues with my phone (but just for the sake of the exercise lets presume I'm trying to load a Jellybean OTA update, which is something I definitely would want to do even if I reset the phone).
Ideas or suggestions ?
Bro use all in one to unlock bootloader from the menu your talking about select recovery then when it boots into a recovery you chose from the all in one use the volume to navigate to the zip file there's a prerooted gb one that I'm using then once you install it and phone reboots let the phone update to ics
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I've got a feeling that this may have updated the Velocity to a custom hboot version, because now I'm having all sorts of trouble with custom kernals and roms. Investigating now to make sure it's not my own derpiness that's causing this.....
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I've got a feeling that this may have updated the Velocity to a custom hboot version, because now I'm having all sorts of trouble with custom kernals and roms. Investigating now to make sure it's not my own derpiness that's causing this.....
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Yeah same thing happened to me because of using a deodexed rom, but you can get it fixed pretty easily.
Only problem is I don't know how to get the update to work with the stock rom as i doesn't keep. I assume leigh kennedy knows how to apply the update to stock rom and then deodex, as he did it the for stock. Hope he does it for this too.
does anyone know exactly what the update does or are we all in the dark about it? It looks like its just an update to a few APK's, using my
*mad grand karate master winzip skillz, yo*
Is it a radio fix or what?
davidcampbell said:
does anyone know exactly what the update does or are we all in the dark about it? It looks like its just an update to a few APK's, using my
*mad grand karate master winzip skillz, yo*
Is it a radio fix or what?
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Google result said the update was to fix radio reception issues for some users, I think it was mentioned on whirlpool and a telstra support site.
OTA update.
Hi I also have received the notification for an OTA update with a link to HTC.com for my Velocity 4G, But I am running "nightly Build 4" since it came out and it is running like a dream. I also got the error msg with Mr android, belly open and a triangle warning sign. Not surprised tho. However I am thirsty still and ofc with Jelly Bean bouncing in I am tempted to flash the new ROM when it is avail.. Any ideas when it will be? :fingers-crossed:
How can I flash this OTA manually?
My Velocity is stock non rooted an locked.
The phone is stuck at the HTC screen so really only have access to fastboot...
Also, does anyone have the stock build.prop for the velocity 4g?
Ryyuu said:
How can I flash this OTA manually?
My Velocity is stock non rooted an locked.
The phone is stuck at the HTC screen so really only have access to fastboot...
Also, does anyone have the stock build.prop for the velocity 4g?
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If you have access to fastboot, try running the RUU while connected in fastboot (drivers must be installed). This will put the phone back to a factory state, then you can check for and install the OTA
Any word on this coming to rogers? I would hate having to revert to stock to accept the update
Screw the update lol
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Homeslice's PACman ROM doesn't prompt me for an update
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Hello all,
I managed to grab a Cricket-branded Galaxy S5. I decided this was the best area to post and ask questions because I believe this phone is locked down the exact same as the AT&T one (and might even be 1:1 other than software and the logo on the back), plus the fact that AT&T owns Cricket.
Currently, I only have the device rooted using TowelRoot.
I want to install SafeStrap, but wasn't sure if it would go smoothly, and I don't have an image to use with ODIN if I mess things up.
Can anyone suggest how to best create a stock image, or provide links/info to a stock ROM for this phone on Cricket?
Model: Samsung SM-G900AZ
Android version: 4.4.2
Baseband: G900AZTUU1ANE7
Kernel: 3.4.0-1732610 [May 29]
Build: KOT49H.G900AZTUU1ANE7
I would like to back it up, install SafeStrap, and try out some custom ROMs (I know Bootloader is locked, so I'd be limited in that regards), or possibly install Xposed to tweak some device behavior.
Can someone please advise?
Thanks.
Install safestrap, the worst that can happen is it may say installed but when you try to reboot to recovery, it will just reboot like normal and its as if the installation didn't actually 'stick'.
That's what happened to me...
After uninstalling the safeatrap installer and re-installing the app, then re-running the app, it said that safestrap was successfully installed, and this time upon tapping 'reboot to SS recovery' it actually worked.
You definitely do not need all the trouble of making a backup right now.. Just install ss and then make a full backup as usual.
Ps we have the same phone
Recently bought a s5 cricket, and what I have rooted for odin using the method cf-root, now I want to change the recovery to philz and change the kernel by one a bit more efficient and thrifty, and read about the Ss but not sure which version should I use because I can not find any for my team, I would assert that this circulating ND3 or that could use?
This is my phone
Venomdroid said:
Recently bought a s5 cricket, and what I have rooted for odin using the method cf-root, now I want to change the recovery to philz and change the kernel by one a bit more efficient and thrifty, and read about the Ss but not sure which version should I use because I can not find any for my team, I would assert that this circulating ND3 or that could use?
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I hate to tell you that will be impossible..
Unless soneone can correct me, i am 99% sure our boooader is locked and will remain as such.
So, safeatrap is your only option for recovery/flashing, and in addition you will be limited to flashing tw-based Roms. Custom kernels are not an option unless /until the bootloader is unlocked.
Sorry to be the Bearer of bad news
Swimguy14 said:
I hate to tell you that will be impossible..
Unless soneone can correct me, i am 99% sure our boooader is locked and will remain as such.
So, safeatrap is your only option for recovery/flashing, and in addition you will be limited to flashing tw-based Roms. Custom kernels are not an option unless /until the bootloader is unlocked.
Sorry to be the Bearer of bad news
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I understand, however I wonder what version of SS I use to at least make a backup of my current rom and to test some custom rooms? the truth is that I feel bound hand and buy the tlf a good price and would like to customize much as my S3, but hey I'll have to resign myself to use it well and lighten the version that brings factory.
Edit : in case anyone wasn't sure here is the link to safestrap http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794087
Hi, I'm kind of new to this, but I have a Cricket S5, and have some quick questions regarding rooting.
1. Is there anyway to fully unroot the cricket phone after rooting it with towelroot? (unvoid the warranty)
2. Will the bootloader ever be unlocked, so that I can flash custom roms?
Thanks for any help!
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Hi, I'm kind of new to this, but I have a Cricket S5, and have some quick questions regarding rooting.
1. Is there anyway to fully unroot the cricket phone after rooting it with towelroot? (unvoid the warranty)
2. Will the bootloader ever be unlocked, so that I can flash custom roms?
Thanks for any help!
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1. Yes, theres an unroot option in SuperSU that ive suggested to be used or you can reflash with odin, there are guides in the general forum if you check there
2. Will it ever be unlocked? Most likely not. Can it be unlocked? Yes, but unless something pops up it would have to be by getting the decryption key.
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The bootloader is unlocked. From the beginning, unlocked. No need to decrypt anything or get a key or any of that hassle.
Yes, you can fully unroot if you choose
Rakuu said:
1. Yes, theres an unroot option in SuperSU that ive suggested to be used or you can reflash with odin, there are guides in the general forum if you check there
2. Will it ever be unlocked? Most likely not. Can it be unlocked? Yes, but unless something pops up it would have to be by getting the decryption key.
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Rakuu,
Im attempting to UNroot my sm-900az to stock and for some reason i cant find super user in order to retun to stock via that method, do you or anyone else know where to find the Stock ROM that i could use ODIN to go back with???
Mababel05 said:
Rakuu,
Im attempting to UNroot my sm-900az to stock and for some reason i cant find super user in order to retun to stock via that method, do you or anyone else know where to find the Stock ROM that i could use ODIN to go back with???
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There are multiple stock roms in the general section.
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