I have a rooted Nook Color 1.1. It has OTA updates blocked and is working okay. I plan to return to full stock using the 8 resets or similar method. When I do, I presume that it will back to 1.0.1 which is where it was when purchased and unregistered.
My question is can I just reregister, install the 1.3 update, and go from there or do I need to apply all of the previous updates (1.1.0, 1.2.0, etc.)?
Any help would be appreciated.
I also am running rooted 1.1 with OTA blocked. I am not sure but I think going back to stock is more complicated than just doing 8 resets. I also think it matters whether you have CWM on internal memory or on and sdcard. I can't help you but I'm just saying that you need to research a bit. Perhaps someone who knows more than I do will chime in. Good luck!
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I figured, I would get the best response here... If you ROOT an Android phone, will downloading OTA updates through your phone brick it? I read an article about the new OTA for the EVO and it will brick rooted devices.
Misinformation. It would brick it if you applied it twice in sequence, not if you were rooted. You need the stock recovery to apply updates anyway, if you do get one it will not harm the phone because it can't be applied.
In the thread when the final OTA was coming out, lots of people that were rooted, said they installed it, it worked fine, but they lost root. So then they have to obtain root again.
So, I'd assume it would work fine if everything else was stock... you just might loose root.
So your saying, that if I were to install an OTA update through a rooted Android device running stock firmware, it would go through successfully without bricking it. But, if I ran the update a second time it would brick it. Correct?
If you're on a rooted stock rom, assuming you haven't flashed a custom recovery, the phone's recovery utility will not allow you to flash an OTA update because of a signature mismatch. I'm not sure what happened with the evo, but I don't believe it can happen with the nexus.
Okay, thanks? But I would still like some more input on this situation.
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PurpleLlamaLover said:
Okay, thanks? But I would still like some more input on this situation.
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If your not rooted you can still flash OTA update leaks, there are plenty out there. If you want custom roms then you have to root. The stock recovery only flashes stock updates, not rooted updates. If your not getting it by reading the forums, then I suggest you stay on stock, and wait for OTA update.
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If you're on a rooted stock rom, assuming you haven't flashed a custom recovery, the phone's recovery utility will not allow you to flash an OTA update because of a signature mismatch. I'm not sure what happened with the evo, but I don't believe it can happen with the nexus.
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No, this only happens with this specific update with the EVO.
Alright, great! Thanks guys. So since I believe the nexus one already got the offical OTA, did any of you lose ROOT access?
You WILL loose root when you update from an OTA update.
I had a rooted FRF50 and went to the FRF83 update and lost root/custom recovery, everything else was fine though.
I ask that you all forgiveth the newb nature of my question in advance, but if my phone has been rooted, and is currently running FRF50, is there anything I can do to the phone to have it automatically update using OTA? I ask because I received the notice for the OTA update the other day, but being rooted, got a signature mismatch error. (The only reason my phone is rooted is bc I bought it used that way-I wish I could've had it bone stock instead!) I know I can somehow do a manual update, but I'm trying to figure out for further future OTA updates if there's a way that I can have my phone simply automatically apply them.
Well, first off, thanks for hijacking.... AND, I have been doing a bunch of research. You should find the official build of froyo (FRF85B correct?) and manually update it. Just use it unrooted and it'll be easier when an OTA update comes along
I have a NC with 1.1 firmware rooted with auto-nooter 3.0. I've installed many apps, I'm very pleased, and have experienced no problems. That said, the Froyo update that B&B is supposedly rolling out in April will probably be a good thing but I wouldn't want to install it until something like auto-nooter is available for the updated system.
My questions are:
1) based on previous firmware rollouts will it be possible to not have the update install automatically?
2) once the update is installed will it unroot the Nook?
3) going from 2.1 to 2.2 will it be possible to backup then restore apps on the new system once it has been rooted?
I don't know that anyone has all the answers but I'm wondering how people here with rooted Nook Colors plan on preparing for and handling the update.
Thanks
There are a couple threads explaining how to prevent auto update. Sorry for not linking I'm on my phone. As far as restoring apps you should be fine as long as you don't restore system data. It would be best to not accept update until someone post a rooted flash-able
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Your mileage may very, but I 'gathered' them up and posted the various ways to prevent update a few days ago in this thread. I think I have heard, at various times, that all worked and all didn't so, take it all with a grain of salt.
simmerin said:
My questions are:
1) based on previous firmware rollouts will it be possible to not have the update install automatically?
2) once the update is installed will it unroot the Nook?
3) going from 2.1 to 2.2 will it be possible to backup then restore apps on the new system once it has been rooted?
I don't know that anyone has all the answers but I'm wondering how people here with rooted Nook Colors plan on preparing for and handling the update.
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Ill take 2 and 3 since 1 has already been answered.
2: Yes if you update you will no longer be rooted, Best to hold off updating till they have a root method for the new Rom.
3: Yes, Install Titanium Backup. Backup all your Apps. and transfer the backup folder from your SD card to you computer, once you have updated your rom and rooted again, Reinstall Titanium Backup, Transfer you backup folder back to your SD card and restore you app+data.
This will not only restore your Apps, but any saved data the apps had, such as game progress.
So here is my situation.
Have a rooted Nook Color that is still running the 1.0 barnes and noble, does not update.
I want to upgrade my android os but can not until I upgrade to 1.1, so it looks like I will have to reroot it after I upgrade to 1.1
Am I correct in thinking this? Any suggestions of how i should go about this,
1.Do i need to erase and reroot after updating
2. Which android os should i root it with after this
3. Will I lose all my apps if i do this
4. Will this affect my books that I have loaded on?
Any other suggestions or links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this.
mglea7 said:
So here is my situation.
Have a rooted Nook Color that is still running the 1.0 barnes and noble, does not update.
I want to upgrade my android os but can not until I upgrade to 1.1, so it looks like I will have to reroot it after I upgrade to 1.1
Am I correct in thinking this? Any suggestions of how i should go about this,
1.Do i need to erase and reroot after updating
2. Which android os should i root it with after this
3. Will I lose all my apps if i do this
4. Will this affect my books that I have loaded on?
Any other suggestions or links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for taking a look at this.
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Don't quite understand what you are trying to do here, but upgrading to 1.2 will get stock up to Froyo on the NC (ie an upgrade to Android). If you are running one of the other roms, then it doesn't matter what stock is.
As far as how to get there, yes, you need to wipe the NC, but you shouldn't lose any books actually, at lease I didn't. You will lose your apps, so use Titanium Backup first.
So, restore to stock, use the official B&N update, then go use Manual Nooter to root.
Hey there Guys & Gals,
Searched throughout the forums and couldn't seem to find a straight answer on this.
I originally rooted my wife's 1.0.1 NC using Autonooter. That worked out great and then I was able to sideload the 1.1.0 NC updated using ROM Manager and CWR to apply the pre-rooted update ROM (this is where I got the pre-rooted sideload: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932145). After that I used an SQL editor to turn all the software updates to manual. This manual switch has held the 1.2.0 update off and everything is working great.
However, I'm really interested in 1.2.0 and would love to apply another sideloaded, pre-rooted update IF that exists. Does anyone know if this is out there? It sounds like most NC owners are running CM7 now as opposed to going down the stock rooted (no ROM) version of the NC. Is there anyone who was successfully able to load up rooted 1.2 from rooted 1.1 without having to resort to an alternate ROM?
As a side question, has any 1.1 NC owners had success with the Netflix app or does that absolutely require at least 1.2 to work correctly?
Thanks for your help!!!
-Stephen
Wanted to bump this one again in case anyone had any suggestions. If not, I'll let this thread die.
Same boat here. I'm still running 1.1 with updates set to manual but I have CM7 on SD. I would also like to update to 1.2 but as far as I know, the only way to do it is to return to stock, unrooted 1.1 and then apply the 1.2 update from B&N. After that, you have the manual nooter option to root 1.2.
Have not been able to get Netflix to work on either stock 1.1 or CM7 with and edited build.pro file. It doesn't show up in the Market so I haven't even been able to try to get it to work.
I know there's a CWM-compatible stock 1.2 ROM floating around the dev forum, but I don't know about pre-rooted. It would at least save you unrooting 1.1.
Sounds like best option is to use the 1.2 CWM capable update and then autonoot again... hmmmm. Everything is working great now and I don't want to mess anything up, but netflix and flash are both very tempting...
I have just received a replacement D3 and it had shipped with the 5.7.906 update. I was wondering if there was a way to root it and if ROMs that use the old BP tools and things like that, that prevent from downgrading. If so, can I install a ROM that uses the 5.7.906 system apps will install correctly and work. Currently I have not found or seen anyone with the fast boot /.XML/RSD lite files to restore it if anything goes wrong. I'm just worried that I won't be able to get back to stock if something goes wrong in the install process. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Intriguing!
Did youo receive your phone as a replacement from Verizon? If it's brand new and it runs on 5.7.906, I surmise that the next official OTA would certainly be 5.7.906. This will absolutely make some folks relaxed since they're worrying that 5.7.906 might not be the right update path. In this case, if anything goes wrong, just head over the thread about OTA Leak and flash it onto your device.
About ROM, unless the developer specifies in their thread, your phone should be ok with any.
Good luck!
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