Here is what I have done so far:
for3v3r rooted
Used leaked update for 5.7.893
Applied Purity 2.4
Flashed back to 5.5.886 to try to receive 5.5.893 OTA
Failed.
Flashed back to 5.7.893
Lost root
for3v3r root won't re-root phone
Can't apply 5.9.901 update
So basically right now I'm running 5.7.893, stock ROM, NO root.
I want to get to 5.9.901 WITH ROOT.
Any suggestions??
I had thought the reason I couldn't update to 5.893 was because the 5.7 update changed my kernel and that as soon as a higher upgrade came along I would be able to take that one. Guess I'm wrong.
There's a 1-click that should be able to root 5.7.893. Try to find it and you should be as updated as you're going to get. 901 is out of the question. We're stuck on 5.7.893 for the forseeable future unless Moto takes pity on us.
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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
Theoretically this might work. Can you use the first backup that was made when you first rooted your phone to go back below 7.893
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Theoretically this might work. Can you use the first backup that was made when you first rooted your phone to go back below 7.893
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You can but there are several partitions that will not be restored (cdt.bin, recovery, boot (where kernel is located), as well as the radios). As long as this is true. You cannot be complete stock or flash any updates. As of now, if you are on 5.7.893, best to stay there and wait for a compatible update maybe in the future.
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You can but there are several partitions that will not be restored (cdt.bin, recovery, boot (where kernel is located), as well as the radios). As long as this is true. You cannot be complete stock or flash any updates. As of now, if you are on 5.7.893, best to stay there and wait for a compatible update maybe in the future.
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Well i was looking around on your cheesecake leak to complete stock forum and on page 5 a person named wingrider1964 used this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279825
the user chose 5 and and installed cheesecake and he got the ota update to 5.8.894. I am going to pm him and see what he says. At this point i dont mind if I lose root i have a Droid Eris that i can play around with. AGAIN LOSING ROOT IS NOT A BIG DEAL lol
I just posted on another thread about 5.7.893 or any other cheesecake leaked updates. (Not to be confused with "OTA" updates as they aren't). Anyone who has a non-OTA update installed right now, is screwed for the moment. There is no way back. This is the joys of a locked bootloader. The OTA updates out there are patching known versions to the new version. So, for example, the 5.5.886->5.5.893 update patches files from 5.5.886 including the boot image. The 5.5.893->5.9.901 update then patches the 5.5.893 files including the boot image. Those updates can *ONLY* be applied to the version they are meant to update. What we need is a full update installer that doesn't care what version you're on (ideal IMO) or an update made specifically for 5.7.893 (or whatever leak you're on). That's it. Our only options.
On the plus side nothing is wrong with my phone knock on wood i just would like to be on the path for ota
I forgot i also found this http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-bionic-forum/9800-how-get-your-phone-back-upgrade-path-3.html
I currently have 893, but discovered I am not actually rooted anymore and I don't know when I lost it. Maybe with the 893 update a while ago. So what should I do now? Do I have to go back to pre-893? If so, how do I know which one to go back to?
The .893 update can be rooted with any of the regular rooting tools. If you gain root and apply the forever root edits, you will keep root. If you are on the 5.5.893 update, you can take the OTA .902 update and still keep root.
I just tried to "re-root" using to different methods (Pete's and the "new method") and neither worked. So, I assume I must return to my pre-rooted version before I can "re-root". Is that right?
use p3droid's one click exploit. then run the DHacker29's forever root
So, I'm running safestrap with the .904 update no root on the unsafe side and [K]IN3TX V1.0 on the safe side (it displays system version 5.8.894.XT875.Verizon.en.US). Lately my 4G has been getting dropped like crazy and wouldn't pick up at all when I visited Chicago. I have tried to check for OTA updates on both the safe and unsafe sides but both say I'm up to date.
Will the .230 update fix the connectivity issues?
What is the proper update path? fxz the .905 update then get and OTA?
Why does the safe side show .894? Do I just need to switch to a ROM that is more up to date?
Thanks, and sorry for the noob question.
There is no OTA to go from .904 to .905. You have to be on .902 to get the .905 OTA prompt. 905 is still the current release as ICS is unofficial, and can only be installed through leaks. See my guide HERE if you want to do that.
If you want to stay on Gingerbread then just FXZ to .905 and stop at step 10 of that guide. You can then root with motofail-gb, install Safestrap 1.07, reboot into Safestrap, toggle to your Safe system, then install any GB rom you want.
Hey all.
I've tried to perform the recent OTA update that came out last month, but have been unsuccessful. I had at one point uninstalled much of the bloatware that came with my Bionic, but I believe I've reinstalled them. I unfreeze everything on my phone, I have used both the Voodoo temp unroot and the Superuser temp unroot and OTA survival, but no dice. i'm not sure where to go from here. maybe unroot completely with Pete's root tools, but I would like that to be a last resort if possible.
Only way the OTA will take is if all stock bloatware is there and no apps are frozen. If you did not make a stock nano back up before making all those changes then you will need to rsd the phone back to stock. I have my wife's phone rooted and debloated flashed it to .902 and took the OTA .905 with no issues.
What is the exact error you are getting and how are you applying the OTA? Usually if you apply the OTA manually it'll give you an error specific to why it won't install. As stated above you need to make sure you're fully stock or the OTA will fail. It does check for root. Mine failed too even with Voodoo unroot. It would keep detecting that the file was incorrect. I had to manually go into file manager and modify the root file which fixed my problem with OTA not installing. You may need to go and do a FXZ to get back to full stock.