Hopefully you guys know there is a software fix out from at&t and samsung that fixes gps problems and etc...
goes without saying you can't just straight update if you're rooted. That's where i'm stuck.
Before i touched anything, it would get to 50% and reboot, says the update was not applied.
Then I tried "unrooting" even though it said it was unrooted, and apps requiring SU backed this up saying my phone was unrooted.
Then during the update, it stops even sooner at "preparing".
So... how do we get around this without doing the master clear with odin3???
I DON'T want to lose all my data. I'm too lazy.
Mine said failed at 100%. I def got the jh7 update though. My phone was unable to reboot into recovery using the three button method. Now I can. My phone was rooted with stock rom.
Mine is rooted with the Voodoo fix and it failed during the update (I was at work so don't know at what step during the update).
Will have to do the voodoo-lag unfix - restore back to factory defaults and try it again..
Unless of course someone pops out a tweaked ROM before then!
check out this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789546 so we can get everyone with this issue together in one thread
Apparently since I have less than 10 posts, I am forbidden to post in the development area regarding my issue and the topic...Easily upgrade to 5.7.893, keep root AND webtop now.
I was told to post in "General Forum" so here it is:
I used R3L3AS3DRoot and 43V3R root for the BIONIC v2.1 to bring my phone back to stock so I could upgrade to 5.7.893. I selected option 1 and then proceeded to apply the Blur_Version.5.5.886-5.7.893.XT875.Verizon.en.US upgrade.
This worked fine without issues. However went I went to apply the [MOD] Webtop Via HDMI Without a Dock update, it gave me these errors:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
So I decided to skip the webtop since I probably wouldn't use it anyway and began to upgrade to SHIFT3R_BASE that I was using before upgrading the OTA.
This also showed the above error messages, so I decided to try using Rom Manager and manually reboot into recovery using CWM. However everytime it reboots the phone normally and never goes into recovery.
I have read extensively on both issues and because I don't want to waste large amounts of time, I was hoping I can get a correct course of action to resolve this.
I have removed Rom Manager and reinstalled but nothing is working. I have root access and it's allowed fro Rom Manager. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Is your phone rooted? If so, download Bionic Bootstrap from the market and use it to install Clockwork. Then try your reboot into CWR.
Worked...thanks. I did read about somebody using safestrap and it making the problem much worse. But this option worked...thanks.
I was on stock, rooted 5.9.902 and was just prompted to Download and Install 5.9.905 OTA. I backed up root with Voodoo OTA Root Keeper, temp unrooted, downloaded and installed 5.9.905, let the phone reboot, then restored root using Voodoo OTA Root Keeper. All went smooth and am now on the official OTA with root. I noticed the addition of Google+ as a preinstalled app. I am assuming, however, that there is no difference between the 5.9.905 that was pulled from Motorola's servers a few weeks back.
Thanks I was wondering what I should do about the root. Went back to unsafe mode, unrooted with backup thanks to rootkeeper, and now I'm waiting for the update! Cheers.
You will need to remove safestrap and may even have to FXZ or fastboot your preinstall partition before the OTA will succeed.
that's what i was afraid of... can i just download the update and do it myself with safestrap installed? I'm not the complete expert so step by step instructions would be appreciated.
I will wait for the OTA notice. if I have to reroot and reeinstall Safestrap I will.
cellzealot said:
You will need to remove safestrap and may even have to FXZ or fastboot your preinstall partition before the OTA will succeed.
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OHbenhamean said:
that's what i was afraid of... can i just download the update and do it myself with safestrap installed? I'm not the complete expert so step by step instructions would be appreciated.
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You don't have to remove Safestrap, or un-root as long as you haven't removed any bloatware apps. They can be frozen in TB and it will install. You will lose root, I used Motofail to re-root, then you will have to rerun the install for safestrap recovery. 15 minutes and your good to go.
Agreed. I just removed safe strap, didn't bother to unroot. Tried to force the update repeatedly with no luck. So i took it from the Phandroid news link. Flashed in stock recovery. Kept root (used for3ver root to root I months and months ago). Reinstalled safe strap, then switched back to my safe side which was DroidTheory's ICS, but now with a better radio now. Radio synced immediately...whereas normally it takes a minute or two. Loving this update.
--Sent from GlaDos baked potato
hey just fyi if you flashed it back to 902 stock and took the update you can use the 902 one click root to reroot, i just tried it
Still rooted
I just let the 5.9.905 ota run this morning on my rooted Bionic. No unroot, no backup, or nuthin. I know, not the wisest thing to do but hey, I was caffeine deficient and spoiling for a fight Anyway after the reboot:
Root check shows it's still rooted.
Opened a shell on the handset with Terminal Explorer and successfully su.
Opened an adb shell and successfully su.
I haven't had a chance to explore what's changed yet, but I did notice that Google+ is no longer un-installable.
I might be the exception, but it appears that the ota doesn't affect root on a previously rooted handset. All seems good in my little piece of the world.
Every time I try to update, it says I need a valid Motorola account. I'm on stock, but have done many customizations to it, along with the webtop. I know how to get back to plain stock, just haven't felt like doing it yet. I suppose at some point I will have to when we finally get ICS.
the funny part is that I never had any issues with my data connection until 905 came around, but I have been having them for the past 2 weeks or so.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using XDA
Non-rooted Bionic constantly trying to download 5.9.905
The past few days my Bionic has been constantly trying to download an update. I came online to investigate the reason and found that 5.9.905 just got released. The download symbol has been in the notification bar all day for the last few days and the battery is always dead when I wake up.
I have looked online to try to update manually but all the filenames of the 5.9.905 download links are actually labeled Blur_Version.5.9.902.XT875.Verizon.en.US.zip. Link this one here at xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714&page=40. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
The filename is in regards to the version over which it can install.
You just have to download one from may or later, I believe. Pick a page that says it's the 905 update, download the zip file with 902 in the name, put it on your external sd card, and reboot into stock recovery (I use adb reboot recovery), press both volume buttons in, then "install zip from sdcard" use power button to select. go down to the zip file we just put on the sdcard, hit the power button and BING BANG BOOM 905!
Re: Non-rooted Bionic constantly trying to download 5.9.905
Thanks, 5thAgent. I'll give it a try.
I just rooted my Bionic after finally getting tired of any OTA updates from Moto/Verizon. When I went to root it I noticed my build number was 5.5.886, and when I clicked on System Updates, it said it wasn't available and to retry again later. So I found a root method and the files for builds as old as mine and went ahead and rooted.
I used Safestrap and installed a ROM, the CM10 for ICS Leak by DH from here. Well it didn't work. I cleared cache/data, put it into safeboot and flashed it. It said it installed correctly and everything but after I rebooted the phone it did the droid bootloader then a blank screen with the keys and backlight on. I left it there for around 20 min to see if it was just taking awhile to boot.
I then rebooted back into recovery and turned safeboot off. I didn't restore my pre-root rom, rather went back to factory. This time when i clicked on System Updates, it found one and updated. So I figured maybe that was the problem. I repeated the procedure and still got the blank screen. I figured it may be the ROM not working with my phone so I tried another one, and 4 more after that, all with the same result.
Is there something I did wrong? I can still get my phone working by turning safeboot off, but no ROMs have worked yet. Could it be that I updated with an OTA after rooting?
Got it figured out. Just used RSDlite to flash .902 then OTA to .905.
Hopefully someone has some input on this.
My phone is a 626s, a32eul on T-Mobile. I've had this phone since it came out and really grew to liking it, but lately it's been nothing but a headache. I had it rooted with Kingroot (was the only root at the time that worked) since I got it, but never went any further because there wasn't any ROMs available at the time. Recently I started messing around again and decided to reset and try to upgrade to Marshmallow, but I seem to have caused more problems with it than I anticipated.
I've lost the stock recovery completely, currently have TWRP installed. I've tried to remove Kingroot but no matter what I try it won't go away. I followed a replacement procedure from Supersu, but Kingroot is still present. None of the uninstalls seem to work, tried deleting all related files that I could find with root explorer but it still comes back. Factory reset and wiped everything several times, still there . .
My main reason for all this is to load a de-bloated ROM ( I only have 8G of storage, less than 1G after all the useless BS apps update themselves ) I've turned off all the auto-update stuff on the phone and Google, but it still manages to loop back and download everything anyhow.
Would anybody have some input on this? I'd like to get it back to when I took it out of the box for the first time so I can start over, or at very least get rid of King for good so SU can take over? I've found a couple image files for the stock recovery, but all seem to be corrupted or not correct for this phone.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide . .
And now I think I've done it. Was messing around in TWRP, I think I fat-fingered the system option when wiping, have no operating system now . . I think my frustration has gotten the better of me on this one.
I might have this thing finally figured out. Seems when I upgraded my laptop to Win10, I never re-installed C++ to keep the RUU file running. I must have sobered up enough because its downloading the file right now after 8 hours of smashing my face on 2 keyboards . .
Yes.
re flash with the original RUU then flash twrp recovery.
With twrp recovery install supersu.
Then you will be rooted.
Best way to flash the RUU.
#1 rename the RUU to 0PM9IMG.zip
#2 Copy it to the sd card.
#3 Put sd card in the phone.
#4 Boot to download mode.
Vol DWN plus Power.
#5 it should ask and say hit vol up to flash the ruu when you boot to download mode.
#6 Hit volume up.
No messing around with windows this way and it works alot better off the sd card.
Download one of the RUU's that we have uploaded to here.
If you need the RUU zip rile let me know.