Hey everybody,
Is there a way to disable OTA Updates?
I want to give my S-Off Device to a not very experienced user.. I also want to prevent him from accidently installing an OTA update,
because that would'nt work because of the s-off
Thank you!
00hero00 said:
Hey everybody,
Is there a way to disable OTA Updates?
I want to give my S-Off Device to a not very experienced user.. I also want to prevent him from accidently installing an OTA update,
because that would'nt work because of the s-off
Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Install a custom rom that doesn't have OTA.
Sent from my Incredible S using xda premium
Thanks but that I could have done on my own.. The thing is I want to disable OTA on my current custom rom.
Any ideas?
00hero00 said:
Hey everybody,
Is there a way to disable OTA Updates?
I want to give my S-Off Device to a not very experienced user.. I also want to prevent him from accidently installing an OTA update,
because that would'nt work because of the s-off
Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The /system/build.prop file contains the URLs for connecting to the HTC OTA service and servers. If you delete those entries then a user will not be able to actually get a OTA.
Can you tell me what lines exactly? Because there are a lot of them?
Are you sure that this is the best and safest way to disable them?
Related
I know that the rooting process in this device was quite complicated but I was wondering, is there any way to Un-root it? If there is, please help me.
Looking forward to your replies.
daig said:
I know that the rooting process in this device was quite complicated but I was wondering, is there any way to Un-root it? If there is, please help me.
Looking forward to your replies.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How did you root? Did you use AlphaRevX to gain S-OFF and then root? If so, then you can unroot by running a RUU or flashing a ROM.zip file of an official HTC ROM.
Yes, I used AlphaRevX.
Do you know how can I get the RUU for the incredible S? I couldn't find it in htc's site.
Thank you.
daig said:
Yes, I used AlphaRevX.
Do you know how can I get the RUU for the incredible S? I couldn't find it in htc's site.
Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here is a list of IncS RUU/ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033922
tpbklake said:
How did you root? Did you use AlphaRevX to gain S-OFF and then root? If so, then you can unroot by running a RUU or flashing a ROM.zip file of an official HTC ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hello
I used the AlphaRevX process to root my Incredible S. If now I run an RUU, does it format all my data and programs installed?
I need to unroot because there is a new OTA for Gingerbread which I cannot install (it gives me a white triangle with a questione mark)
Thanks
stefanospizzica said:
Hello
I used the AlphaRevX process to root my Incredible S. If now I run an RUU, does it format all my data and programs installed?
I need to unroot because there is a new OTA for Gingerbread which I cannot install (it gives me a white triangle with a questione mark)
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, usually running an RUU will wipe your data and programs.
tpbklake said:
Yes, usually running an RUU will wipe your data and programs.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your fast reply.
So, no other choice to unroot without loosing all the information?
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
stefanospizzica said:
Thanks for your fast reply.
So, no other choice to unroot without loosing all the information?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Since you are rooted currently, you can use Titanium Backup to back up your apps. Also My Backup Root will allow you to back up apps and their data, so either one of those is an option before you try running the RUU.
I know its not a reply but can you tell me where you got the instructions to root the phone?
IncredibleSlover said:
I know its not a reply but can you tell me where you got the instructions to root the phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1137008
Follow that guide and you'll be s-off and have a rooted phone
Hi all,
I've had my one since April on 3UK, it's completely stock. I'm fed up with waiting for 3 to push the 4.2.2 update, and want to get the OTA pushed to my device. How can I do this? I'm very confused with the whole rooting/unlocking etc.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Rickydg said:
Hi all,
I've had my one since April on 3UK, it's completely stock. I'm fed up with waiting for 3 to push the 4.2.2 update, and want to get the OTA pushed to my device. How can I do this? I'm very confused with the whole rooting/unlocking etc.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, im sick of waiting for Vodafone AUS to release it, I am not sure whether to go customer roms right now (was not going to on the One, just keep doing so on the Note) but im looking to unlock and root the One with these threads, have a lok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260376 (video guide)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942 (Toolkit to unlock/root)
Cheers
twerg said:
Yeah, im sick of waiting for Vodafone AUS to release it, I am not sure whether to go customer roms right now (was not going to on the One, just keep doing so on the Note) but im looking to unlock and root the One with these threads, have a lok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260376 (video guide)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942 (Toolkit to unlock/root)
Cheers
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So do I have to unlock AND root to get the OTA pushed to my one?
Rickydg said:
So do I have to unlock AND root to get the OTA pushed to my one?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you want the OTA, you'll have to wait for the OTA.
If you want 4.2.2, you need to unlock and flash a custom ROM.
BenPope said:
If you want the OTA, you'll have to wait for the OTA.
If you want 4.2.2, you need to unlock and flash a custom ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sure i'd seen a post about how to get the OTA...?
If I flash a custom ROM are there stock HTC ones available that would be the equivalent of the 4.2.2 OTA? (I'm thinking the answer is yes!)
Thanks
Rickydg said:
Hi all,
I've had my one since April on 3UK, it's completely stock. I'm fed up with waiting for 3 to push the 4.2.2 update, and want to get the OTA pushed to my device. How can I do this? I'm very confused with the whole rooting/unlocking etc.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I assume you still have Hboot 1.44.000, so you can unlock and get S-Off with RevOne http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582 and get the OTA by changing the CID number. It is not that hard and it is reversible because you can downgrade to 4.1.2 if needed. Change CID in cmd: fastboot oem writecid.
You don`t need root for this procedure.
Best is to flash a custom 4.2.2 rom
Don't try to force the OTA. It requires making deep changes to your system files and settings. Simplest thing to do if you just want 4.2.2 is to flash a stock rooted 4.2.2 rom.
Post deleted! Really should read before replying!
Hey guys just wanna ask, is it possible to be Rooted but running fully stock with OTA updates? I just want to have root on my One without customizing it.. Simply Rooted and full Stock with OTA updates.. Thanks in Advance!
mctodd said:
Hey guys just wanna ask, is it possible to be Rooted but running fully stock with OTA updates? I just want to have root on my One without customizing it.. Simply Rooted and full Stock with OTA updates.. Thanks in Advance!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
if im not mistaken once your bootloader is unlocked you cant receive OTAs anymore. At that point what you can do is manually flash the new OTA.
I'm not sure if its that simple though, I've never done it like that, just custom roms.
mctodd said:
Hey guys just wanna ask, is it possible to be Rooted but running fully stock with OTA updates? I just want to have root on my One without customizing it.. Simply Rooted and full Stock with OTA updates.. Thanks in Advance!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As long as you have stock everything, besides the root of course, you can sideload ota updates through adb. i sideloaded kitkat when it came out.
By stock I assume you are running a Sense One and not a legit GPE?
When you unlock the bootloader on Sense it wipes a few apk files (no clue why, seems idiotic) and thus OTA will be broken as the expected APK will not be present.
So you have to unlock bootloader. install recovery, flash super SU. then restore missing apk files and then flash back stock recovery. A bit of work but it can be done. here's a thread about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42122514
Thanks for the reply guys.. Yeah, it's a bit annoying why can't have ota after rooting. I just needed root and nothing else... Hmmm.. :banghead:
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
I honestly can't believe I am asking such a rudimentary question with how long I've been here, but it's always been "htcdev root then s-off exploit" before.
Now though, I have the option of just simply installing Weaksauce to get a temproot... then running that Firewater adb script with that temproot to get S-OFF, essentially getting S-OFF without needing a (permanent) root first.
To be honest, the only reason I even want root right now is to install that app/patcher that removes the SD card restrictions KitKat added. Again, before since I had to use htcdev first I would root, then install a rooted rom, then get S-OFF, so I already had a permrooted rom before I gained S-OFF. If I already have S-OFF(that means I have full access to the entire flashrom right?), would I still not have root access because the rom itself doesn't give me that access? And if so, can I just modify a permissions file or something similar, or would I need to flash a rooted version of the stock rom? I know those exist, but since I just got this phone I don't want to heavily modify it's software just yet. I know it will still have bloatware, and as much as I hate it, almost all of it is uninstallable on the stock Sprint M8 rom (wish I coudl get rid of Sprint Zone and Sprint ID though).
Well, that, and the other reason is because this phone basically came out less than a month ago, and already had a firmware update from Sprint, it is sure to get more updates down the road. Would rooting and getting S-OFF prevent me from installing official updates? (I don't want to have to wait for a modified version to become available, and if I was going to go down that route, I might as well just use a custom rom). Or could an official update lock me back to S-ON and require me to run the exploit again (providing they didn't also patch said exploit in the update)?
Oh, and oen final thing, because I constantly hear that changing the battery (admittedly, not an issue with the M8) or doing this or that breaks Google Wallet for security purposes, would doing any of this stop Google Wallet and it's NFC features from working?
Weaksauce doesn't work on the Sprint M8.
And of course you can still take OTA updates while S-OFF (as long as your system is completely stock and you have the stock recovery).
Captain_Throwback said:
Weaksauce doesn't work on the Sprint M8.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh, I was under the impression that it could
So then my only option is the htcdev unlock? I really want to avoid basically telling HTC "Don't let this IMEI have any warranty service" if I can. I still won't have any issues getting S-OFF if I use the htcdev method though, right?
Cyber Akuma said:
Oh, I was under the impression that it could
So then my only option is the htcdev unlock? I really want to avoid basically telling HTC "Don't let this IMEI have any warranty service" if I can. I still won't have any issues getting S-OFF if I use the htcdev method though, right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, HTC Dev won't interfere with you gaining S-off.
So, does anybody know about the Google Wallet thing?
Cyber Akuma said:
So, does anybody know about the Google Wallet thing?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What "thing" are you referring to?
Sent from my HTC device
FinZ28 said:
What "thing" are you referring to?
Sent from my HTC device
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Last line in my original post:
Oh, and oen final thing, because I constantly hear that changing the battery (admittedly, not an issue with the M8) or doing this or that breaks Google Wallet for security purposes, would doing any of this stop Google Wallet and it's NFC features from working?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Google Wallet and all its features should work just fine.
Sent from my HTC device
FinZ28 said:
Google Wallet and all its features should work just fine.
Sent from my HTC device
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fin is correct, that was an issue with the EVO LTE when it first came out, people were not first disabling Wallet before they flashed, and this caused an issue with app reinstallation. I believe that was resolved many updates ago for wallet.
03orlandor6 said:
Fin is correct, that was an issue with the EVO LTE when it first came out, people were not first disabling Wallet before they flashed, and this caused an issue with app reinstallation. I believe that was resolved many updates ago for wallet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you for the detailed response, It's a great help when people also explain why something does or doesn't work in some way.
So basically, to summarize, for a Sprint M8 I can only use the official dev unlock, and even the temporarily root methods don't work, but after I use the dev unlock I can run firewater to get S-Off?
I am going to have to install a rom with root access after I use the dev unlock though and not be able to rely on the Stock rom through aren't I? I can still get a rom that is 100% the stock rom, just with root access though, right?
Would I have to worry about anything or an OTA resetting me to S-ON? Especially if it can fix the exploit that currently allows for S-Off?
Cyber Akuma said:
Thank you for the detailed response, It's a great help when people also explain why something does or doesn't work in some way.
So basically, to summarize, for a Sprint M8 I can only use the official dev unlock, and even the temporarily root methods don't work, but after I use the dev unlock I can run firewater to get S-Off?
I am going to have to install a rom with root access after I use the dev unlock though and not be able to rely on the Stock rom through aren't I? I can still get a rom that is 100% the stock rom, just with root access though, right?
Would I have to worry about anything or an OTA resetting me to S-ON? Especially if it can fix the exploit that currently allows for S-Off?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, use HTC Dev to unlock, install a custom recovery, then flash SuperSU for root access. You can then use Firewater to gain S-off. You can stay on the stock ROM, just be warned that you'll get update notifications if you aren't on the latest OTA update. Having said that, you won't be able to install said update unless you reinstall the stock recovery.
Sent from my HTC device
FinZ28 said:
Having said that, you won't be able to install said update unless you reinstall the stock recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's only the recovery that matters? Not the S-Off or having Dev unlock or anything else? And only for installing a stock update, not running it after it's been installed?
Isn't that easy to flash and re-flash? Can't I just easily re-flash back to a stock recovery, install the OTA, then flash back?
Oh, and can I lose S-Off in a future update or something this way? Or is it permanent once applied? (Although I know you can hex-exit the bootloader to make it look like it's still S-On, not sure if I want to do that since it sounds extremely risky).
Cyber Akuma said:
It's only the recovery that matters? Not the S-Off or having Dev unlock or anything else? And only for installing a stock update, not running it after it's been installed?
Isn't that easy to flash and re-flash? Can't I just easily re-flash back to a stock recovery, install the OTA, then flash back?
Oh, and can I lose S-Off in a future update or something this way? Or is it permanent once applied? (Although I know you can hex-exit the bootloader to make it look like it's still S-On, not sure if I want to do that since it sounds extremely risky).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's that easy, yes, and no, you can't lose S-off by applying an OTA update. Take a look at the thread in the link below for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720558
Sent from my HTC device
Quick question. My device is rooted, has twrp, and s off. HTC or Sprint sent OTA 3.31.651.2 to my phone today. Is it safe to download? If so, will I lose root? If not, can you supply link on how I should update? Thank you.
miahdog said:
Quick question. My device is rooted, has twrp, and s off. HTC or Sprint sent OTA 3.31.651.2 to my phone today. Is it safe to download? If so, will I lose root? If not, can you supply link on how I should update? Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For OTA updates you need to have a %100 stock rom (that includes stock recovery too) . You could download the update but all it will do restart the phone to TWRP and do nothing over there. +wrong thread
Edit: I think there is a way to get the update but you have to search for it.
Thank you. ?