A friend rooted his 2.2 installation to install some additional apps which requires root, e.g. a firewall. He now wants to upgrade to 2.3.3, and still keep his apps/settings/messages without a manual backup.
Will it work to just flash the OTA zips found here? We're aware that he will loose root.
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Just wondering if anyone here is planning on unrooting with this app to get the OTA gingerbread stock updates when available then rooting again? I used SuperOneClick btw.
Will this work method work or is it best to backup the phone then do a factory wipe, apply the OTA update then re-root and restore settings/apps? Wiping does seem a little excessive.
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Hi,
Id also like to know the answer to this - so bump.
Can superoneclick be used to unroot - if not what is the easiest way to do so. Or is the only option to factory reset the phone?
Many thanks
I rooted my phone and upgraded from V10d to V10e. I loosed the root after the upgrade, but applications I freezed remained so
While I didn't tried it, SuperOneClick has the functionality of unrooting your phone.
SuperOneClick can unroot, but it's easy to DIY, just remove /system/app/Superuser.apk and /system/bin/su
i want to get the leaked ota, but i am rooted and i cant find a way to unroot on mac. Is their anyway to unroot when your on mac? Can you just use ota rootkeeper instead?
thanks
You don't need to unroot to install the leak, just make sure all the stock bloatware apps are there. You will have to re-root after the update.
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i forgot to mention, i also have a metamorph installed. will that effect it? is their a way to uninstall it and its the gingerbread v1.1
So I've been searching through the forums for last several hours trying to figure out the best solution to my needs with relatively little luck. I'm currently running Safe Strap 1.07 on Android 2.3.4. Ultimately, I'd like to be running latest version of safe strap (3.11) along with the latest OTA on my unsafe system.
When I boot to the unsafe system it lets me download the OTA, but attempting to install the OTA always fails. Do I have have to completely reset my phone to factory via RSDLite or is there another way?
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
-Stryker
1Stryker said:
So I've been searching through the forums for last several hours trying to figure out the best solution to my needs with relatively little luck. I'm currently running Safe Strap 1.07 on Android 2.3.4. Ultimately, I'd like to be running latest version of safe strap (3.11) along with the latest OTA on my unsafe system.
When I boot to the unsafe system it lets me download the OTA, but attempting to install the OTA always fails. Do I have have to completely reset my phone to factory via RSDLite or is there another way?
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
-Stryker
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What version of software do you currently have? The OTA isn't supposed to push until tomorrow(04/15).
If you have any stock apps frozen you'll need to thaw them out. If you've deleted them you'll need to do a FXZ to get back to stock.
You won't get the OTA to JB unless you are on ICS. Google "House of Bionic" for the best support to get you where you want to be.
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I just updated my unsafe system to 5.9.905. How do i go about getting it to the latest version?
Its been awhile but if memory serves that's the last update before you go to ICS then JB. Are you rooted? Have you tried downloading the update yet? What have you tried etc?
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I just updated my unsafe system to 5.9.905. How do i go about getting it to the latest version?
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Elaborating on geekabilly's post...
Go to unsafe side, and uninstall ss from within ss app. Then uninstall app.
Use Samurai's HOB to get to ICS, and obtain root.
Update SU binaries
Backup root with VOODOO OTA Rootkeeper and Temp Unroot.
Go into "system settings" -> "about phone" - > check for updates.
If the update is available, let it update your phone, then use voodoo to hopefully restore root.
I haven't taken the OTA, as I am very happy on CM 10.1, and have no interest in being stuck on stock. So I don't know if you can keep root, but if you want to get JB, and try to keep root, IMO this is your best bet.
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You won't get the OTA to JB unless you are on ICS. Google "House of Bionic" for the best support to get you where you want to be.
Tapatalking .246 Bionic
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Worked!
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
herrsmoothe said:
Elaborating on geekabilly's post...
Go to unsafe side, and uninstall ss from within ss app. Then uninstall app.
Use Samurai's HOB to get to ICS, and obtain root.
Update SU binaries
Backup root with VOODOO OTA Rootkeeper and Temp Unroot.
Go into "system settings" -> "about phone" - > check for updates.
If the update is available, let it update your phone, then use voodoo to hopefully restore root.
I haven't taken the OTA, as I am very happy on CM 10.1, and have no interest in being stuck on stock. So I don't know if you can keep root, but if you want to get JB, and try to keep root, IMO this is your best bet.
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1Stryker said:
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
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Open the safestrap app select uninstall recovery, reboot phone. That should do the trick.
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1Stryker said:
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
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Which method are you saying worked?
lemonoid said:
Which method are you saying worked?
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The post by herrsmoothe.
The short version:
Use "House of Bionic" (requires 3 large files on PC and USB cord) to update your GB to ICS (should not lose any data if you do it right)
Root
install Voodoo's Root Keeper
When ready, do the OTA JB update
Then swap the file back to keep the root (see the above instructions)
Voila, rooted JB OTA.
I did OTA Rootkeeper when I upgraded to JB, where I was successful at getting root. I installed Safe Strap, I then lost root when I tried to install SuperSU (failed update of binaries). Root checker app tells me I do not have root. So my stock ROM has no root, but when I load up Safe Strap, I am able to go to the previous ROM that I had prior to upgrading to JB (ROM Slot 3). When I load up that ROM I do have root. My question is, how to I go about getting my Stock ROM rooted?
I'm in the EXACT same position. I had root after accepting the OTA update using OTA Rootkeeper. After a day or so I decided to do a factory reset because things were acting a little funny. After the reset I lost root. I tried the ADB method on the stock ROM. I was able to get root access in ADB, but got some errors while trying to push the files. Now I can't get root access in ADB anymore on the stock ROM. I never reinstalled SafeStrap after the reset and didn't uninstall the recovery. I can boot into SS and switch ROMs normally. I have LiquidSmooth on slot 3, fully rooted. Any idea how to fix the stock ROM?
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I can't think of a easy solution . Something similar happened to me...in the end I ended up re-rooting with Linux moto share 2 exploit I think it is and starting over. After a certain point you gotta ask how much is it worth fooling around with forever?
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