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So, when I got my first Captivate, I got into my epic Android zone with all the ROMs and all that good stuff and managed to mess all that up royally. Well I got my new one and made myself keep it at stock 2.2, but rooted (in case any cool apps came about needing root and CWM wouldn't flash correctly, got a bunch of E: errors so I am assuming that I don't have CWM installed anywhere). So, with this in mind, whenever (or should I say if they ever) they push the OTA update for gingerbread or allow non market apps (preferably both) do I need to be unrooted (meaning will they shut off my device once root is detected on from the OTA or will it just not be pushed because I'm rooted) or will it just push over my current ROM, possible recovery?, etc.?
EDIT: So, does the unroot function of superoneclick work or no?
Anyone care to touch this?
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for another stock update, just my two cents.
Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.
When I had my rooted D1 I tried the OTA to see what would happen. I received in error saying that it did not work. I don't think it will work with a rooted phone????
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No it is easier to flash updates of your favorite rom if rooted. ; )
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mcord11758 said:
No it is easier to flash updates of your favorite rom if rooted. ; )
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Sorry, but I'm keeping it stock man...
okachowwa said:
Sorry, but I'm keeping it stock man...
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I know was just being a smuck. I don't think it matters if updating through kies
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okachowwa said:
Sorry, but I'm keeping it stock man...
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If you are rooted the OTA will fail, but then OTA from Att always fails. OTA updates are not safe to begin with but that is just my 2 cents
zelendel said:
If you are rooted the OTA will fail, but then OTA from Att always fails. OTA updates are not safe to begin with but that is just my 2 cents
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But, if it's through kies will it work?
okachowwa said:
But, if it's through kies will it work?
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To be honest I am not sure. As I only run stock long enough to,find the info to get a custom rom. If I remember right it wipes the device kinda like Odin when flashing so you may be ok.
The first update that came out for captivate, I was rooted and it worked. Worked for many others. Then the update to 2.2 came out and those who were stock rooted lost root. Its just best to be stock with update. Those that had failed updates, the majority used dg's odin package to go back to stock. That's what I remember in the "let's figure this out" thread.
boborone said:
The first update that came out for captivate, I was rooted and it worked. Worked for many others. Then the update to 2.2 came out and those who were stock rooted lost root. Its just best to be stock with update. Those that had failed updates, the majority used dg's odin package to go back to stock. That's what I remember in the "let's figure this out" thread.
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Does the unroot function from Superoneclick work? Or is there an unroot thing through adb because odin doesn't work with my computer
Use heimdall stock package. No problems that I know of.
boborone said:
Use heimdall stock package. No problems that I know of.
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I don't want to get back to stock, just unroot...
Money is on you'll just lose root.
okachowwa said:
I don't want to get back to stock, just unroot...
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Don't know man. I think one click root has an unroot button. Never used it though.
dan_maran said:
Money is on you'll just lose root.
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i was running 2.2 then used the kies to get 2.3.5 and all my programs were still on my phone but i lost root.
Do I just download the Z7 .tot file to the SD and flash as a normal rom?
No. Read my forum in development. There's inscructions in how to flash the tot
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Got it. I downloaded Z7 stock rom and then was gunna allow the update to install automatically, I guess I should have downloaded the Z8 rom to save some time?
oh well..
Alright, made it back to Z7 and did the OTA update to Z8..
now how do I root and get CWM again?? That ALLINONE executer does not work.
Bob_Bobber0 said:
Alright, made it back to Z7 and did the OTA update to Z8..
now how do I root and get CWM again?? That ALLINONE executer does not work.
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Start over from zv7 and read MT's easiest way to maintain root to zv8 inn the Dev section
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keep in mind before anyone updates to the official jb. i suspect the official release will be patched to not allow us to return to ics. if you keep root after the update good but if you some how break root there might no be a way to get it back as of now! so be cautious before you accept update. we should at least wait for an official jb fxz if you plan on keepng root this way if you mess something up at least you will have a working phone back without root of course. again i dont know they will patch the official release to prevent downgrade but lets find out for sure to be on the safe side. i dont think were gonna get dan to make us a jb root method right away soon.....
It could be considering its small size. Those who have updated to JB OTA should install safestrap and make a backup.
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keep in mind before anyone updates to the official jb. i suspect the official release will be patched to not allow us to return to ics. if you keep root after the update good but if you some how break root there might no be a way to get it back as of now! so be cautious before you accept update. we should at least wait for an official jb fxz if you plan on keepng root this way if you mess something up at least you will have a working phone back without root of course. again i dont know they will patch the official release to prevent downgrade but lets find out for sure to be on the safe side. i dont think were gonna get dan to make us a jb root method right away soon.....
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This exactly what that was, I am no longer able to downgrade to 4.0.4 using the Atrix Utility. No biggie for me though, I'm rooted with SS3, and I have backups!
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I tried to apply update on jb leak no go... Just a heads up. Still have root. On leak.
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I'll try Flashing through Motorola online hope it works
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huatz84 said:
It could be considering its small size. Those who have updated to JB OTA should install safestrap and make a backup.
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That's not the official one... A leak update for a leak update is not the official OTA. The official package (if for some reason it is 98.4.20) will be the size of at least the 2 leak update.zips together. It is not a 10 MB change from ICS to JB. It's a 10 MB change from JB leak to JB leak.
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That's not the official one... A leak update for a leak update is not the official OTA. The official package (if for some reason it is 98.4.20) will be the size of at least the 2 leak update.zips together. It is not a 10 MB change from ICS to JB. It's a 10 MB change from JB leak to JB leak.
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Yeah..this ota is just a minor update over the leak. I think I should change my siggy after all..
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Hello friends!
I've got AT&T Atrix HD with JB leak installed, with uncomplete root (root is present but any app cannot access root!), and yesterday I've received software update (98.4.20.en.US).
Tell me please - can I flash back to ICS, or somehow in another way gain root access??
Ramonsterator said:
Hello friends!
I've got AT&T Atrix HD with JB leak installed, with uncomplete root (root is present but any app cannot access root!), and yesterday I've received software update (98.4.20.en.US).
Tell me please - can I flash back to ICS, or somehow in another way gain root access??
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I haven't tried going back to ics. But,I believe this ota block us going back. I think someone at Moto seeing what we've done here.
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huatz84 said:
I haven't tried going back to ics. But,I believe this ota block us going back. I think someone at Moto seeing what we've done here.
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I can confirm that this OTA does block you from going back too ICS. Lucky for me, I have backups, and i kept root, so I can go back by restoring one of my backups. But I think this leak OTA is pretty good, so I'm not to upset.
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PeteSeiler2010 said:
I can confirm that this OTA does block you from going back too ICS. Lucky for me, I have backups, and i kept root, so I can go back by restoring one of my backups. But I think this leak OTA is pretty good, so I'm not to upset.
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Just sent you a PM
I second PeteSeiler2010's confirmation. I installed this update and tried going back to ICS with both RSD Lite and the Atrix utility.Neither worked. Luckily though, I too had made a backup with SS3 and was able to revert back and get root again.
Nate3D said:
I second PeteSeiler2010's confirmation. I installed this update and tried going back to ICS with both RSD Lite and the Atrix utility.Neither worked. Luckily though, I too had made a backup with SS3 and was able to revert back and get root again.
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Unfortunately, I do not have any ICS backups for my phone, I must have named a JB backup as and ICS thats all I can think of...anyway, I too and hoping someone can upload an ICS backup somewhere so I too have the ability to go back to ICS if need be. Sorry for the false hope!
If any one has a backup off ICS, I would be happy to upload it my dropbox site so we all would have that to fall back on.
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PeteSeiler2010 said:
If any one has a backup off ICS, I would be happy to upload it my dropbox site so we all would have that to fall back on.
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Just to clarify for Pete.
We don't want your information stored on your phone.
1) Restore back to ICS using the "restore function" in SS3/TWRP
2) Do a Factory Data Reset in settings.... privacy..... Factory Data Reset (this will wipe all personal info from the phone).
3) After you've done a Factory Data Reset, do a backup in SS3/TWRP.
4) Zip up the folder that has the backup you just performed, and upload it to a file server somewhere.
5) Post the link in this thread.
6) Be a Hero!
ATGAdmin said:
Just to clarify for Pete.
We don't want your information stored on your phone.
1) Restore back to ICS using the "restore function" in SS3/TWRP
2) Do a Factory Data Reset in settings.... privacy..... Factory Data Reset (this will wipe all personal info from the phone).
3) After you've done a Factory Data Reset, do a backup in SS3/TWRP.
4) Zip up the folder that has the backup you just performed, and upload it to a file server somewhere.
5) Post the link in this thread.
6) Be a Hero!
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Yeah, thanks ATGAdmin for clarifying...we don't want your information, just the clean, wiped ICS backup. If anyone has one they would like to share to help bail a few of us out, it would be most excellent!
Has anyone JUST flashed the ICS system.img.ext4 and boot.img manually, wiped data, and attempted to boot?
mattlgroff said:
Has anyone JUST flashed the ICS system.img.ext4 and boot.img manually, wiped data, and attempted to boot?
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You mean flash them through Fastboot?
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PeteSeiler2010 said:
You mean flash them through Fastboot?
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Yes.
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Yes.
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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I'm at work for 3 more hours, so maybe someone else can try it. If not, I will when I get home.
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After doing the OTA while on the leaked JB, how would I get back to a stock unrooted look? I read somewhere a factory reset removed root, but left the superuser app and unable to be uninstalled.
rquinn19 said:
After doing the OTA while on the leaked JB, how would I get back to a stock unrooted look? I read somewhere a factory reset removed root, but left the superuser app and unable to be uninstalled.
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A factory reset will not remove root.
Not sure what you're asking, nor why you would ask it, but if you're asking to go back to stock ics, there's no way possible at the moment.
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Was asking how to get to stock OTA JB. I did it though. Deleted su and deleted superuser.apk and then did a factory reset
rquinn19 said:
Was asking how to get to stock OTA JB. I did it though. Deleted su and deleted superuser.apk and then did a factory reset
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Awesome u figured it our regardless.
hey guys, real noob here, got my atrix hd, rooted. son was playing with phone and deleted some apps..not sure which ones,,,tried to unroot and flash to stock using rsd....rsd will not recognize my phone and would just like to get it unrooted so i can upgrade to jb and reroot then install batakrang rom....pls any i help...getting my butt kicked here
There is no root for jb so if you ota update to jb you'll be sol
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Before updating to jb read the forums. We have no actual jb root so you have to preserve your root during the update.
deeje00 said:
There is no root for jb so if you ota update to jb you'll be sol
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Yes and No.
Yes, if he flashes JB, he'll be stuck as flashing back will brick your device. Root or No Root that will happen.
No, If he backs up root using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper method me and several other people used to keep root, he could still have root on JB.
jaydheat said:
hey guys, real noob here, got my atrix hd, rooted. son was playing with phone and deleted some apps..not sure which ones,,,tried to unroot and flash to stock using rsd....rsd will not recognize my phone and would just like to get it unrooted so i can upgrade to jb and reroot then install batakrang rom....pls any i help...getting my butt kicked here
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Are you using a laptop by chance? My laptop wouldnt recognize mine. I had to use a desktop to flash via RSD.
Also, having root won't keep you from updating. I backed up with Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and flashed the update just fine. Then I restored root on JB. The deleted apps are the only thing stopping the update.
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If your running on ICS you should be able to run the and utility.
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yes, i am still on ics...and yes also on a laptop. is there any way to get the apps back, ...believe it or not we dont even have a desktop anymore
I'm pretty sure ive lost them, my app had a recycler for the deleted app but when i tried the hardware download it did a factory reset and i didnt have it backed up
jaydheat said:
yes, i am still on ics...and yes also on a laptop. is there any way to get the apps back, ...believe it or not we dont even have a desktop anymore
I'm pretty sure ive lost them, my app had a recycler for the deleted app but when i tried the hardware download it did a factory reset and i didnt have it backed up
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Someone with root that has first hand experience needs to help you. Whatever you do don't update. Root is more important than jelly bean IMO. Jb has some annoying bugs. The keyboard issue is the worst.
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can i still flash the batakang rom with it running on ics...and is that the only custom rom out for the ahd right now
Just follow the directions carefully after the utility to retain root then update to jb via the unofficial zip then you can do batakang
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just wanted to thank everyone for helping out, i now have a rooted ahd running on jb....now onto the batakang rom!!!!!
safestrap it, make a slot1, then flash the stock JB411 rooted rom found on this board.
make a backup
then restore that backup to the stock slot.
problem solved, still rooted.
He already got it covered man.
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