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Hi Guys,
My note is arriving tomorrow and im pretty excited. i don't own any andriod phone and is really a noob in this.. but i plan to update from GB to ICS and have been reading/googling to do that.
Many people suggest rooting but i saw someone stating that updating can be done without rooting(Something about odin..). Now im confused. Do i really need to root in order to get updated to ICS?
i heard ICS stunner 5 is pretty good, is there any known bugs or watever features not working properly? is there anything i should look out for when updating to ICS?(i dont want to brick my phone on the same day i got this note)
Thanks a million
bensonk said:
Many people suggest rooting but i saw someone stating that updating can be done without rooting(Something about odin..). Now im confused. Do i really need to root in order to get updated to ICS?
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Rooting is absolutely not a must. You'll get your OTA stock ICS update even if unrooted.
bensonk said:
i heard ICS stunner 5 is pretty good, is there any known bugs or watever features not working properly? is there anything i should look out for when updating to ICS?(i dont want to brick my phone on the same day i got this note)
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I'd stay away from Beta ICS releases for a while if I were you. There's a lot to learn before one can cope with their maintenance, workarounds and fixings. You'll get there when you're ready.
Hope this helps.
When you flash a repack which injects SU (root) then you do not need to root your phone prior, but that will increase your custom count, which could be removed using triangle away.
Is root necessary? I say the answer is personal. It is your call at the end of the day. but once you take the plunge its wide and deep sea out there , you just keep swimming.
So as Chasmodo suggested, just make yourself comfortable with GB then root, unroot, flash a custom ROM and then take a plunge into the ICS.
I think the main thing that will decide whether you need to root or not, is whether any apps you want to use require root.
I rooted my phone so I can use Market Enabler, Adaway, Titanium backup... can't remember what else off the top of my head.
If none of the apps you want to use require root, there really isn't any reason to do so.
Android phone without root is like watching porn with screen turned off.
Rooting is not a must, it's something that you should though. As for custom ROMs, you need root, for Over The Air (OTA) updates or to flash a stock ROM through PC Odin, you don't need root.
I wouldn't advice you to actually stay away from ICS ROMs (Stunner and Imilka's CM9 especially) but yes, they're more complex to flash than say a regular GB Custom ROM. But it's all pretty easy and straightforward these days so don't worry and flash whatever you want. It's pretty hard to brick GN.
Just remember, whatever you flash, never forget to make a backup of your current system. How? You'll learn it soon.
As stated previously if you're new to droid stay with stock, ics update is coming soon. So sit back and enjoy.
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As a noob i would strongly suggest you do NOT root..
rational as follows:
1. You will get ICS soon enough
2. If you dont root, the chances of you shooting yourself in the foot is really small.
3. You should not do things if you dont know a) what you are doing, and b) what can go wrong and c) How to get out of it
4. The number of people who know what they are doing are 1% of the people who think they know what they are doing.
5. there is a whole lot of hurt when folks in 4. above go off and do 3. above.
6. You can't spell zerglings
Look.. You will have so much fun with the Note as stock and with the soon ICS, and need to learn so much about efficient use, setup and customisation of your new toy (never mind the 50apps you download) that you have plenty of time to educate about the pitfalls & benefits yourself along the way .. before you post your..
"i think i just bricked my Note"..
thread.. and the objective is simply NOT to be one of those folks..
Completely agree with Mystic38. My first post here at XDA was 'Bought and bricked' it was my first android phone.
Later I came to know more advantages of root - not just changing fonts. lol
Reasons to consider root
1. Hide ads in angrybirds (yeah! without disabling data everytime you play it)
2. Clockwork recovery
3. Custom roms
4. Kernels
5. More secure --- PDroid, LBE Privacy
6. Scripts and tweaks
This will go on and on...
Take your time, read alot and when you are confident ROOT!
+1 for above, and then when ICS is official and a little stable throw all away and lets hope there will be miui
Thanks guys, i think you all are right, its better to stay put and learn more before jumping in and shoot myself in my foot or do something foolish heheh.
i guess im gona stick with GB until the official ICS is out.
and gona THANKS +1 everyone for the replies
u guys are awesome
same with TS here. I already spend many weeks reading regarding root It's just a matter of time... we will be the next.
Mystic38 said:
As a noob i would strongly suggest you do NOT root..
rational as follows:
1. You will get ICS soon enough
2. If you dont root, the chances of you shooting yourself in the foot is really small.
3. You should not do things if you dont know a) what you are doing, and b) what can go wrong and c) How to get out of it
4. The number of people who know what they are doing are 1% of the people who think they know what they are doing.
5. there is a whole lot of hurt when folks in 4. above go off and do 3. above.
6. You can't spell zerglings
Look.. You will have so much fun with the Note as stock and with the soon ICS, and need to learn so much about efficient use, setup and customisation of your new toy (never mind the 50apps you download) that you have plenty of time to educate about the pitfalls & benefits yourself along the way .. before you post your..
"i think i just bricked my Note"..
thread.. and the objective is simply NOT to be one of those folks..
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This way you stay a noob forever!
1. You will get CRAPPY ICS soon enough.
2. Same for if you root. Rooting isn't dangerous, flashing custom ROMs is but even that ain't dangerous if you use the right files and follow the steps.
3. Completely agree.
4. Where did you get that stat from? NOT TRUE!
6. Yeah, don't root if you can't spell that. I can't!
It's pretty hard to brick a GN IMO.
@Sujal, Don't be mean dude, 'Every phone is hard to brick if you know what you are doing'.
I consider myself advanced user, Note is not my first android phone but my first thought was not to 'play' with it like previous phones.
Boy124 said:
@Sujal, Don't be mean dude, 'Every phone is hard to brick if you know what you are doing'.
I consider myself advanced user, Note is not my first android phone but my first thought was not to 'play' with it like previous phones.
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I'm not being mean bro.
I had a Galaxy S II before I had my note. I also never rooted it but maybe because it was stolen in 9 days. (still hurts :/)
But, everyone has different opinions. I personally feel it's worth playing with it, no matter how long you've had it for. Stock Samsung firmwares are BAD, this is the reason I suggest people to flash custom ROMs, be it GB or even ICS.
And yes, it's hard to brick any phone if you know what you're doing.
this...
Mystic38 said:
As a noob i would strongly suggest you do NOT root..
rational as follows:
1. You will get ICS soon enough
2. If you dont root, the chances of you shooting yourself in the foot is really small.
3. You should not do things if you dont know a) what you are doing, and b) what can go wrong and c) How to get out of it
4. The number of people who know what they are doing are 1% of the people who think they know what they are doing.
5. there is a whole lot of hurt when folks in 4. above go off and do 3. above.
6. You can't spell zerglings
Look.. You will have so much fun with the Note as stock and with the soon ICS, and need to learn so much about efficient use, setup and customisation of your new toy (never mind the 50apps you download) that you have plenty of time to educate about the pitfalls & benefits yourself along the way .. before you post your..
"i think i just bricked my Note"..
thread.. and the objective is simply NOT to be one of those folks..
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this!!!
nuff said..
I was rooted with ICS and went back to stock. I like stock because I don't have to spend any time working on the phone for something I don't really loose. The only thing I really like was speeding up my note but I got to say that really doesn't make much difference in everyday use. ICS should come soon and no matter what has been said, you can't get the update form Samsung if you are rooted.
deserthi said:
ICS should come soon and no matter what has been said, you can't get the update form Samsung if you are rooted.
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Oh, you can't get the update if rooted?
Wanna bet a couple of bucks that a fully functional stock ICS Rom will be posted here before you even get a whiff of OTA/Kies update?
chasmodo said:
Oh, you can't get the update if rooted?
Wanna bet a couple of bucks that a fully functional stock ICS Rom will be posted here before you even get a whiff of OTA/Kies update?
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Add couple more ;-)
BOOMED from my BOMBASTIC NOTE
abhisahara said:
Add couple more ;-)
BOOMED from my BOMBASTIC NOTE
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I was trying to say getting ics from Samsung as a stock download. One can seemingly get anything on this great site.
So who here is on an Android 4.0.4 leak? (official ICS leak)
Who is still on stock gingerbread?
Who is running a custom rom?
Answer in the comments and in the poll.
Im interested to see what is being used!
--Sam
I'm on the 208 leak. Lost root cuz I went from 200 to 206 then 208 but its all good. Only bad thing is all the bloat but besides that its running pretty well so far.
Running ICS leak. 206, kept root from GB .219
I was tempted to keep updating with each new leak, but at the expense of losing root I think I'll wait for the official upgrade to be released.
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Stock rooted/debloated Gingerbread.
ICS shouldn't be that far off....waiting for the official release version. Since leaks are hitting every 12 to 13 days.....and you lose root going from one to the next.....might as well wait it out.
Running Eclipse ROM via SafeStrap. Sounds like the ICS leaks are running really well for most people. I'd just prefer to make sure I keep root and not have to worry about jumping through a bunch of hoops to update when the OTA finally drops, which can't be too far out.
Running stock. I really like AOKP, but the data issues were killing me, so I switched back. I figure once the OTA drops the ICS ROMs will work a lot better. I'm also hoping we get working 3rd party kernels.
I am running a stock ICS Leak
I am also running the stock .206 leak for the Moto Droid 4 and loving it. I haven't tried going to the new .208 leak as of yet.
I'm on .206, rooted. Very happy with it. I don't plan on upgrading again until Dan Rosenberg releases his ICS root method. As nice as ICS is...I'd rather be on GB with root than ICS without it.
wouldn't VooDoo OTA Root keeper work in all of this? I use it to maintain my root for OTA upgrades. But wouldn't it still work with a firmware push?
Just updated to 208 using Fastboot Upgrade and New ICS Root Method then recovered my files from Safe Strap for the data partition. :-D
gdeeble said:
Just updated to 208 using Fastboot Upgrade and New ICS Root Method then recovered my files from Safe Strap for the data partition. :-D
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Did you take a nandroid, then restore the data only partition of the nandroid after you did the upgrade? THat's a great idea. I might do the same if it is that easy! Otherwise, I'll wait for a newer leak.
buying Droid soon.
I am eagerly awaiting the official ICS rollouts for Verizon, but it may be a while. The goal is not to update myself. Is ICS really all that...and worth waiting for?
rugo32 said:
I am eagerly awaiting the official ICS rollouts for Verizon, but it may be a while. The goal is not to update myself. Is ICS really all that...and worth waiting for?
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I was a big Motoblur guy (once you debloat it of course) and even preferred it over CM9. I just liked the theme. I think the Motoblur ICS is worth it, it's ICS with a nice familiar feel to it. Is it worth the wait? Maybe. I have faith we can get back on the official path once it comes out so I didn't take much convincing to flash a leak now.
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droidian1441 said:
So who here is on an Android 4.0.4 leak? (official ICS leak)
Who is still on stock gingerbread?
Who is running a custom rom?
Answer in the comments and in the poll.
Im interested to see what is being used!
--Sam
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Not me.
Me.
Not me.
It's a corporate-supplied device... I can't mess around with custom ROMs and deal with bugs that I don't have the time to troubleshoot.
Plus no ROM will improve this awful screen or only-slightly-better camera, right?
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I'm running .206. I tried .208 but I'm too much of a noob to even fallow noob proof instructions so I'm staying with .206 till I learn more, and till I can get back on the regular path (if its even possible).
So far I like it, the only thing that doesn't work for me is the facebook (my gallery) from the accounts. It crashes my gallery with an error saying that friendfeed has stopped working, so I just don't use that part of my gallery.
I'm satisfied!
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danifunker said:
Did you take a nandroid, then restore the data only partition of the nandroid after you did the upgrade? THat's a great idea. I might do the same if it is that easy! Otherwise, I'll wait for a newer leak.
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Yes I took a Nandroid before I started the crazy Fastboot recovery process, then once rooted and safe strap installed, I did another nandroid(heaven for bid I'd have to start over again) then flashed over data only.
gdeeble said:
Yes I took a Nandroid before I started the crazy Fastboot recovery process, then once rooted and safe strap installed, I did another nandroid(heaven for bid I'd have to start over again) then flashed over data only.
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Can't you just use recovery for flashing back data (I assume you are using the advanced restore?) or do you need to have safestrap installed?
I am running the .208 and was able to keep root thanks to Voodoo. I know some people have had issues with keeping root when going to .208 from .206 or .200. I went from GB to to .208 maybe thats why i was able to restore root? Anywho, ive been using the leak for over a week now and i am so glad i did.
Just went from .206 to .208 using the new kernel and following the instructions over at DroidForums. Also got root with the new method. Everything works peachy-keen.
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I posted these questions earlier in the Q+A section and figure this is a better place for them.....
So I've got my 4th Bionic en route due to pesky data connection issues and no GPS. I'm wondering if I should flash the .232 ICS build. A couple questions arise if I may:
- Is it easily rootable? Running .905 stock root presently on my old Bionic. New one I'm sure will have .905 obviously stock and unmessed with.
- Does installing a leaked version make it any more difficult to install the official version at its release? I'm thinking it would be a good opportunity to work bugs out of pertinent apps and familiarize myself with the new version.
- Should I root the .905 before flashing the ICS? Does that matter? I'm thinking it'd be lost anyways on the flash up. And the root of the external (not sdcard, sdcard-ext) SD I'm assuming is where I place the leaked ICS file?
I love these forums as they minimize the knowledge gap between people like me and experts!
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dmullen1373 said:
I posted these questions earlier in the Q+A section and figure this is a better place for them.....
So I've got my 4th Bionic en route due to pesky data connection issues and no GPS. I'm wondering if I should flash the .232 ICS build. A couple questions arise if I may:
- Is it easily rootable? Running .905 stock root presently on my old Bionic. New one I'm sure will have .905 obviously stock and unmessed with.
- Does installing a leaked version make it any more difficult to install the official version at its release? I'm thinking it would be a good opportunity to work bugs out of pertinent apps and familiarize myself with the new version.
- Should I root the .905 before flashing the ICS? Does that matter? I'm thinking it'd be lost anyways on the flash up. And the root of the external (not sdcard, sdcard-ext) SD I'm assuming is where I place the leaked ICS file?
I love these forums as they minimize the knowledge gap between people like me and experts!
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From everything I hear, .232 should fix your data connection. It is quite easy to update to it, you just have to put the proper update file onto your external sd card and boot into stock recovery and install it. It is also very easy to root, assuming you have access to a computer running windows. The utility to root it is called razrs_edge and is easy enough to find and download. You will lose root on the upgrade, so it's probably just as easy to wait until after the update to root it. There is also a utility available which will let you downgrade to .905 and apply the new update without losing your data when the time comes for the official update. That can be found here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-droid-bionic/214902-downgrade-902-no-app-data-loss.html Actually, that utility can probably used to upgrade and root the phone even if you're starting on .905. Also, .232 is probably your best bet right now, as .235 is built so you can't go back to anything before it properly.
Good luck!
What about the update to the official release? Would I just be able to OTA to that, providing I defrost any bloat apps Verizon so kindly includes?
And one more quick one. Can I do that flash to .232 right now on my stock, partially frozen and rooted .905 rom without losing any apps or data? Sounds way too good to be true to me!
Thanks for your time too, dude. Totally got it!
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dmullen1373 said:
What about the update to the official release? Would I just be able to OTA to that, providing I defrost any bloat apps Verizon so kindly includes?
Thanks for your time too, dude. Totally got it!
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You can't directly update to the OTA, but that's what the utility which I linked in my previous reply is for. It will let you temporarily downgrade to .905 and allow you to apply the OTA. The person who maintains it does a really good job and keeps it up to date with all the new files when they're released.
You're the man dude thanks!
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dmullen1373 said:
You're the man dude thanks!
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If you've got an account on droidforums, make sure to thank Samuri_HL, he's the one who makes things so easy to use.
OK so I've one more question. If I wanted to install it now on my bionic with the stock rooted .905, can I just download the ICS update and install while preserving apps+data?
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dmullen1373 said:
OK so I've one more question. If I wanted to install it now on my bionic with the stock rooted .905, can I just download the ICS update and install while preserving apps+data?
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As long as you're stock, the upgrade should work fine and shouldn't affect your apps+data. You will lose root (I believe) and need to re-root afterwards though.
One more question.....
OK, so I've managed to get .232 up and running. I haven't rooted it, and truly don't see the point at least at this point because I can just disable the VZ apps that I don't need (namely, all of them.) So, now that I'm on this build, let's say they release the final version tomorrow...what is going to need to happen to update to the final version? I've truly scoured through all of these forums and can't quite figure it out. Will it just be as simple as the .232 flash? I mean is it worth going to .235 on my en route Bionic and loading all of my apps and investing the hours required in getting it perfect? Or will it all just be one waste of time? I know that the final release will be an OTA, so I'm assuming that .905 will need to be in the mix at some point hence the confusion....
Kudos to all who care to help thee noobs around here!!!
dmullen1373 said:
OK, so I've managed to get .232 up and running. I haven't rooted it, and truly don't see the point at least at this point because I can just disable the VZ apps that I don't need (namely, all of them.) So, now that I'm on this build, let's say they release the final version tomorrow...what is going to need to happen to update to the final version? I've truly scoured through all of these forums and can't quite figure it out. Will it just be as simple as the .232 flash? I mean is it worth going to .235 on my en route Bionic and loading all of my apps and investing the hours required in getting it perfect? Or will it all just be one waste of time? I know that the final release will be an OTA, so I'm assuming that .905 will need to be in the mix at some point hence the confusion....
Kudos to all who care to help thee noobs around here!!!
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You will need to flash the .905 fxz file in order to receive the OTA. There are a couple ways of doing that. The most failsafe way would be to do it using RSD Lite, however that will wipe all of your data and basically return your phone to a like-new state. The other main way is to use SamuriHL's House of Bionic program/script. It uses a modified version of the fxz file that will not wipe your data. You can use it to return to .905 and install the OTA in the normal way, by checking for updates and letting it install once it is available. You can also use it if you download the OTA when it is released and basically do it the same way you updated to .232. When the OTA is released, I'm sure he'll put together a new version of HoB that includes it, so that the whole process is fairly well automated. There's no saying when exactly the OTA will be ready, but for now just enjoy your ice cream sandwich.
When I mention that it will not wipe your data, that means that all of your apps and whatnot will remain intact. In any case, I don't recommend updating to .235, I have it and can't tell much difference between that and the .232 leak, and the .232 leak has a safe route back to stock, whereas .235 doesn't, so it's definitely not worth the risk. If you're happy with it without rooting, then by all means keep it that way, rooting means it's just easier to mess things up.
Hey All,
Soooo this is my first Motorola Android device and I have to say I'm quite excited, but nervous. Just recently I was using Verizon's thunderbolt, and I've always used HTC. Well, after my 2nd thunderbolt, it crapped out on me again. So, I complained to Verizon and in return they sent me a Bionic. After reading reviews I hear nothing but great things.
Now my issue, I don't know what to do. Usually with my HTC devices, I root and flash roms, enough said. But with this Bionic I dont know where to begin. Some folks say install the ICS .232 build (which not sure how to do) and some folks say root and flash a ROM on. (Also, not sure what all this safestrap/bootstrap stuff is)
In all honesty, I really want a newer android OS. I think I was using gingerbread with my Tbolt, and I know ICS is out now, and Jellybean.
My main concern in what I want, and I hope someone can direct me to the correct place. I really want a fast, stable, build/ROM. I would like for everything to work as far as apps, gps, bluetooth, camera, etc.
I really appreciate all who respond, and I apologize greatly in advance if this is a repost. I tried researching before posting.
Again, huge thanks to all who respond.
Follow this guide to get on the an ICS leak. Personally I would strongly recommend not going beyond the .232 ICS leak for now.
Follow this thread to get rooted.
Here's a link to everything you need to know about the bionic. http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...tstrapall-download-links-in-op-updated-daily/.
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Hey...
Thanks the responses. I'm just confused. Everyone is saying to put on the.232 build, but can I put a Rom over top of that? If so, what Rom do you recommend and why?
Is .232 stable? Any known issues?
shockaholick said:
Hey...
Thanks the responses. I'm just confused. Everyone is saying to put on the.232 build, but can I put a Rom over top of that? If so, what Rom do you recommend and why?
Is .232 stable? Any known issues?
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Yes you need to install the .232 leak in stock recovery. Then you need to root it and install safestrap, which is a recovery in which you can flash things. Once you have that installed, you need to boot into safestrap and make a backup of the nonsafe side. Safestrap works by partioning your system into a safe and nonsafe side. You are able to flash stuff on your safe side. So you need to toggle to your safe side and then you can flash a rom. I recommend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32349741#post32349741 but thats just me haha, theres a ton of other info in the different sections here http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/forum/68-droid-bionic/
I see some custom 4.2.2 Roms out, just no stock Roms yet.
My question is why not? With so many of us trying to get 4.2.2.
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If you are in XDA u should know how to install OTA. Links are provided.
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Jack Barrett said:
If you are in XDA u should know how to install OTA. Links are provided.
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This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...
br0adband said:
This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...
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Where are you getting a clean 4.2.1 install?
I restored 4.2.1 factory image, and got the message to upgrade in minutes. After that I managed to root with the usual method. Same adb commands, recovery and SU is working as in 4.2.1
4.2.2 is nice, but nothing really new
AW: No stock rooted 4.2.2 rom?
Wow, I'm really unhappy to see this dumb answers here at xda.
I'm really ashamed of this behavior.
I think, we don't have a stock rooted odexed or deodexed rom here, because the Nexus 7 isn't the real developer device. On nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus there are those roms.
I hope to have those rom here in a while.
Edit: seriously, guys, then giving bad ideas with stock 4.2.1 and updating this with ota.
Why nothing using the stock 4.2.2 directly? It is free to download.
Sorry, I'm really frustrated about those answers.
I don't use stock due to all the little hidden restrictions laying around it. I hate stock on any device :/
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Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148337
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AW: No stock rooted 4.2.2 rom?
As ive said
Great!
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You can get the stock factory images directly from Google (search for "Factory Images for Nexus Devices" - xda won't let me post links), but they don't even have 4.2.1 anymore, just 4.2.2 . You *should* be able to install those directly.
I'm getting some odd "can't open /tmp/update.zip (bad)" messages on install though which I haven't gotten on prerooted roms.
Easy way to root the new stock 4.2.2 and install it full image.
To the OP there is a way to get the original full factory image for your nexus device. Here is the link.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
You can find the nakasi image 4.2.2 and download the tar image.
Then I would download and install the google nexus 7 toolkit here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Then install the sdk manager and update.
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/sdk-manager.html
Once all is installed then in the toolkit make sure you install the android usb drivers. I would then reboot your pc.
Then take the factory tar image and move it into a folder called "put factory image here" in the nexus 7 toolkit program files.
Then follow directions to flash it. You can then after it is flashed follow directions to root it.
Now you have a stock rooted version of 4.2.2. That is what I did and it worked for me. I am no expert by any means. I hope this helps.
I am not sure why I can't post links to help but if I have done something wrong please delete my links to the google factory image. If you google nexus 7 factory image you should find it.
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These things take a little bit of time. 4.2.2 JUST rolled out, and the code was later dropped to AOSP. It will take a few days for the minds (who have other stuff to do, like jobs, families, etc.) to set everything up.
Also, Wugs root toolkit makes this process pretty idiot proof. I'm unsure if he has updated it to include 4.2.2, but you should definitely check it out.
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FormelLMS said:
Wow, I'm really unhappy to see this dumb answers here at xda.
I'm really ashamed of this behavior.
I think, we don't have a stock rooted odexed or deodexed rom here, because the Nexus 7 isn't the real developer device. On nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus there are those roms.
I hope to have those rom here in a while.
Edit: seriously, guys, then giving bad ideas with stock 4.2.1 and updating this with ota.
Why nothing using the stock 4.2.2 directly? It is free to download.
Sorry, I'm really frustrated about those answers.
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It has nothing to do with the 7 not being "the real developer device." Nothing is further from the truth. ROMs available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 aren't here because the devs simply DONT HAVE A NEXUS 7. Why would a developer make a ROM for a device they don't own? It's the same reason there are ROMs for the Nexus 7 and not the others.
What I'm saying is you probably won't see those ROMs unless you take the time to port it yourself.
Developers on this site get really annoyed with those who have no idea how things work, and are also impatient for updates. This is a community, and we are given the opportunity to use free software these developers spend countless hours working on.
Learn to respect the developers and be as self reliant as you can. The tools are here at your disposal.
As the post above makes abundantly clear, 4.2.2 just rolled out yesterday and in roughly 24 hours Google posted the full factory images, and voila, now there's even a deodexed and and odexed and rooted too stock 4.2.2 ROM available - this stuff takes time, but it sure seems like some *cough*people*choke* are pretty damned impatient sometimes.
Kids... I tell ya.
omg why isn't cm11 out yet????
Yeah, where's those key lime pie custom roms ?
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I apologize of it seems that I don't know how to flash ota, I do. I am actually on 4.2.2 and was just asking a quedtion,. Sorry if you took out as me being stupid...
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That's what I did last night, Factory image, rooted it, etc. Got the update notification, copied the update to my main sd card location and installed it through recovery. No issues, still getting some apps re-installed , etc.
mkoch820 said:
I restored 4.2.1 factory image, and got the message to upgrade in minutes. After that I managed to root with the usual method. Same adb commands, recovery and SU is working as in 4.2.1
4.2.2 is nice, but nothing really new
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heccubusxda said:
Yeah, where's those key lime pie custom roms ?
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Look in "Nexus 7>Nexus 7 KLP Development". There are plenty of them.:laugh:
Haha, good joke to let me explain, what developers do. Making fun here
Really New to Android.
br0adband said:
This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...
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Wow!!
I don't want to start off by being annoying but I was really saddened to read this. I'm new to Android. I got the N7 for Christmas. My first Android device. Love it!
I only had it a couple of days before I had it rooted (much easier than iPod). I wish I would have known not to update to 4.2.2 straight from the tablet. I had no idea it was going to unroot it doing it that way.
Any suggestions on weather I should do a clean install, re-root then use CWM (I'm guessing it stands for ClockWorkMod) to do the update or just wait to root the 4.2.2 .
Obviously I'm going to have to reinstall all my stuff if I do a clean install.
Any advice on the best way to do this would be great. I guess it shouldn't be that hard to learn how to do the updating using CWM
Thanks in advance.
termum55 said:
Wow!!
I don't want to start off by being annoying but I was really saddened to read this. I'm new to Android. I got the N7 for Christmas. My first Android device. Love it!
I only had it a couple of days before I had it rooted (much easier than iPod). I wish I would have known not to update to 4.2.2 straight from the tablet. I had no idea it was going to unroot it doing it that way.
Any suggestions on weather I should do a clean install, re-root then use CWM (I'm guessing it stands for ClockWorkMod) to do the update or just wait to root the 4.2.2 .
Obviously I'm going to have to reinstall all my stuff if I do a clean install.
Any advice on the best way to do this would be great. I guess it shouldn't be that hard to learn how to do the updating using CWM
Thanks in advance.
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well buddy if i was you i would wait till wugs updates his tool kit it will be much easier but if your impatient like the rest of us just go in to wugs tool kit thread and download his kit it has an option to root since im assuming that youre unlocked all you have to do is re root it