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5.9.904 Update Leaked for Bionic

There seems to be a new leak that is available for the bionic. It mainly addresses updating the radios (baseband, 4G, WiFi). Check it out.

Nice. Anyone give it a shot yet?

I'm using it now. Good performance, no obvious differences so far...

Hows data drops? signal?

904 is good so far
sniffs said:
Hows data drops? signal?
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24 hours later everything is running smooth. Slightly better data and battery than normal. No downsides so far. I will be providing updates regularly.

If you install it what is the impact when switching to Eclipse?

Everytime i try to install it via stock recovery, it says and not verify signature?
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heres a question:
Should i reinstall safestrap and eclipse after updating to this or just reroot and runsafestrap to switch back to my backup?

brandonnichols360 said:
Everytime i try to install it via stock recovery, it says and not verify signature?
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Try downloading and verifying the MD5 sum.
urphonesux said:
heres a question:
Should i reinstall safestrap and eclipse after updating to this or just reroot and runsafestrap to switch back to my backup?
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The update should not affect your data, meaning safe strap should already be installed. Just to be safe, run the safe strap app and verify. If you have root with forever root, you should be good to go, otherwise you may need to re root.
You should verify before doing anything that eclipse actually works with 904 before going there, but yeah, after all is said and done, you'll need to reinstall eclipse.
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Where do I verify the Md5?
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does anyone have a non corrupted .902 I can flash?
Every one Ive tried has failed saying that some files are missing or the download link is dead
Made it to 904 fine. Problem came up while trying to reinstall eclipse.
apparently safestrap still had a file somewhere on my phone that WOULD NOT let me install anything to establish a safe mode.
It kept giving me a /data error
Thanks in Advance

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24823849&postcount=2

Yep that did it. But quick note..........I wasn't able to get the full dl in chrome, had to switch to IE
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Also has anyone flashed the beats zip on this with success?

You must apply this patch to stock, unmodified system (rooted is ok). If you are running safestrap you need to switch to unsafe system before proceeding. If you installed a custom ROM using bootstrap, you need to restore stock (not worth your time for this update IMO).

Unsafe. Safe is the one where we can install custom ROMs....
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brandonnichols360 said:
Where do I verify the Md5?
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This is what I've got - I'm trying to verify with at least one other person (tuck) to make sure I have a good version downloaded....
CRC32: 922EA8EA
MD5: 1E6C6C8069B81C0A0E7FA91A70B2066A
SHA-1: 76AC04F915B1997B395E096B83F9127D36CACE64

tuckmobile said:
There seems to be a new leak that is available for the bionic. It mainly addresses updating the radios (baseband, 4G, WiFi). Check it out.
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try everything but i cant flash
even Verificy
CRC32: 922EA8EA
MD5: 1E6C6C8069B81C0A0E7FA91A70B2066A
SHA-1: 76AC04F915B1997B395E096B83F9127D36CACE64
please help
thanks
im on 5.9.902 stock rom rooted

xda-developers1974 said:
try everything but i cant flash
even Verificy
CRC32: 922EA8EA
MD5: 1E6C6C8069B81C0A0E7FA91A70B2066A
SHA-1: 76AC04F915B1997B395E096B83F9127D36CACE64
please help
thanks
im on 5.9.902 stock rom rooted
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You probably aren't stock 'enough'. Did you remove anything, or customize something?

Anybody able to flash beats on this? I did it once using safestrap and ended up at a black screen

Took my bionic out of the drawer and put my active SIM in.
I flashed this (no factory reset or wipe)... Once it finished booting up, it started bringing down app updates (about 15 since I had the Bionic off for so long), and within 15 min, I lost the blue 3G with 4 bars lit (RSSI -72dbm CDMA eHRPD), and had just 3 white bars no "G's"... and a pop-up saying "no internet connection"... after about 10 min, I got a white 3G with 4 bars (I didn't check RSSI), and another few minutes, the 3G turned blue and started downloading again.
If I get another data drop, I'll likely WIPE the phone and try again. but with 88 apps installed, wiping, reloading apps, etc... isn't something I want to do right away.
My bionic and TB are setup exactly the same way, with the same apps (except Go Contacts EX on the Bionic, which isn't on the TB)... The TB still hasn't exhibited these data drops the Bionic has. If I wipe the Bionic, I'll probably switch back to the TB while I do it and re-configure it.

Surprisingly for me, my data has been rock solid since updating to. 904
O and beats audio works. The issue was with safestrap

[Q] should i go for the .905 leak now or wait for official ota

I just got my bionic on saturday and i love it... i saw that .905 has leaked out... Now my question should i go for it or wait for the ota... my phone is not rooted as it runs very well with the current 902 rom... and If i do get the. 905 rom will i be able to update the software in the future
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If your not rooted yet or using custom roms, then I would just wait for the ota. I'm rooted and romed and haven't bothered myself because it's really just a radio update. However, I would root your phone just for all the other benifits.
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Depends on how adventurous you're feeling
If the .905 release isn't the final, then you will be off the upgrade path. Getting back onto it isn't impossible, but it certainly is a pita.
At this point, it's been so long since the soak testers posted about their invite, I'd wonder if they will push another version out. Most everyone thought that .904 would be the next stable release, and now .905 seems less likely too.
Wish we had more info on what was going on behind the curtain with moto and vzw, but alas we do not.

razz1 said:
If your not rooted yet or using custom roms, then I would just wait for the ota. I'm rooted and romed and haven't bothered myself because it's really just a radio update. However, I would root your phone just for all the other benifits.
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Yea i know what you mean.. overclock... i need to get rid of this bloat and remove ads on my apps lol
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CurGeorge8 said:
Depends on how adventurous you're feeling
If the .905 release isn't the final, then you will be off the upgrade path. Getting back onto it isn't impossible, but it certainly is a pita.
At this point, it's been so long since the soak testers posted about their invite, I'd wonder if they will push another version out. Most everyone thought that .904 would be the next stable release, and now .905 seems less likely too.
Wish we had more info on what was going on behind the curtain with moto and vzw, but alas we do not.
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Yea i know what you mean... but i read that this new ota will be the last maintance fix before we receive ICS...
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It looks like 905 is official, docs are up on Verizon Support but XDA won't let me post the link cause I am "new" but this is the text:
SOFTWARE UPDATE
GET THE MOST OUT OF
YOUR DROID BIONIC.
Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update,
5.9.905.XT875.Verizon.en.US, for your DROID BIONIC by Motorola.
Verizon Wireless and Motorola encourage you to download this update.
Device Features
+ Recalibrated volume of the call connect and disconnect tones to be more comfortable
for Bluetooth® users.
+ Improved Visual Voice Mail to ensure delivery of a notification to the Status bar.
+ Reduced data stalls to improve 4G LTE data connectivity.
by MOTOROLA
For step-by-step instructions on how to perform the download,
please visit verizonwireless.com/droidbionicsupport
DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd and its related companies. Used under license. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Data charges may apply. © 2012 Verizon Wireless. 0512-E8674

I would very much like to upgrade to the ota 905 JUST so I can put the Eclipse V3.0 ROM on my Bionic. I am just not certain of what to do. I think I need to use RSD Lite woth the 902 "rollback". Then update to 905, root again with motofail, then install the ROM??
I have confidence in doing this onc I have all the right pieces. It's not like I havent done this before (HP Touchpa, Motorola Xoom, Toshiba Thrive). I just need to make sure I have all that I need and have the correct install instructions....

I have a rooted bionic with version 902 currently on it. Will upgrading OTA to 905 cause my phone to brick or should i just wait for a rooted version to come out?

lpfas29 said:
I have a rooted bionic with version 902 currently on it. Will upgrading OTA to 905 cause my phone to brick or should i just wait for a rooted version to come out?
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I just received the .905 update and it broke my root. All I had to do to get it back was run motofail and I was up and running again.
I only use Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, and Rootdim as my root apps for now though.

I ran the update also. Didn't break root but destroyed 4g connectivity. Back to 902
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I'm on 905 as a base and CM9 as a daily driver, runs like a dream so far, no connectivity issues as of yet.

905 Deodexed
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I'm on 905 as a base and CM9 as a daily driver, runs like a dream so far, no connectivity issues as of yet.
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I've been on Nitro33's Bionic-905deodexed-nitro33.zip for 2 days without a glitch. I upgraded from a stock 902 that I rooted. Had to get rid of safeboot and go with ClockWork mod recovery since the locked bootloader didn't like the file signature, but I put safeboot back on after the install, did my backup, and I've been runinig without a glitch since. I didn't even wipe data.

Lemmy Caution said:
I ran the update also. Didn't break root but destroyed 4g connectivity. Back to 902
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How did it ruin your 4g?
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I tried to update to 905 from 902 and it keeps failing. Could that be happening because I had soft bricked my phone a while ago but was able to save it by finding the stock online?

I safe strapped back to my unsafe side. Waited a day to see if the update dropped. Nothing. So i downloaded it off phandroid's article about it. Flashed it after removing safe strap. No issues. Kept root. Flashed safe strap again. 4G radio is great now. I'm using Droid Theory's Axiom ROM and data connects immediately now. Used to take a minute or two after a boot. Loving this.
lpfas29 said:
I tried to update to 905 from 902 and it keeps failing. Could that be happening because I had soft bricked my phone a while ago but was able to save it by finding the stock online?
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What does it say when it fails? If you can get it OTA, extract it out of your /Cache/ folder and Place the file on your SD card, like actual Micro SD. Power off. Hold both volume buttons and press the power button. You are in fastboot. Press volume down to highlight Recovery, then tap volume up to select it. Now do the option for update with zip. Choose the file. Watch it as it installs. When it fails it should state what was wrong.
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What does it say when it fails? If you can get it OTA, extract it out of your /Cache/ folder and Place the file on your SD card, like actual Micro SD. Power off. Hold both volume buttons and press the power button. You are in fastboot. Press volume down to highlight Recovery, then tap volume up to select it. Now do the option for update with zip. Choose the file. Watch it as it installs. When it fails it should state what was wrong.
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All it says is update failed. It tries to update but then I see a Triangle with a ! in the middle of it
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I downloaded the update OTA but now I can't find it in the /Cache folder....could it be somewhere else?

On howardforums, the claim was the OTA was withdrawn due to 4g problems.

I downloaded the update OTA but now I can't find it in the /Cache folder....could it be somewhere else?
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it will only be there when it is first downloaded. Once you try to flash it it is wiped from the cache. So you would download it when prompted. Then when it finishes and asks to reboot, choose you'll reboot and install later, now you can extract it from the Cache folder.
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Legato Bluesummers said:
it will only be there when it is first downloaded. Once you try to flash it it is wiped from the cache. So you would download it when prompted. Then when it finishes and asks to reboot, choose you'll reboot and install later, now you can extract it from the Cache folder.
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Downloaded it again and it wasn't there

ronaldheld said:
On howardforums, the claim was the OTA was withdrawn due to 4g problems.
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Link please.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...-XT875-Release-Thread?p=14832032#post14832032
Post#280

Attention read before flashing official ota!!

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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What are my options?

I have a VZW 16GB Moto X currently rooted and safestrap installed, I keep defering the update since I don't want to lose root and am pretty sure it will fail since stock recovery is gone.
What are my options to either get the OTA with root or disabling the update notification?
I am not 100% sure i want to dive into an SS ROM nor is there really anything out there.
Just trying to figure out what I should do / what everyone else is doing.

DiGi91 said:
I have a VZW 16GB Moto X currently rooted and safestrap installed, I keep defering the update since I don't want to lose root and am pretty sure it will fail since stock recovery is gone.
What are my options to either get the OTA with root or disabling the update notification?
I am not 100% sure i want to dive into an SS ROM nor is there really anything out there.
Just trying to figure out what I should do / what everyone else is doing.
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I would get the OTA with root. The camera and phone call difference really do show in my opinion.
To keep your root I would rsd back to stock. Download pwnmymoto and install it BUT don't run it. Just have it installed. Then update. After the update you can run pwnmymoto and you'll have root with the OTA. Jcase said this is the correct way to do it.
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ruben8448 said:
I would get the OTA with root. The camera and phone call difference really do show in my opinion.
To keep your root I would rsd back to stock. Download pwnmymoto and install it BUT don't run it. Just have it installed. Then update. After the update you can run pwnmymoto and you'll have root with the OTA. Jcase said this is the correct way to do it.
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I will consider doing that, it's just a giant PITA since I will have start from scratch.. Coming from the S III and flashing a new ROM every day this is so different to me lol. There is nothing wrong with the stock ROM just regretting not waiting for the dev edition to be honest.. I still use my S III as a media player and lately have been thinking of switching back, just hoping we get 4.4 soon or something to make it a bit better.
I know safe strap is another option but haven't heard great things about it and back in the droid 3 days remembered using it.

Just backup your apps and restore after you're rooted again. No starting from scratch necessary. I used titanium backup and didn't have any issues.
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pyro6128 said:
Just backup your apps and restore after you're rooted again. No starting from scratch necessary. I used titanium backup and didn't have any issues.
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Can you use the new FXZ to return to OTA'd stock if necessary down the road?

pyro6128 said:
Just backup your apps and restore after you're rooted again. No starting from scratch necessary. I used titanium backup and didn't have any issues.
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Yeah I might do that, I just don't have the time right now. I heard the OTA is a big improvement though. I wish I could be rooted with write access and no need for workarounds lol wishful thinking..
EDIT: Besides using safestrap

anotherfiz said:
Can you use the new FXZ to return to OTA'd stock if necessary down the road?
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Yup, stock OTA, but you can't go back to a previous version

DiGi91 said:
Yeah I might do that, I just don't have the time right now. I heard the OTA is a big improvement though. I wish I could be rooted with write access and no need for workarounds lol wishful thinking..
EDIT: Besides using safestrap
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fyi. if you are on vzw then SS is an easy fix for you. The "not great things" you heard were just posts from when SS was having some problems. I have SS up and running with the new rom for vzw in a rom slot and flashed the new radios and everything is working perfectly. No problems for me at all. Also, tibu is really easy to use and will restore system data, your launcher and anything you want. Very minor things that you will need to screw with after using it. Takes about an hour and a half if you need to do things to your system after you start using the new rom. If you don't need to make any of those edits then it really only takes about 30 mins from installing SS to having the new rom running with all your settings and apps.

jayboyyyy said:
fyi. if you are on vzw then SS is an easy fix for you. The "not great things" you heard were just posts from when SS was having some problems. I have SS up and running with the new rom for vzw in a rom slot and flashed the new radios and everything is working perfectly. No problems for me at all. Also, tibu is really easy to use and will restore system data, your launcher and anything you want. Very minor things that you will need to screw with after using it. Takes about an hour and a half if you need to do things to your system after you start using the new rom. If you don't need to make any of those edits then it really only takes about 30 mins from installing SS to having the new rom running with all your settings and apps.
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What about the limited space that is available when using SS?
Also idk If I want to RSD back to get the OTA seeing as "eventually" we will get 4.4 not sure what to do right now lol
I was thinking of trying out the SS OTA ROM but I really don't know also how did you flash the radios.. RSD?

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...-x-ss-rom-139151-update-10-31-13/#entry370601
Ota stock ROM never take ota's

DiGi91 said:
What about the limited space that is available when using SS?
Also idk If I want to RSD back to get the OTA seeing as "eventually" we will get 4.4 not sure what to do right now lol
I was thinking of trying out the SS OTA ROM but I really don't know also how did you flash the radios.. RSD?
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if you are worried about space then just flash it to the stock rom. I have plenty of space. with 500 photos on it. I don't use music though. You don't have to rsd to get the ota. You can just flash the recovery.img if you didn't touch the system or flash the system.img as well if you need to using fastboot. Take some time to learn what fastboot and adb are and how to use them and you will be happy you did. Doesn't take much time at all. They are kind of the same thing, how they work at least.
Use fastboot when in fastboot mode. Use adb when the phone is just on normally. Then run appropriate commands. "adb reboot" "fastboot reboot"
here is a link on how to use adb and if you go through it and understand everything then you will also understand fastboot and fastboot will already be installed as well). Then you can take the ota without losing data and having to use RSD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872128
As for the new radios, you will need to use fastboot. you flash the non-hlos.bin then erase modemst1 and modemst2 then flash the fsg.mbn. if you want help with it just send me a pm

shane1 said:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...-x-ss-rom-139151-update-10-31-13/#entry370601
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Looks like WiFi isn't working on that ROM!?
Also could I restore my stock ROM to a ROM Slot on SS and then flash the OTA ROM over it?
This would not require TiBu or anything like that..
Just trying to figure the best and easiest way to do this.

Not sure bit if your on a slot it shouldn't hurt to try. I'd make a backup and put it on PC or the cloud to be safe.

shane1 said:
Not sure bit if your on a slot it shouldn't hurt to try. I'd make a backup and put it on PC or the cloud to be safe.
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So boot into SS, backup my stock ROM - save on my pc, then make a ROM slot in SS and restore the backup to the slot? Can you even do that lol
Then if all is well flash the SS OTA ROM on top and I SHOULD be okay..
Might give it a shot likely need to update SS idk what the latest version is

DiGi91 said:
Looks like WiFi isn't working on that ROM!?
Also could I restore my stock ROM to a ROM Slot on SS and then flash the OTA ROM over it?
This would not require TiBu or anything like that..
Just trying to figure the best and easiest way to do this.
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I just flashed it over my stock backup and it worked but doesn't fix wifi

shane1 said:
I just flashed it over my stock backup and it worked but doesn't fix wifi
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That is a big issue, I need WiFi working...

I finally got around to messing with SS and the OTA ROM and did a backup of my stock slot and flashed the ROM to it. everything was working but no WiFi and I can't deal with that =/
Ended up restoring my stock slot backup.
I did however manage to update the baseband, super easy!
EDIT: Flashed the ROM on XDA and now I have working WiFi, looks like the one on droidrzr didn't work for me.

WARNING: If you used Titanium Backup and want to go to 4.3, read this

EDIT: Per gharlane00's post below on 11/06/13, TiBu has apparently fixed this issue with a new release.
I found this out the hard way, but TiBu is broken on S4's that go to 4.3. Here's their warning:
http://www.titaniumtrack.com/latest-news/attention-samsung-s4-users.html
If you restore any apps with it, you'll get a security warning when running it, if it runs at all. I've been slowly restoring everything one app/setting at a time. Frustrating to say the least when I paid for TiBu to do it for me.
On this subject, does anyone know if just restoring the "data" from TWRP will just intall apps/settings from MF9 to MJA? I'd guess it's not a good idea, but curious if anyone knew for sure.

jejb said:
I found this out the hard way, but TiBu is broken on S4's that go to 4.3. Here's their warning:
http://www.titaniumtrack.com/latest-news/attention-samsung-s4-users.html
If you restore any apps with it, you'll get a security warning when running it, if it runs at all. I've been slowly restoring everything one app/setting at a time. Frustrating to say the least when I paid for TiBu to do it for me.
On this subject, does anyone know if just restoring the "data" from TWRP will just intall apps/settings from MF9 to MJA? I'd guess it's not a good idea, but curious if anyone knew for sure.
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It borked my phone terribly. Got tired of uninstalling/reinstalling each app due to force closes. I then decided to wipe my phone and then it soft bricked.. been that way for 2 days. Avoid TiBackup like the plague until they resolve their issues.

jejb said:
I found this out the hard way, but TiBu is broken on S4's that go to 4.3. Here's their warning:
http://www.titaniumtrack.com/latest-news/attention-samsung-s4-users.html
If you restore any apps with it, you'll get a security warning when running it, if it runs at all. I've been slowly restoring everything one app/setting at a time. Frustrating to say the least when I paid for TiBu to do it for me.
On this subject, does anyone know if just restoring the "data" from TWRP will just intall apps/settings from MF9 to MJA? I'd guess it's not a good idea, but curious if anyone knew for sure.
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Yep, happened to me to. To fix the issue, go back into stock recovery and do a factory reset. Or just forgot about Samsung's crappy update and flash an AOSP rom like I did.
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I saw some were having trouble with TB so before I upgraded I backed everything up with TB, then I did a factory reset in recovery. I then odined the mf9 full tar file to bring me to completely stock. I then ran cf autoroot on the stock mf9. Loaded up TB and restored everything I wanted restored with TB. This left me with a stock rooted mf9 with all the apps and data restored. I then installed the MJA update using the stock recovery. This way I didn't have to restore my apps after the MJA update since I heard TB was not working right after the update. Hopefully this helps some people that don't want to lose their game progress or app data.

I've never been a fan of tb kinda glad now I've been using mybackup pro and everything went smooth for me
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maxpower7 said:
Yep, happened to me to. To fix the issue, go back into stock recovery and do a factory reset.
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Sorry, a little confused by your answer. Are you saying after doing a stock recovery factory reset, TB would restore the apps for you? If not, what did you use to recover your apps (if anything worked for you at all)?

jejb said:
Sorry, a little confused by your answer. Are you saying after doing a stock recovery factory reset, TB would restore the apps for you? If not, what did you use to recover your apps (if anything worked for you at all)?
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Sorry, I should've been clearer. Doing a factory reset allowed me to have a usable phone again. It didn't fix the problem of not being able to use TB.
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The reason for this is selinux.
I'll post a flashable boot.img with the danged thing disabled tomorrow.

CNexus said:
The reason for this is selinux.
I'll post a flashable boot.img with the danged thing disabled tomorrow.
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Can you give us more info on it? I can't find it in App Manager, etc. Thanks.

selinux is part of Linux. It wasn't present in earlier versions of Android. You won't find it in app manager because it's not an app.
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afazel said:
selinux is part of Linux. It wasn't present in earlier versions of Android. You won't find it in app manager because it's not an app.
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I wasn't sure either... googled it. SELinux = Security-Enhanced Linux.
What caught my eye was that it was started by none other than the NSA back in 2000. You know, because the NSA is so concerned about making sure prying eyes can't get to your stuff.
I know it's open source and all, but still, makes ya think...

There is an app in the play store called TB restore fixer, it's supposed to solve the problem of restoring with TB on a 4.3 phone. It was written for the Note 3 but may work for us too.
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cruise350 said:
There is an app in the play store called TB restore fixer, it's supposed to solve the problem of restoring with TB on a 4.3 phone. It was written for the Note 3 but may work for us too.
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WOW good find! Now to see if it works. Have you tried it yet?

ChadH42 said:
WOW good find! Now to see if it works. Have you tried it yet?
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From the reviews it sounds like it has fixed other S4 issues, so it should be safe

I just got an update to Titanium that supposedly fixed the problem with system apps (see changelog)
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I just got an update to Titanium that supposedly fixed the problem with system apps (see changelog)
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I don't think that new update (from today) fixed it, I just restored a backup for an app and it keeps telling me about there was an app it stopped for bad behavior. I also tried the TB restore fixer, didn't work for one app for me. I only tried one so far. I will try a couple more...
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I don't think that new update (from today) fixed it, I just restored a backup for an app and it keeps telling me about there was an app it stopped for bad behavior. I also tried the TB restore fixer, didn't work for one app for me. I only tried one so far. I will try a couple more...
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Never mind, the TB Restore Fixer did work. You still get a notification in the status bar but the application does not force close and you can continue to use it. I only got one notice. So after getting one notice, I cleared it and then went back into the app and didn't get a second notice. So that is better than nothing
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One last update, so I force closed the app I restored, opened it up again and I did get the security warning again in the notification. But it is a small price to pay if you have an important app that you have valuable data that needs to be restored now.

likearaptor said:
I don't think that new update (from today) fixed it, I just restored a backup for an app and it keeps telling me about there was an app it stopped for bad behavior. I also tried the TB restore fixer, didn't work for one app for me. I only tried one so far. I will try a couple more...
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Never mind, the TB Restore Fixer did work. You still get a notification in the status bar but the application does not force close and you can continue to use it. I only got one notice. So after getting one notice, I cleared it and then went back into the app and didn't get a second notice. So that is better than nothing
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One last update, so I force closed the app I restored, opened it up again and I did get the security warning again in the notification. But it is a small price to pay if you have an important app that you have valuable data that needs to be restored now.
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I just wanna restore my data for Zombie Gunner lol... Im gonna try it now myself....
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TB Fixer worked for me.

Restored my phone log and old messages without a problem. Haven't been able to restore data on the few apps I tried.
Edit: I just tried TB Restore Fixer from the play store. I manually installed the app and used Fixer. It hung on the first attempt but had already applied the fix. After a reboot, the second app worked great.
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Here's what i did and i kept everything. I was currently on a stock rooted mf9 rom, i downloaded the 1click odin stock mf9 Tar and flashed that to unroot myself and get rid of my custom recovery. This way, i didnt need a factory reset and all my apps and data were still there. Then i just downloaded the ota MJA and flashed that through the stock recovery thus getting me to MJA with everything working and my apps and data on there too. After that, i got some force closes cause NOVA u have to be rooted to use nova launcher. I then odin the CF-Auto root file and downloaded su from market and updated it. after that everything worked fine. for now im not going to risk getting any custom recoveries. So im just on stock rooted MJA for now and everything works good. If you guys would like me to post the links to the files i used. just quote me x).