So I updated to all stock 4.3 GE but can't flash the needed superuser zip. Do I need to flash a custom recovery than root and after that flash stock recovery back? Is there any way to root with stock recovery directly?
Thanks.
pr0x2 said:
So I updated to all stock 4.3 GE but can't flash the needed superuser zip. Do I need to flash a custom recovery than root and after that flash stock recovery back? Is there any way to root with stock recovery directly?
Thanks.
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Yes, you need custom recovery for root. No need to change recovery back until the next update is due at which time I believe you will have to unroot and go back to completely stock which can be done by running the RUU again.
pr0x2 said:
So I updated to all stock 4.3 GE but can't flash the needed superuser zip. Do I need to flash a custom recovery than root and after that flash stock recovery back? Is there any way to root with stock recovery directly?
Thanks.
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I believe you would need to flash CWM or TWRP then flash the superuser.zip then flash back the stock recovery afterwards.
can someone post the superuser.zip?
http://bit.ly/13F784c
gunnyman said:
http://bit.ly/13F784c
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thanks. confirmed latest TWRP working on 4.3 and flashed supersu. had to install an update from the play store. it was without drama.
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After you install custom recovery. recovery to be able to return to the stock again? How if possible.? waiting for help.
tanks..
kkalkan said:
After you install custom recovery. recovery to be able to return to the stock again? How if possible.? waiting for help.
tanks..
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Grab a RUU and extract the recovery.img file from the ROM.zip. Then flash the recovery image in FASTBOOT USB mode using
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Thank you for the reply. Another method yet? ready to file the form. examples. sensation, such as stock recovery is installed?.
Ouh.
For my little brain.
I use MIUI S-OFF (Clockworkmod installed with CWM Recovery).
I extract the recovery.img from a RUU go in fastboot and use the android SDK to flash it?
What is with the S-OFF and what happens then? Is it S-ON then?
justPwnY said:
Ouh.
For my little brain.
I use MIUI S-OFF (Clockworkmod installed with CWM Recovery).
I extract the recovery.img from a RUU go in fastboot and use the android SDK to flash it?
What is with the S-OFF and what happens then? Is it S-ON then?
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S-OFF is controlled by the HBOOT/bootloader. Installing another recovery image will not affect the bootloader, so you will still have S-OFF. However the stock HTC recovery does not allow you to flash custom ROMs.
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kkalkan said:
After you install custom recovery. recovery to be able to return to the stock again? How if possible.? waiting for help.
tanks..
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kkalkan said:
Thank you for the reply. Another method yet? ready to file the form. examples. sensation, such as stock recovery is installed?.
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OK, in looking at your posts again, are you asking how to backup your phone using a custom recovery so that you can restore it later?
If so, you would use the Backup option on the recovery menu and it create a backup file of the phone's current image to the SD card.
If you wish to restore this backup file, you would choose the Restore option on the recovery menu and then choose the backup file on the SD card.
If i install the Stock, the ROM doesn't allow to flash custom roms.
How do you mean that? Isn't it possible to install CWM +Recovery and flash a custom rom?
justPwnY said:
If i install the Stock, the ROM doesn't allow to flash custom roms.
How do you mean that? Isn't it possible to install CWM +Recovery and flash a custom rom?
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Yes it is possible to flash a custom ROM with CWM recovery. But if you reinstall the stock recovery (which is what I thought the original poster was asking), it will overwrite CWM recovery and you won't be able to flash a custom ROM.
Realy? And how can i get it back?
justPwnY said:
Realy? And how can i get it back?
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If you are still S-OFF or have an unlocked bootloader, then you would simply reinstall CWM.
Ok thanks i will give it a try!
Thanks for your answers
Hello,
I have a Developer Edition (unlocked) with Stock 4.3 at the moment, is rooted and with TWRP 2.6.3.0 custom recovery, my phone is asking me to upgrade to 4.4. My questions are:
- What would be the results of the upgrade?
- It will flash over my custom recovery without problems?
I guess I will loose root and custom recovery but I can flash them again, my main concern is that the OTA will not flash correctly for being rooted and with custom recovery. Thanks a lot for those that know the answer and want to help me.
gustavorod said:
Hello,
I have a Developer Edition (unlocked) with Stock 4.3 at the moment, is rooted and with TWRP 2.6.3.0 custom recovery, my phone is asking me to upgrade to 4.4. My questions are:
- What would be the results of the upgrade?
- It will flash over my custom recovery without problems?
I guess I will loose root and custom recovery but I can flash them again, my main concern is that the OTA will not flash correctly for being rooted and with custom recovery. Thanks a lot for those that know the answer and want to help me.
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i guess you cant flash official OTA through custom recovery..u need stock recovery to do this
gustavorod said:
Hello,
I have a Developer Edition (unlocked) with Stock 4.3 at the moment, is rooted and with TWRP 2.6.3.0 custom recovery, my phone is asking me to upgrade to 4.4. My questions are:
- What would be the results of the upgrade?
- It will flash over my custom recovery without problems?
I guess I will loose root and custom recovery but I can flash them again, my main concern is that the OTA will not flash correctly for being rooted and with custom recovery. Thanks a lot for those that know the answer and want to help me.
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Actually, you won't be able to do an OTA update when you've a custom recovery (you shouldn't even get it in the first place, sometimes it comes through), if you try to apply the OTA, you'll boot back to the TWRP recovery.
So, you should either go full stock (recovery & ROM), then do an OTA. Or flash some 4.4 Custom ROM.
By itself the phone alerted me that the OTA download is available and wants to download and flash itself as it did when it upgraded from 4.2.2 to 4.3 so I am not planning to flash through TWRP...
gustavorod said:
By itself the phone alerted me that the OTA download is available and wants to download and flash itself as it did when it upgraded from 4.2.2 to 4.3 so I am not planning to flash through TWRP...
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it will download OK, but when it reboots to start installing, you'll just see the TWRP screen and nothing is gonna happen; because the OTA expects stock recovery.
Thanks!!!!
I guess I better flash another 4.3 or 4.4 by myself, I just thought the OTA would be better first to upgrade to the latest firmware...
gustavorod said:
I guess I better flash another 4.3 or 4.4 by myself, I just thought the OTA would be better first to upgrade to the latest firmware...
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you can do two things:
1- get s-off and flash any firmware you want
2- "download & install later" the OTA, once downloaded pull it to your PC, the OTA file will contain a "firmware.zip" which is signed and can be flashed in fastboot ruu mode (you have to issue the flash command twice!!!), which would upgrade your firmware (including hboot, kernal and recovery), but will leave your rom intact
----- because it flashes recovery, you need to reflash custom recovery
----- and, kernel (boot.img) you'll need to reflash the custom one (or dirty install the ROM), otherwise the ROM won't boot up
nkk71 said:
you can do two things:
1- get s-off and flash any firmware you want
2- "download & install later" the OTA, once downloaded pull it to your PC, the OTA file will contain a "firmware.zip" which is signed and can be flashed in fastboot ruu mode (you have to issue the flash command twice!!!), which would upgrade your firmware (including hboot, kernal and recovery), but will leave your rom intact
----- because it flashes recovery, you need to reflash custom recovery
----- and, kernel (boot.img) you'll need to reflash the custom one (or dirty install the ROM), otherwise the ROM won't boot up
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I've looked around for a CWM compatible version of the Dev Edition + Root, but I'm not finding one. Is anyone aware of a CWM-packaged version that I can flash using CWM on a rooted device? Reverting to stock to pick up the OTA seems like a long way to go
Is there a guide anywhere on how to install 4.4.2 on the Dev Ed phones?
Assume I can just use TWRP for root after updating?
Thanks!
Mercutio5 said:
Is there a guide anywhere on how to install 4.4.2 on the Dev Ed phones?
Assume I can just use TWRP for root after updating?
Thanks!
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Are you rooted now? If you are rooted, as long as you haven't changed any of the system files you can install the .zip through the stock recovery and you're good to go (you don't lose root).
If you aren't rooted, just install the .zip through the stock recovery and then flash TWRP recovery and root.
Assuming you have an unlocked bootloader, flashed TWRP and rooted (but no other changes, no VZWentitlement hacks, delete/removing/renaming any apps from /system/app or /system/priv-app, no Xposed Installer and modules installed, etc...).
Download the 4.4.2 update .zip to your phone.
Flash the stock recovery back to your phone.
Boot to recovery and install the .zip you downloaded.
Done.
You'll need to find the .zip and download it.
You'll need to know how to flash the stock recovery back and have it downloaded so you can flash it
You'll need to know how to use the stock recovery (button combos to boot to recovery and enter recovery)
tcrews said:
Are you rooted now? If you are rooted, as long as you haven't changed any of the system files you can install the .zip through the stock recovery and you're good to go (you don't lose root).
If you aren't rooted, just install the .zip through the stock recovery and then flash TWRP recovery and root.
Assuming you have an unlocked bootloader, flashed TWRP and rooted (but no other changes, no VZWentitlement hacks, delete/removing/renaming any apps from /system/app or /system/priv-app, no Xposed Installer and modules installed, etc...).
Download the 4.4.2 update .zip to your phone.
Flash the stock recovery back to your phone.
Boot to recovery and install the .zip you downloaded.
Done.
You'll need to find the .zip and download it.
You'll need to know how to flash the stock recovery back and have it downloaded so you can flash it
You'll need to know how to use the stock recovery (button combos to boot to recovery and enter recovery)
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Thank you!
Ah, I had forgotten about having to use the stock recovery to flash. When I last updated, I dirty flashed a TWRP-able image. Might wait for someone to make one for maximum laziness
Edit the updater-script and remove the device check for ghost in the OTA zip that's posted. Then you can flash it in CWM or TWRP as long as /system is stock.
Sent from my Moto X
so say i upgrade my rooted htc one once the ota update becomes ready.. what happens? i dont want to end up with a bricked phone.. would it harm my phone in any way?
thaaaanxxx
monrokhoury said:
so say i upgrade my rooted htc one once the ota update becomes ready.. what happens? i dont want to end up with a bricked phone.. would it harm my phone in any way?
thaaaanxxx
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An OTA update will not work on a rooted phone! For the OTA to work it needs stock recovery, stock rom and all of the files that it is attempting to update. If anything is missing then it will error out and return to your present setup.
and to complete what majmoz already said, if your rom is 100% stock, and you have flashed back your stock recovery, the phone will update fine but you will loose root. You'll need to flash a custom recovery after the OTA to re-root the rom.
Guys you're very helpful and i must thank you for that. i am on the official 4.4.3 rom so i just need to restore the stock recovery? how to do that? and will the current rooting method work on lollipop (and should i follow the same steps to install clockwork recovery)? Will the ota update relock the bootloader?
i'm sorry if i'm asking too many questions but i don't trust any other forum.
monrokhoury said:
Guys you're very helpful and i must thank you for that. i am on the official 4.4.3 rom so i just need to restore the stock recovery?
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If you have not modified anything to your rom (Kernel is stock and always was, you have not deleted any /system files and you still have or restored all the content in /data/preload (wiped during bootloader unlock), so yes all you need to do is to flash back the stock recovery that match your version.
how to do that?
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The same way you did to flash a custom recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
and will the current rooting method work on lollipop
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Flash the latest supersu from a custom recovery. Version 2.37 and above should work on lollipop
and should i follow the same steps to install clockwork recovery
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You always flash the recovery using the same commands, stock or custom, on all versions its always:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
Will the ota update relock the bootloader?
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OTA updates will never affect the bootloader status (S-ON/S-OFF, LOCKED/UNLOCKED/RELOCKED)
If you have not modified anything to your rom (Kernel is stock and always was, you have not deleted any /system files and you still have or restored all the content in /data/preload (wiped during bootloader unlock), so yes all you need to do is to flash back the stock recovery that match your version.
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So, if I did flash a custom kernel, and did uninstall system programs (but didn't flash a custom Rom), what are my options if I'd like to upgrade to lollipop?
Thanks!
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I just download OTA update to android 5.0 (OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_Orange...zip)
But I have TWRP recovery.
Can I run OTA zip update with TWRP recovery?
Or anybody can me provide link to download only stock recovery img?
atlantisu21 said:
I just download OTA update to android 5.0 (OTA_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_Orange...zip)
But I have TWRP recovery.
Can I run OTA zip update with TWRP recovery?
Or anybody can me provide link to download only stock recovery img?
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OTA info can be found in the FAQ sticky under Q7
and some more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52894276
as for stock recovery, the easiest (since you have the file already) is to extract from within the OTA.zip.... inside the OTA.zip is a "firmware.zip" inside that, you can find the stock recovery. (recovery.img)
nkk71 said:
OTA info can be found in the FAQ sticky under Q7
and some more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52894276
as for stock recovery, the easiest (since you have the file already) is to extract from within the OTA.zip.... inside the OTA.zip is a "firmware.zip" inside that, you can find the stock recovery. (recovery.img)
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Interesting.
Ok I can extract recovery.img and I can flash recovery.
But after that, can I install OTA update? (ROM is still stock, only Exposed module installed, and superSU)
All options on phone is unlocked (bootloader unlocked, s-off, rooted..)
And after that I can flash my old recovery TWP?
And I guess, I must install superSU again?
atlantisu21 said:
Interesting.
Ok I can extract recovery.img and I can flash recovery.
But after that, can I install OTA update? (ROM is still stock, only Exposed module installed, and superSU)
All options on phone is unlocked (bootloader unlocked, s-off, rooted..)
And after that I can flash my old recovery TWP?
And I guess, I must install superSU again?
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xposed will not allow the OTA to work, xposed changes stuff in the system partition
yes, you will likely loose root, but that (and twrp) can be easily reflashed
nkk71 said:
xposed will not allow the OTA to work, xposed changes stuff in the system partition
yes, you will likely loose root, but that (and twrp) can be easily reflashed
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ok, then I will uninstall Xposed first. Thanks
Doesn't work, because I was deleted some stock default apps...
Anayway I restored previous backup and sucesfully update to 5.02