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[Q] How to install OTA if rooted?

I've searched and searched and can't find this topic so here goes...
I have the DE and it is rooted. I'd like to install the OTA as I'm still running stock otherwise. Do I have to unroot to get it to install? For fun I tried loading it with CWM and that just locked it up.
Thoughts or threads I've missed?

im curious too :/ the only way i could update was unrooting and for that the only way i could do so, was restoring a backup from CWM, i couldnt falsha RUU or ZIP :/
would be great if some one help us to find out how to unroot (an easier way) or apply OTA even rooted (guess this is not possible :/)

eltoffer said:
im curious too :/ the only way i could update was unrooting and for that the only way i could do so, was restoring a backup from CWM, i couldnt falsha RUU or ZIP :/
would be great if some one help us to find out how to unroot (an easier way) or apply OTA even rooted (guess this is not possible :/)
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As far as I know, OTA should work fine if you have ONLY rooted and NOT installed any custom recovery. So I believe restoring stock recovery could make your phone receive the OTA. I could be wrong too.

shahul_555 said:
As far as I know, OTA should work fine if you have ONLY rooted and NOT installed any custom recovery. So I believe restoring stock recovery could make your phone receive the OTA. I could be wrong too.
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Hmmm then I'm a bit confused, I believe I have stock recovery installed, I haven't done anything other than backup and root. I just tried running the update from the prompt and it sends me to CWM. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what stock recovery is?

thepktrckt said:
Hmmm then I'm a bit confused, I believe I have stock recovery installed, I haven't done anything other than backup and root. I just tried running the update from the prompt and it sends me to CWM. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what stock recovery is?
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CWM is a custom recovery, hence why it's not working
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EddyOS said:
CWM is a custom recovery, hence why it's not working
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D'oh! My bad.
In attempt to get the stock recovery back I've tried the RUU that should be for the 64GB DE edition but it keeps throwing an error. Is Brightstar US WWE RUU 3.4.10 v4.1 1.29.1540.3 the wrong one?

thepktrckt said:
D'oh! My bad.
In attempt to get the stock recovery back I've tried the RUU that should be for the 64GB DE edition but it keeps throwing an error. Is Brightstar US WWE RUU 3.4.10 v4.1 1.29.1540.3 the wrong one?
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First things first is your phone the developer edition? Sorry to ask a silly question just want to make sure you are not trying to flash the wrong firmware to your phone.
You can find the stock recovery under the development thread and you can flash this with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (in fastboot mode of course)

for a DE, you have to lock its bootloader and then using RUU to get it back to stock, or just fastboot flash the stock recoery image to override your custom recovery, both are working to update OTA according to my test.
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I posted this in another section a couple days ago on how I did the OTA with my DE.
Now you do have to push a stock recovery to get it working but then after you load the OTA you can go back and push TWRP or CWM. I then reflashed supersu but not sure if I needed to or not.
You don't need to lock the bootloader on the DE edition.
MG

moregadget said:
I posted this in another section a couple days ago on how I did the OTA with my DE.
Now you do have to push a stock recovery to get it working but then after you load the OTA you can go back and push TWRP or CWM. I then reflashed supersu but not sure if I needed to or not.
You don't need to lock the bootloader on the DE edition.
MG
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relocking bootloader is needed for the RUU way, for reflashing stock recovery way, it is not necessary.
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zhangke said:
relocking bootloader is needed for the RUU way, for reflashing stock recovery way, it is not necessary.
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I don't understand why you'd have to lock a bootloader for a device that came with it unlocked from the factory? Even the ruu from HTC for the DE requires you to lock the bootloader?
MG

moregadget said:
I don't understand why you'd have to lock a bootloader for a device that came with it unlocked from the factory? Even the ruu from HTC for the DE requires you to lock the bootloader?
MG
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Actually I don't understand either, but it is true, I failed several times to use RUU gettting back stock before re-locking my DE, I guess HTC developer does not apply any special code for the DE RUU program, you can have a try if you have a chance to do so.

Dang I already relocated and RUU'd it... Oh well next time.
Thanks though!!
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[Q] i cant upgrade ota

I have the one dev edition 64 GB. Us brighstar
Bootloader unlocked
Root
On fastboot says tampered nd unlocked
Stock recobery and tried with cwm
Android 4.1.2. Stock
my problem is
I try to upgrade ota and on the recovery cant mount sd card and tje upgrade fails i tried install manual from recobery and the error marks opening bug-fix_tool1 and nothing happens
sorry my enghlish is bad
What can i do??

Go s-off, relock your phone, use a ruu and OTA

Thanks i will try
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What do I do after T-Mobile s-off?

I have a newer T-Mobile HTC One that came with the 1.27.531.11 rom that could not achieve s-off but was able to flash the 1.27.531.8 T-Mobile rom and then use the all-in-one toolkit to get s-off. Right after this I flashed a revolution rom but didn't get the ota update back to .11 (which I should have done first). It took several hours to load files back onto the internal sd because there is no way to send the files using mass storage. Is there a way to go from my revolution rom back to stock tmobile so I can get the OTA update without losing my internal sd files? Or is there any other way to update without losing my data? Or is there a faster way of transferring backup data from my pc?
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[Q] Help - Moto X Dev Edition - Bootloop

Brain melting and need some help.
Moto X Dev Edition GSM - XT1053
Bootloader Unlocked and Rooted
TWRP installed but no recover image :crying:
I took the OTA 4.4.2 update via OTA and now am stuck in bootloop.
What are my best options to solve this.
I have pictures and videos i am worried about deleting.
thanks in advance for any help

Send it in for Warranty. Really. Or...you have a NAND flasher then just write Zeroes and use the SBF to create a new .bin
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alpha-niner64 said:
Send it in for Warranty. Really. Or...you have a NAND flasher then just write Zeroes and use the SBF to create a new .bin
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Really?
I was hoping i could use the Motorola Factory Image flash
Or worse case use the Android Factory restore but was worried that would delete video
I contacted Moto Help and they advised to do a partition wipe cache and factory data reset

You can re-flash the rom using rsdlite. The stock rom can be downloaded via Motorola.com. If you use rsd with twrp recovery, you do have to make a tiny tweak (i.e. delete getvar line) to the downloaded rom file. This flashing process can also be done via adb or via the motoxtoolkit without the tweak but this method requires all files to be flashed one at a time which is more time consuming. If any of this seems Greek you, you can Google it or pm me and I can help you. it is very simple to do and there are lots of guides online. I used a youtube video that showed me where to delete the getVar line. this method does not delete the files on the device.
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Or grab the official 4.4.2, extract the system.img, and flash it with fastboot.

[Q] need help rooting 4.4.2

Ok I'm still new to rooting so sorry if this is in the wrong place or sounds stupid. I got my lg flex about a month ago. i rooted it at 4.2. I didn't know that when 4.4.2 came out it would take my root away. well now when i try to use ioroot24 it cant find my phone after i toggle the usb mode. Any one got any ideas?

You cant root KK yet. If you REALLY want root, follow the tutorial at the G Flex General forum for going back to stock. You have to use the lg flash tools to flash stock .tot and then you can re-root. Thats what I did.

I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
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jesmann said:
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
Really?
Running the Sprint version, KK & rooted. Wow...been a fly on the wall for a week now & you are the 1st to do so....that I've read.
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cigarfan said:
jesmann said:
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
Really?
Running the Sprint version, KK & rooted. Wow...been a fly on the wall for a week now & you are the 1st to do so....that I've read.
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Yeah after having a horrible update and getting caught in a boot loop I went back to starting over with lg flash tool to 4.2.2 taking the OTA to 4.4 and then ioroot 25 I tried the automatic method first and it rebooted to recovery and then choked so I selected apply update from ADB and adb side load kk_root.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 check the section under not working for manual root method
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Yeah after having a horrible update and getting caught in a boot loop I went back to starting over with lg flash tool to 4.2.2 taking the OTA to 4.4 and then ioroot 25 I tried the automatic method first and it rebooted to recovery and then choked so I selected apply update from ADB and adb side load kk_root.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 check the section under not working for manual root method
Impressive...start a new thread, submit a video tutorial, post step by steps...start spreading the news! There is hope!!!

jesmann said:
I rooted yesterday using ioroot 25 after stock flash and upgrade to Kit Kat on the Sprint LS995 version. It does it via update from adb in the stock recovery
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That worked great!!! Took me all of 10 seconds to do!!! thank you very much!

G Flex Sprint 4.4.2 ZV6 Root Confirmed
Can confirm that flashing the kk_root.zip from adb sideload rooted a Sprint G Flex on 4.4.2 ZV6 !
Download is found in the ioroot for the G2 from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869
Thanks guys

I think a write up is in order
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