Hi guys i have a little question,
Right now i have 4.4.2 firmware, unlocked and rooted and with twrp
I wanna test the pac rom or cyanogen a little but my question is, if i have my backup of 4.4.2, after i install a cyan or pac rom based on 4.4.4, can i return safely to my backup of 4.4.2?
Ty
it depends on what is included in the 4.4.4 rom your are flashing.
If you use RSDlite to flash a stock 4.4.4 rom it includes all parts like... system.img, motoboot.img, gpt.bin, modems, etc. The official OTA's will patch/upgrade those parts too. Once you flash those updated parts, you can't downgrade without a very real chance of bricking.
If the custom ROM you are trying to flash only updates the SYSTEM partition, and doesn't touch anything else, then usually you can safely revert to your previous backup.
I have a N6 rooted and I am waiting for the OTA rollout for 5.1 and I am wondering if i need to unroot before doing the 5.1 OTA?
zd913 said:
I have a N6 rooted and I am waiting for the OTA rollout for 5.1 and I am wondering if i need to unroot before doing the 5.1 OTA?
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To take an OTA, you'll need a 100% stock system image and be on stock recovery.
To be sure the OTA updates your system, your best option would be to fastboot flash the stock system.img and recovery.img from the stock 5.0.1 factory images (assuming you are on 5.0.1 now).
You could, just as easy, stop waiting and download/flash the 5.1 factory images manually, not flashing the userdata.img to keep your data intact (must be bootloader unlocked of course), then re-root.
tcrews said:
To take an OTA, you'll need a 100% stock system image and be on stock recovery.
To be sure the OTA updates your system, your best option would be to fastboot flash the stock system.img and recovery.img from the stock 5.0.1 factory images (assuming you are on 5.0.1 now).
You could, just as easy, stop waiting and download/flash the 5.1 factory images manually, not flashing the userdata.img to keep your data intact (must be bootloader unlocked of course), then re-root.
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Yes i am on 5.0.1. Do i need to unroot before i flash the 5.1 factory image?
zd913 said:
Yes i am on 5.0.1. Do i need to unroot before i flash the 5.1 factory image?
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No, Flashing will overwrite the rooted system you have now. You will have to root after flashing 5.1.
I will ask question in this thread as I don't want start new one.
I'm in uk. I have n6, I didn't do anything on it, no root, no unlocked bootloader.
Can I take OTA 5.1 , without worrying that it will stay in boot loop or I'm pretty safe to do so?
Also how long I have to wait for OTA 5.1 , I can see plenty of you on this forum had it already, but I even if I check for system updates it keep telling me system is up to date.
It can take a few weeks. And everything should be fine if you wait and accept it normally
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It can take a few weeks. And everything should be fine if you wait and accept it normally
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I hope you don't mind me asking a question here also? I hate to start another thread.
I'm on custom rom and kernel both still at 5.0.x. I've updated my bootloader and radio to 5.1. If I just wipe, flash the 5.1 rom, gapps and the 5.1 kernel, I don't have to flash the factory image's, they are baked into the rom and kernel already? Thanks in advance.
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I hope you don't mind me asking a question here also? I hate to start another thread.
I'm on custom rom and kernel both still at 5.0.x. I've updated my bootloader and radio to 5.1. If I just wipe, flash the 5.1 rom, gapps and the 5.1 kernel, I don't have to flash the factory image's, they are baked into the rom and kernel already? Thanks in advance.
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I'm sorry, I do not quite understand your question.
rootSU said:
I'm sorry, I do not quite understand your question.
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Thanks for responding and sorry I was not clear. I'm currently on a custom Rom and kernel that are 5.0 based. I flashed the 5.1 radio and bootloader when they came out. I want to upgrade to the 5.1 versions of the custom Rom and kernel. Do I have to flash stock 5.1 then flash the custom stuff or can I just flash the 5.1 custom Rom and kernel and be at 5.1.
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Thanks for responding and sorry I was not clear. I'm currently on a custom Rom and kernel that are 5.0 based. I flashed the 5.1 radio and bootloader when they came out. I want to upgrade to the 5.1 versions of the custom Rom and kernel. Do I have to flash stock 5.1 then flash the custom stuff or can I just flash the 5.1 custom Rom and kernel and be at 5.1.
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You just flashing your custom 5.1 ROM. It wouldn't make much sense to flash one ROM (i.e., a stock 5.1 ROM) and kernel to then immediately overwrite it with another ROM (i.e., your custom 5.1 ROM) and kernel, now would it?
Hi, I've been canvassing a few threads trying to work out exactly what's needed to take my xt1058 to 5.1. I'm currently on Cyanhacker 5.0.2 nightly rom built on Mar-3, with TWRP recovery. To get here I had to do the CM11 -> CM12 based rom boot trick if it's important.
If I want to go to the official 5.1 ROM, is this the best path, or will I brick the device somehow? http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/how-to-install-5-1-lollipop-moto-x-t3089594
I'm fairly certain trying to go from 5.0.2 back to 4.4.4 will end badly, so this seems safer?
I've also spotted this, but not sure if this is better than the above option? http://translate.google.com.au/tran...ipop-51-stock-moto-x-2013-xt1058/&prev=search
Could someone please let me know which is the best path?
If you are talking about flashing to a custom or 3rd party rom based on 5.1, follow the ROM makers recommendation.
That being said... If you want a STOCK 5.1 rom.... then...
Because you are on a custom or 3rd party rom now, you need to check your bootloader version.. Boot to the Fastboot AP screen (aka bootloader screen) and the 2nd line will have the version.
If you have either 30.BC or 30.BD, your best bet is to sit tight and wait for a Stock Moto SBF of 5.1 to leak for your device/carrier, then flash that.
If you have 30.B7 or lower, find the appropriate Stock SBF for your carrier/model device, and flash it using either mFastboot or RSDLite.
Thanks for clarifying! I was looking to go from custom rom back to stock 5.1 (missing all the Moto features). My bootloader is 30.B4, so it should be okay to flash a carrier FXZ for XT1058 as per the Brazil moto forum link I posted?
I assume this will blast my custom recovery as well, so I'd have to re-apply TWRP and root?
EDIT: Actually this version seems to have TWRP? http://translate.googleusercontent....-root/&usg=ALkJrhgUAWS_u0rYHHVrsBRy4w5DG4VdvA
I haven't been able to find clear instructions on what I need to install a 6.0 rom. I'm still on a Chroma 5.1.1 Rom from way back in June... just haven't been able to keep up with Android as much as I once was and I'd like to finally get a taste of M. I'd appreciate any help in regards to whatever prerequisites I need before installing a M rom.
edit: I have the latest TWRP installed. I have downloaded the latest version of Pure Nexus 6.0 as well as the GAPPS. Do I need any bootloaders or radios to flash for M?
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I haven't been able to find clear instructions on what I need to install a 6.0 rom. I'm still on a Chroma 5.1.1 Rom from way back in June... just haven't been able to keep up with Android as much as I once was and I'd like to finally get a taste of M. I'd appreciate any help in regards to whatever prerequisites I need before installing a M rom.
edit: I have the latest TWRP installed. I have downloaded the latest version of Pure Nexus 6.0 as well as the GAPPS. Do I need any bootloaders or radios to flash for M?
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YES!! you need to flash marshmallow bootloader and radio before you flash any marshmallow rom.
I have a Pure Edition xt1095 with unlocked bootloader and stock Android 6.0 OTA. I just installed TWRP 3.2.1 and took a nandroid. However if I ever wanted to go back to stock without using the nandroid backup, is there any reason I cannot flash the Motorola stock 5.1 image (found here) and then take the OTA again to get back to 6.0 ? I have searched and most of the posts say it can be done but the individual was coming from CM or some other non-stock ROM. My concern is that by taking the OTA stock 6.0 firmware I have somehow updated my bootloader version and it will no longer allow me to revert back to the 5.1 image. Can anyone confirm or deny?