Hello, my Kindle2 recently updated itself as soon as I connected to wifi the day I got it to 10.2.3 which doesn't appear to be rootable (?) currently.
I want to block access to further updates via my router since it only has wifi and will have to go through my router to get to the updates to prevent it from potentially updating to any other versions until someone figures out how to root this version of the software, or until I can find the information and get it to work.
Does anyone know exactly what addresses or whatnot I need to block on the router to prevent updates? Help greatly appreciated.
That is ridiculous. Next time you get root... just rename otacerts.zip and be done with it.
DssTrainer said:
That is ridiculous. Next time you get root... just rename otacerts.zip and be done with it.
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I never -had- root.
It came, updated itself, and by the time I got around to looking up info on how to root it had updated itself.
I have had the GN3 for a few months. I used Kingo some time back and when the 4.3 update came out I accepted it. I lost the root at that point, but then decided I didn't really need it as I only wanted it so didn't have to enforce PIN security for mail. I installed a mail client that optionally doesn't enforce PIN security...
So - long story short, when 4.4 KK came out I was excited to get it. It said an OTA update was available and I accepted. The install failed. I tried again, and it failed again. I thought it may have been the remnants of the Kingo process, so I UNrooted with Kingo and it was clean. No more open padlock. Did a factory reset, too.
Now when I try to do an OTA, Software Update does absolutely nothing. You can press it till you turn purple and it just does nothing at all.
What are my options at this point? I would like to get to KK.
Thanks for any help.
There are many threads in here that will solve your problem. Basically you're missing a couple files that need to be put back. Option 2 is go to your local Best Buy, and the Samsung rep should be able to flash your update.
Recently my phone received an OTA update that I didn't want to install. I kept pushing remind me later but for two days in a row around the same time (between midnight and 1:30 am) my phone showed me the update with no option to remind me later. It then proceeded to reboot on its own and try to install the update. It failed both times thank GOD! However, my real concern is likely with AT&T because I believe this update will patch the exploit TowelRoot used. Once I calmed down (I was highly pissed) I used Titanium BackUp to freeze the app AT&T software update app, and now I've not been bothered with those irritating update prompts. Has anyone else tried to install the update while rooted? If so, was it successfully done? Has this issue I described happened to anyone else?
I have (or had) an AT&T branded S5 that was previous rooted and running Safestrap (I don't recall the BL version). Due to some EXTREME idiocy on my part, I took an OTA update two days ago, which updated and synched everything to G900AUCU2ANG3.
Naturally, this borked root. But there's some weirdness going on. Even after the OTA update, the phone's device status still says "Custom". And I still see the custom text when the phone boots. Is this Knox related?
Further oddness is that the phone keeps trying to pull down a second OTA update that looks identical to the first based on the filesize (over 400 MB). It goes through the motion, boots into recovery, and starts installing this second update, but stops partway through. Upon rebooting, the phone tells me the update was interrupted and can't be installed.
I realize I may never get root back, but I'm alarmed the phone's status still says "Custom" and that it's trying (and failing) to install this second OTA update.
I've tried factory resetting the phone, both within KitKat and via recovery, but these issues remain. Should I just reapply NG3 via Odin?
Thanks in advance!
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I have (or had) an AT&T branded S5 that was previous rooted and running Safestrap (I don't recall the BL version). Due to some EXTREME idiocy on my part, I took an OTA update two days ago, which updated and synched everything to G900AUCU2ANG3.
Naturally, this borked root. But there's some weirdness going on. Even after the OTA update, the phone's device status still says "Custom". And I still see the custom text when the phone boots. Is this Knox related?
Further oddness is that the phone keeps trying to pull down a second OTA update that looks identical to the first based on the filesize (over 400 MB). It goes through the motion, boots into recovery, and starts installing this second update, but stops partway through. Upon rebooting, the phone tells me the update was interrupted and can't be installed.
I realize I may never get root back, but I'm alarmed the phone's status still says "Custom" and that it's trying (and failing) to install this second OTA update.
I've tried factory resetting the phone, both within KitKat and via recovery, but these issues remain. Should I just reapply NG3 via Odin?
Thanks in advance!
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What does your "android version" say in settings. If your still on 4.4.2 you can downgrade bank to nce and reroot with towel root.
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What does your "android version" say in settings. If your still on 4.4.2 you can downgrade bank to nce and reroot with towel root.
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Yes, I'm still on 4.4.2. Like I wrote in my OP, though, I'm VERY concerned that this second OTA update keeps failing. I'm also perplexed as to why the device is still in some sort of custom state since I thought taking the OTA update would, in essence, reset everything except user data.
Is my phone borked in some way? I mean, it works just fine otherwise, but the device's inability to install this second OTA update really sticks in my craw.
I might reapply NG3 via Odin and see what happens. Couldn't hurt, right?
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Yes, I'm still on 4.4.2. Like I wrote in my OP, though, I'm VERY concerned that this second OTA update keeps failing. I'm also perplexed as to why the device is still in some sort of custom state since I thought taking the OTA update would, in essence, reset everything except user data.
Is my phone borked in some way? I mean, it works just fine otherwise, but the device's inability to install this second OTA update really sticks in my craw.
I might reapply NG3 via Odin and see what happens. Couldn't hurt, right?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3149146
If you want root, go to the OP in that post, scroll down to step 4 or the notes section and download the "downgrade to nce.zip" flash that in odin "ap" slot. Then root with towel root. After that you can either download titanium backup and fees the ota's or use that same thread to upgrade to the OF2 version and keep root.
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If you want to just take the OTA's and not root your phone then still download the "downgrade to nce.zip" flash in odin but don't root. The ota's will push through with no problem then. But you won't be able to downgrade and root if you take the OTA's all the way up to oc4 i believe.
Greetings,
I have a phone with unlocked bootloader and root access. I sent it to a repair shop recently, and it seems that during the repair Huawei's OTA Updater has been set to "Download Update Automatically". Right now it has already downloaded a firmware update and is prompting me to restart my phone to complete the update - I do NOT want that.
I searched through sites to see how can I stop the update process.
1) The website (https://************/huawei-update-...kely-isnt-intentional-easy-way-to-fix-inside/) suggested to disable Huawei OTA Manager via /system/app/HwOUC, but I couldn't find that folder at all.
2) I am currently attempting to delete the downloaded update by removing /data/ota and /data/update/HwOUC, as listed in (https://forum.xda-developers.com/p10/help/ota-file-location-t3857535), but I am still afraid to reboot my phone now.
May I ask if there is any other step which I should do, to ensure the update is NOT applied?