Hello all
I've had a bit of a search and can't see my questions being answered, if they have sorry point me to the posts.
1: Are there any obvious drawbacks to updating using OTA rather than the other ways? The phone is still in warranty and I know 3rd party builds may invalidate it.
2: If I update to Ginger bread OTA do i need to unroot froyo first?
3: After update can I still root the phone and use a Webtop hack
I think that's about it.
Thanks for any help
Jonnym
To part answer my own post. I did unroot.
I found that rerooting was fairly easy.
Im yet to try webtop hack.
Hope that helps someone out there
Related
This is my first post here, I've been trying to learn more about the android OS, and have been using this forum for about 2 months, this is my first post.
This question has to have been answered somewhere already, but I have not found it, and I sweared I have spent alot of time looking (its possible because I'm just unfamiliar with the lingo I missed it)
I updated my eris with 2.1 OTA leak (I believe what its being called). Is there any way for me to now go to a rooted rom, or downgrade and then get root?
Again, apologies for this question, but I've given up on trying to figure this out for myself...
I'm in the same boat you are, no , there is no way to get rooted atm.
If you installed the leak, there is no way for you to root at the moment.
I am fairly new to posting i have asked a few things before but can someone tell me how to safely unroot gingerblur 4.5 so i can take my phone to stock? i would appreciate the simplest and easiest way.
Hi,
I'm fairly new with this phone, and I had rooted it without unlocking the bootloader. (downgrade to GB, root, then upgrade to ICS)
I just found out that a newer version of ICS is released the other day and was wondering that if there is anyway I can update my device while keeping the root ? Say, if I use flashtool to flash the new version, will I lose the root? Or should I use the pc companion software? Or cwm recovery?
I am a total noob here, and I have no idea what I'm doing... Kind of want to figure everything out before I accidentally bricked my phone.
you could try the thread about it on the development section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857736
or you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856287
And btw, use the search button first, or at least read the thread titles in the first page ¬¬
Thanks !!
I must have phrased the keywords wrong or something last night since neither of the posts you provided was in the search result.
Thanks for sharing the posts though. I had just successfully upgraded my phone with PCC while preserving the root !!
Hello,
I have a Motorolla Atrix 4G purchased from Bell. The phone was updated to Gingerbread 2.3.6 already.
I have rooted the phone following this guide http://androidadvices.com/root-motorola-atrix-4g-45141-gingerbread-236-firmware/
Using the moto-fastboot files from here http://www.android-advice.com/file-downloads.php?filename=Atrix_Root_Files
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader so I can ultimately install CM7, but my understanding from this forum sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408 is that I can't do this without bricking the phone, since I had already done the official gingerbread update.
So if I'm correct, I need to follow this guide... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
Except that guide and the warning sticky are referring to 2.3.4, not 2.3.6...
Could someone please lend me some knowledgeable input and/or guidance on this? Greatly appreciated, and thank you for your time.
Solved my own question. Phone is unlocked and functioning.
To anyone else who might be helped by this, that guide I posted DOES work for 2.3.6 on Bell... Even says so approx. 13 pages into the discussion (took me awhile to find it).
Just like to thank this community for existing, and all the effort and time you guys spend to not only develop, but to help others by publishing these great resources.
Sorry, but just not sure which forum to post my question in. Running a LG P769 phone with t-mobile OS. want to at least eliminate biggest room hogs which include t-mobile system apps and some I put in which now won't go fully away.
Need to get advice on the hopefully simplest root unroot method to employ.
Thanks for listening and for your help. Jim
Root unroot question. Which forum to use?
Edit: Removed as unnecessary reply to my original post. My apology if any confusion resulted. Jim