Hi. Now that I am succesfully rooted, I'd like to know whether it really is possible to keep root vith Voodoo Rootkeeper. In the tutorial it says so ("Install Voodoo OTARootkeeper and backup SU. This will help you to keep root when On-Air update comes to your phone, where you may lose Root, if this is not installed."), but in the FAQ in says otherwise, I think ("Not directly by upgrading via OTA (Air)"). So Which is right?
Depends on which variant you have. If u wan to do an OTA update, i suggest do not remove any bloatware. Update then remove bloatware cos u get an msg that lg do not support rooted devices.
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Gh0sT.RPG said:
Depends on which variant you have. If u wan to do an OTA update, i suggest do not remove any bloatware. Update then remove bloatware cos u get an msg that lg do not support rooted devices.
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hmmm..
Which means..?
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edriskus said:
Which means..?
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Well not every OTA update will be successful, mine was unsuccessful. I heard from frnd who has sony mobile that, when u root and remove some sony apps, and try to update u get error that "device is rooted, software update is not supported". So, try OTA update without removing any bloatware, u may be succesful in updating. Or, there are cwm backups thanks a ton to cmahendra, download one and flash in cwm :good:
Gh0sT.RPG said:
Well not every OTA update will be successful, mine was unsuccessful. I heard from frnd who has sony mobile that, when u root and remove some sony apps, and try to update u get error that "device is rooted, software update is not supported". So, try OTA update without removing any bloatware, u may be succesful in updating. Or, there are cwm backups thanks a ton to cmahendra, download one and flash in cwm :good:
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I tried to update my P760(german) by OTA without removing anything before. The result was the "device is rooted..."-message. So I think the reason for this message isn´t the removing of bloatware.
Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
useful video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARC_hsfcTY
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Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
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Whats wrong in that? I could not root V10G and could not update from V10C to V10G due to region problem. India V10G released but I cannot update due to some issues. Rom was showing showing V10D as latest in India update and asking me to go back. This means I was not able to get V10G via air and could not even root when flashed with offline method.
So I simply restored (flashed) CWM Backup of Rooted V10G shared by DarkFable, which is clean and stock and ROOTED. He updated in Dubai and kept Root with Rootkeeper. Wiped Data and shared CWM Backup of clean Rom.
Enjoying since few days. Be practical my friend.
Voodoo OTA RootKeeper has option to Temp Unroot. Anyone try it? Temp unroot, then make OTA update and then restore root with Voodoo? Is it working?
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Voodoo OTA RootKeeper has option to Temp Unroot. Anyone try it? Temp unroot, then make OTA update and then restore root with Voodoo? Is it working?
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i just tried updating by installing voodoo rootkeeper, backing up su, temporarily unrooting, then running the OTA installer. failed rather quickly with the dead android logo (removed battery to reboot). i think it still detects a rooted environment after the reboot and stops the upgrade. everything came back normally after the failed upgrade.
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Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
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useful video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARC_hsfcTY
Whats wrong in that?
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If people are as paranoid as I am, and if my phone functions properly, I will not install a cwm backups from someone else just to get those few bug-fix updates. Who knows if something might have been changed in that backup (intentionally or not by the owners or by a PC warez), say in a simple case of a DNS that point to some script kiddies's PC instead of mail.google.com?
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*OTA from .368 rooted (global) fail!!!
I have just reflashed 2.3.2 global -> root with Gingerbreak 1.20 -> Update OTA 104Mb --> Successful (Rooted remain)
*...removed...*
Maybe it's the same thing that happened before, rooted terminals will not get the update via OTA unless they have a German firmware...
I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
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I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
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No.
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taaviu said:
No.
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But I cannot find Update software option in menus
antsel said:
Ut I cannot find Update software option in menus
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Flashtool is you best friend uncheck "wipe user data" and evrything is good.
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antsel said:
I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
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Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
zwolf1000 said:
Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
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lol i was just waiting till someone would say that XD
Marcell96 said:
lol i was just waiting till someone would say that XD
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Fail .
I'm also getting the Failed after Failed message... already attempted 5 or 6 times.
I do have a backup of the /system/app files I modified after rooting the last version, so I'm going to restore them to the phone and retry one more time.
I'm trying not to lose all my settings and stuff I did with a complete wipe in order to maintain root...
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meh, I backed up all my stuff with titanium and I'm going the old way of flashing back to a rootable version, use gingerbreak and then updating.
I guess a clean install never hurt anyone
I think best option is Flashtool
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I guess a clean install never hurt anyone
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So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
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So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
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Just like what happened when the 2.3.3 got released: if you messed up (replaced) any of the apk in the /system/app, then my guess is that you need to reflash it. The OTA fails (not sure if it's doing some checksum of the apk files).
I'm in the process of updating to the 2.3.4 (downloading right now) from the 2.3.2 Global that I just flashed and rooted with gingerbreak.
Regarding user data, apart from a couple of settings that Titanium might miss, a restore from that app will take only a couple of minutes and all apps and data will be back. (I'll take the chance to keep my system clean and not restoring some apps that I used only once or twice and were sitting there wasting space).
It's probably the safest and fastest method if the OTA fails.
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So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
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No.
I can confirm that an OTA-update from rooted 4.0.A.2.368 to the new 4.0.1.A.0.283 can be done successfully.
Did it just now and now I have 2.3.4 with root permissions.
Have not touched any of my apps in /system/apps folder.
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Just like what happened when the 2.3.3 got released: if you messed up (replaced) any of the apk in the /system/app, then my guess is that you need to reflash it. The OTA fails (not sure if it's doing some checksum of the apk files).
I'm in the process of updating to the 2.3.4 (downloading right now) from the 2.3.2 Global that I just flashed and rooted with gingerbreak.
Regarding user data, apart from a couple of settings that Titanium might miss, a restore from that app will take only a couple of minutes and all apps and data will be back. (I'll take the chance to keep my system clean and not restoring some apps that I used only once or twice and were sitting there wasting space).
It's probably the safest and fastest method if the OTA fails.
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Well thanks for the explanation! I didn't erase anything from /system/app, just uninstall some pre-installed things (only the few that appeared in the uninstall panel), so tomorrow I will try with OTA and see what happens, elsewise I will made a backup with Titanium and reflash the 2.3.2...
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No.
I can confirm that an OTA-update from rooted 4.0.A.2.368 to the new 4.0.1.A.0.283 can be done successfully.
Did it just now and now I have 2.3.4 with root permissions.
Have not touched any of my apps in /system/apps folder.
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And I guess that's the trick, not to touch the /system/apps. I changed some system apps (maps, facebook, etc) and also the framework files to install other themes. I couldn't make the update OTA.
So let me get this straight if you mess with any apps in the /system/apps folder the update won't show up at all or will it just fail? I have generic trade german and it says my phone is already up to date when I check for OTA updates.
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Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
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Yes, but no Software update there. Only information about the phone and its software.
Hello guys,
I received a notification today saying that 4.1.B.0.431 update is available for my device. When I try to update the device restarts and it seems like it is updating. then it starts up and I get a message "The software update could not be installed"
If i try again it re-downloads the update then again fails..
Anyone can tell me what might be the cause of this?
I have Neo V .562 LOCKED bootloader with root and cwm installed.
Note that my SI number is NOT in the list that is in Sony site.
Thanks in advance.
you need to remove cmw before ota update
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you need to remove cmw before ota update
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Thanks for your reply. Will i be able to re-install it again after update?
This also means that i keep root right?
minaz92 said:
Thanks for your reply. Will i be able to re-install it again after update?
This also means that i keep root right?
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Yes.. you can reinstall after update, and your device will stay rooted
I just tried repairing .562 and then root without installing CWM, when I try to do the OTA update again the same error message pops up "new software version could not be installed". need help
EDIT: Repaired again, rooted, and didn't install or disable any app then tried the update and it worked.
Strange..
worked fine for me..
Damn! still no OTA here
No ota to me tip ,and im on the sony list
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hi, are you sure your bootloader is LOCKED? or your bootloader is RELOCKED?
i have the same problem with you, the download are fine but cannot install the update, and i have RELOCKED bootloader. my phone is Xperia Neo.
risay07 said:
hi, are you sure your bootloader is LOCKED? or your bootloader is RELOCKED?
i have the same problem with you, the download are fine but cannot install the update, and i have RELOCKED bootloader. my phone is Xperia Neo.
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No, I've never unlocked the bootloader. But I suspect Titanium backup or link2sd might be the cause because these are the only apps I installed the first time. Try removing them If you have them and try again. Or repair then root then try update before doing anything else..
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Damn! still no OTA here
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plesan said:
No ota to me tip ,and im on the sony list
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This might be silly but.. have you guys tried manually checking in update center (not waiting for notification)?
Other than that, I honestly have no idea.
hello ,
i also have xperia neo v with 4.0.3 rooted. i have never involved with cwm or bootloader... just rooted.
i am trying to update to 4.0.4 via ota but at the third step the last 10 times i tried my neo just fails... and when it restarts i receive the failure message...
does anyone had the same problem and solved it?
thanks,
minaz92 said:
This might be silly but.. have you guys tried manually checking in update center (not waiting for notification)?
Other than that, I honestly have no idea.
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yea, I always check manually ..
minaz92 said:
No, I've never unlocked the bootloader. But I suspect Titanium backup or link2sd might be the cause because these are the only apps I installed the first time. Try removing them If you have them and try again. Or repair then root then try update before doing anything else..
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Hi,
Can you verify if it is a titanium backup problem? i rooted my mom's neo and have the same problem but im not near her for some months so i can't check.
The user lordazoroth originally posted this method here in the T-Mobile SGSIII forum. However, I have confirmed that it works with the Note 3 (at least with the Verizon variant) with one small difference. Feel free to give us both a "THANKS" if this helped you out.
You can disable the OTA Update notification by following the steps below. Just be aware that there is a small change in STEP #3.
Solution:
Step 1. Delete the update located in /cache/fota/ (may be /data/fota) and then click the update notification prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and the notification will disappear. (My phone rebooted and tried to install the update - this is the point where my Note 3 gave the update failed notification. I just rebooted the phone and went to STEP #2.)
Step 2. Disable otacerts.zip located in /etc/security by renaming it to otacerts.zip.bak
Step 3. Disable FotaClient.apk and FWUpgrade.apk by renaming with .bak extensions located in /system/app/
Step 4. Reboot
(NOTE: The difference in STEP #3 for the Galaxy Note 3 is that the [FotaClient.apk] is named [LocalFotaClient.apk] instead of just [FotaClient.apk]. All of the other steps are the same.
Continue running JB 4.3 and enjoy your Note 3 without that nagging update notification!
But the kitkat update is awesome... so you might want to reconsider doing this
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Wouldn't just freezing the "SDM" app do the trick? And possibly "FWUpgrade", although i heard that just SDM works
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Wouldn't just freezing the "SDM" app do the trick? And possibly "FWUpgrade", although i heard that just SDM works
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You're right. Freezing just sdm would do the trick lol
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Grompy said:
You're right. Freezing just sdm would do the trick lol
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Say I'm not using TiBu. Can I use root explore to change something with sdm or should I just do what was originally posted?
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Say I'm not using TiBu. Can I use root explore to change something with sdm or should I just do what was originally posted?
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I personally use ROM Toolbox to do it
I got the annoying OTA update today... I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE!!! Why can't they give us an option instead of forcing it down our throats?
Is there any way to disable the update WITHOUT ROOTING? I read everywhere you need ROOT ACCESS to delete the SDM.apk FILE and such. I can't delete it without root.
How can I get rid of the annoying update WITHOUT ROOTING or what is the easiest way to gain root without wiping out everything and starting over?
As of this morning...Verizon seems to be trying to "ram the update" onto your note 3
I was rooted and safestrapped on MJE and when I unplugged my phone from the charger this morning...I had a notice that the update failed to install.
I had previously downloaded, but removed the download.
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boamuro said:
I got the annoying OTA update today... I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE!!! Why can't they give us an option instead of forcing it down our throats?
Is there any way to disable the update WITHOUT ROOTING? I read everywhere you need ROOT ACCESS to delete the SDM.apk FILE and such. I can't delete it without root.
How can I get rid of the annoying update WITHOUT ROOTING or what is the easiest way to gain root without wiping out everything and starting over?
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rooting (with jb roms, for us vzw n3 owners) does not wipe anything at all. Kingo is easy. There's how-to threads and vids.
Edit: This is what I recommend. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
Edit 2: no way to disable the ota update notification w/o root.
LeftyGR said:
rooting (with jb roms, for us vzw n3 owners) does not wipe anything at all. Kingo is easy. There's how-to threads and vids.
Edit: This is what I recommend. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
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OMG!! I was able too root easily, but the stupid OTA update popped up and I accidentally hit the UPDATE button. Now it rebooted on its own and went into this RECOVERY MODE and it's trying to update... I removed the battery out right away... HOW CAN I CANCEL IT?! OMG! Somone help me please. It was going so well and I can't believe the stupid popup got me...
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Am I doomed??? OMG I hate you Verizon
boamuro said:
OMG!! I was able too root easily, but the stupid OTA update popped up and I accidentally hit the UPDATE button. Now it rebooted on its own and went into this RECOVERY MODE and it's trying to update... I removed the battery out right away... HOW CAN I CANCEL IT?! OMG! Somone help me please. It was going so well and I can't believe the stupid popup got me...
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Am I doomed??? OMG I hate you Verizon
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No way of knowing how far it got. If it was able to get the bootloader nailed in...yes. Screwed. Welcome to kk. If not, whatever you do will wipe at this point.
Safest bet to try and see if you can retain jb is with odin...if it lets you. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still need odin because you just interrupted a firmware update and probably just soft bricked your phone. So you'll need odin to put kk on your phone.
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If niether of these things look good, they aren't. So try this first. Try booting to recovery. If you can, it's possible you just saved yourself from learning to use odin. Do a factory reset and reboot. See if it boots to jb. If it does, root asap. If not (it just hangs forever or loops), you're bricked. Try to odin jb. If it keeps failing, you're stuck with kk and you need to odin kk.
If you can't get to recovery and just hangs or loops, odin jb or kk. Whichever it lets you.
If it doesn't let you boot to recovery because it continues to upgrade, at this point let it. This is the ONLY possible scenario that you will keep anything.
Mind you, everything I just covered will never touch any files on external sd memory.
This is a lot to process. So take your time. Good luck!
Odin tutorials are in the general section.
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LeftyGR said:
No way of knowing how far it got. If it was able to get the bootloader nailed in...yes. Screwed. Welcome to kk. If not, whatever you do will wipe at this point.
Safest bet to try and see if you can retain jb is with odin...if it lets you. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still need odin because you just interrupted a firmware update and probably just soft bricked your phone. So you'll need odin to put kk on your phone.
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If niether of these things look good, they aren't. So try this first. Try booting to recovery. If you can, it's possible you just saved yourself from learning to use odin. Do a factory reset and reboot. See if it boots to jb. If it does, root asap. If not (it just hangs forever or loops), you're bricked. Try to odin jb. If it keeps failing, you're stuck with kk and you need to odin kk.
If you can't get to recovery and just hangs or loops, odin jb or kk. Whichever it lets you.
If it doesn't let you boot to recovery because it continues to upgrade, at this point let it. This is the ONLY possible scenario that you will keep anything.
Mind you, everything I just covered will never touch any files on external sd memory.
This is a lot to process. So take your time. Good luck!
Odin tutorials are in the general section.
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GRRR it installed Kitkat successfully. I'm SO MAD.. I should have set the annoying OTA notification for a different time so that it wouldn't constantly pop up every second... I would have been home free rooted on Jellybean if it weren't for the STUPID UPDATE.
So can I still DOWNGRADE to Jellybean and be rooted? or did Verizon LOCK or restrict stuff with the update? Can I go back to Jellybean keeping all my files?
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GRRR it installed Kitkat successfully. I'm SO MAD.. I should have set the annoying OTA notification for a different time so that it wouldn't constantly pop up every second... I would have been home free rooted on Jellybean if it weren't for the STUPID UPDATE.
So can I still DOWNGRADE to Jellybean and be rooted? or did Verizon LOCK or restrict stuff with the update? Can I go back to Jellybean keeping all my files?
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I heard once you take the verizon ota update for now your locked down.
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Hulk0069 said:
I heard once you take the verizon ota update for now your locked down.
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I read that too... I can't believe one simple tap mistake ruined my whole first time rooting adventure... Using KINGO was so easy and right when I WAS ABOUT TO DELETE THE STUPID SDM file in the system folder, the update popup came up and accidentally hit the UPDATE And it just rebooted instantly!! I hate how they don't even allow you to cancel or anything... like totally forcing it in your face!!
I still have SuperSU but no longer functions it says "There isn o SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
So there's no way to have root access now?? I can't flash back to Jellybean??? Verizon/Samsung really screwed us here. There must be a way to have root access in Jellybean... I don't care for custom roms... I just want root access!!
boamuro said:
I read that too... I can't believe one simple tap mistake ruined my whole first time rooting adventure... Using KINGO was so easy and right when I WAS ABOUT TO DELETE THE STUPID SDM file in the system folder, the update popup came up and accidentally hit the UPDATE And it just rebooted instantly!! I hate how they don't even allow you to cancel or anything... like totally forcing it in your face!!
I still have SuperSU but no longer functions it says "There isn o SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
So there's no way to have root access now?? I can't flash back to Jellybean??? Verizon/Samsung really screwed us here. There must be a way to have root access in Jellybean... I don't care for custom roms... I just want root access!!
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It's verizon not Sammy who did this
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It's verizon not Sammy who did this
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AH EVIL VERIZON... freaking Verizon...
There seriously is no way to flash back to Jellybean and be rooted??? or be rooted in Kitkat?? This is SO RIDICULOUS..
I'm at least glad FoxFi fixed a way to still work with KitKat... if they didn't, I'd be really pissed to have no hotspot and stuck with KitKat... screw you VERIZON.
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AH EVIL VERIZON... freaking Verizon...
There seriously is no way to flash back to Jellybean and be rooted??? or be rooted in Kitkat?? This is SO RIDICULOUS..
I'm at least glad FoxFi fixed a way to still work with KitKat... if they didn't, I'd be really pissed to have no hotspot and stuck with KitKat... screw you VERIZON.
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As it has been warned now many, many, many times.... There is NO GOING BACK if you take the NC4 update. Also, as of now, there also NO root method for it. You're stuck on it.
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mwshows said:
As it has been warned now many, many, many times.... There is NO GOING BACK if you take the NC4 update. Also, as of now, there also NO root method for it. You're stuck on it.
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So it would be pointless for me to try to use Odin to flash back to stock Jellybean and then KINGO? It won't even flash back?
I did successfully root before OTA installed Kitkat on mine... does that make any difference?
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So it would be pointless for me to try to use Odin to flash back to stock Jellybean and then KINGO? It won't even flash back?
I did successfully root before OTA installed Kitkat on mine... does that make any difference?
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bummer
I really like the way my OneMax w/verizon is and am not really interested in updating. The automatic firmware downloads is eating up my data daily. I just accepted to install it so it would stop, but it won't install due to error (it's a rooted device). I have S-Off on the phone right now and used the SuperSu unroot feature to try and let the update do it's thing just so it would stop downloading. Now, the root checker apps say I'm not rooted (but i think i still am). I tried the virtuous manual stock update but it gives me a installation aborted message while in recovery mode. Any help would be appreciated!
I think you need to have stock recovery & stock rom installed to accept the ota.
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I think you need to have stock recovery & stock rom installed to accept the ota.
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so i have to fully unroot, update my phone then root again?
FrankieTheSqueeler said:
so i have to fully unroot, update my phone then root again?
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Yes, if you want the update you will.
one last question, my device won't pop up on ABD devices on my PC anymore. Am I still rooted?
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one last question, my device won't pop up on ABD devices on my PC anymore. Am I still rooted?
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you only need to have stock recovery installed AND 100% stock system files. no system mods whatsoever.
assuming you enabled USB debugging under the developer options on the phone....you may need to update your version of adb/fastboot.
The root question....are you s off? If so that question is irrelevant as you only need to flash a custom recovery and flash the latest su zip from there to root any ROM...even the stock ota.
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you only need to have stock recovery installed AND 100% stock system files. no system mods whatsoever.
assuming you enabled USB debugging under the developer options on the phone....you may need to update your version of adb/fastboot.
The root question....are you s off? If so that question is irrelevant as you only need to flash a custom recovery and flash the latest su zip from there to root any ROM...even the stock ota.
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Thanks for the reply!
Yeah I have S-off on the phone. I will update the ADB version and retry. I don't know why I thought the su would be able to do a one-click unroot. All it ended up doing was just confusing me. I'm new to rooting and flashing, and it's fun figuring these things out. You guys are really helpful around here. I'll look for a tutorial on how to flash a custom recovery.
If I am rooted and have TWRP do I need to be concerned about OTA updates? If so what should I do?
budven said:
If I am rooted and have TWRP do I need to be concerned about OTA updates? If so what should I do?
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I uninstalled the "system updates" file from my phone. It's a blue android icon & 3.4mb in size. Another forum somewhere discussed this and I believe that should work. I used an app called system app remover(pro) - it has a recycle bin and holds apps in there for you in case you need/want to re-install them later. Any root app delete should work just fine though.
budven said:
If I am rooted and have TWRP do I need to be concerned about OTA updates? If so what should I do?
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You can freeze the update app, but an OTA won't work anyway with a custom recovery.