Rooted my moms eris and want to update it to the latest ota update not worried about root allthough a rooted oced ota would be nice is there a rom out there like this??
Kinda need it to be stable since its my moms phone so i figure just going to the latest ota would be the best bet.
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i tried to just update via the phone but kept getting settings force close errors...
if you are rooted any rom here is 2.1 or higher, just download a rom and your set, dont worry about ota...
fyi plainjane 2.1 is proably your best bet if your wanting to keep that 2.1 stock feel,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685581
To get to the OTA
Flash the latest PB00IMG.zip leaked version 3 through the bootloader, let the phone boot up as normal sign in to google whatever. When your done you will get the OTA and it will run successfully, I just did it today because I had to unroot and I'm actually leaving now to bring my phone back to Verizon for Trackball problems, again..... You can then reroot if you want and you will be on the new latest radio etc...
T2Noob released a Stock rom with Root and the ability to Overclock with the Newest OTA about a month back, check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718092
I wild even try the cyborg evolution rom since its based off the latest 2.1 ruu.
Just take a look at the ROMs that are available and see what they are bad on.
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I was just wondering, since I'm pretty much stock with JAC's OC/UV kernel, what the minimum I have to do to get the OTA update?
So far i've only flashed back to the stock kernal via clockwerk, but I'm still rooted (which is stated in the tips thread that it doesn't affect one's ability to receive OTA updates) with the GPS files pulled from the "sneak release" a while back. Other than that, I have launcherpro and mobileAP, while everything else is bone stock.
Is there anything else I have to do? I don't want to odin a completely stock rom because I don't want to deal with the bloatware all over again, but I'm just paranoid that i'm just not getting OTA updates since the announcement was broadcasted 10/7
Thanks in advanced, and I'm sorry if i'm just beating a dead cow
I think you need to have the stock kernel in order to receive the OTA updates
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where do I get teh stock kernel and do I use clockwork to flash it??
I currently have Bionix Final R1 custom rom installed on my Vibrant and just yesterday I got the notice that Froyo is available for update from T-Mobile. Am I able to take the update with the custom rom installed or do I have to flash back to stock then update to Froyo?
Best bet is back to stock.
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Thanks for the reply.
Would I also have to unroot the phone to make sure the OTA Froyo update works?
No probably not, the update was released with mini kies so it should update no matter what
Only issue I think I'm facing is that it is only letting me postpone the update. I would prefer to just get the latest Bionix V that runs on 2.2 instead of getting the stock 2.2. Thoughts?
Would I be ok doing a data wipe/factory reset on my phone then doing the OTA update or flashing a different rom?
Maybe you wanna try Bionix v1.2.1 before you go to OTA Froyo update
Skip official and go with bio v. Why would anyone want stock???
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From what I can understand I can just flash the new Bionix w/o doing any wipe, I just flash on top right?
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From what I can understand I can just flash the new Bionix w/o doing any wipe, I just flash on top right?
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I am not too familiar with R1, back then I was using Axura. Only thing I suggest is if you have a lag fix disable 1st, then you should be able to flash right over it since Bionix wipes. I THINK you have to disable the old Voodoo version as well but either way do it to be safe.
Im downgrading to 2.11.605.5 , I currently have 2.11.605.9. After doing this and using revolutionary I was not sure if I will still be on 2.11.605.5 after I root? If so, will I have to flash a rom that has 2.11.605.9 built in it? And if I stay stock rooted will I keep getting messages about an update from Verizon? I really want to stay stock rooted, but can flash a custom rom if there is one that is a stock / debloated type of Sense rom.
Anyone? Thanks.
You will get the update nag unless you install a rooted OTA update version of the stock ROM. I know those are available, quick search yields a couple versions, some fully stock, some with tweaking to remove bloat.
Take a look at what's available, choose and flash one after backing up your current setup.
The radios are a different story. Their performance varies by geography and device. Again, search and read up on them and flash to see what works for you.
Ymmv from that of others.
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i recently had to get a replacement and without thinking i installed the latest update, I can still root it of course but i like to have a stock ICS backup to use Freedom IAP since its always been buggy on JellyBean for me. on ICS it works completely fine. can i either re-flash the entire phone? i used to do that all the time on Moto phones. or would just flashing a stock ICS rom work??
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i recently had to get a replacement and without thinking i installed the latest update, I can still root it of course but i like to have a stock ICS backup to use Freedom IAP since its always been buggy on JellyBean for me. on ICS it works completely fine. can i either re-flash the entire phone? i used to do that all the time on Moto phones. or would just flashing a stock ICS rom work??
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Best option is to go s-off. Then you can go from whatever rom you want to any other one easily.
If you have the latest update (3.16) and are still s-on, there is no way for you to go back to any ICS rom.
If you are on 3.15, you should be able to flash any ICS based rom or backup.
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My wife's Evo kept failing the 3.17 OTA so I moonshined it this week to allow her to get on latest firmware and software. She is stock other than S-off and root. I am fully aware that the firmware/radio and software are two different things. After getting S-off I flashed the current 3.17 bootloader firmware from Captain's thread and all went well and she is now on 1.13.11.0830 radio. Now I want to get her the software updates to move her from 3.16.651.xx to 3.17.651.4. My question is how to best do this. My thought is to flash the stock rooted deodexed rom but I didn't know if there was an alternative better way. Also, considering that an OTA upgrade of software is a dirty flash sort of, can I dirty flash stock rooted 3.17 over her current 3.16 without doing full wipe. Yes, I realize full wipe would be best and I am willing to do that if dirty flash is a mess. But, for time saving, is there any real danger in dirty flashing stock rooted 3.17 over her current stock rom with s-off and root? It just seems to me to be the rooted equivalalent of taking the OTA update.
Thanks for any advice.
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My wife's Evo kept failing the 3.17 OTA so I moonshined it this week to allow her to get on latest firmware and software. She is stock other than S-off and root. I am fully aware that the firmware/radio and software are two different things. After getting S-off I flashed the current 3.17 bootloader firmware from Captain's thread and all went well and she is now on 1.13.11.0830 radio. Now I want to get her the software updates to move her from 3.16.651.xx to 3.17.651.4. My question is how to best do this. My thought is to flash the stock rooted deodexed rom but I didn't know if there was an alternative better way. Also, considering that an OTA upgrade of software is a dirty flash sort of, can I dirty flash stock rooted 3.17 over her current 3.16 without doing full wipe. Yes, I realize full wipe would be best and I am willing to do that if dirty flash is a mess. But, for time saving, is there any real danger in dirty flashing stock rooted 3.17 over her current stock rom with s-off and root? It just seems to me to be the rooted equivalalent of taking the OTA update.
Thanks for any advice.
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Your firmware is updated.
Software is based on the rom you are running if you flash a 3.17 rom you will be updated in that area also.
As for dirty flashing it's not a good idea to dirty flash when going to a new base
thanks bigdaddy, I appreciate the response. Is there any downside to being on older software and newer firmware? I thought Captain TB or someone had said that the firmware and software are optimized to work together and shouldn't be out of sync. If that is the case I probably need to bite the bullet and go ahead and wipe and flash the stock rooted deodexed rom to get her the software update.
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Your firmware is updated.
Software is based on the rom you are running if you flash a 3.17 rom you will be updated in that area also.
As for dirty flashing it's not a good idea to dirty flash when going to a new base
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Is it just me... Other than stock rooted 3.17, I'm not seeing any custom roms for this base. Im still using mean bean.
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lanewhit said:
Is it just me... Other than stock rooted 3.17, I'm not seeing any custom roms for this base. Im still using mean bean.
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I think it is kind of what bigdaddy was saying and what CTB has said...3.17 is the software update that brought the firmware update if done OTA. I believe what CTB did was extract the firmware so people could update the radio/firmware without installing the OTA or stock 3.17 ROM. So, you can have latest radio/firmware with CM10.2 for instance. In my case, my wife wants to keep stock as much as possible so I was trying to figure out best way to get her to most recent stock software without taking it OTA. I think the way to do that is going to be to flash 3.17 stock rooted rom. As you mentioned I haven't seen many/any roms built from 3.17 source if it has even been released at all yet. I moved to CM roms long ago and haven't used any Sense roms since meanbean 3.09 which last I checked hadn't been updated in months. There are plenty of CM10.2 based ROMs available that have tons of updates and fixes. I left my wife's stock because otherwise I get blamed every time Sprint or htc messes something up. This way I can say I didn't touch her phone. By s-off and rooting it and installing stock rooted deodexed I am opening myself back up to her wrath but so be it. It's better than her telling me 4 times a day that her phones says an update is ready but fails every time she tries to install it OTA. It's all about path of least pain. LOL.
I would flash the new rooted base. As I mentioned before, I'm on mean bean 3.09 with the updated firmware from the Captains thread and all has been working great.
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I would flash the new rooted base. As I mentioned before, I'm on mean bean 3.09 with the updated firmware from the Captains thread and all has been working great.
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Cool. Thanks for that info. I think I am going to do a twrp backup and a dirty flash of stock rooted first. I know that's not the best and most advisable route but dirty flashing is underrated. If things are wonky I will wipe and factory reset and flash again. Dirty flashing a new base on top of the old isn't THAT much different than getting the software update OTA. I trust dirty flashing more than I trust Sprint to be able to seamlessly deliver it. Probably do it tonight while she's asleep and see if she notices anything different tomorrow. I'll just blame Halloween spooks and goblins if things go wrong.