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I heard that the Rom's might be updated OTA. If this is the case does that mean that mine will also be automatically updated?? I dont really want to lose root and i have no idea if the new Rom will be able to be rooted!
nicknyhk said:
I heard that the Rom's might be updated OTA. If this is the case does that mean that mine will also be automatically updated?? I dont really want to lose root and i have no idea if the new Rom will be able to be rooted!
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Go to SETTINGS --> SECURITY --> FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD,...
...and set to "NEVER" or "PROMPT BEFORE DOWNLOAD".
cheers....Thx mate!
Don't seem to have that firmware download option in villian5.2 custom rom
Anyone any idea where this is?
Thanks.
tweedie said:
Don't seem to have that firmware download option in villian5.2 custom rom
Anyone any idea where this is?
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Not only is your username the same as my last name, but I too am wondering this.
Where are the firmware update settings in Villain 5.2?
If you're on a custom rom, OTA is disabled.
If you're on a custom rom, OTA is disabled.
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Thanks r.boeters for clarifying that.
Not only is your username the same as my last name
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It wasn't you that outbid me for a tweedie car reg plate sometime last year at the dvla auction?
Not me, but I think we should hunt down whoever it was and reclaim it.
r.boeters said:
If you're on a custom rom, OTA is disabled.
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So will all us Custom 2.1 people have to reflash the original RUU before we can get the OTA update?
rayjt9 said:
So will all us Custom 2.1 people have to reflash the original RUU before we can get the OTA update?
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if you want to unroot your phone forever then do it. you can as well install the 2.1 RUU once it is out. it will happily stay on your hero until the display turns off for the last time...
now you just have to ask yourself why you would want to do such a terrible thing...
Haha, that's true. I plan on waiting until there's a custom 2.1 based on the official one which will allow root access, but I have a friend who will only use official firmwares for some reason.
Maybe I should steal his phone and root it without him knowing!
How would I know if I updated my phone or not? When I go to Settings>About Phone>Firmware Version, it says 2.1 Update 1.
I'm asking this because I think I updated it this morning and I didn't remove the lag fix.
montyalbo said:
How would I know if I updated my phone or not? When I go to Settings>About Phone>Firmware Version, it says 2.1 Update 1.
I'm asking this because I think I updated it this morning and I didn't remove the lag fix.
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Were you using a Voodoo lagfix? If you were and you attempted to update, you would have likely bricked your phone. If you weren't using Voodoo, than it won't matter, the update would just override the lagfix and likely just put you back to stock.
I was using the one click lag fix, would there be any damage from using that one?
montyalbo said:
How would I know if I updated my phone or not? When I go to Settings>About Phone>Firmware Version, it says 2.1 Update 1.
I'm asking this because I think I updated it this morning and I didn't remove the lag fix.
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Look right below where it says 2.1 Update 1
The latest baseband via the OTA update is T959UVJI6.
masterotaku said:
Look right below where it says 2.1 Update 1
The latest baseband via the OTA update is T959UVJI6.
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k nevermind, I don't think I got the update...
thanks for the help
I have the X10i from China and it's in 1.6
I did the "official" update to 2.1 but lost Marketplace and everything relating to the West (youtube, facebook, twitter).
I wanted to know if I can go back to 1.6 and use the 1 touch root app to root the cell that way.
After I root it, how can I update the Android OS? Also what is the highest OS that can be run on the X10? Can we use 2.2 if we root the cell?
Thanks.
necrogodomega said:
I have the X10i from China and it's in 1.6
I did the "official" update to 2.1 but lost Marketplace and everything relating to the West (youtube, facebook, twitter).
I wanted to know if I can go back to 1.6 and use the 1 touch root app to root the cell that way.
After I root it, how can I update the Android OS? Also what is the highest OS that can be run on the X10? Can we use 2.2 if we root the cell?
Thanks.
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Flash to nordic or global FW then... There is a tutorial at the Development thread. Use z4Root after you upgrade it too 2.1
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Thanks, worked.
Still running on the Chinese Android 2.1 though, no market.
At least it's rooted well enough that I can just add files if I want if I can find them.
Thanks for the help.
necrogodomega said:
Thanks, worked.
Still running on the Chinese Android 2.1 though, no market.
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Had you of flashed the Global or Nordic you wouldn't be and would have the Market.
i am a new user and a total noob to linux and android
XperiaX10iUser said:
Had you of flashed the Global or Nordic you wouldn't be and would have the Market.
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ok i have considered debranding my phone from at&t i'm running an experia x10 a sadly i was bought into the idea of an update to 2.1 so i figured y not and got my phone but sadly as we all know no update so is there a way i can debrand my phone flash to a nortic firmware and root it when i get the seus update without bricking my phone? please help me out i tried rooting it but if it's not sourced in the market the security blocks it so i'm not sure what the deadl is at&t needs to get with the program and take a **** on steve jobs desk and demand we get our just desert with se se needs to have google **** down their throats if they all worked togeather it would be a good thing
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so is there a way i can debrand my phone flash to a nortic firmware and root it when i get the seus update without bricking my phone?
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Yep, see here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825201, when you've done search the Market for z4Root and root with the app.
i have a problem as well, i updated my phone but the firmware still says 1.6 ..
help please?
hey it says its not compatible with 1.6 so idk whats gonna go on at&t hasn't released the eclair yet am i just going to have to wait or what? and z root didn't root titanium backup said not rooted and i couldn't download busy box so yea idk it's on lock down by at&t
ok my basic need is i need to flash the nortic so i can update useing seus then once i get 2.1 i can root it but i have 1.6 i need a flash tool to get the nortic so i can upgrade this pos
gothicasshole said:
ok my basic need is i need to flash the nortic so i can update useing seus then once i get 2.1 i can root it but i have 1.6 i need a flash tool to get the nortic so i can upgrade this pos
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Reading posts might be a start...
XperiaX10iUser said:
Yep, see here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825201, when you've done search the Market for z4Root and root with the app.
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Well I did try to flash it to the Global 2.1, but even after it flashed, it was still the same Chinese one. So I guess it's something I did totally wrong then.
So I'll just keep it as it, I'm not sure what else I can do besides constantly trying to flash every copy of global 2.1 I can download and hoping that one of them will take.
Thanks for the advice though.
Hey, I'm on rogers in Canada and was having a hell of a time getting rooted 2.3.3 on my phone without unlocking the bootloader(no point in unlocking the BL for just root .... especially w/the warranty problems). I figured I'd give Working Root on 2.3.3 ! a try but had trouble finding the right firmware to downgrade to and when I tried to update OTA it kept failing after downloading and trying to install it (looked like it went all the way through the process but the phone would reboot and say "update failed").
1./ Did a clean install of the Xperia_Play_Release_Generic_UK.ftf (it's .184) with flashtool and then re-setup my apns to get 3g etc working. I downloaded the generic ftf off a thread on these forums but couldn't remember exactly which thread so I recompressed it and uploaded it to multiupload to make it a little easier to get all the needed files
2./ Rooted with Chainfire's Gingerbreak apk
3./ OTA update and it worked (before I did a clean install I was having the ota update fail, probably because I had removed a few system apps via root uninstall, I just made sure that all I did this time after the fresh install was root and then update)
Note on Gingerbreak: I've seen this exploit take 5 minutes or a few hours to grant root on devices. Be patient, if it's still hasn't worked try re-seating or swapping your memory card for a different one and try again. Also be sure you're on 2.3.2, SE patched gingerbreak in their release of 2.3.3.
[FAQ]
1./ I don't have ota updates available in my country, will this still work for me?
Answer: Yes, this installs the global firmware to your phone, after that your phone will look for global updates rather than carrier specific updates.
2./
nelly_boy said:
I used the above processes to get back to 2.3.2. All good but data dont appear to be working. Phone calls everything else is fine. Data is enabled but I never get G H or E in the status bar.
Any ideas? Do I neeed to get onto wifi to download carrier settings?!?!
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Answer
step 1./ google your carriers apn settings
step 2./ enter them in settings/wireless & networks/mobile network settings/Access Point Names (make sure you set up your mms apn if you want working mms as well, info for your carrier is available on google, that's where I found mine.)
step 3./ Profit
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Yes you can use wi-fi. and Like I said OTA is safe it is the PC update that bricks.
Just follow those steps. It's easier than I expected.
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The things not mentioned in the OP is that you need to download a file manager to install the Gingerbreak. And you need to enable the “Unknown Sources” in the apps settings to install Gingerbreak.
After it roots it will reboot and you should see a new app called Superuser in your app list.
Then get Titanium Backup to uninstall thing you don’t want or move apps fully to the SD card. If you are not in the UK the BBC player is no good to you. I think there is a thread with a list of apps you can safely remove
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thanks just to clarify.
We can use a rogers branded xperia play and flash the uk firmware? will it not mess up anything?
RacecarBMW said:
thanks just to clarify.
We can use a rogers branded xperia play and flash the uk firmware? will it not mess up anything?
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Not at all. You just have to re-setup your apn settings.
I'm using a Rogers Play on the UK firmware on a Bell sim card
Thanks for that man I'm gonna give it a go right now
update: hells yea boy! it worked! it worked! rooted 2.3.3!!!!!!!
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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Hey, I'm on rogers in Canada and was having a hell of a time getting rooted 2.3.3 on my phone without unlocking the bootloader. I figured I'd give Working Root on 2.3.3 ! a try but had trouble finding the right firmware to downgrade to and when I tried to update OTA it kept failing after downloading and trying to install it (looked like it went all the way through the process but the phone would reboot and say "update failed").
1./ Did a clean install of the Xperia_Play_Release_Generic_UK.ftf with flashtool and then re-setup my apns to get 3g etc working. I downloaded the generic ftf off a thread on these forums but couldn't remember exactly which thread so I recompressed it and uploaded it to multiupload to make it a little easier to get all the needed files
2./ Rooted with Chainfire's Gingerbreak apk
3./ OTA update and it worked (before I did a clean install I was having the ota update fail, probably because I had removed a few system apps via root uninstall, I just made sure that all I did this time after the fresh install was root and then update)
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You beat me to the punch , I was gonna try that last night but was having connect to network problems.
@Emann56 - Was still your idea, just figured I'd try it with a fresh install of a different firmware and post my epic results. All thanks goes to you and whoever helped with your thread ofc and especially Chainfire!
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Thanks for that man I'm gonna give it a go right now
update: hells yea boy! it worked! it worked! rooted 2.3.3!!!!!!!
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
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That was my reaction too Still can't wait for CM7 on this puppy though tbh.
Will this work in the Netherlands or will there be no OTA update available?
Willis111 said:
@Emann56 - Was still your idea, just figured I'd try it with a fresh install of a different firmware and post my epic results. All thanks goes to you and whoever helped with your thread ofc and especially Chainfire!
That was my reaction too Still can't wait for CM7 on this puppy though tbh.
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Yea man I had cm 6.1.3 on my x10 and I loved it! Already loving the rooted 2.3.3!
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awoken said:
Will this work in the Netherlands or will there be no OTA update available?
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You would have to find that out for yourself, it's in settings/about phone/Software Update/Update Now. If this says no updates available then I guess OTA updates aren't available in that region at the moment.
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That was my reaction too Still can't wait for CM7 on this puppy though tbh.
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Oh god yes please. I miss my power control in notification and the screen on/off animations
thanks ma man worked like a champ.
awoken said:
Will this work in the Netherlands or will there be no OTA update available?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14690329&postcount=29
that's what I think, basically your phone will stop asking for Netherlands ota updates and search the net for UK updates.
Willis111 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14690329&postcount=29
that's what I think, basically your phone will stop asking for Netherlands ota updates and search the net for UK updates.
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Willis111 is right, I performed the process here in the US today and no troubles finding the OTA update, despite the message there was no OTA before I flashed to .184 UK generic. Should work for you as well.
axiomjunglist said:
Willis111 is right, I performed the process here in the US today and no troubles finding the OTA update, despite the message there was no OTA before I flashed to .184 UK generic. Should work for you as well.
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Thanks for confirming
Thanks for the thread. Just one question. I'm on 2.3.3 (no root) and dont want to wait longer for a working 2.3.3 GingerBreak. But i want to keep all my apps/settings. Can i downgrade to .184 UK generic without losing all my data?
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Another question:
1./ Did a clean install of the Xperia_Play_Release_Generic_UK.ftf with flashtool and then re-setup my apns to get 3g etc working.
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If i dont do a clean install...what about the apns? Will they stay too? In my own thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14705145&postcount=4
FrAsErTaG said that i can choose to not flash the userdata. I already found the option within the Flashtool. Are my apns a part of the userdata or will they get overwritten/deleted anyway?
Edit: Forget everything. It worked
I didnt wipe anything or "clean" my system. I just did the downgrade. After that, i got 1 issue. I always got this message: "android.process.acore has stopped". Google said that this is an issue with synchronize the contacts, etc. But i didnt freak out I just installed GingerBreak, did the root, then the OTA, and after OTA everything was fine again. Now i have full rooted 2.3.3
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Thanks for confirming
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Happy it works!
Thanks for the info, I can confirm that this procedure worked for me as well. I'm now running v2.3.3 Rooted with a locked bootloader on my originally locked R800a from Rogers!
How do you do an OTA update on Rogers if it is not here yet?
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How do you do an OTA update on Rogers if it is not here yet?
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My XPlay was originally purchased from Rogers. But since I've had it, I unlocked its network, flashed it with the Generic UK .184 firmware and Rooted it with GingerBreak v1.20. When I checked under "Settings\About phone\Software update\" and manually searched for an update, it was able to find it, download it and install it.
Sweet, Thanks
I just got a system update notice on my LG G2. When I went to the support page, it is "unavailable".
http://www.verizonwireless.com/g2support
Has anyone applied this update?
Do not accept it. Its to patch the root exploit. They did the same to the gs4
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WPWoodJr said:
I just got a system update notice on my LG G2. When I went to the support page, it is "unavailable".
http://www.verizonwireless.com/g2support
Has anyone applied this update?
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I did...can't find any info on it yet??
For verizon software version VS98011A
don't do it! it patches the root exploit
I froze the following service in hopes of not getting prompted to install the update:
Software update MUC 6.4.1.2_B02-LG
buenos said:
I did...can't find any info on it yet??
For verizon software version VS98011A
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If you took the update can you try the one click root in dev. Interested in seeing if it still works.
Semantics said:
If you took the update can you try the one click root in dev. Interested in seeing if it still works.
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yea, we won't really know if this is a root exploit patch until someone takes the hit.
Its been confirmed by multiple people that the update does not address root or loki.
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Its been confirmed by multiple people that the update does not address root or loki.
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Shocking!!! The pitchforks and burning torches that have been raised will have to wait for another day, I suppose.
djkinetic said:
Its been confirmed by multiple people that the update does not address root or loki.
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Good to know since I accidentally accepted it. Then ran to XDA to cry....
Has anyone figured out what this update does?
WPWoodJr said:
Has anyone figured out what this update does?
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I heard it was just to update the Baseband.
eth3rton said:
Good to know since I accidentally accepted it. Then ran to XDA to cry....
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how do you accidentally accept an update..lol
WPWoodJr said:
Has anyone figured out what this update does?
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Yes...it doesn't patch root. If you are rooted and do not have a custom recovery installed. You can accept the update and it does nothing. If you have TWRP installed, you need to flash the stock recovery, accept the update and then flash back to TWRP after.
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Yes...it doesn't patch root. If you are rooted and do not have a custom recovery installed. You can accept the update and it does nothing. If you have TWRP installed, you need to flash the stock recovery, accept the update and then flash back to TWRP after.
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Understood, but I'm wondering what the update is for then...
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Understood, but I'm wondering what the update is for then...
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Not sure if anyone knows yet. I've heard it may fix memory issues...but honestly not sure.
We have lots of threads on the update, we dont need more, Thread Closed.