I'm on hboot 1.50 and I want to update to the latest software. After locking my bootloader, should I run the RUU.exe of the previous updates then do an OTA of the latest 2.17 or should I just run the RUU of the latest? Does either way work? I never did this before so I want to make sure I do it right.
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All depends on if you are rooted or not, which you didn't mention.
If you are not rooted, you don't need to do all that, just go to settings-system updates and let it update that way.
If you are rooted, again no need to do all that, just flash a stock rooted rom, or custom rom of your choice.
I am rooted, hence I mentioned relocking the bootloader. My goal is to unroot. Should I run the latest RUU or the previous version then do the OTAyfor the latest 2.17 I believe it is.
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JayDaKissEP said:
I am rooted, hence I mentioned relocking the bootloader. My goal is to unroot. Should I run the latest RUU or the previous version then do the OTAyfor the latest 2.17 I believe it is.
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You don't need to relock to recieve the update, I have hboot 1.5 unlocked too and all I needed to do was to have a fully stock (no bloatware removed) ROM and stock recovery, doeant matter if your currently rooted or not.
After the update you will loose root so you just need to flash a custom recovery again via fastboot and just flash root again.
This is all i did and worked like a charm. Updates don't check on the state of the bootloader, it just checks on the integrity of it for corruption or other showdown software running on it.
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What do you mean all you needed was a stock rom and recovery? I thought installing the RUU.exe automatically puts the stock recovery back? I'm on warmtwopointthree with cwm recovery. What are you stating I need to do exactly?
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JayDaKissEP said:
What do you mean all you needed was a stock rom and recovery? I thought installing the RUU.exe automatically puts the stock recovery back? I'm on warmtwopointthree with cwm recovery. What are you stating I need to do exactly?
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if you are still unlocked flash stock recovery and rom then take the OTA.
Or if you are relocked then run RUU.
Thanks
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I am currently on an S-ON unlocked and rooted rezound with the stock gb update that happened in January. I have cwm recovery and am looking to get stock so I can recieve the ota but I don't want to lose my contacts, apps, etc. Thanks for helping in advance!
EDIT: Also will be getting s-off after the ota.
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sk8bert12 said:
I am currently on an S-ON unlocked and rooted rezound with the stock gb update that happened in January. I have cwm recovery and am looking to get stock so I can recieve the ota but I don't want to lose my contacts, apps, etc. Thanks for helping in advance!
EDIT: Also will be getting s-off after the ota.
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You can run the GB RUU and that will install the stock recovery. Or you can pull the recovery.IMG from the RUU and fastboot flash it.
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You can run the GB RUU and that will install the stock recovery. Or you can pull the recovery.IMG from the RUU and fastboot flash it.
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For anyone not wanting to download the whole RUU, here's just the stock signed recovery image. Let me know if it works for you, I have yet to flash it because I'm at work.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/081hbg
I am trying to put my phone back to stock, I have unrooted and relocked my bootlaoder. Now when I try to do a Sprint OTA my phone reboots, goes into boot loader and doesn't update anything. Everytime I try to run RUU I get an error. Any suggestions would help, thanks.
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To accept the ota you need a stock recovery and stock rom.
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To accept the ota you need a stock recovery and stock rom.
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I am on a stock rom, how do I get stock recovery?
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Unlock and flash the stock recovery, if you removed any bloatware you will need to flash a bare stock rom. Check the development section
OK so I used the bootloader to flash the 3 option in Haus's thread and every thing is working. But....
Now on the bootloader screen it says locked tampered then S-off.
I was told the locked was just wat it was saying and didn't matter.
So do I have a locked boot loader? And does that even matter for anything or was it just required to get root plus S-off?
Did I mess up getting the newest hboot from the firmware? I was told I needed it to run meanbean.
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I'm not sure what u flashed but it sounds like you flashed the whole thing which means you have stock recovery now. Either fastboot flash recovery image or download thru goo manager.
Once you have a custom recovery installed your all set. Don't worry about the locked on your bootloader
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mainstang said:
OK so I used the bootloader to flash the 3 option in Haus's thread and every thing is working. But....
Now on the bootloader screen it says locked tampered then S-off.
I was told the locked was just wat it was saying and didn't matter.
So do I have a locked boot loader? And does that even matter for anything or was it just required to get root plus S-off?
Did I mess up getting the newest hboot from the firmware? I was told I needed it to run meanbean.
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You should have flashed the first file the one with no kernel,hboot, or stock recovery that would have updated everything you needed to be updated
So did I mess anything up? I was able to flash mean bean without any issues.
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So did I mess anything up? I was able to flash mean bean without any issues.
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No you just did the same as taking the OTA as far as I can tell. As long as everything is working you should be fine
And friend of mine has an Evo 4G LTE and wanted me to root it. I kinda jumped into things too fast and didn't update before I rooted it. I used the htcdev.com unlock process and then rooted it but kept s-on because my laptop is windows 64 bit and apparently s-off program requires a 32 bit. Anyways the current baseband is 1.05 and the software is 1.22 and I'm needing to have it updated to 3.16 so he can run newer roms. Is the best way to update is by re-locking the bootloader then unrooting then run an updated ruu? And after we update would the bootloader still be re-locked and i able to use htcdev.com to unlock again? Thanks for any help.
Edit: Or if there is anyway to s-off with Windows 64 bit, that would work as well so I could just update the phone thru the bootloader.
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The best way is to S-OFF you can use a LiveCD to do it
Or yes you need to relock and take the OTA
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The best way is to S-OFF you can use a LiveCD to do it
Or yes you need to relock and take the OTA
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So If I just relock I can just take the ota update and not have to go thru the unrooting process?
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So If I just relock I can just take the ota update and not have to go thru the unrooting process?
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you will have to unlock and flash twrp again after taking the OTA
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you will have to unlock and flash twrp again after taking the OTA
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Ok that's fine. Just wanted to make sure that if I take the ota while the phone still had root it would be okay. Thanks for the help
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So I re locked the bootloader. Tried taking the ota. It downloaded then I hit install but it just reboots to the bootloader and nothing happens. And idea as to what that's all about. I rebooted back into the phone and confirmed it was not installed. Should I just try the ruu?
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I think you need to fastboot flash the stock recovery
Can some please list the details of installing the OTA-Global-Stock-4.05.605.14 710RD-Rooted.zip on a S-ON phone? Or any other way to avoid the OTA update from automatically trying to install and eventually aborting? I'm VERY new to the rooting terminology so please be specific. Thanks!
So nobody can help me with this?
Do I have to uproot and relock the bootloader to get the OTA, or is there another way to flash the update?
to get OTA you have to be relocked. did you check this thread yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250494
I've read through several of the posts. They seem more relevant to S-OFF, I'm still S-ON. I've re-locked the bootloader but the OTA still stops at the bootloader screen when the phone reboots. Do I have to "flash" the OTA manually from there using a computer (i.e. fastboot flash recovery ..\OTA.zip)?
You also need to be on stock Rom with stock recovery for the ota to work
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That's what I figured, so just go back to stock. I think I can remember to do this (I had to to it a couple of months ago when I got a warranty replacement), but if you have any advice on this it would be great. Thanks!
Are you on the global leak now? If not just run the latest ruu for ics 605.12 which you can find at shipped-roms under vigor.
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Have 3.14.605.13.710RD installed.
You could run the 605.12 ruu as it has the same hboot or extract the stock recovery from that and install it, as long as your on a non modified stock Rom you should be able to get the update.
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Thanks! That worked... BUT... now it looks like I have a bigger problem. I was able to get the updates and re-root but when I was restoring my backup I could not boot up. Because I have the update HBOOT I can't go back and do the stock RUU, I am able to boot up into TWRP recovery but now I am TOTALLY lost. When I shut down from recovery it says I don't have an OS installed, idea ideas?
I got it! Kept reading various posts and re-installed AmonRA instead of TWRP and was able to install the OTA-Global-Stock-4.05.605.14 710RD-Rooted ROM, already had flashed the boot.img. Wow! How does anyone figure out how to do this stuff in the first place?!