Hello,
If there are two updates available, for example the 3d games update and the android 4.0 (ics) update. But it's not possible to install any of them 'cause my phone is rooted. Will the phone show me the latest update (ics) or will it show the old one (3d games). So summarized do I have to install all updates to get to the latest one or can I ignore older ones and directly install the latest one?
And my second question is, is there a way to install an official update while using a rooted phone?
And finaly my last question. How do I unroot my evo 3d if I've used revolutionary tool?
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MettlerNikola said:
Hello,
If there are two updates available, for example the 3d games update and the android 4.0 (ics) update. But it's not possible to install any of them 'cause my phone is rooted. Will the phone show me the latest update (ics) or will it show the old one (3d games). So summarized do I have to install all updates to get to the latest one or can I ignore older ones and directly install the latest one?
And my second question is, is there a way to install an official update while using a rooted phone?
And finaly my last question. How do I unroot my evo 3d if I've used revolutionary tool?
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What the smart majority of rooted users do is to wait for the updated files to be stripped by developers, so that your phone will not lose root or have sprint spyware installed. This also allows for the radio to be updated without running an RUU. Usually they have it ready within a few days, so unless you are REALLY impatient, or just don't want your phone rooted, then go ahead and install OTA updates.
The exception is the 1.5 hboot, which I was lucky enough to avoid. I THINK you have to unroot (those tools are located in the development stickies) to update.
Almost everything you need is under the development section. It just takes a little searching.
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bcarter2000 said:
What the smart majority of rooted users do is to wait for the updated files to be stripped by developers, so that your phone will not lose root or have sprint spyware installed. This also allows for the radio to be updated without running an RUU. Usually they have it ready within a few days, so unless you are REALLY impatient, or just don't want your phone rooted, then go ahead and install OTA updates.
The exception is the 1.5 hboot, which I was lucky enough to avoid. I THINK you have to unroot (those tools are located in the development stickies) to update.
Almost everything you need is under the development section. It just takes a little searching.
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thanks
but u haven't really answered the first question. The problem isn't that i'm not able to update, the problem is that I don't know if there is or if there isn't an update.
btw i'm using a gsm evo 3d not a cdma version
I think you may be confused. You are talking about two different types of updates, app updates and system updates. App updates will always be shown in the market, and the Market should notify you of updates every few days. System (rom) updates are pushed out from your carrier. If you are rooted, you should NEVER take an OTA update. If you are rooted but still on the stock rom, you WILL get notified of the ota updates, just be sure NOT to take it. If you are on a custom rom, you likely wont get notified of the updates.
sitlet said:
I think you may be confused. You are talking about two different types of updates, app updates and system updates. App updates will always be shown in the market, and the Market should notify you of updates every few days. System (rom) updates are pushed out from your carrier. If you are rooted, you should NEVER take an OTA update. If you are rooted but still on the stock rom, you WILL get notified of the ota updates, just be sure NOT to take it. If you are on a custom rom, you likely wont get notified of the updates.
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No i'm not confused. There is an ota update for german gsm evo 3d phones called 3d games. It includes some games, some other tools and also som bugfixes i think. It's not an update of any games in the market it's an ota rom update...
So my question was will it show the latest update or will it show the latest currently NOT INSTALLED update?
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So my question was will it show the latest update or will it show the latest currently NOT INSTALLED update?
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Why would your phone show the version of an update that's NOT installed?
sitlet said:
Why would your phone show the version of an update that's NOT installed?
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i mean if i press the search for updates button. Will it show the latest update or do i have to install every update?
Trust me you'll know when there's an update. xda will be thriving and everybody talking about it!
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Is it possible to take a OTA update while rooted? I am still on the stock Rom. And if so, will it unroot me?
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Nope I believe that is one of the benefits of s-off
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1234567188 said:
Nope I believe that is one of the benefits of s-off
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Wrong!
You can take the update, it will unroot you, AND if the new update includes a new HBOOT it will flash over and give you a security warning and/or S-ON.
your best bet is to wait a few hours and someone will make a rooted version of the new ota... but chances are we will have the ota update weeks before it is ever pushed to any non rooted phones... at the moment .6 is stock.. and all the roms are .9 so all I"m waiting on is a new radio update to hopefully fix this wacky 3g signal I get
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Wrong!
You can take the update, it will unroot you, AND if the new update includes a new HBOOT it will flash over and give you a security warning and/or S-ON.
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What he Said but I Think you have to be Rooted Running stock kernel/Rom for it to even take the OTA
HorsexD said:
What he Said but I Think you have to be Rooted Running stock kernel/Rom for it to even take the OTA
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If it detects you are a lower version then the OTA it will still attempt to upgrade.
Ok. From what I understand, the OTA won't automatically install if I am rooted. Which is good. But if I wanted to I could force the OTA to install?
But from what some people in this thread say, it's not worth it, and I could just get a unrooted version of the OTA from here at some point?
Is that all correct?
I am only interested because I heard there was a big OTA coming on the 16th, and I expect that it will fix a bunch of random stuff on the TB. So I'd like to get it.
I'm pretty sure you need to have stock recovery installed to install the OTA. If using CWM it will not install.
Wow this is interesting...i flashed a new radio yesterday is this the new ota update.
jcase said he thinks the leaked ruu is supposed to be the first OTA.
Hi, I updated ota to android 2.3.3 for my evo 4g. I'm a noob so bear with me. I'm unimpressed with 2.3.3 and I want to install the kingdom revolution sense 3.0 rom. From my understanding, the first step is to root. However, it seems that there isn't any root available for this software update. Is there anything I can do besides wait for possibly unrevoked 3 to be updated? I also need to install amon ra so that I can install the rom. If my thought process isn't right please correct me. I've never tried modding my phone before. Thanks.
bump bump. can i get an answer here??
Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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rezistrat said:
Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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Alright thanks man. I'll be on the lookout.
Same situation here. Been meaning to root for a while but didn't start digging until this week after I had already taken the OTA gingerbread update.
Been asking in #unrevokedtest on freenode, nothing yet. Hopefully they get this going.
I got a replacement evo with 2.3.3 PRE INSTALLED when they said they re-called the 2.3.3 update and not to update it was pre installed so im either waiting for a new root also or till my 3d evo comes on the 24 I was order number 1
chumba8 said:
I got a replacement evo with 2.3.3 PRE INSTALLED when they said they re-called the 2.3.3 update and not to update it was pre installed so im either waiting for a new root also or till my 3d evo comes on the 24 I was order number 1
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Sprint recalled the 2.3.3 update?
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Sprint recalled the 2.3.3 update?
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Ya... haven't heard that one yet???
Decks Rom Rules, Other Roms Drool!!!
Thanks for tryin!!!
Is it even possible to be s off without of rooted before?
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My Evo was rooted ising unrevoked3 + unrevoked forever. When i updated OTA to GB 2.3.3. I first had to unroot my evo,but i didnt use the s-on patch bcuz i thought that as long as i was s-off i could root my device.again once updated,but the only thing it did was make it so i could roll back to 2.2. So my Evo is using the official GB 2.3.3 update & is S-off. Ive tried every root method i can think of,including GingerBreak,which did qork on a few other devices. Since i can still rollback to 2.2, i can stkll flash other GB roms,but i like Sense too much,its one reason i like HTC devices. If anyone knows how to root the evo with 2.3.3 with s-off please post for everyone like me. This is the.first time unrevoked hasnt been able to.root my evo aftr an OTA update,but the past updates were still uaing 2.2.
I also havnt heard of a recall on the GB Evo update. A Sprint rep told me that the evo will most likely get the update to 2.3.4,but he hasnt heard of a recall. He said the netflix app should be working again within 3-6 weeks from the update.
Any word why the update has been recalled. Evrythings been workin for me,xcept when using talk-to-text for sms msgs. It seems almost as stable as the final 2.2 update. The first 2.2 froyo version on the evo had mor bigs/glitches than the current 2.3.3 update. It would be nice if they reissued/resent a new GB update making the talk-to-text work perfect again. It works most the time,& wen it does work its faster & more accurate than before on 2.2, but every now & then i hav to yell,but turning off fast-boot & a simple off/on reset evry mornin & my evo runs good on 2.3.3. Id just like to know why the recall. So if someone still running froyo tries to update OTA that the update has been pulled,& it wont update?.Its no longer available then?
i have the same thing lbcary.. running GB 2.3.3 with s-off, gingerbreak doesnt work on my evo.. i could go back to 2.2 but i dont wont too.. and i have a mac not a pc.. but im using a pc to run autoroot but there is no update for autoroot yet.. is there anyway to root my evo when i already have s-off on the 2.3.3 GB?
rezistrat said:
Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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my evo has s-off n runing 2.3.3 but can root it with ginger break
coco305 said:
my evo has s-off n runing 2.3.3 but can root it with ginger break
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is this true? can anyone confirm?
The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.
And in the future just wait a couple of hours,a rooted version of an ota update is ussally available same day. Just install the zip like any other rom and if you are going from a stock rom to stock rom you dont have to wipe data, I have done it that way each time and never had a problem, just wipe cache.
jonhern said:
The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.
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How do you roll back? I have tried using different ruu's and it doesnt work for me. Anything specific i should be using or something else?
Latinaso said:
How do you roll back? I have tried using different ruu's and it doesnt work for me. Anything specific i should be using or something else?
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ohhh, they had s-off, never mind, mine is on...
jonhern said:
The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.
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where can i find the custom 2.3.3 n how to put it in my evo?
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is this true? can anyone confirm?
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trust me i unroot it to get the ota n try everything but then i see i have s-off... so i try ginger break but it doesnt work on the evo
has anyone found any updates on this yet? i also just barely got around to actually going through with a root just to find that it cant be done with 2.3.3 yet
Been trying to update ota and I can never do it because when the phone shuts itself off and boots up again a blue android with a exclamation point inside a triangle pops up. I let it sit there for hours but nothing. Phone is rooted. Does that have something to do with it not updating?
Might be but do you have a custom recovery like twrp
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updates no!
I'm rooted with the stock 2.08 version, the phone updated fine for me.
Yep, tried again and same error. Any advice?
If you are rooted why would you want to update? Did you root with Revolutionary tool? What HBOOT are you on? What Rom are you running?
I don't know why you would want to update if your rooted but I've heard that you need the stock recovery in order to do a firmware update. Could be wrong. Just throwing it out there.
Well I heard the the upgrade had better 4g signals. And yes, I used the revolutionary method. Stock ROM that came with the phone.
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Well I heard the the upgrade had better 4g signals. And yes, I used the revolutionary method. Stock ROM that came with the phone.
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Why nit just wait a day it two for the devs to update their ROMs with the current HTC update, or the radio thread? I never understood why people risk loosing root or what ever for a minor maintenance update.
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Why nit just wait a day it two for the devs to update their ROMs with the current HTC update, or the radio thread? I never understood why people risk loosing root or what ever for a minor maintenance update.
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+1. All of the custom roms in the dev section will have all the latest updates. Stop with all that update nonsense.
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Oh okay. Well thanks for answering the questions guys. I'm new to the android universe. Came from the blackberry world so it's a bit of a transition. A ****ing fun transition. Thanks again.
Never update rooted devices via ota, NEVER.
Might be a pain in the ass to solve it when it won't boot afterwards
When ICS finally comes out for the Evo 3D, how do I update it? I am rooted and have installed Leedroid 3D and whenever I go to 'check for software updates' it just checks for ever and never notifies me. So, I would love to know how I will be getting ICS with my rooted device, does that mean I have to reverted to the stock ROM?
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When ICS finally comes out for the Evo 3D, how do I update it? I am rooted and have installed Leedroid 3D and whenever I go to 'check for software updates' it just checks for ever and never notifies me. So, I would love to know how I will be getting ICS with my rooted device, does that mean I have to reverted to the stock ROM?
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It's usually not a good idea to update oficially OTA when you're rooted. It can break root and cause other issues, potentially. As long as you're rooted with a custom recovery, all you'll need to do is wait for a developer to release a rooted version of the update that is safe to flash. Typically it happens within hours of the update being released.
thank you sir.
I recently upgraded the software on my rooted evo 3d to 2.08.651.3 with the rooted package I downloaded from this site and now the phone is telling me there is a system update called "system enhancement" 29.13mb and contains an important security update. It will not install OTA, and I haven't seen any posts related to this update. Any info on it is appreciated. Thanks!
anyone?
whoshodade said:
I recently upgraded the software on my rooted evo 3d to 2.08.651.3 with the rooted package I downloaded from this site and now the phone is telling me there is a system update called "system enhancement" 29.13mb and contains an important security update. It will not install OTA, and I haven't seen any posts related to this update. Any info on it is appreciated. Thanks!
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It's probably just HTC watch update
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the reason it will not install the update is because you are rooted with a custom recovery
and it's more than likely the 2.17 update, which most, if not all current ROMs, are based on...well the ones that aren't running the bootleg Virgin Mobile ICS.
You should find yourself a stock ROM based on 2.17 and you can flash directly on top of your 2.08 without losing any data.
My hh is unrooted, and i'm updating regularly without knowing what to update....hahahaha
freeza said:
and it's more than likely the 2.17 update, which most, if not all current ROMs, are based on...well the ones that aren't running the bootleg Virgin Mobile ICS.
You should find yourself a stock ROM based on 2.17 and you can flash directly on top of your 2.08 without losing any data.
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^ THIS ^