I recently bought the Razr Maxx for my dad, (who had been on the Droid X) and I ran a Titanium Backup on all his data, and I want to be able to restore the information, but i still want him to be able to get OTA updates, whenever they come. Is there any way that I can still restore everything, while keeping his OS stock?
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SilentViper said:
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Why do you need temporary root? As long as you don't flash a new rom you will still get OTA updates.
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I've rooted my razr but I accidentally did a system update and now it seems I've lost my root. Superuser and bionic bootstrapper is still there. I've check using root checker my busybox is install OK but not my root. I've try rerooting using doomlords ver. 1-4 but still unable to get root back. Please Help. Mine is XT910 Asia version. Thanks for any help given.
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If you can't reroot, you'll have to downgrade again and become familiar with an excellent little app called OTA Rootkeeper.
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rossrazr said:
I've rooted my razr but I accidentally did a system update and now it seems I've lost my root. Superuser and bionic bootstrapper is still there. I've check using root checker my busybox is install OK but not my root. I've try rerooting using doomlords ver. 1-4 but still unable to get root back. Please Help. Mine is XT910 Asia version. Thanks for any help given.
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If u're on 65.1.21.XT910.AsiaRetail.en.03 there's no way to root for now. U should go back to 65.1.12.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03. I'm not try yet, but you can see here how it goes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457622
Is it possible to get my root again using ota rootkeeper?
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rossrazr said:
Is it possible to get my root again using ota rootkeeper?
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OTA Rootkeeper works exactly as the name implies, it 'keeps' root during OTA updates. You can't root most recent RAZR OTAs directly, you have to downgrade, root again, preserve root with OTA Rootkeeper, and upgrade back to the latest OTA.
So, yes and no.
From stock .173 if rooted ota will come in no problem and if I do temp unroot with voodoo , then after update I will have root available too restore through voodoo
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Ok ok I apologize, I'm just super paranoid and want the ics update to go smoothly but want to retain my root and since no one had had the official ota yet want to make sure it will take and some strange root related file won't spoil my ice cream sandwich dreams, and I've been enjoying rooting and claiming and tweaking since my Eris days apologize for sounding like a noob , I'm just a paranoid veteran
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dantonuci said:
From stock .173 if rooted ota will come in no problem and if I do temp unroot with voodoo , then after update I will have root available too restore through voodoo
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You got. Just don't install a recovery and before you install any ota, temp un root. Then restore root after. Also unfreeze anything before and do not delete any system apps.
Thanks very much, that's what I thought just like to quadrupole check
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dantonuci said:
From stock .173 if rooted ota will come in no problem and if I do temp unroot with voodoo , then after update I will have root available too restore through voodoo
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stkiswr said:
You got. Just don't install a recovery and before you install any ota, temp un root. Then restore root after. Also unfreeze anything before and do not delete any system apps.
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So should I uninstall Bootstrap?
Yes to uninstall bootstrap. Separate thought; Motofail root method wouldn't create any ota blockers right no extra steps to take if used that method?
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I just got a ota offer for .181 and am currently rooted and have apps frozen. I just made a root backup with root keeper. Do I need to UN freeze the apps before I do the ota? Are there any other steps that I need to do before updating?
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Hey,
I'm GSM-User, but I think the steps to install an OTA are the same. So here're my tips for you.
First, save your Root via OTA Rootkeeper (Play Store) an temporary unroot with it. (Works well with the GSM Leak)
After you received the update you can restore your root.
To not go into trouble during the Update I would recommend to unfreeze the Apps. You can freeze them after again
If an CDMA user maybe can confirm that you're free to go :thumbup:
prsterero said:
I just got a ota offer for .181 and am currently rooted and have apps frozen. I just made a root backup with root keeper. Do I need to UN freeze the apps before I do the ota? Are there any other steps that I need to do before updating?
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Yes you need to temp unroot and unfreeze your apps before you can update. It will usually fail about half way through if you don't.
Got it thanks guys
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When the next OTA does come out. #1, can I install it on my rooted device? #2 if I can, will I loose root?
Im currently rooted and on stock rom.
Thanks in advance for the information!
You can accept the OTA update if you haven't messed around with your phone too much, but I'm pretty sure you will lose root(haven't tried yet). If you are on a custom rom , you should not take the update.
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You WILL lose root if you don't use ota root keeper and back it up before accepting the ota. You must also be on your stock ROM, no custom recovery installed, and be on .211 (CDMA) to get the ota
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And don't remove any bloat. You can freeze but don't remove. (If you use titanium back up)
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I have been waiting for jellybean for the original RAZR. I am rooted and I have data limit and no wifi. I would download the cyanogen 10 for my RAZR but like I said, data limit of only 4 gb. Any updates you can give me on the JB update for my phone? Currently on ICS 4.0.4
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Have you taken a look at the Jb leak thread
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I have but like I said, I can't download anything yet. Just curious if anyone knew anything about the stock jb coming out this year
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poppers162 said:
I have but like I said, I can't download anything yet. Just curious if anyone knew anything about the stock jb coming out this year
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You can't download on a PC?
No Internet besides my phone
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poppers162 said:
No Internet besides my phone
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NOTE: You lose root access if you update. Read this guide on how to keep root access when updating to JB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083129
Here's the update:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/2...eriously-large-331mb-update-as-build-98-72-8/
*Scroll to Update 5 to download*
This update is made for the XT912. I have it and It's amazing!
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NOTE: You lose root access if you update. Read this guide on how to keep root access when updating to JB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083129
Here's the update:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/2...eriously-large-331mb-update-as-build-98-72-8/
*Scroll to Update 5 to download*
This update is made for the XT912. I have it and It's amazing!
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This update work on GSM RAZR XT910 with ICS 4.0.4. It's the sames step describes on the website:
1) **Make sure you are on ICS 4.0.4 AND ROOTED**
2) Plug in your Razr to your PC and move the "Blur_Version.6.16.211.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip " file to your SD card.
3) Download OTA RootKeeper app from the Play Store. (or using option 3 in RazrUtility)
4) Open OTA RootKeeper and select "Restore Root". Then select "Temp. un-root". Then, once again, select "Restore Root", then select Temp Unroot.
5) Power into Recovery mode. Once you see the android with the red triangle, hold vol. up and vol. down buttons.
6) Select "apply update from SD Card">"Choose .zip from SD card"
7) Select the "Blur_Version.6.16.211.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip " file and wait for it to finish. (This will take about 15 min).
8) Power on your Razr and open the OTA RootKeeper app.
9) Click "Restore Root"
10) Enjoy JB with root access
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Didn't update. It aborted itself because of an error.
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You have either bootstrap or safestrap installed you cannot update.
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So uninstall safe strap? And then it should work?
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In this thread "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064074" you will find what you need. Matt's droid razr utility and root fixer. Your gonna need to reflash back to stock. Reroot. Backup root. Install jb. Restore root with fixer. Im sorry im not gonna sniff through the whole thread for the links of the programs. But they are in there
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Thank you. Even though my question was never answered, thanks anyway.
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poppers162 said:
Thank you. Even though my question was never answered, thanks anyway.
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Well searching and following instructions go a long way. There are multiple threads with instructions on how to update. I know because I wrote one. First step is to fastboot back to stock 211 (assuming you're on 211 now.) That will get rid of safestrap.
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Why not just flash the JB Kernel and an JB Custom Rom. In that case you can roll back to tge ICS Kernel and don't get in any kind of trouble with Root.
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Well my main question that I meant to ask (which I guess I did t make it clear) was, does anybody have and news on jb for the DROID RAZR without flashing anything? Just a legit rom that I guess Motorola makes.
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poppers162 said:
Well my main question that I meant to ask (which I guess I did t make it clear) was, does anybody have and news on jb for the DROID RAZR without flashing anything? Just a legit rom that I guess Motorola makes.
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Oh you mean an actual OTA Update? After the accidental OTA, Moto supposedly said that it would be a few weeks before they push an ACTUAL release via OTA. So, with that said, according to Moto we should get an OTA before January is over with.
Thank you! I couldn't remember the letters ota for nothing! That's what I was really asking. Thank you for the information.
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