This morning my phone starts to pop up OTA update message to 1.3.418.en.US every 2 hours. I recently SBF'ed back to 2.3.4. That's probably the reason. HOwever, I am no pageplus, not on Verizon, not sure why I get this update though.
Regardless, should I update? will this screw up my root privilege? As a software developer myself, I am very reluctant to do any necessary update. I know how much bugs we generate with new code So is there a way to bypass/deactivate the update?
You should use Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper from the market on 2.3.4 to keep root and upgrade. It will alike for you to have the newest kernel.
RacerXFD said:
You should use Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper from the market on 2.3.4 to keep root and upgrade. It will alike for you to have the newest kernel.
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Can I remove this APP after the upgrade?
I tried to have my phone rooted and use voodoo, however the update wouldn't install when I done that so I am now on 1.3.418 w/o root.
Just sbf back and try again.
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Yes.
ddyourself said:
Can I remove this APP after the upgrade?
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yes after update, and root is restored you can remove voodoo
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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
ikithme said:
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.
Back in July, I followed a guide on brief mobile to root and install Gingerblur ROM. Now that the Atrix got the 2.3.4 update, I downloaded it OTA on my phone and but I am hesitant to install it. It keeps reminding me to install it every 3 hours with a pop-up but a few threads in here say that you shouldn't install the OTA update?
My phone is AT&T version but my carrier is Rogers and I unlocked via. unlock code.
Any suggestions on how to update? Thanks!
I can only imagine installing the OTA over Gingerblur would cause you many problems, if it even installed in the first place. You'd have to go back to stock first.
I suggest do a sbf to 1.83 , and then do the ota update
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Javi97100 said:
I suggest do a sbf to 1.83 , and then do the ota update
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How would I revert to the previous Motorola stock 1.83 version? I completely forgot the process.
Simply by flashing the SBF for 1.8.3.
Just received my Prime and I'm about to take it off its first charge.
I assume it will be on HC and will to start to update straight away.
Can I just check that if I get root in HC that will be preserved when I update to ICS with OTA Rootkeeper?
Will I need to apply a new root under ICS?
Thanks. Have looked for an answer but not yet found one and am worried because of the new OTA update
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Yes, you should root in HC as the first update you download will be firmware 9.4.2.11 and you cannot root that version yet. Once you are rooted download OTA rootkeeper and open the app and touch preserve root or whatever the option is. Then do the OTA update. Then go back into OTA rootkeeper and reapply the root.
Evo_Shift said:
Yes, you should root in HC as the first update you download will be firmware 9.4.2.11 and you cannot root that version yet. Once you are rooted download OTA rootkeeper and open the app and touch preserve root or whatever the option is. Then do the OTA update. Then go back into OTA rootkeeper and reapply the root.
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Thanks. Can I apply the same root after the upgrade? I will be going from HC to ICS
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apd said:
Thanks. Can I apply the same root after the upgrade? I will be going from HC to ICS
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Yes. It is an upgrade and not a fresh install.
apd said:
Thanks. Can I apply the same root after the upgrade? I will be going from HC to ICS
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Just make sure you download OTA Rootkeep and open it and preserve your root before updating to ICS and you are good to go.
When you say "can I apply the same root" You aren't really re-rooting it the same way you did the first time...you are simply restoring the root with the Rootkeeper app.
Thanks - root and rootkeeper applied - upgrading now!
Edit: have just updated and the new version is 9.4.2.7! Obviously the new update hasn't hit yet.
if ics is coming out soon i need to be prepared,i can't seem to find out if ota rootkeeper will save root on my razr xt912,also if it can save me do i do temp un root or just leave alone.......................i have been following threads that say to temp unroot ,is this just for people wanting ics early
With past OTAs I just used OTA root keeper to backup root, applied the OTA, then restored root through root keeper app. Should work the same way with the ICS update. I've never had to use the temp unroot function.
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if you look here:
www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1562-ics-anyone-i-haz-it-4-yew/
you'll see the people installing the verizon version of ICS are keeping root with voodoo
iolinux333 said:
if you look here:
www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1562-ics-anyone-i-haz-it-4-yew/
you'll see the people installing the verizon version of ICS are keeping root with voodoo
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update! later reports are that root is not actually there, even though voodoo says root was restored. i would guess the devs are on it right now though. Moto & Verizon are such asshats!
really need to know if i will recieve the OTA if im rooted on a different rom, i am currently rooted and using the iKream rom (2.3.6) (R3DROM.v1.0).....or will i have to restore back to stock ??
you will have to be on completely stock .181
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you will have to be on completely stock .181
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appreciate it !!
I am leaving mine rooted and will use the ota root keeper app and see what happens.
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What if I'm rooted but on stock GB rom? Will I have to unroot it?
Acuap said:
What if I'm rooted but on stock GB rom? Will I have to unroot it?
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If you use the ota root keeper (2 apps that I know of on play) it will temp unroot your phone then restore root after update.
Short answer, no, as you are right now, just use one if the ota root keeper apps on play store.
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WHY do the ota the just wait probably not even a day one of the great devs will have a working build based off the ota soon. you will probably have to wait for the kernel since it does not seem likely moto will release source at the same time.
To get an OTA you need to be stock release.
You can be rooted but you cannot remove any bloat that you could not have removed without root.
So if the Golf game is missing, that is okay. If VZNav is missing, the OTA won't install.
So if you are on any custom ROM, the OTA will fail.
If you don't have the stock recovery, the OTA will fail.
If you have removed bloat, by being rooted, the OTA will fail.