Hello guys,
I received a notification today saying that 4.1.B.0.431 update is available for my device. When I try to update the device restarts and it seems like it is updating. then it starts up and I get a message "The software update could not be installed"
If i try again it re-downloads the update then again fails..
Anyone can tell me what might be the cause of this?
I have Neo V .562 LOCKED bootloader with root and cwm installed.
Note that my SI number is NOT in the list that is in Sony site.
Thanks in advance.
you need to remove cmw before ota update
F.A.I.S.A.L said:
you need to remove cmw before ota update
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Thanks for your reply. Will i be able to re-install it again after update?
This also means that i keep root right?
minaz92 said:
Thanks for your reply. Will i be able to re-install it again after update?
This also means that i keep root right?
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Yes.. you can reinstall after update, and your device will stay rooted
I just tried repairing .562 and then root without installing CWM, when I try to do the OTA update again the same error message pops up "new software version could not be installed". need help
EDIT: Repaired again, rooted, and didn't install or disable any app then tried the update and it worked.
Strange..
worked fine for me..
Damn! still no OTA here
No ota to me tip ,and im on the sony list
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hi, are you sure your bootloader is LOCKED? or your bootloader is RELOCKED?
i have the same problem with you, the download are fine but cannot install the update, and i have RELOCKED bootloader. my phone is Xperia Neo.
risay07 said:
hi, are you sure your bootloader is LOCKED? or your bootloader is RELOCKED?
i have the same problem with you, the download are fine but cannot install the update, and i have RELOCKED bootloader. my phone is Xperia Neo.
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No, I've never unlocked the bootloader. But I suspect Titanium backup or link2sd might be the cause because these are the only apps I installed the first time. Try removing them If you have them and try again. Or repair then root then try update before doing anything else..
zmbutt said:
Damn! still no OTA here
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plesan said:
No ota to me tip ,and im on the sony list
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This might be silly but.. have you guys tried manually checking in update center (not waiting for notification)?
Other than that, I honestly have no idea.
hello ,
i also have xperia neo v with 4.0.3 rooted. i have never involved with cwm or bootloader... just rooted.
i am trying to update to 4.0.4 via ota but at the third step the last 10 times i tried my neo just fails... and when it restarts i receive the failure message...
does anyone had the same problem and solved it?
thanks,
minaz92 said:
This might be silly but.. have you guys tried manually checking in update center (not waiting for notification)?
Other than that, I honestly have no idea.
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yea, I always check manually ..
minaz92 said:
No, I've never unlocked the bootloader. But I suspect Titanium backup or link2sd might be the cause because these are the only apps I installed the first time. Try removing them If you have them and try again. Or repair then root then try update before doing anything else..
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Hi,
Can you verify if it is a titanium backup problem? i rooted my mom's neo and have the same problem but im not near her for some months so i can't check.
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Hello All,
I bricked my x10, and did a PC companion update repair. I also reformatted the sd card. However, now I cannot root with z4. It is stuck on " running exloit in order to obtain root access, or that it exits and when I try to go back into the program, it says that an unexpected error had occurred and need to force stop. Once its force stopped, I cannot go back into the program. I tried restarting the phone, but the same thing happened. I reformatted my phone and card two more times, but same problem exists. Please help! Thanks!
projectseahorse said:
Hello All,
I bricked my x10, and did a PC companion update repair. I also reformatted the sd card. However, now I cannot root with z4. It is stuck on " running exloit in order to obtain root access, or that it exits and when I try to go back into the program, it says that an unexpected error had occurred and need to force stop. Once its force stopped, I cannot go back into the program. I tried restarting the phone, but the same thing happened. I reformatted my phone and card two more times, but same problem exists. Please help! Thanks!
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Make sure you have USB debugging and Unknown sources checked.
they are both on, and yet it is still stuck =[ what should I do to fix it?
projectseahorse said:
they are both on, and yet it is still stuck =[ what should I do to fix it?
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Try uninstalling it. Then, make sure you download it to the sdcard before you install it using Astro or equivalent. I had a similar problem when I tried to install it straight from dropbox rather than downloading it to the sdcard first and then installing it.
I hope you are not trying to root the latest Generic 2.0.2.A.0.24 FW because that is not rootable at the moment?
how do I know if I have the Generic 2.0.2.A.0.24 FW?? I went to 'about phone" and only see that the firmware version is 2.1 update1. is that the unrootable firmware? I also tried using astro to install it thru sd card but it still doesnt work..... maybe I should just root it with one click and not use z4 anymore?
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how do I know if I have the Generic 2.0.2.A.0.24 FW?? I tried using astro to install it thru sd card but it still doesnt work..... maybe I should just root it with one click and not use z4 anymore?
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Go to settings --> about phone and scroll down. It should tell you what build you have.
aiya... it appears that I do have the 2.0.2.A.0.2.4 FW. thats why z4root wont work..... is there a way that I can revert back the firmware? is this FW recently released? What is the advantage of this FW over the older version?? Thanks
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aiya... it appears that I do have the 2.0.2.A.0.2.4 FW. thats why z4root wont work..... is there a way that I can revert back the firmware? is this FW recently released? What is the advantage of this FW over the older version?? Thanks
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Yes it is recently released. It is a minor update that fixes some bugs but, there is no official changelog from SE. You can flash back to older FW from here.
batman_112 said:
Yes it is recently released. It is a minor update that fixes some bugs but, there is no official changelog from SE. You can flash back to older FW from here.
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Oh I forgot to mention that you can also flash the new pre-rooted FW from here.
thanks for the help, but i'm very new to this whole rooting thing. How do I go into xrecovery ??thanks!
projectseahorse said:
thanks for the help, but i'm very new to this whole rooting thing. How do I flash the pre rooted firmware? How do I go into xrecovery and how do I work this x10flash? Thanks!
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First, install X-recovery and read the instructions here.
Second, go here and follow the instructions in post #1.
Third, go here to install JiT.
Each post has very simple instructions, so just read through them. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the help, but can I install xRecovery on an un-rooted phone? Because the xRecovery post says that the requirement is that the phone must be un-rooted .... do I still have a chance?
projectseahorse said:
Thanks for the help, but can I install xRecovery on an un-rooted phone? Because the xRecovery post says that the requirement is that the phone must be un-rooted .... do I still have a chance?
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You can flash to an older FW from the link I gave you earlier in post #8. Use Z4root to root and then install x-recovery.
which firmware should I download? I have a x10i, but the firmware in the flashing post only have Nordic, German and CH under x10i. Is there an English version? Thanks!
i've up my phone with seus & i've the same probleme
Very thank for you job, with you i've repaired my x10 and rerooted yeah ^^
BIG UP
projectseahorse said:
which firmware should I download? I have a x10i, but the firmware in the flashing post only have Nordic, German and CH under x10i. Is there an English version? Thanks!
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Download the X10i global from here.
got it work by re-flahsing it back to the old FW. Didnt bother to update to the newer FW, but everything feels fine! Thanks everyone!
Do we need to re-root and re install all the apps everytime that there is a FW update? like re do the whole process when a new FW gets released??
projectseahorse said:
got it work by re-flahsing it back to the old FW. Didnt bother to update to the newer FW, but everything feels fine! Thanks everyone!
Do we need to re-root and re install all the apps everytime that there is a FW update? like re do the whole process when a new FW gets released??
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Yes we do.
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*OTA from .368 rooted (global) fail!!!
I have just reflashed 2.3.2 global -> root with Gingerbreak 1.20 -> Update OTA 104Mb --> Successful (Rooted remain)
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Maybe it's the same thing that happened before, rooted terminals will not get the update via OTA unless they have a German firmware...
I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
antsel said:
I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
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No.
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taaviu said:
No.
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But I cannot find Update software option in menus
antsel said:
Ut I cannot find Update software option in menus
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Flashtool is you best friend uncheck "wipe user data" and evrything is good.
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antsel said:
I have NEO with 2.3.3 4.0.A.368 (root), but I cannot find Update software (OTA update) in Settings menus. If I update via OTA will I loose root?
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Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
zwolf1000 said:
Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
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lol i was just waiting till someone would say that XD
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lol i was just waiting till someone would say that XD
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Fail .
I'm also getting the Failed after Failed message... already attempted 5 or 6 times.
I do have a backup of the /system/app files I modified after rooting the last version, so I'm going to restore them to the phone and retry one more time.
I'm trying not to lose all my settings and stuff I did with a complete wipe in order to maintain root...
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meh, I backed up all my stuff with titanium and I'm going the old way of flashing back to a rootable version, use gingerbreak and then updating.
I guess a clean install never hurt anyone
I think best option is Flashtool
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FrankBullitt said:
I guess a clean install never hurt anyone
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So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
ingro said:
So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
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Just like what happened when the 2.3.3 got released: if you messed up (replaced) any of the apk in the /system/app, then my guess is that you need to reflash it. The OTA fails (not sure if it's doing some checksum of the apk files).
I'm in the process of updating to the 2.3.4 (downloading right now) from the 2.3.2 Global that I just flashed and rooted with gingerbreak.
Regarding user data, apart from a couple of settings that Titanium might miss, a restore from that app will take only a couple of minutes and all apps and data will be back. (I'll take the chance to keep my system clean and not restoring some apps that I used only once or twice and were sitting there wasting space).
It's probably the safest and fastest method if the OTA fails.
ingro said:
So we need to re-flash the 2.3.2 (global? german?), use gingerbreak and then search for the OTA, as we did with the 2.3.3???
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No.
I can confirm that an OTA-update from rooted 4.0.A.2.368 to the new 4.0.1.A.0.283 can be done successfully.
Did it just now and now I have 2.3.4 with root permissions.
Have not touched any of my apps in /system/apps folder.
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Just like what happened when the 2.3.3 got released: if you messed up (replaced) any of the apk in the /system/app, then my guess is that you need to reflash it. The OTA fails (not sure if it's doing some checksum of the apk files).
I'm in the process of updating to the 2.3.4 (downloading right now) from the 2.3.2 Global that I just flashed and rooted with gingerbreak.
Regarding user data, apart from a couple of settings that Titanium might miss, a restore from that app will take only a couple of minutes and all apps and data will be back. (I'll take the chance to keep my system clean and not restoring some apps that I used only once or twice and were sitting there wasting space).
It's probably the safest and fastest method if the OTA fails.
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Well thanks for the explanation! I didn't erase anything from /system/app, just uninstall some pre-installed things (only the few that appeared in the uninstall panel), so tomorrow I will try with OTA and see what happens, elsewise I will made a backup with Titanium and reflash the 2.3.2...
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No.
I can confirm that an OTA-update from rooted 4.0.A.2.368 to the new 4.0.1.A.0.283 can be done successfully.
Did it just now and now I have 2.3.4 with root permissions.
Have not touched any of my apps in /system/apps folder.
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And I guess that's the trick, not to touch the /system/apps. I changed some system apps (maps, facebook, etc) and also the framework files to install other themes. I couldn't make the update OTA.
So let me get this straight if you mess with any apps in the /system/apps folder the update won't show up at all or will it just fail? I have generic trade german and it says my phone is already up to date when I check for OTA updates.
zwolf1000 said:
Have you tried looking at the About phone in menu?
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Yes, but no Software update there. Only information about the phone and its software.
hello, recently i got a message that an update is available to ics, and after it finishes to download ,reboots, i get a message '' failed to update''.... i have only rooted my phone, that's it? can anyone give me step by step guide to what to do? i haven't done anything with my phone for a long time, so i don't remember how everything works now. Thanks
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hello, recently i got a message that an update is available to ics, and after it finishes to download ,reboots, i get a message '' failed to update''.... i have only rooted my phone, that's it? can anyone give me step by step guide to what to do? i haven't done anything with my phone for a long time, so i don't remember how everything works now. Thanks
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Have you frozen or uninstalled any system apps?
Fracta1 said:
Have you frozen or uninstalled any system apps?
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no, i haven't, only rooted using doomlords method.
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no, i haven't, only rooted using doomlords method.
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I believe there is also an unrooting method for this. Unroot, and try the OTA again?
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I believe there is also an unrooting method for this. Unroot, and try the OTA again?
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hmm, i can't find a way to unroot... i've rooted using this method > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341578 . thanks
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hmm, i can't find a way to unroot... i've rooted using this method > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341578 . thanks
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Doomlord's method is easy enough to unroot Do a web search and you should find the tool.
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Assuming that you were only rooted and made no mods, the root wasn't the issue. Several people had issues with the XT912 when ics came out for it. I suggest wiping your cache partition and trying the update again.
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Assuming that you were only rooted and made no mods, the root wasn't the issue. Several people had issues with the XT912 when ics came out for it. I suggest wiping your cache partition and trying the update again.
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hmm, how can i wipe it if i don't have recovery?
cryomagneto said:
Assuming that you were only rooted and made no mods, the root wasn't the issue. Several people had issues with the XT912 when ics came out for it. I suggest wiping your cache partition and trying the update again.
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just didi it and it didn't help any more suggestions?
a2ha said:
just didi it and it didn't help any more suggestions?
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You need to fastboot back to gingerbread, then do the ota update again.
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You need to fastboot back to gingerbread, then do the ota update again.
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what is fastboot? can you do it via recovery and will it wipe everything?
Hi. Now that I am succesfully rooted, I'd like to know whether it really is possible to keep root vith Voodoo Rootkeeper. In the tutorial it says so ("Install Voodoo OTARootkeeper and backup SU. This will help you to keep root when On-Air update comes to your phone, where you may lose Root, if this is not installed."), but in the FAQ in says otherwise, I think ("Not directly by upgrading via OTA (Air)"). So Which is right?
Depends on which variant you have. If u wan to do an OTA update, i suggest do not remove any bloatware. Update then remove bloatware cos u get an msg that lg do not support rooted devices.
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Depends on which variant you have. If u wan to do an OTA update, i suggest do not remove any bloatware. Update then remove bloatware cos u get an msg that lg do not support rooted devices.
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hmmm..
Which means..?
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edriskus said:
Which means..?
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Well not every OTA update will be successful, mine was unsuccessful. I heard from frnd who has sony mobile that, when u root and remove some sony apps, and try to update u get error that "device is rooted, software update is not supported". So, try OTA update without removing any bloatware, u may be succesful in updating. Or, there are cwm backups thanks a ton to cmahendra, download one and flash in cwm :good:
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Well not every OTA update will be successful, mine was unsuccessful. I heard from frnd who has sony mobile that, when u root and remove some sony apps, and try to update u get error that "device is rooted, software update is not supported". So, try OTA update without removing any bloatware, u may be succesful in updating. Or, there are cwm backups thanks a ton to cmahendra, download one and flash in cwm :good:
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I tried to update my P760(german) by OTA without removing anything before. The result was the "device is rooted..."-message. So I think the reason for this message isn´t the removing of bloatware.
Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
useful video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARC_hsfcTY
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Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
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Whats wrong in that? I could not root V10G and could not update from V10C to V10G due to region problem. India V10G released but I cannot update due to some issues. Rom was showing showing V10D as latest in India update and asking me to go back. This means I was not able to get V10G via air and could not even root when flashed with offline method.
So I simply restored (flashed) CWM Backup of Rooted V10G shared by DarkFable, which is clean and stock and ROOTED. He updated in Dubai and kept Root with Rootkeeper. Wiped Data and shared CWM Backup of clean Rom.
Enjoying since few days. Be practical my friend.
Voodoo OTA RootKeeper has option to Temp Unroot. Anyone try it? Temp unroot, then make OTA update and then restore root with Voodoo? Is it working?
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Voodoo OTA RootKeeper has option to Temp Unroot. Anyone try it? Temp unroot, then make OTA update and then restore root with Voodoo? Is it working?
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i just tried updating by installing voodoo rootkeeper, backing up su, temporarily unrooting, then running the OTA installer. failed rather quickly with the dead android logo (removed battery to reboot). i think it still detects a rooted environment after the reboot and stops the upgrade. everything came back normally after the failed upgrade.
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Well then is there someone who succeeded updating P760 from v10a (EUR) keeping root? I don' t really want to flash those pre-made cwm backups.
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useful video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARC_hsfcTY
Whats wrong in that?
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If people are as paranoid as I am, and if my phone functions properly, I will not install a cwm backups from someone else just to get those few bug-fix updates. Who knows if something might have been changed in that backup (intentionally or not by the owners or by a PC warez), say in a simple case of a DNS that point to some script kiddies's PC instead of mail.google.com?
I am already in 14.3.A.0.757. I upgraded to 757 a few weeks and then , unlocked BL and rooted following this guide
Now, suddenly, since past 2 days, I have been getting notifications in my phone saying that a new system update is available 14.3.A.0.757 and asking me to connect the phone. This notification just won’t go away (can't clear). The "about phone" clearly shows build number as 14.3.A.0.757 !!!
What do I do? Try to run an update again using PC companion? Will I lose root or run into any other problem? Please advice
Thanks!
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I am already in 14.3.A.0.757. I upgraded to 757 a few weeks and then , unlocked BL and rooted following this guide
Now, suddenly, since past 2 days, I have been getting notifications in my phone saying that a new system update is available 14.3.A.0.757 and asking me to connect the phone. This notification just won’t go away (can't clear). The "about phone" clearly shows build number as 14.3.A.0.757 !!!
What do I do? Try to run an update again using PC companion? Will I lose root or run into any other problem? Please advice
Thanks!
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Clear data of the Update center to get rid of the notification
Ben Ling said:
Clear data of the Update center to get rid of the notification
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Tried that, but it just comes up the next time phone boots. Any idea on why the update already installed is not recognized?
spikedsoda said:
Tried that, but it just comes up the next time phone boots. Any idea on why the update already installed is not recognized?
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If your rooted, any sony update service essentially sees the kernel as a custom one and so doesn't recognise it. You can disable the update service for now as you'd need to flash an ftf anyway to upgrade.
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Noted SpyderTracks. I understand now. Thanks!