Hi,
I have a rooted MB860 with 4.5.141. I got a popup for upgrade to 4.5.145. Can I install the update with my phone being rooted?
Pls clarify.
Yes you can install on a rooted phone. Now does anybody have root for this?
I was rooted but not unlocked with version 4.5.141. I let the update do it's thing yesterday and all went well except I lost root, which was expected but now I am lurking/stalking the board looking for info on how to re-root.
2/23/13: I was able to re-root using the same pre install method I used to root 4.5.141. Now should I wait for a reliable BL unlock method or trade it for a comparable Samsung model? It just fits in my hand so perfectly that I haven't been able to give up on it even though my primary phone is now an SGS Note 2 (SGH I317)
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So someone help me out.
If i'm rooted and that's it and I never unlocked the bl, can I upgrade OTA without a brick or semi brick? I don't remember the exact steps but I'm pretty sure that I upgraded all the way thru .83 OTA then used rdlite to root.
Yup! Root will not prevent the OTA from installing.
Has anybody been able to root ICS 9.4.2.21?
pratikjac said:
Has anybody been able to root ICS 9.4.2.21?
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There is currently no root for .21 update.
But, you can unlock the bootloader and flash a ROM that is already rooted, which will give you root. But that will void your warranty (by unlocking the bootloader).
you can downgrade using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23872834 but the question is :
after rooting old version, is it possible to upgrade to .21 keeping to root mode ??
yes, you downgrade (I went to .14 because it was the only one I could find) then you root, then you download and install ota rootkeeper from the market. Then you go back up to .21 and believe me this is a complete oversimplification of the process.
DO NOT UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER JUST FOR ROOT
What I want to root on .21, I must say that I am very happy that I did not unlock my boot loader. Last week I had to send my TFP with dock back to Asus as it would never charge the tablet when connected to the dock. Therefore, they quasi upgraded me from a tfp201-pad 0214 to the 0215.
Hi all,
I sent my phone into repairs because of the camera sensor and just received it last night. Before I sent it I put everything back to stock, Locked, unroot, S-On. It came back with the latest ATT 4.4.2 FW. My question is, can I unlock, root, S-Off normally? Can I use this toolkit?
If you need any more information about the phone it'll have to wait until after work since it's not with me. I just want to make sure I don't break it before I dive into rooting it again.
Thanks for all your help!
SpectraDawn said:
Hi all,
I sent my phone into repairs because of the camera sensor and just received it last night. Before I sent it I put everything back to stock, Locked, unroot, S-On. It came back with the latest ATT 4.4.2 FW. My question is, can I unlock, root, S-Off normally? Can I use this toolkit?
If you need any more information about the phone it'll have to wait until after work since it's not with me. I just want to make sure I don't break it before I dive into rooting it again.
Thanks for all your help!
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that toolkit will leave you with a phone ready for April 2013
all the root and recovery files in it are 16 months old and useless
Do some reading and learn to use adb and fastboot it's not that difficult.
Hello,
I live in India and I purchased t-mobile s5 online and it already came unlocked and rooted. It was a bad esn set. I don't know how the previous owner unlocked it, but it was just 1 week old. So my guess is, he didn't asked T-Mobile for unlock code, but rather used some online services. Also, I'm unable to update my s5 via OTA and Kies method. While trying to update via OTA method, the following error message pops up:
"The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Samsung Kies on your PC, or visit a customer service center."
And while trying to update it via Kies, it simply fails with a error message.
So my question is, while upgrading my s5 (to android 5.0) via Odin method, will I loose my sim unlock? Will it revert back to being region locked and I would have to purchase an unlock code?
Thank you.
divya1114 said:
So my question is, will upgrading my s5 (to android 5.0) via Odin method, will I loose my sim unlock? Will it revert back to being region locked and I would have to purchase an unlock code?
Thank you.
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It does not update via OTA because it's rooted. If he used the network unlock code then is should be safe to upgrade via Odin. If it's properly network unlocked it's very hard to lock it again. Rooting and flashing will not affect that.
Also, you can unroot (search the thread on rooting to see how to unroot) the phone and then it should successfully update via OTA.
Plus, if you have the contact info from the original owner you might be able to get him to send you the unlock codes. That way you would have them.
gspears said:
Also, you can unroot (search the thread on rooting to see how to unroot) the phone and then it should successfully update via OTA.
Plus, if you have the contact info from the original owner you might be able to get him to send you the unlock codes. That way you would have them.
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Oh! I see. Thanks for the info, but I'm not sure how he unlocked it.
I'm no longer in contact with him. I sent him couple of messages inquiring about the same about a month ago, but he hasn't replied me since.
I tried unrooting the phone, but it had no effects. I was getting the same error message.
BTW, I used "Kingo Android root" software to unroot it. But since it didn't worked, I rooted it again using the same software.
Flash a rom and forget about official ota
optimusv45 said:
Flash a rom and forget about official ota
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It's not the OTA that I'm worried about. I'm worried about loosing my sim unlock.
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PROBLEM SOLVED
I went ahead and flashed my phone anyway, and I'm happy to find out that I didn't lost my sim unlock.
Thank you for help guys.
So I bought a brand new z2 tablet for £250, but the only downside is that its locked to t-mobile so bootloader is locked.
I want to root my device, and so far I found that to root lollipop you need to downgrade to 4.4.2 root using towelroot then udate via recovery with pre rooted rom. My only issue is that I am unable to find any instructions on how to install recovery without using the bootloader.
On my xperia Z I was able to install it through actuall phone, but for the tablet seems like the only way is through bootloader?
Can someone please help me out, perhaps im not looking in right place.