Firmware E97020j Download - This is JellyBean! - AT&T LG Optimus G

This firmware file takes you straight to JellBean on LGE970. There is no need to do the OTA if you flash this.
http://downloads.codefi.re/g33k3r/LGE970AT-01-V20j-310-410-MAR-08-2013.zip
Thanks,
G33k3r

g33k3r said:
Everyone was looking for it, so here it is.
https://mega.co.nz/#!HwJhmAbR!VnIAQ3pOyw48Q0ALMDXCZ3vosGwEzpq4KsvUM2Vt_co
Thanks,
G33k3r
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how long you been holding on to this

MysteryEmotionz said:
how long you been holding on to this
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Haha, no one needed it since you couldn't root while on 11c so I just kept it tucked away. :laugh:

g33k3r said:
Haha, no one needed it since you couldn't root while on 11c so I just kept it tucked away. :laugh:
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ive been looking for it since the day i joined the lgog community. everyone kept saying it didnt exist

MysteryEmotionz said:
ive been looking for it since the day i joined the lgog community. everyone kept saying it didnt exist
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HA!! I wish I knew. Well at least it's here now.

g33k3r said:
HA!! I wish I knew. Well at least it's here now.
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yup im dling now to add to my own archives. now go get your hands on 20j

g33k3r said:
Haha, no one needed it since you couldn't root while on 11c so I just kept it tucked away. :laugh:
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HE HELD IT FROM US!

Thanks man. Looks like we're all gonna get the JB update no problem now.

when I installed LGNPST i get this error LG USB/Parrell dongle not detected, Im using tsilenzos automated lgnpst is that the right one. if not can osmeone upload a correct version or a link. Thanks!

Re: Firmware E97011c Download - Needed for JB Update
Thanks I thought I had this before but had wrong version... Such a long download though I will try and have Snowleps JB hold me off till something flash able comes by.
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Re: Firmware E97011c Download - Needed for JB Update
dalekinder said:
when I installed LGNPST i get this error LG USB/Parrell dongle not detected, Im using tsilenzos automated lgnpst is that the right one. if not can osmeone upload a correct version or a link. Thanks!
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Reinstall it. I had that error once because the download didn't complete
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda premium

just wanted to add another confirmation that LGNPST'ing to the 11c in this thread does indeed let you get the JB update. it gave me the update option on the first try.

freebee269 said:
just wanted to add another confirmation that LGNPST'ing to the 11c in this thread does indeed let you get the JB update. it gave me the update option on the first try.
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Exactly , the update popped up instantly when i booted the phone. Problem. you cant root!

Finally!!! After re-locking, un-rooting, and still getting errors, this worked. Thanks.

Okay, after going to 10o and nothing, plus getting a soft brick because I re-rooted, then LGNPSTing again to 11c, I still do not get an update! Now the phone says wait another 43hours to try again. What's going on? I am at home on WiFi and my AT&T Microcell.

So I am making an attempt to LGNPST to the linked firmware and it seems to be stuck at 2%? I have only used it once before and that was some time ago and it seemed to go much faster. It has been stuck for 13 min
EDIT I had a bad download got it to flash with the new download.

Could somebody post the md5 of the file from mega? *EDIT* nvm. I finally got mine working. If anybody else is interested, my md5 is 4d6bc49a7d4ab865c7bf55ea6fb4963a

:crying: back to 11c but not jb update:crying::crying::crying:

I have the program. The program does not recognize my phone. It shows up as unkown with no info filled in. I tried running the program as admin,regular and even tried to restart my computer and no luck. I installed LG drivers 3 times.I have the Bin file. I found the DLL for e970. I tried selecting the bin from lgnspt no luck. Only one shows up. I tried putting my phone in download mode and selecting the DLL from the file tab and the main one where you select your bin to and no luck,still just the original DLL shows up. I tried selecting the original DLL and the BIN I download and it tells me all of my phone data will be erased. So im like oh hell naw not just to get jelly bean on my phone and come to you guys for help. What should I do,this is some serious trail and error. BTW i have to now wait 130 hours before I can try again and I adjusted the clock multiple times which is why that has happened.

Argh. My 11c ota failed on Monday (I must have pocket-initiated it and I wasn't ready). Kind of annoying that it won't retry.
I still have the dlpkgfile from that update but I'm not sure if it's complete. And I'm not sure if this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803090 will work with our phone either. Anyone have the dlpkgfile and can verify the size/md5 and/or the method to apply it?
Stupid questions that a lot of us are going to have: I am rooted but never unlocked the bootloader and would prefer not to at this point. If I LGNPST this file what is the effect on my phone? i.e. what gets reverted to stock and what stays as I had it? Will it un-root, and if so, can I use OTA rootkeeper to reapply root on 11c, or should I re-root the original way?

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Ota fail

I am rooted and running 45.3.5 build 198_5, phone detects and downloads ota but during installation it fails, any advice?
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I am rooted and running 45.3.5 build 198_5, phone detects and downloads ota but during installation it fails, any advice?
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There are many other posts on this. However, I will try to help. At what point does it get to before it errors out? Is it at the Android guy with progress bar then an exclamation mark, a reboot, and then message saying it failed? Please give more info.
Yup it starts out with the open box ti show peogress and then goes to exclamation mark, reboots say update failed, i am rooted trying to go to 4.3.6 build 198_6 from 4.3.5 build 198_5
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Yup it starts out with the open box ti show peogress and then goes to exclamation mark, reboots say update failed, i am rooted trying to go to 4.3.6 build 198_6 from 4.3.5 build 198_5
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Ok...most likely it is failing the MD5 check. Have you removed any apps? When it gets to the Android guy and progress bar hold down both volume buttons at same time and it will tell you what is causing the issue. If it shows an apk in the error than it either can't find or verify the app. Post back to get more help if needed.
The webtop hdmi hack breaks the upgrade. If you've done that move the original .apk and .odex files back and it will upgrade.
Been there, had it happen to me.
Swyped on my Nook color using Tapatalk Pro
I am not getting the OTA. I am still on 4.2.7. Guess I need to get it from Yay...he is the man!
New issue, now when i try to do a update, it says device is up to date, wtf...
Did not use webtop, I used the torpedo method for root, did not remove any apps, i dont know whats going on....
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New issue, now when i try to do a update, it says device is up to date, wtf...
Did not use webtop, I used the torpedo method for root, did not remove any apps, i dont know whats going on....
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I'm on 4.2.7 locked and unrooted. (4.2.7 OTA unrooted me, and haven't bothered to root again).
I get the same "up to date" message. With past OTA's, it takes a few days sometime before you can manually find and do it. Don't worry.
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I'm on 4.2.7 locked and unrooted. (4.2.7 OTA unrooted me, and haven't bothered to root again).
I get the same "up to date" message. With past OTA's, it takes a few days sometime before you can manually find and do it. Don't worry.
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That's because your phone is up to date lol. There isnt a build newer than yours...at least not that i know of.
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I am not getting the OTA. I am still on 4.2.7. Guess I need to get it from Yay...he is the man!
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What up date are you guys talking about? o_0
kennypow3rs said:
What up date are you guys talking about? o_0
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45.2.7 = 4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_6 (see here)
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That's because your phone is up to date lol. There isnt a build newer than yours...at least not that i know of.
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Ooops!
My bad - I briefly saw a mention last night of an update for Gtalk video and assumed it was released. I read more carefully today - just a leak, so will look for an OTA in a couple weeks!
Not true, last night i did manual update from my phone and it foind one, 4.3.6 build 198_6 i am on 4.3.5 build 198_5 right now, the update kept failing and when i try to scan for one toda it says phone up to date i dont whats going on:/

[Q] Rooted T-Bolt downloaded OTA update while sleeping

Ok, so last night my phone downloaded the update (guessing Gingerbread). I'm still running 2.2.1 on my Thunderbolt, as I was out of the country for the past few months. I caught the phone before it completed the installation and thought that if I removed the PG05IMG.zip file from the sd card, that would prevent it from being able to install the update. I turned the phone back on and it began to attempt to install the update again. I would like to flash a new ROM to the phone (as I was simply rooted without a custom ROM before) so that I am running 2.3+ but I don't want to have to re-root the phone. I would like to be able to back everything up before I flash a new ROM. How do I prevent the phone from installing the OTA update that was inadvertently downloaded last night , which will unroot my phone??
Please help! Thank you
Not sure if you can stop it at this point and since the phone can still be rooted with the GB update, it may just be easiest to let it go.
Otherwise, if you really want to stop the update, you probably need to boot into Fastboot and find the files that are part of the update. From my Eris days, the OTA update isn't packaged up in the PG05IMG.zip file that you removed. I'm not sure where the files are or what files are the ones you need to delete though...
Someone fee free to correct me, but if you flash the CWM recovery it will prevent the update from happening?
Essentially, I just use the phone for wireless tether, so that's mainly why I root. Doubt that changes much of anything...
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Not sure if you can stop it at this point and since the phone can still be rooted with the GB update, it may just be easiest to let it go.
Otherwise, if you really want to stop the update, you probably need to boot into Fastboot and find the files that are part of the update. From my Eris days, the OTA update isn't packaged up in the PG05IMG.zip file that you removed. I'm not sure where the files are or what files are the ones you need to delete though...
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So I tried to let the update take, but unfortunately it gets stuck at the screen with Andy and the exclamation point!!
Ughhh.... help! Now I have no workable phone..
Can you still boot into recovery? I had read that clearing cache and dalvik fixes this...
jv
tomgillotti said:
So I tried to let the update take, but unfortunately it gets stuck at the screen with Andy and the exclamation point!!
Ughhh.... help! Now I have no workable phone..
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That's a common problem as I recall from a few weeks back. I saw threads about it but never read them as I wasn't affected. I don't know if it's a dead-end or easily fixed or complicated to fix...
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johnnyv5 said:
Can you still boot into recovery? I had read that clearing cache and dalvik fixes this...
jv
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I stumbled into clockwork recovery earlier... I will see what I can accomplish if I can make it back there!
Side note.. I can get into the phone for a minute or so before it restarts again.
tomgillotti said:
I stumbled into clockwork recovery earlier... I will see what I can accomplish if I can make it back there!
Side note.. I can get into the phone for a minute or so before it restarts again.
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Can you still boot into recovery? I had read that clearing cache and dalvik fixes this...
jv
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Two thumbs up! So far, so good as for this recommendation. Thank you!!!
Any thoughts on how to prevent VZW from pushing this update from now on?
Also need the best 2.3+ ROM... or is CM9 with 4.0 on the way??
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tomgillotti said:
Any thoughts on how to prevent VZW from pushing this update from now on?
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Install a non-stock ROM. Don't worry, you can get Sense-based ones that won't be anything "new".
It appears that VZW will eventually force the update so there's no way that I'm aware of to stop it while running stock (even rooted stock).
tomgillotti said:
Two thumbs up! So far, so good as for this recommendation. Thank you!!!
Any thoughts on how to prevent VZW from pushing this update from now on?
Also need the best 2.3+ ROM... or is CM9 with 4.0 on the way??
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Flash a ROM that has the update. There are a few around here that are 2.11.605.5 that you flash in Recovery so that it'll stop bugging you to update. Just pick one that is already rooted. You can do a backup of your currrent rom, flash the 2.11.605.5 then restore your data and your all set....
jv
There are a couple threads on preventing ota updates. A quick search will tell you what file to rename and how to.
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[Q] XT910 won't update to Jellybean

I purchased a second hand XT910 installed AVG and it informed me my phone is rooted.
Now I know nothing about rooting, nor the benefits/drawbacks, however I'm being given the option to install the downloaded JB update but it keeps failing, I've worked out the reason is because it's rooted, how do I go about installing the update, or unrooting the phone so it will do it itself?
Appreciate any help provided.
Sparkybhoy said:
I purchased a second hand XT910 installed AVG and it informed me my phone is rooted.
Now I know nothing about rooting, nor the benefits/drawbacks, however I'm being given the option to install the downloaded JB update but it keeps failing, I've worked out the reason is because it's rooted, how do I go about installing the update, or unrooting the phone so it will do it itself?
Appreciate any help provided.
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Download OTA Rootkeeper in Play Store, you can save the root files, update JB OTA, then restore root for working on JB.
Sent from my XT910 using xda premium
Some system original file can be deleted... you can flash the original ics sbf before flashing
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Download OTA Rootkeeper in Play Store, you can save the root files, update JB OTA, then restore root for working on JB.
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Hi, gave that a go, but it still fails?
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Some system original file can be deleted... you can flash the original ics sbf before flashing
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Sorry but I don't understand
Sparkybhoy said:
Sorry but I don't understand
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There are some files called sbf... Google your version and download it. Then download the official drivers for your phone from Motorola and last thing you need is rsd lite what is also available on moto's website. You can also google for a tutorial there are many on YouTube...
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Para94 said:
There are some files called sbf... Google your version and download it. Then download the official drivers for your phone from Motorola and last thing you need is rsd lite what is also available on moto's website. You can also google for a tutorial there are many on YouTube...
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Thanks for trying to help, but I have no idea what I'm doing, I'll just stop the update reminders and stick with ICS, I'm annoyed with the seller for not stating it was rooted.
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Thanks for trying to help, but I have no idea what I'm doing, I'll just stop the update reminders and stick with ICS, I'm annoyed with the seller for not stating it was rooted.
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when the install fails it will state what the error is if its a file it will give the md5 and sha-1 (basically a load of numbers and letters.
if you could put those and the file path someone maybe able to give you the file's you need to get the update to run.
what they mean by sbf files are these http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_spyder/list.php these you can flash to your phone with a program RSD lite which when done will put the phone to stock, meaning to its original state and without root. then you can set the phone up how you like and can update to jelly bean.
it all sounds really hard but its not really i did it myself not knowing a thing before.
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when the install fails it will state what the error is if its a file it will give the md5 and sha-1 (basically a load of numbers and letters.
if you could put those and the file path someone maybe able to give you the file's you need to get the update to run.
what they mean by sbf files are these these you can flash to your phone with a program RSD lite which when done will put the phone to stock, meaning to its original state and without root. then you can set the phone up how you like and can update to jelly bean.
it all sounds really hard but its not really i did it myself not knowing a thing before.
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Hi, it doesn't give any error code, the droid falls over, it restarts the phone, then just says software update failed.
Here is a screenshot of the system info, don't know if it can help you help me?
It won't let me post the image (outside links) until I have 10 posts, so there goes that idea.

[Q] Cannot get GS4 to update

I have done a ton of searching and usually don't post because there is something out there but I am losing it. I have a Verizon GS4 with 4.3 MJ7 rooted. I have put off updating for a while because I was unsure what it would do to my root but when I recently tried the OTA to 4.4 it will reboot and try to update but just gets an error and drops me off in the recovery page where I hit reboot now. Then it tells me my update was unsuccessful (thanks android....). I have tried using Odin to update to CM11 and it always fails when i hit start. I tried using kies 3 and it downloads the update, download window disappears, and then kies stays up greyed out until it crashes. I found somewhere that kies 3 is picky so i unmounted the sd card, turned off usb debugging, restarted, everything. I would be perfectly fine with 4.4 or CM11. I dont care. I just want to update....
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I have done a ton of searching and usually don't post because there is something out there but I am losing it. I have a Verizon GS4 with 4.3 MJ7 rooted. I have put off updating for a while because I was unsure what it would do to my root but when I recently tried the OTA to 4.4 it will reboot and try to update but just gets an error and drops me off in the recovery page where I hit reboot now. Then it tells me my update was unsuccessful (thanks android....). I have tried using Odin to update to CM11 and it always fails when i hit start. I tried using kies 3 and it downloads the update, download window disappears, and then kies stays up greyed out until it crashes. I found somewhere that kies 3 is picky so i unmounted the sd card, turned off usb debugging, restarted, everything. I would be perfectly fine with 4.4 or CM11. I dont care. I just want to update....
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Well, not sure I understand exactly what you are running or exactly what "update" you are talking about. But, there is not a 4.4 release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon). 4.3 is the best you can do if you're talking about getting the latest firmware for the S4. Secondly, if you have 4.3 MJ7 I think the only way you are going to be able to flash anything is with SafeStrap and only TW based ROMs. Even though you may be rooted, you cannot install a custom recovery on MJ7, only SafeStrap. Hope this helps.
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Well, not sure I understand exactly what you are running or exactly what "update" you are talking about. But, there is not a 4.4 release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon). 4.3 is the best you can do if you're talking about getting the latest firmware for the S4. Secondly, if you have 4.3 MJ7 I think the only way you are going to be able to flash anything is with SafeStrap and only TW based ROMs. Even though you may be rooted, you cannot install a custom recovery on MJ7, only SafeStrap. Hope this helps.
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You should start your research by reading this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
riker147 said:
You should start your research by reading this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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Geez, isn't what I said the same as the link you provided?
jpcalhoun said:
Geez, isn't what I said the same as the link you provided?
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I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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Better for them to learn on their own than to have everybody spoon fed the same info every day.
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Yeah I agree. I thought your comment was directed at me because you quoted my post, maybe I got it wrong.
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Yeah I agree. I thought your comment was directed at me because you quoted my post, maybe I got it wrong.
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I edited my post as you were responding.
I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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I edited my post as you were responding.
I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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Absolutely no problem. That's easy to do. By the way, great advice/thread you gave to the OP.

[HOW TO] Disable OTA Update (G-Note 3) Notifications!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The user lordazoroth originally posted this method here in the T-Mobile SGSIII forum. However, I have confirmed that it works with the Note 3 (at least with the Verizon variant) with one small difference. Feel free to give us both a "THANKS" if this helped you out.
You can disable the OTA Update notification by following the steps below. Just be aware that there is a small change in STEP #3.
Solution:
Step 1. Delete the update located in /cache/fota/ (may be /data/fota) and then click the update notification prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and the notification will disappear. (My phone rebooted and tried to install the update - this is the point where my Note 3 gave the update failed notification. I just rebooted the phone and went to STEP #2.)
Step 2. Disable otacerts.zip located in /etc/security by renaming it to otacerts.zip.bak
Step 3. Disable FotaClient.apk and FWUpgrade.apk by renaming with .bak extensions located in /system/app/
Step 4. Reboot
(NOTE: The difference in STEP #3 for the Galaxy Note 3 is that the [FotaClient.apk] is named [LocalFotaClient.apk] instead of just [FotaClient.apk]. All of the other steps are the same.
Continue running JB 4.3 and enjoy your Note 3 without that nagging update notification!
But the kitkat update is awesome... so you might want to reconsider doing this
Sent from my Note 3 using Tapatalk Pro
Wouldn't just freezing the "SDM" app do the trick? And possibly "FWUpgrade", although i heard that just SDM works
lmike6453 said:
Wouldn't just freezing the "SDM" app do the trick? And possibly "FWUpgrade", although i heard that just SDM works
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You're right. Freezing just sdm would do the trick lol
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Grompy said:
You're right. Freezing just sdm would do the trick lol
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Say I'm not using TiBu. Can I use root explore to change something with sdm or should I just do what was originally posted?
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TMFGO45 said:
Say I'm not using TiBu. Can I use root explore to change something with sdm or should I just do what was originally posted?
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I personally use ROM Toolbox to do it
I got the annoying OTA update today... I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE!!! Why can't they give us an option instead of forcing it down our throats?
Is there any way to disable the update WITHOUT ROOTING? I read everywhere you need ROOT ACCESS to delete the SDM.apk FILE and such. I can't delete it without root.
How can I get rid of the annoying update WITHOUT ROOTING or what is the easiest way to gain root without wiping out everything and starting over?
As of this morning...Verizon seems to be trying to "ram the update" onto your note 3
I was rooted and safestrapped on MJE and when I unplugged my phone from the charger this morning...I had a notice that the update failed to install.
I had previously downloaded, but removed the download.
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boamuro said:
I got the annoying OTA update today... I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE!!! Why can't they give us an option instead of forcing it down our throats?
Is there any way to disable the update WITHOUT ROOTING? I read everywhere you need ROOT ACCESS to delete the SDM.apk FILE and such. I can't delete it without root.
How can I get rid of the annoying update WITHOUT ROOTING or what is the easiest way to gain root without wiping out everything and starting over?
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rooting (with jb roms, for us vzw n3 owners) does not wipe anything at all. Kingo is easy. There's how-to threads and vids.
Edit: This is what I recommend. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
Edit 2: no way to disable the ota update notification w/o root.
LeftyGR said:
rooting (with jb roms, for us vzw n3 owners) does not wipe anything at all. Kingo is easy. There's how-to threads and vids.
Edit: This is what I recommend. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
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OMG!! I was able too root easily, but the stupid OTA update popped up and I accidentally hit the UPDATE button. Now it rebooted on its own and went into this RECOVERY MODE and it's trying to update... I removed the battery out right away... HOW CAN I CANCEL IT?! OMG! Somone help me please. It was going so well and I can't believe the stupid popup got me...
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Am I doomed??? OMG I hate you Verizon
boamuro said:
OMG!! I was able too root easily, but the stupid OTA update popped up and I accidentally hit the UPDATE button. Now it rebooted on its own and went into this RECOVERY MODE and it's trying to update... I removed the battery out right away... HOW CAN I CANCEL IT?! OMG! Somone help me please. It was going so well and I can't believe the stupid popup got me...
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Am I doomed??? OMG I hate you Verizon
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No way of knowing how far it got. If it was able to get the bootloader nailed in...yes. Screwed. Welcome to kk. If not, whatever you do will wipe at this point.
Safest bet to try and see if you can retain jb is with odin...if it lets you. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still need odin because you just interrupted a firmware update and probably just soft bricked your phone. So you'll need odin to put kk on your phone.
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If niether of these things look good, they aren't. So try this first. Try booting to recovery. If you can, it's possible you just saved yourself from learning to use odin. Do a factory reset and reboot. See if it boots to jb. If it does, root asap. If not (it just hangs forever or loops), you're bricked. Try to odin jb. If it keeps failing, you're stuck with kk and you need to odin kk.
If you can't get to recovery and just hangs or loops, odin jb or kk. Whichever it lets you.
If it doesn't let you boot to recovery because it continues to upgrade, at this point let it. This is the ONLY possible scenario that you will keep anything.
Mind you, everything I just covered will never touch any files on external sd memory.
This is a lot to process. So take your time. Good luck!
Odin tutorials are in the general section.
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No way of knowing how far it got. If it was able to get the bootloader nailed in...yes. Screwed. Welcome to kk. If not, whatever you do will wipe at this point.
Safest bet to try and see if you can retain jb is with odin...if it lets you. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still need odin because you just interrupted a firmware update and probably just soft bricked your phone. So you'll need odin to put kk on your phone.
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If niether of these things look good, they aren't. So try this first. Try booting to recovery. If you can, it's possible you just saved yourself from learning to use odin. Do a factory reset and reboot. See if it boots to jb. If it does, root asap. If not (it just hangs forever or loops), you're bricked. Try to odin jb. If it keeps failing, you're stuck with kk and you need to odin kk.
If you can't get to recovery and just hangs or loops, odin jb or kk. Whichever it lets you.
If it doesn't let you boot to recovery because it continues to upgrade, at this point let it. This is the ONLY possible scenario that you will keep anything.
Mind you, everything I just covered will never touch any files on external sd memory.
This is a lot to process. So take your time. Good luck!
Odin tutorials are in the general section.
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GRRR it installed Kitkat successfully. I'm SO MAD.. I should have set the annoying OTA notification for a different time so that it wouldn't constantly pop up every second... I would have been home free rooted on Jellybean if it weren't for the STUPID UPDATE.
So can I still DOWNGRADE to Jellybean and be rooted? or did Verizon LOCK or restrict stuff with the update? Can I go back to Jellybean keeping all my files?
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GRRR it installed Kitkat successfully. I'm SO MAD.. I should have set the annoying OTA notification for a different time so that it wouldn't constantly pop up every second... I would have been home free rooted on Jellybean if it weren't for the STUPID UPDATE.
So can I still DOWNGRADE to Jellybean and be rooted? or did Verizon LOCK or restrict stuff with the update? Can I go back to Jellybean keeping all my files?
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I heard once you take the verizon ota update for now your locked down.
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Hulk0069 said:
I heard once you take the verizon ota update for now your locked down.
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I read that too... I can't believe one simple tap mistake ruined my whole first time rooting adventure... Using KINGO was so easy and right when I WAS ABOUT TO DELETE THE STUPID SDM file in the system folder, the update popup came up and accidentally hit the UPDATE And it just rebooted instantly!! I hate how they don't even allow you to cancel or anything... like totally forcing it in your face!!
I still have SuperSU but no longer functions it says "There isn o SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
So there's no way to have root access now?? I can't flash back to Jellybean??? Verizon/Samsung really screwed us here. There must be a way to have root access in Jellybean... I don't care for custom roms... I just want root access!!
boamuro said:
I read that too... I can't believe one simple tap mistake ruined my whole first time rooting adventure... Using KINGO was so easy and right when I WAS ABOUT TO DELETE THE STUPID SDM file in the system folder, the update popup came up and accidentally hit the UPDATE And it just rebooted instantly!! I hate how they don't even allow you to cancel or anything... like totally forcing it in your face!!
I still have SuperSU but no longer functions it says "There isn o SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
So there's no way to have root access now?? I can't flash back to Jellybean??? Verizon/Samsung really screwed us here. There must be a way to have root access in Jellybean... I don't care for custom roms... I just want root access!!
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It's verizon not Sammy who did this
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It's verizon not Sammy who did this
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AH EVIL VERIZON... freaking Verizon...
There seriously is no way to flash back to Jellybean and be rooted??? or be rooted in Kitkat?? This is SO RIDICULOUS..
I'm at least glad FoxFi fixed a way to still work with KitKat... if they didn't, I'd be really pissed to have no hotspot and stuck with KitKat... screw you VERIZON.
boamuro said:
AH EVIL VERIZON... freaking Verizon...
There seriously is no way to flash back to Jellybean and be rooted??? or be rooted in Kitkat?? This is SO RIDICULOUS..
I'm at least glad FoxFi fixed a way to still work with KitKat... if they didn't, I'd be really pissed to have no hotspot and stuck with KitKat... screw you VERIZON.
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As it has been warned now many, many, many times.... There is NO GOING BACK if you take the NC4 update. Also, as of now, there also NO root method for it. You're stuck on it.
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mwshows said:
As it has been warned now many, many, many times.... There is NO GOING BACK if you take the NC4 update. Also, as of now, there also NO root method for it. You're stuck on it.
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So it would be pointless for me to try to use Odin to flash back to stock Jellybean and then KINGO? It won't even flash back?
I did successfully root before OTA installed Kitkat on mine... does that make any difference?
boamuro said:
So it would be pointless for me to try to use Odin to flash back to stock Jellybean and then KINGO? It won't even flash back?
I did successfully root before OTA installed Kitkat on mine... does that make any difference?
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Unfortunately no. Once you have nc4 loaded you cannot go backwards.
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