michpan said:
So, to recap, you don't need to relock the bootloader for OTA updates but you have to flash stock recovery first? And you'll lose root in the process?
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The answer was "YES".
I wonder whether OTA updates will be possible if you have deleted system apps.
Has anyone tried this before updating to JB?
Stock ROM, stock recovery, rooted (by booting the phone into e.g. TWRP recovery without flashing it), system apps deleted -> OTA update possible?
According to these "negative effects of unlocked bootloader", every OTA update checks the MD5 checksum of every file that originally came with your device, so it should not be possible.
Can anyone confirm that no OTA updates will be possible if you have deleted system (or any preinstalled) apps?
Thanks.
mary-lou said:
The answer was "YES".
I wonder whether OTA updates will be possible if you have deleted system apps.
Has anyone tried this before updating to JB?
Stock ROM, stock recovery, rooted (by booting the phone into e.g. TWRP recovery without flashing it), system apps deleted -> OTA update possible?
According to these "negative effects of unlocked bootloader", every OTA update checks the MD5 checksum of every file that originally came with your device, so it should not be possible.
Can anyone confirm that no OTA updates will be possible if you have deleted system (or any preinstalled) apps?
Thanks.
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Yes. If you have deleted any system app then OTA will not be possible so restore a nandroid backup to get all the files..
I updated to jb with unlocked bootloader and root.
Reported to move.
Ok. So, if I keep my original recovery and only boot into TWRP occassionally to make backups, if I keep the original ROM and only "move" a few system apps to a special folder on my SD, I will be informed when there is an OTA update available but I won't be able to install it due to the wrong MD5 checksum, right?
So, if I move the "deleted" system apps back, I should be able to install the OTA update, right?
After the update, I can "delete=move" them again.
As the bootloader remains open, there will be no factory reset, right?
Should be. Just make sure you flash stock recovery before doing the OTA.
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Hello. I am running the 4.3 stock rooted rom, Sense 5, S-off with TWRP recovery. I know I need to flash a stock recovery to apply the OTA, but will it install ok if I have deleted some of the preinstalled apps that I didn't need? I also removed Carrier IQ. I also have Xposed Framework installed. Will this prevent the OTA from installing? Thanks for any help!
shouldnt hinder your updating ability. if it does just manually boot flash from STOCK recovery.
So I rooted my MetroPCS Stylo, and installed TWRP.
I woke up to an OTA update this morning and looked it up, and it's a good one. Upgrades from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 with a radio update and other goodies.
I went ahead with the update thinking TWRP would handle it and I would just need to root device again.
That didn't work of course.
I'd like help with applying this update please.
What I have:
Backup of original rooted stock system without much modification.
Backup of current rooted stock system/system data/user data.
Backup of stock recovery.
Copy of the OTA update.zip retrieved from within recovery (it's still residing within /cache )
I was thinking I could do a fresh backup of system and data images, then flash the stock recovery and go for update and re-root afterwards.
Questions:
How do I initiate recovery command for rebooting and applying recovery?
How can I avoid breaking anything?
How would you apply this update?
Thanks
Guys iam unrooted my one plus x for getting official ota updates , but after unrooting iam getting ota notification and click on install , but in process of update in recovry mode it says failed and reboot , pls pls help me how to solve this problem and get back to official opx device
1. Download OnePlusOxygen_14_OTA_008_all_201601221550.zip .
2. Just flash it.
3. You'll be on OxygenOS 2.2.0 without any other files to flash. Don't wipe data and cache to retain your apps and data.
The right answer is : you won't have Over The Air. You have to flash it manually as @StraightEdgeKid just said.
You should flash the next updates the same too.
After installing full 2.2.0 ROM, he'll be unrooted completely, and if he has stock recovery, he can install OTA's afterwards, unless he remains on stock.
Yeah but it always depends on the way he rooted the phone. The OneCmlickRoot solution have to be bannished on OPX!
Ofcourse not, if he flashes full 2.2.0 ROM, everything from system will be overwritten, leaving no place for previous stuff in system. /system will be cleaned completely.
Thanks for this. Downloaded the file, flashed through stock "recovery", and voila.
Flash the full ota and after that check you are on stock recovery or custom recovery(twrp) if its custom then flash stock recovery and you will be able to get otas
Hey guys,
I tried to update my rooted G5 via OTA firmware update, but when the device reboots (to install the update), I'm booting to TWRP automatically.
There was some setting you could set on the install of TWRP ("to make stock updates easier" or so). Do you know, what that setting was? Is there a way to install stock updates on a rooted device?
Thanks!
Twrp asks if it should put the system partition not writable. But I think you cannot install OTAs even then.
But... I had the same problem and you can just use lg up with the kdz file of the latest ROM version and select upgrade in the program. It will not delete your data but you will have to install twrp and root again.
But you can of course also do a factory reset while installing the new ROM and start from scratch.
Currently I'm on Global rom 8.1.2.0 ROOTED with SuperSU and Xposed Framework ..
Lately, update of 8.1.3.0 has been rolled out,
so I would like to update my device..
Since ROOTED device does not receive OTA update, I like to UNROOT first and then root it again after update..
Anyone cares to help me in this case?
I need a guide to fully unroot and remove the xposed framework so OTA update can be achieve..
Thanks all
I think just Reflash your MIUI room . then dont root it .
Or if you have SuperSU . i think it have option to "Full Unroot" .
You can't manually download it and update through updater app? It should restart with twrp instead of stock recovery and install the new version i guess
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You can't manually download it and update through updater app? It should restart with twrp instead of stock recovery and install the new version i guess
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I dont see anyone uploaded the OTA file for 8.1.3.0 from 8.1.2.0 around 200MB..
moreover, I heard people said the OTA file only can be flashed using stock recovery & non-rooted device. if rooted you will fail .
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izzurin said:
I dont see anyone uploaded the OTA file for 8.1.3.0 from 8.1.2.0 around 200MB..
moreover, I heard people said the OTA file only can be flashed using stock recovery & non-rooted device. if rooted you will fail .
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Absolutely correct, you must never update OTA with Custom recovery. This will lead to a bricked phone and you'll then have to clean flash the stock rom(Erases Internal Storage). Unfortunately, I learned the hard-way and landed-up losing all the data in my Internal Storage.
izzurin said:
Currently I'm on Global rom 8.1.2.0 ROOTED with SuperSU and Xposed Framework ..
Lately, update of 8.1.3.0 has been rolled out,
so I would like to update my device..
Since ROOTED device does not receive OTA update, I like to UNROOT first and then root it again after update..
Anyone cares to help me in this case?
I need a guide to fully unroot and remove the xposed framework so OTA update can be achieve..
Thanks all
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You can very well uninstall Xposed and full-unroot SuperSU, however, I'm not sure whether it will be needed.
I would suggest taking a FULL NANDROID backup including Internal Storage and then performing the following steps (at your own risk):
Perform full-unroot from SuperSU app
Uninstall Xposed from TWRP
Flash stock recovery from TWRP
Update OTA from Updater App
Flash TWRP
Flash Xposed & SuperSU from TWRP
Btw, how did you get OTA update for 8.1.3.0 when its still not listed in the website?
Even if the ota is downloaded in .zip format? I remember a xiaomi forum where the op explained that he updated his Rom with twrp using updater app without issue. I must say he didn't downloaded via updater app but on a dedicated thread and then selected the Rom in the updater app menu.
Sorry if my guess was a Bad Idea and can lead to soft brick !!
i have just used the twrp recovery to get the full root