I'm sorry if this has been asked before, as I'm sure it has, but I can't find what I'm looking for.
My wife's DNA is on 2.07.605.1 710RD according to the about menu, it is rooted and s-off, with TWRP installed. She keeps getting an update notification but when we try to accept, it downloads, reboots to TWRP, shows a couple lines of script and goes to the TWRP home screen. No update occurs.
Is there a way to get the update to take or a ROM that is straight from the latest ota I can flash for her?
I would really like to avoid having to unroot or do a bunch of adb work, but will if I have to.
I'm hoping someone can post a link to a flashable zip for me that will make this easy?:fingers-crossed:
The update fails to install because you don't have the stock recovery.
Here is a stock, rooted, deodexed & odexed versions of the new ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560010
Flash in twrp.
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I have the sprint EVO3D. I unlocked it and its rooted, but at the moment I'm still running the stock image. I keep trying to install the latest OTA update from HTC (the one that removes CarrierIQ) but it keeps failing to install...no message, no error, essentially the phone just reboots when I tell it to install the update.
Does it have something to do with CWM being flashed for recovery? I'd like to have CarrierIQ removed. Is there a way around this that anyone knows of?
I had CM7 and MIUI installed at one point, but I wanted the 3D camera that I don't get with either of those.
DarkNemesis618 said:
I have the sprint EVO3D. I unlocked it and its rooted, but at the moment I'm still running the stock image. I keep trying to install the latest OTA update from HTC (the one that removes CarrierIQ) but it keeps failing to install...no message, no error, essentially the phone just reboots when I tell it to install the update.
Does it have something to do with CWM being flashed for recovery? I'd like to have CarrierIQ removed. Is there a way around this that anyone knows of?
I had CM7 and MIUI installed at one point, but I wanted the 3D camera that I don't get with either of those.
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If you're running into issues applying an OTA while on a rooted ROM, my first suggestion would be to suggest you grab a rooted stock ROM which already contains the OTA.
The steps to installing an OTA are fairly simple, but if done improperly whether due to lack of following directions or any other myraid of reasons, COULD damage the device or at least set the user back a few hours.
In order to process an OTA with 100% certainity, the stock recovery should be loaded. Manufacturers ARE able to add and use edify scripting language which could only be interperted and executed probably by a stock recovery image as they are not required to release the source code to their recovery image.
With that said and no mention of htc official unlock or revolutionary unlock, the process I would take on my own personal EVO 3D which would be unlocked with revolutionary is as follows:
1) Flash stock recovery image from most recent RUU via Flash Image GUI while in normal android mode.
2) Accept OTA and allow to fully process.
3) Flash custom recovery back using a PG86IMG.zip file.
4) Boot into custom recovery and via adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su.
5) Reboot and everything should be set.
Another word of caution will be at step 2 to understand this will remove root access by removing the setuid flag on the /system/bin/su binary. This will be restored by step 4.
These steps might have to be tailored/changed for an HTC unlock device. Probably step 3 can be replaced by the fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img command.
Hope that helps!
Yes, it is because of CWM. You need the stock recovery to update officially.
Where would I download the stock recovery? I tried googling for it, but wasn't getting any straight answer that I could understand...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22554153#post22554153
There you go
Just download a stock rooted rom zip and flash it. Much easier, and much less hassle than trying to go back to the stock recovery.
Thanks everyone, got stock recovery flashed and update is installed...now to get my apps reinstalled
sitlet said:
Just download a stock rooted rom zip and flash it. Much easier, and much less hassle than trying to go back to the stock recovery.
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I agree, but the man wanted the stock recovery, so the stock recovery is what he got lol
DarkNemesis618 said:
Thanks everyone, got stock recovery flashed and update is installed...now to get my apps reinstalled
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Glad it all worked!
I'm rooted, s-off, stock Android 4.0.3, amon recovery.
The latest firmware update from Verizon keeps trying to push through. It downloads (laboriously). Then pesters me to install or reschedule. When it tries to install, it just loads up amon. I just restart and it's back to normal. Don't know how to install if I have amon. Not sure I want to install anyway, my rezound gets great reception already.
Is there a way I can get my phone to stop trying to install this new OTA?
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I'm rooted, s-off, stock Android 4.0.3, amon recovery.
The latest firmware update from Verizon keeps trying to push through. It downloads (laboriously). Then pesters me to install or reschedule. When it tries to install, it just loads up amon. I just restart and it's back to normal. Don't know how to install if I have amon. Not sure I want to install anyway, my rezound gets great reception already.
Is there a way I can get my phone to stop trying to install this new OTA?
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This is because you are on a stock ROM, with a custom recovery. Most Custom ROMs disable the ability to check verizon for updates, the stock ROM doesn't know any better.
The stock recovery is responsible for installing updates, AmonRa gets the update command and goes WTF is this and ignores it.
Grab root explorer and look in /system/etc/security (assuming you have root)
rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak
This will prevent the HTC ROM from checking with verizon for an update.
or try out some of the custom ROMs, alot of them have cool features like turning on the camera flashlight by holding home on the lockscreen
UPDATE: MY PROBLEM WAS SOLVED AND THE ROM WAS FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. Full details in a follow-up comment further down.
I want to update my rooted AT&T HTC One (M8) running Android 4.4.4 and the Google Play Edition ROM + TWRP Recovery to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. How would I do this without losing root from the OTA update and with TWRP Recovery?
I would just wait until a flashable ROM is posted, similar to what you have now (but older GPE version).
The OTA just started rolling out like yesterday, didn't it?
Or you can flash the "leaked" early Lollipop build, which is already posted as a flashable ROM.
You cannot flash an ota with twrp installed,and in order to accept an ota you need to be completely [email protected],may be able to save root.
I had the same exact setup as you and manually updated mine yesterday (after replacing cwm recovery with stock). Unfortunately I lost root. Currently looking for a way to get it back and still receive future ota updates.
Are you guys S-On or S-Off ?
I'm running SkyDragon GPE 4.4.4, but I cannot S-off ... Sunshine says I need to revert to stock in order to get S-0ff, and everything I've read says I need S-off to get back to stock.
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UPDATE: I've pushed an Android 5.0.1 GPE ROM to my phone using this ROM. It was posted by the same person who created the original Android 4.4.4 GPE ROM XDA Developers post, so I trust them. It's currently working like a dream.
I used ADB to flash this ROM to my phone. Be aware that, if flashed, this ROM WILL DELETE EVERYTHING ON YOUR PHONE INCLUDING YOUR MICRO SD CARD AND YOUR CUSTOM RECOVERY, so make a backup on a micro SD card using TWRP, CWM, Philz Touch Recovery, or whichever recovery you'd like and eject your micro SD card before flashing the ROM. You can simply reinstall the recovery if the ROM fails for some reason, reinsert the micro SD card, and restore to your previous ROM. The 5.0.1 ROM's forum post should provide more than enough information for the installation process, but if you don't have enough knowledge to do that on your own yet (or you don't currently have root access, S-Off, etc.), you can follow this tutorial almost exactly, simply replacing the files he says to download and flash to your phone with the ones from the forum post linked earlier.
Hope this helps someone!
Well, that wasn't what you originally asked for (how to update by OTA without losing root), but ok.
Also, the thread you linked states the RUU deletes the internal ("virtual") SD, not the removable ("external") one. But its not a bad idea to save backup info in the way you suggest (or copy to computer) "just in case".
If anyone is interested, I saw this posted today. A small OTA update released by AT&T today.
http://www.androidcentral.com/att-pushes-out-update-htc-one-m8-brings-android-444-and-hd-voice
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If anyone is interested, I saw this posted today. A small OTA update released by AT&T today.
http://www.androidcentral.com/att-pushes-out-update-htc-one-m8-brings-android-444-and-hd-voice
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This is merely a rumor. The ATT link is to the old May 2014 update.
Pay no attention.
The link to the att sight yes is for old 1.58 build, does not mean there isnt an update coming...as its being reported with a build number by more and more sights, could just be a rumour but it could also be rolling out.
Well, they finally released the update today. Finally have 4.4.4. On my m8. Now to wait for lollipop
Does anybody know where the OTAPkg file gets downloaded to? I'm trying to preserve the file and not have to download it again and again after a fail update. Thanks.
Edit: n/m found it, it's under the FUMO folder within the internal SD.
Please save a copy. We need it for a custom rom
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johnnyutah22 said:
Please save a copy. We need it for a custom rom
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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I'm lost. I installed the 4.4.4 OTA, installed the latest CM12 nightly, and now I have no cell service nor options to select/enter an apn. Under apn it states "access point names not available for this user" HElP?!
ALSO, what custom roms can I run using this 4.4.4 OTA?!
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I'm lost. I installed the 4.4.4 OTA, installed the latest CM12 nightly, and now I have no cell service nor options to select/enter an apn. Under apn it states "access point names not available for this user" HElP?!
ALSO, what custom roms can I run using this 4.4.4 OTA?!
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I can't help you with CM12, but I just installed Viper One and it seems to work fine.
I updated to the 4.4.4 via OTA yesterday, and Viper installed without a hitch.
NB: Make a Nandroid Backup before flashing please.
Whats the best way to update my girlfriend's rooted M8? Currently running 4.4.2 rooted S-ON. Can she just take OTA and then will have to re-root?
I'm S-OFF on my phone so I haven't had to deal with this. Already updated my firmware months ago and have been running 4.4.4 roms.
Thanks!!
Downloading it now.
You'll have to re-flash stock recovery, take the OTA update, then restore twrp (or other custom recovery) and re-root.
Could someone help me with the OTA update. I'm on stock 4.4.2 rooted and s-off. I placed back all the at&t crap in systems and tried my best to restore everything back to stock even recovery. I'm still getting a red triangle approx like 1/4 the way during the update. What sucks is that I have to download the whole update file again and it's 800+megs versus the prior updates which were a lot smaller. It's just very time consuming and would like to find out the root of the issue is.
I've done so many mods on the phone like the HK mod and various other ones. I'm trying to think back now to see if there is anything else and now I'm stuck. I don't want to restore my stock nandroid cause I would have to install everything all over again which would suck big time. I uninstall the drivers for viper4android, xposed, and even reverted the host file back from adaway. I just feel like there might be something within the system files that isn't suppose to be there. I even got rid of the att boot logo and sound but I had restored that back to stock as well. Please help if you could. Thanks.
Also is there anyway to flash twrp without using a pc? I tried flashify but it doesn't seem to be working cause it would revert back to the fastboot no matter what.
Same situation here I think... stock rom (never changed it yet), rooted, unlocked, s-off. Downloaded OTA then realized I needed to flash original recovery back. Did that, now AT&T sw update is of course telling me to wait 24 hours to check again. Any way around that?
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Same situation here I think... stock rom (never changed it yet), rooted, unlocked, s-off. Downloaded OTA then realized I needed to flash original recovery back. Did that, now AT&T sw update is of course telling me to wait 24 hours to check again. Any way around that?
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Yeah just manually change the date one day ahead and try it again. It might take a couple of secs for it to prompt that there is an update.
I just posted a pre-rooted ruu in the dev section.
Backup data in twrp to your ext sd. Flash ruu via sd card method. Flash twrp using the free app flashify. Reboot to twrp and restore data.
No pc required.
Just make sure you backup files on internal.
volcalstone said:
Could someone help me with the OTA update. I'm on stock 4.4.2 rooted and s-off. I placed back all the at&t crap in systems and tried my best to restore everything back to stock even recovery. I'm still getting a red triangle approx like 1/4 the way during the update. What sucks is that I have to download the whole update file again and it's 800+megs versus the prior updates which were a lot smaller. It's just very time consuming and would like to find out the root of the issue is.
I've done so many mods on the phone like the HK mod and various other ones. I'm trying to think back now to see if there is anything else and now I'm stuck. I don't want to restore my stock nandroid cause I would have to install everything all over again which would suck big time. I uninstall the drivers for viper4android, xposed, and even reverted the host file back from adaway. I just feel like there might be something within the system files that isn't suppose to be there. I even got rid of the att boot logo and sound but I had restored that back to stock as well. Please help if you could. Thanks.
Also is there anyway to flash twrp without using a pc? I tried flashify but it doesn't seem to be working cause it would revert back to the fastboot no matter what.
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There's a boot loader flashable twrp in the dev section posted by jball
dottat said:
I just posted a pre-rooted ruu in the dev section.
Backup data in twrp to your ext sd. Flash ruu via sd card method. Flash twrp using the free app flashify. Reboot to twrp and restore data.
No pc required.
Just make sure you backup files on internal.
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I noticed that flashify also will install CWM or Philz. Is your method specific to TWRP or can you use the others. The reason I ask is because I currently use Philz and would need that to restore my backup.
johnnyutah22 said:
I noticed that flashify also will install CWM or Philz. Is your method specific to TWRP or can you use the others. The reason I ask is because I currently use Philz and would need that to restore my backup.
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You can flash whichever you use.
I thought I read where this update would include the EYE Experience. Did I read that wrong or do I just not know how to use my camera anymore?
volcalstone said:
Could someone help me with the OTA update. I'm on stock 4.4.2 rooted and s-off. I placed back all the at&t crap in systems and tried my best to restore everything back to stock even recovery. I'm still getting a red triangle approx like 1/4 the way during the update. What sucks is that I have to download the whole update file again and it's 800+megs versus the prior updates which were a lot smaller. It's just very time consuming and would like to find out the root of the issue is.
I've done so many mods on the phone like the HK mod and various other ones. I'm trying to think back now to see if there is anything else and now I'm stuck. I don't want to restore my stock nandroid cause I would have to install everything all over again which would suck big time. I uninstall the drivers for viper4android, xposed, and even reverted the host file back from adaway. I just feel like there might be something within the system files that isn't suppose to be there. I even got rid of the att boot logo and sound but I had restored that back to stock as well. Please help if you could. Thanks.
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I don't think root changes are the issue; as typically it will fail before it even goes into recovery with a message that the system has been modified. It might just be a bad download.
Setting up your phone again is really not that bad a proposition; especially if you use Titanium to restore apps. And it will also restore your Xposed installer and modules. Using Titanium, I can easily be up and fully configured again in about a half hour after a factory reset or RUU. Although, of course this will depend on the amount of customization in settings, etc.
You might consider updating with the new RUU (relocking bootloader required if s-on). Not only will this bypass the OTA install issue you are having, but makes for a cleaner install. Yes, you will have to set the phone up again; and you will also need to backup any data on internal storage, as it will be wiped by RUU.
I just received my G3 today and was working to get it rooted and TWRP installed. I am on 23C and got root and TWRP installed. I'm still on the stock rom and just got prompted for a software update. What is this update (24B)? If I take it, does it get rid of my root and TWRP? Do I need to take this update for some custom roms?
Never accept an OTA with a custom recovery installed. It will hose your device.
I highly recommend moving to a debloated, rooted stock ROM, like Jasmine or Skydragon, if you want to stick with stock at this point. You won't have to worry about the OTA update nagging you, even when Verizon/LG push one.