Hi guys,
My Z2 is on .402 right now and rooted with towelroot. I also installed the Xposed framework.
Now I want to update to .314 since it enhances the voice quality so much.
EDIT: bootloader is locked!
What would be the smartest way to do this? After the Update I'd like to root the device again and also install the Xposed framework.
Can I just update regularly and then root again?
I already checked out this thread where a guy said that the Xposed framework could mess up the update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792520
Thanks in advance!
Whitelabel
whitelabel said:
Hi guys,
My Z2 is on .402 right now and rooted with towelroot. I also installed the Xposed framework.
Now I want to update to .314 since it enhances the voice quality so much.
EDIT: bootloader is locked!
What would be the smartest way to do this? After the Update I'd like to root the device again and also install the Xposed framework.
Can I just update regularly and then root again?
I already checked out this thread where a guy said that the Xposed framework could mess up the update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792520
Thanks in advance!
Whitelabel
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Are you wanting to update via ftf Flash?
You can update via PC companion, but it
Is best to do a backup first and do a wipe before rooting. Then you can restore apps etc. I found this the easiest way to do it. So my procedure was 1, backup 2, update 3, root 4, restore apps etc.
Hope this you m8 :thumbup:
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This is what I did.
(1) Flash the 314 firmware via Flashtool.
(2) Root the phone again (use this)
(3) After the reboot, go to Xposed installer and "Update/Install" the Xposed framework (the settings of your modules will be automatically reapplied after the reboot).
I re-rooted using ERT v11 and tr.apk v3 :good:
Alright! Thanks a lot for the help!
I thought there was a way without wiping the phone.
Will try flash tool!
What backup solution can you recommend me while we're at it?
Thank you so much!
whitelabel said:
Alright! Thanks a lot for the help!
I thought there was a way without wiping the phone.
Will try flash tool!
What backup solution can you recommend me while we're at it?
Thank you so much!
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While flashing the 314 firmware via Flashtool, untick the Wipe Data option and you'll keep your data intact.
hush66 said:
While flashing the 314 firmware via Flashtool, untick the Wipe Data option and you'll keep your data intact.
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Ok, so I understand that it is not necessary to wipe.
Thanks for your help!
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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
Marcell96 said:
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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+5
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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.
FrankBullitt said:
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...
st-tps said:
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.
I am on a rooted C6806 (Still locked) and the updater on the phone downloads the file and then it reboots and tries to install but cannot. Error updating is all I get.
I don't have a recovery and I would rather not wipe the whole device. Is there anyway to just update? Or at least is there anyway to get the stupid thing out of my notification bar if I decided I don't want to bother wiping the device?
I tried updating from the phone and also using the sony software, neither works.
Hmmmm
Use PC companion on the computer. Or you can flash the ftf file I made for it and uncheck wipe data.
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Spectre51 said:
Use PC companion on the computer. Or you can flash the ftf file I made for it and uncheck wipe data.
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I had a similar failure trying to use the PC Companion.
Can you give me a quick tutorial for flashing the FTF without wiping data?
I assume I'll lose root?
Ah okay you have probably removed some system files and that is what is causing the errors when updating since you are rooted. Yes you would lose root if you flashed the ftf file and from looking at a few other posts you can't root .257 yet.
Search for flashtools and you will find numerous guides on here. After you have it all installed and select the firmware to flash just uncheck the wipe data check box that way it will keep your apps and settings.
The ftf file is in my signature. If you need any more help or have other questions let me know.
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Spectre51 said:
Ah okay you have probably removed some system files and that is what is causing the errors when updating since you are rooted. Yes you would lose root if you flashed the ftf file and from looking at a few other posts you can't root .257 yet.
Search for flashtools and you will find numerous guides on here. After you have it all installed and select the firmware to flash just uncheck the wipe data check box that way it will keep your apps and settings.
The ftf file is in my signature. If you need any more help or have other questions let me know.
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Yes, I did freeze a bunch of services with titanium backup that were running in the background.
Ok, I do have flashtool, I just didn't realize that you could do it without wiping data, good to know.
I want to keep root so I'll hold off for now. But thank you for the help!
If you just froze them and didn't delete them try unfreezing them then update. Just check the forums for how people are keeping root while updating so you don't lose it.
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I have an error like that when i update OTA
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I really like the way my OneMax w/verizon is and am not really interested in updating. The automatic firmware downloads is eating up my data daily. I just accepted to install it so it would stop, but it won't install due to error (it's a rooted device). I have S-Off on the phone right now and used the SuperSu unroot feature to try and let the update do it's thing just so it would stop downloading. Now, the root checker apps say I'm not rooted (but i think i still am). I tried the virtuous manual stock update but it gives me a installation aborted message while in recovery mode. Any help would be appreciated!
I think you need to have stock recovery & stock rom installed to accept the ota.
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I think you need to have stock recovery & stock rom installed to accept the ota.
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so i have to fully unroot, update my phone then root again?
FrankieTheSqueeler said:
so i have to fully unroot, update my phone then root again?
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Yes, if you want the update you will.
one last question, my device won't pop up on ABD devices on my PC anymore. Am I still rooted?
FrankieTheSqueeler said:
one last question, my device won't pop up on ABD devices on my PC anymore. Am I still rooted?
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you only need to have stock recovery installed AND 100% stock system files. no system mods whatsoever.
assuming you enabled USB debugging under the developer options on the phone....you may need to update your version of adb/fastboot.
The root question....are you s off? If so that question is irrelevant as you only need to flash a custom recovery and flash the latest su zip from there to root any ROM...even the stock ota.
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dottat said:
you only need to have stock recovery installed AND 100% stock system files. no system mods whatsoever.
assuming you enabled USB debugging under the developer options on the phone....you may need to update your version of adb/fastboot.
The root question....are you s off? If so that question is irrelevant as you only need to flash a custom recovery and flash the latest su zip from there to root any ROM...even the stock ota.
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Thanks for the reply!
Yeah I have S-off on the phone. I will update the ADB version and retry. I don't know why I thought the su would be able to do a one-click unroot. All it ended up doing was just confusing me. I'm new to rooting and flashing, and it's fun figuring these things out. You guys are really helpful around here. I'll look for a tutorial on how to flash a custom recovery.
I own an Honor 5x, which I used to have rooted running a TWRP recovery and SuperSU. I wanted to update my phone to marshmallow, but it was an OTA update so i had to unroot and go back to the original bootloader. I did everything needed and got my phone upgraded to marshmallow, and was then hoping i could play pokemon go, but for some reason i am getting the error where it says the game does not support my device, the exact same one that i got when i was rooted. i double checked that i was unrooted by downloading literally every single root checking app on the play store, and all of them have classed my phone as unrooted. i dont want to root my phone again as i have nox for rooted stuff now, and it was a hassle extracting th e recovery.img from the update file as noboby else had it, so i was wondering someone here could help me
thanks in advance!:good:
Honor 5x guy said:
I own an Honor 5x, which I used to have rooted running a TWRP recovery and SuperSU. I wanted to update my phone to marshmallow, but it was an OTA update so i had to unroot and go back to the original bootloader. I did everything needed and got my phone upgraded to marshmallow, and was then hoping i could play pokemon go, but for some reason i am getting the error where it says the game does not support my device, the exact same one that i got when i was rooted. i double checked that i was unrooted by downloading literally every single root checking app on the play store, and all of them have classed my phone as unrooted. i dont want to root my phone again as i have nox for rooted stuff now, and it was a hassle extracting th e recovery.img from the update file as noboby else had it, so i was wondering someone here could help me
thanks in advance!:good:
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OTA update does not wipe the entire phone, you need to download the full update and manually wipe your phone and install the Full update to totally remove SuperSu.
You could also uninstall SuperSU from the apps settings before taking the OTA to avoid this problem
clsA said:
OTA update does not wipe the entire phone, you need to download the full update and manually wipe your phone and install the Full update to totally remove SuperSu.
You could also uninstall SuperSU from the apps settings before taking the OTA to avoid this problem
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So what should I do now, I had already downloaded the update thinking it would fix it. I guess I try to manually uninstall it, seeing as the supersu app has already gone?
Honor 5x guy said:
So what should I do now, I had already downloaded the update thinking it would fix it. I guess I try to manually uninstall it, seeing as the supersu app has already gone?
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install supersu and choose to uninstall it from the app
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install supersu and choose to uninstall it from the app
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Okay , if this works I love you.
clsA said:
install supersu and choose to uninstall it from the app
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It won't let me enter the supersu app it's telling me there's no supersu binary.
Honor 5x guy said:
It won't let me enter the supersu app it's telling me there's no supersu binary.
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are you flashing superSU from custom recovery first ?
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are you flashing superSU from custom recovery first ?
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No, I have a stock recovery ATM, to play Pokemon go you need to be unrooted but somehow I am detected as rooted
Honor 5x guy said:
No, I have a stock recovery ATM, to play Pokemon go you need to be unrooted but somehow I am detected as rooted
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Two possible ways imo...
If you don't want to root then
Extract and manually flash stock boot.img, Cust.img and system.img and you are good to go without any data loss (but make a backup to be sure if something goes wrong).
Second is to root your phone, and use an app like 'hide my root' to hide your root from Pokemon go and you are good to go.
The third is to root and unroot using the inbuilt function of SuperSU.
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Two possible ways imo...
If you don't want to root then
Extract and manually flash stock boot.img, Cust.img and system.img and you are good to go without any data loss (but make a backup to be sure if something goes wrong).
Second is to root your phone, and use an app like 'hide my root' to hide your root from Pokemon go and you are good to go.
The third is to root and unroot using the inbuilt function of SuperSU.
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Thanks you so much . I will try these methods .
Dear all
I have rooted my phone long time ago, installed TWRP. I never updated, but now, always they want me to update, but of course, it doesn't work because of the root.
Isn't there a simple solution, just to flast the new rom via TWRP? Preferably keeping the root?
I am at the end of my understanding
Thanks and regards
Sopur
Sopur said:
Dear all
I have rooted my phone long time ago, installed TWRP. I never updated, but now, always they want me to update, but of course, it doesn't work because of the root.
Isn't there a simple solution, just to flast the new rom via TWRP? Preferably keeping the root?
I am at the end of my understanding
Thanks and regards
Sopur
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I would say, back up your apps with e.g. titanium backup and then flash (with fullwipe) something like xpower...
Thats the easiest and trouble free method.
Sopur said:
Dear all
I have rooted my phone long time ago, installed TWRP. I never updated, but now, always they want me to update, but of course, it doesn't work because of the root.
Isn't there a simple solution, just to flast the new rom via TWRP? Preferably keeping the root?
I am at the end of my understanding
Thanks and regards
Sopur
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You can find some update zips out here on the forum's or u can make one yourself (search for the guide) but I wouldn't recommend update via zip as it is likely to introduce some issues.
The best way is to backup your apps and data, and internal SD card and then flash a full ftf via flashtool.
It's a bit more work then flashing via twrp but you won't have strange battery drain and bugs no one else has.
In my opinion this is the only way to upgrade to a newer firmware and I do this every time.
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langeveld024 said:
You can find some update zips out here on the forum's or u can make one yourself (search for the guide) but I wouldn't recommend update via zip as it is likely to introduce some issues.
The best way is to backup your apps and data, and internal SD card and then flash a full ftf via flashtool.
It's a bit more work then flashing via twrp but you won't have strange battery drain and bugs no one else has.
In my opinion this is the only way to upgrade to a newer firmware and I do this every time.
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When I backup my data, do I also keep all my settings?
Where could I find a TWRP Update via zip?
Many thanks!
Sopur said:
When I backup my data, do I also keep all my settings?
Where could I find a TWRP Update via zip?
Many thanks!
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1. No
2. Somewhere on the forum's, or u can make it yourself.
(but like I said, I wouldn't recommend it.)
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I rooted with dean metod and make my device become E5823, can i update with flash with fw from E5803 without loe my root an twrp?
#sorry for my bad english