Just purchased a used 6806. It is running what appears to be stock 4.4.4. I had to remove root by clearing it in the SuperSU app so I can install my corporate email - I don't require root normally. That worked fine, but both before and after "un-rooting", the OTA update, which I get a notification about, fails before installing. Any easy way to verify what needs changed, or is the solution to use flashtool to flash the latest? If so, will this further allow OTA updates to complete in the future?
Update - while the direct download OTA failed, I was successful installing the update using the Sony PC Companion Windows software.
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I rooted my phone a few months back, purely for backing up purposes etc so I still have the stock firmware etc. I just checked for updates and it is saying there is a firmware update available. It downloads and goes through the install process but doesn't actually change anything, when I check for updates it informs me again that the update is there.
Is this because I have rooted my phone or is there another issue? Should I avoid installing updates when my phone is rooted? I'm not really fussed about CFW at the moment, I just like the root to have that little bit more access.
Thanks
If you install an OTA update, you will loose root.
You can check if its root or the update might not been downloaded correctly by using Kies with the USB cable.
AzureusPT said:
If you install an OTA update, you will loose root.
You can check if its root or the update might not been downloaded correctly by using Kies with the USB cable.
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Thanks,
I don't mind losing the root so much, as I guess I can just re-root it? What I'm finding strange is that the update just plain didn't do anything lol. Kernel version is the same, gingerbread version is the same and firmware version is the same.
I have the GT-I9300 international phone, with the New Zealand-based stock ROM installed. I rooted this phone with ODIN straight out of the box (it came on 4.0.4) and the root went fine, CWM worked. However, when I was notified of an available OTA update, no matter how many times I try to install it, the device will reboot into CWM and say that the signature verification has failed.
I have tried to disable this check, but the device seems to "forget" that setting. I've also tried installing the OTA update through Kies, which just gives an "Unknown Error".
Is there any solution to this, to get the update installed?
I'm presuming here that the OTA update is simply an update and not a new firmware version entirely? The download was only 20MB.
Kies is your solution
Or downloading and flashing an updated firmware
OTA doesn't work on rooted phones...
At least it didn't on the ones I used and tried...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
If your phone is just rooted then OTA will work fine, the issue is when you install a custom recovery.
the OTA will fail at the flashing stage because the custom recovery will not be able to flash the OTA image (or the image won't let it).
Options are to use Kies, or better yet, download the rom on your PC and learn to use ODIN which is super easy anyway... and essential if you want to learn the root side of your phone better
Latest Chainfire root supposed to allow OTA .
jje
I did an OTA upgrade to LG8 and Rooted with CF-Root6.4 and now every time I reboot it shows the "Android is upgrading" message, so anyone know how to fix this without reflashing Rom because I won't be home until next week.
Try to remove the synchronization with samsung account , if there is still a notification, you have to do a wipe date , factory reset ....
unable to update after root
why did i can run the OTA after root? is it normal? the clockwork recovery said the the signature was not recognized.
Fundamental element in order to be able to complete the update process of the Galaxy is to have a firmware entirely original.
If you have on your phone a test version, root permissions enabled or a modified kernel installed (e.s. , CF-Root) will be unable to update.
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why did i can run the OTA after root? is it normal? the clockwork recovery said the the signature was not recognized.
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Root no OTA update as per then thousand posts .
jje
I was Rooted when I got the OTA update and apart from this problem which isn't really a problem it all went through fine, so guess I'll just wait and use Odin to see if it fixes.
So here's the deal...
I have a brand new G850W I wanted to root. I powered it on without SIM and connected to wifi. I did not add any account info for anything... Play, Google, Samsung, etc... The phone immediately started downloading the Samsung OTA update file. At this point I powered down the device before download of updated file completed. I did this because I had another phone that unexpectedly(and unwanted) installed the update and I lost my root opportunity. After the power down I did some research and found a successful root process via CF-Auto-Root. I used CF-Auto-Root successfully. After updating SuperSU app and opening it, it detected KNOX and successfully deactivated KNOX. Now I have a clean, rooted G850W.
CF-Auto-Root only flashes a side loaded recovery to complete the task of root and then erases that recovery and leaves you back with the original recovery... A few moments into playing with the phone, OTA started and completed the update file download and is requesting to run the OTA update install. This install is no doubt Lollipop.
My fear as you may have guessed by now is... If I move forward with the update on the now rooted phone, will the Lollipop update
1) remove root
2) reactivate KNOX
3) update and lock the bootloader
???????
'Cause then, ya know... I'll be screwed'a'rama........
Any thoughts????????
I have rooted lgv10 h960a. And now there's system update available, can i install it? And how if yes.?
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I have rooted lgv10 h960a. And now there's system update available, can i install it? And how if yes.?
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No you cannot. Once you download and try to install on rooted, it will give you installation error. You can flash stock KDZ and then update but in that case you will lose root.
You can update manually using LGUP.After update you have to root again.
Hi,
like others I had issues with the update via kdz file (V20e - some intialisation error at the beginning of the update process). What also works with no issues (except you have to install TWRP and root again) is the update via LG Bridge. It does basically the same LGUP does with the kdz-update. There is no loss of data as well. Worked fine for me.