So wanted to ask. When update arrives, if i select download latest full package in updater options, does that mean that i will receive full firmware update witch will wipe the phone? Dont want to mess with ff if there is official way to do it so i dont screw something up.
Updates dont wipe the phone. It's in the release notes.
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I have a D2G. I rooted it.
But it now wants to do a 2.4.3 update. of course the update fails when it reboots
So my question is, could i apply the update using the bootstrap. has anyone tried doing this, would it brick my phone if i tried.
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I have a D2G. I rooted it.
But it now wants to do a 2.4.3 update. of course the update fails when it reboots
So my question is, could i apply the update using the bootstrap. has anyone tried doing this, would it brick my phone if i tried.
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You probably could if you remember to wipe data and cache, and you should probably get the Team Black Hat app and download the SBF/driver/RSD Lite files just in case.
Edit: Oh, the update file. If it's failing to install, you should probably just try the full install. I'm not sure why it wouldn't go through unless you're on stock, in which case, you HAVE to use full install.
I think he is talking about the official Verizon update. Not FRM...
When you rooted did you stop or remove any of the Blur apps? That will cause the update to fail. All of the Blurr must be there for the update to work.
If you used Z4Root to root your device, try to unroot the device with zroot and then try the update again.
You may have to re-install Zroot after it is completed to re-root the phone. But I did the update before I rooted almost the day I got the phone so I had not really done enough to notice if it wipes the device and data. My guess would be no!
Since I did this from the stock rom I did not bother to look but if the file is a zip file then chances are likely you can run it from the clockwork recovery.
But best bet is to unroot and then try it again before you go that route.
I would however get RSDLite and the stock SBF to have handy in case you run into problems.
You cannot apply the OTA update (I assume you are talking about 2.4.330 Verizon official OTA update) from the custom recovery. It must be instaled via stock recovery. But due to the way update is made (patch based) it will fail if there are alternations (missing files) in any of the system areas. You must restore all changes you made in /system/app (assuming you froze/delete some stock apps), if you are rooted it is ok, update will not bother (extra files in system do not break the checksum - update only checks original files. But if there is even a single file missing (deleted/renamed) in system area, update will fail to install. If you can't figure it out (what is missing) and update keeps failing, simply flash full SBF to return to stock, apply the OTA update then reroot and freeze/remove all apps that you don't want in system area.
If I wanted to receive OTA updates with my i9100 and have flashed a stock rom (KI3) on it, does anyone know if it will notify me? KIES does not check for me anymore since the firmware is "not official" which I thought it was, but I would like to know if I could flash it to an earlier version and receive an update OTA. I have had a few issues with my device every time I flash it which continues to annoy me. Such as clearing data of certain apps to get them to work properly. I would rather not clear the data on my phone after every update and would like to just wait for new releases patiently. Anyone have a clue if this will work before I waste my time?
You will not revealed ota updates unless you are on the correct stock rom, and if kies doesn't see it as stick I really don't think you will gt ota.
Also ota is only avaliable on a limited number of carriers/regions.
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My phone is unlocked and I have received them before. After the KIES update it does not recognize my phone now. I have heard that even if I go back to a previous firmware then it won't recognize it still. I got the firmware from Intratech's thread and they are all official releases, I am unsure why KIES says it is not the official firmware.
Has no one else tried this? It seems like something someone would have done. I don't want to use KIES anymore, but I would really like to know if I can start updating via OTA instead of flashing new firmwares that require me to clear data on the majority of my apps to get them to work properly.
OTA updates and how they work are not something we have any information for .
OTA will probably look at he same codes as Kies to update . Wrong codes from firmware = no update .
Plus neither will update if no update from the provider on the server .
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I also have a SGS2 with a flashed ROM (is an original 2.3.4 unbranded, but is not the one which came with the phone) and also my phone is ROOTed.
Could that be why I also cannot use Samsung Dive services?
I am not new to flashing but I think I am missing something.
I see that there is the new kdz file with Version v10i. Since I am on v10e, I would like to have the latest version on my device. But if I Flash the kdz, it will wipe everything, right?
With my Nexus, I was able to just flash the system partition, which would leave my data intact. Later, when I was on a custom rom, I had flashable zip files which would also only update the system partition.
My questions are:
Do I really have to backup everything, install the kdz and then restore everything?
Is there any way to just update the system partition or do I have to wait for a flashable zip or the OTA file?
You can use LG Up and update only which does what you are asking however, in my experience, this can often lead to future issues.
I always do a clean install and even if I update over ota, I perform a factory reset and subsequently I experience very few of issues that people report on here.
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I'm in the same boat as you, want to update from V10e -> V10i but no luck with OTA or LG Bridge so tryed LG Flash tool but it doesent recognize my Phone ! YES LG FLASH TOOL WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE !
Go here and do what alexander did, i did it and it worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69122610&postcount=229
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You can use LG Up and update only which does what you are asking however, in my experience, this can often lead to future issues.
I always do a clean install and even if I update over ota, I perform a factory reset and subsequently I experience very few of issues that people report on here.
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Thank you. It worked perfectly. Since this update does not contain a new version of Android, I think updating the existing Android is not that bad. When Android 7 comes out, I will definitely start from zero.
I picked up a second hand Galaxy S8 over the summer with plans to root it and install a custom ROM. I haven't activated it yet, but I was using it on my home WiFi and was notified that it downloaded an OTA update and it would be installed on the next boot. Since then I haven't touched it because I know that some updates can complicate or nullify the ability to root or install a custom bootloader, ROM, etc. I've done some searches on how to prevent the install, but haven't found anything except for how to disable your phone from downloading it to begin with. Now that the update is downloaded to my phone, is there a way to halt it's installation before I move forward with activation and customization?
I think you can let the OTA install, this because an OTA only affects Android OS and not device's bootloader .
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I think you can let the OTA install, this because an OTA only affects Android OS and not device's bootloader .
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Thanks, I've heard different in the past. That OTA updates can lock you out of being able to run certain bootloaders for multiboot and such.
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Downloaded one S8 ota zip and checked. According to install-recovery.sh the command and path to fota package is on cache.
So going into recovery and wiping cache should do it.
edit: then again it might write it back on boot... but does it install it right away? IDK. Factory reset?
Hi, my bootloader unlocked with twrp installed lgv30 keeps complaining about a system update, but each time i choose install it just reboots into twrp.
I presume the install process needs the stock recovery for something? I'm unsure how to proceed, and it will not even let me turn off the notifications!
Correct, OTA updates cannot be applied via TWRP and require stock recovery. Fact is, you don't want to apply the OTA, because it will break the OS anyway, so don't do that.
If you want the update, since these phones are old, chances are there is a TWRP version of the update already... and/or a KDZ. Either of those can be used as well. KDZ will wipe the phone, but TWRP can be "dirty flashed" over what you already have.
In order for anyone to help further, you'd have to tell us what you have to begin with.
As for disabling the notification, you can disable the updater app to stop this from popping up at all. This is detailed in many places as well.., and, again, requires us to know what you're running now.
Thanks for the info, mine is a Stock H930DS using the lastest stock Android 9 for Australia.
I'm not that fussed about the update itself, which I believe to be a minor security patch. Disabling the updater would be great.
I have the unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed, but not magisk, I imagine I could install that again via TWRP, but wanted to get back to as original as possible.