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[Q] how to save OTA on SDCARD

How do i save an OTA Update on my SDCARD
I use an stock and unrooted Device and want to backup the official OTA befor i flash it, cuz on this way i could reflash the OTA when i killed somthing in the flashed rom

To save the ota on your phone update as usual but when the download finishes just click install later. It will be saved on your sdcard.
But having the ota wont help you if you screw up your phone. The ota will only update from the version you currently have, you can't use it again.
What you need is a ruu.

But what is when i try to get the Wildfire Froyo ota, can i use that for flashing again?
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[Q] g2x gingerbread help

when i got the phone i upgraded to 2.3 and now my phone is messing up and i dont feel like sending ym phone to tmobile so is the anyway to re-do this update, or downgrade back to froyo (2.2) ??

You want stock froyo? You'd need to install clockworkmod recovery and restore the stock 2.2 nandroid backup from the development section. If you want, after that you can either keep clockworkmod recovery or flash back to stock recovery.

If you installed CWM recovery you can apply a backed up image of the OTA update then use NVFlash to restore the stock recovery. T-Mobile is shipping the phones as GB now and it is now considered stock. Don't worry about going back to Froyo.

Yea but the only reason y I want to go back to 2.2 is because I can't root on 2.3 for some reason
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cwa542 said:
Yea but the only reason y I want to go back to 2.2 is because I can't root on 2.3 for some reason
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Yes you can. Go check out my how to root stock 2.3.3 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214
Enjoy!

i know i can but my computer wont let me, but dont worry i just restored my whole computer and make a fresh start

[Q]Stock Recovery for ICS

Does anyone know if flashing the stock recovery here will work to get OTA updates with the ICS leak? or do I need to get the recovery image that was packaged with the leak? I would really like to put the stock recovery image back on my phone so I can get the OTA updates.

Just reflash ics and don't flash cwm or superuser and you will be stock and should get ota's.
That is if I am understanding your question and issue

That is correct, but I would like to keep it rooted and put the stock recovery back on.
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If you stay rooted you won't get ota's
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I tried flashing stock recovery after installing ICS leak and I got an error in Odin and fail. On reboot I got the connect to keis screen (forget the exact wording) I ended up flashing k0nanes stock. tar to get back up and running. For some reason it didn't like the solo stock recovery flash, but it flashed stock recovery with k0nanes .tar
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Hawkeye9723 said:
Does anyone know if flashing the stock recovery here will work to get OTA updates with the ICS leak? or do I need to get the recovery image that was packaged with the leak? I would really like to put the stock recovery image back on my phone so I can get the OTA updates.
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This leak isn't official. There may be problems with an update if you do get one OTA. Be careful!! Personally I will wait for an update to come out, flash stock and grab it. I wouldn't do it with CWM or even rooted though being rooted didn't matter for 2.3.6.
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[Q] 21y Baseband Question

I wanna know if you can install a ROM with the 21y Baseband added or do I have to go about unrooting and go via LG Update and install the 21y Baseband, I rather not have to go unrooting and such so is it possible to do it without unrooting my G2x?

No ROM will add it for you. unfortunately, when you get on the new base band, you will lose root as well as cwm. No other way.
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I went back to a stock gb and nv flashed back to recovery and went to about phone and upgraded ota no problem and then just nv flashed back cwm and didn't lose root not sure how lg tool update would be
sent from a g2x till it breaks or xda wheels fall off

axcellentsmrt_s said:
I went back to a stock gb and nv flashed back to recovery and went to about phone and upgraded ota no problem and then just nv flashed back cwm and didn't lose root not sure how lg tool update would be
sent from a g2x till it breaks or xda wheels fall off
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I also went back to stock GB, but was unable to do the OTA said I had Latest version. So I went through the LG updater tool with no problems running on Win 64. After confirming latest BB I also NV flashed CWM back and went right back to HFS 1.9 rom. No problems.
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[Q] Rooted and can't install OTA update

Hi.
I rooted my Note 8010 using Zedomax' method. All has been fine. My note has now downaloded the JB OTA update, but it fails to install.
I assume I need to restore 'stock' recovery to install the OTA update? But where can I get this from.
Also will installing the OTA remove root? And will Zedomax' method still work to re-root after applying the update.
Regards

Installing the OTA should not remove root but if it does just use the exynos abuse patch app to root that is the simplest and safest method.

Thanks Samir_a
Do I actually need to restore stock recovery? If so, where can I get that?

pc99mk said:
Thanks Samir_a
Do I actually need to restore stock recovery? If so, where can I get that?
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Cf root method restores stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33298782 and yes to do ota udate you need stock recovery
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Thanks hoss_n2
Ok I ran the CF auto root to restore stock recovery.
But now I have downloaded the ota update 3 times, and on clicking install it fails immediately.
Previously it rebooted into CWM recovery.
Any ideas what's wrong now? I'm guessing I can download a full update and flash it another away, but I assume that will erase all settings.

Try to flash via odin or if u r rooted use mobile odin . Im now on jb 4.1.2 i flashed my note via mobile odin in 5 min

Thanks mexman_2010.
However if I use odin that will trash my settings won't it?
Is there no way of getting the ota update to work?

You dont need to retore stock recovery or fiddle with odin. Just use kies on your computer and it installs the update for you. All your data should still be intact after the process but it is recommended to backup first
Keep in mind that updating using kies removes root

The ota's are using the patch method;
effectively what they do is work out the difference between the new binaries and old binaries and just send a patch that changes the old into the new.. this is done to keep the ota as small as possible I presume.
so if the binary isn't identical to what was shipped with the rom its trying to update then it will have to fail, otherwise you'd end up with an almighty great mess of non booting or corrupted devices.
if they used the file method (complete apks etc like an cwm style zip) then it shouldn't matter, but as it is, the only way to ensure a patch will work is to make sure the files are identical to what the patch was generated against, root allows you to change system files, so root is the primary way of checking if the system has been altered.
ergo if you want otas then you're most likely going to have to run them from a stock rom.

Thanks for all the info guys.
Bizarrely though, having left the Note overnight. It downloaded the OTA update itself and this time when I clicked install it worked perfectly, so
all is well again.
Thanks for the help everyone.

Please every one. I need help with my n8000. Currently i am on stock ics rooted with zedomax cwm installed. Is it safe for me to install OTA update or can i just switch back to my stock recovery by flashing it through odin? I have downloaded the stock recovery so im waiting for your replies
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Why don't you just install the latest version from sammobile with Odin or Mobile Odin instead of using the complicate way?

Can i revert to stock recovery by flashing through odin and still keep root?
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Yes you can do that, install stock recovery using ODIN, you will need to use triangleaway to reset your binary count though.
Also make sure the stock recovery is for your devic