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As reported here and on SU, the maintenance update from Sprint/HTC is being rolled out over the air. Can people with Root and/or a custom ROM tell us what happens if you update? I doubt you'll loose root but I'm just curious and I'm sure other are too.
This is only for rooted users. No need to post if the update isn't available to you yet. IF it works for you and you're rooted/rom'ed, post.
Root: Yes or No
ROM: Tell us which
Reuslts: Still rooted, working fine?
As for me, the update isn't available yet but I want to know what I'm getting in to before I allow it.
EDIT: So far it looks like the update won't even install for rooted users - Recovery image gets in the way...
EDIT2: freshlyill has provided a direct download of the update pkg file in post #7
EDIT3: This update definitely cannot be made on rooted Heros but doesn't hurt the phone if you try. No risk.
EDIT4: UPDATE: SUCCESS! thecodemonk has confirmed that root is still available on page 4. Process: Use stock RUU to bring it back to stock, download and apply update, re-root like normal!
EDIT5: Satinkzo has also confirmed that the above works. Now, somebody ROM this sucker up
Im rooted on Fresh ROM. Dl the update now, at about 20%...
I cannot get it to install on rooted phone. Looks like the recovery image or something gets in the way.
freshlyill (from fresh rom) got the update and also said it seemed to error out because of the recovery image. But he rebooted again and it appeared to work. He still has root but has no signs that the update applied. Still getting wake lock on stock messaging app.
No firmware update available for my phone yet.
Decided to take the plunge since I nandroided recently...whee! (going about 1%/second ^_^)
same here. Rooted with no custom rom. Won't take the update.
here's the update..
http://rapidshare.com/files/308943608/update.pkg
Rooted: Yes
Custom ROM: No
Results: Failed to update with the following message:
Welcome
Build : RA-heroc-v1.2.3
Finding Update Package
Opening Update Package
Verifying Update Package
E:No signature (265 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted
At this point I select reboot system now and it boots normally to the old firmware.
ElAguila said:
Rooted: Yes
Custom ROM: No
Results: Failed to update with the following message:
Welcome
Build : RA-heroc-v1.2.3
Finding Update Package
Opening Update Package
Verifying Update Package
E:No signature (265 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted
At this point I select reboot system now and it boots normally to the old firmware.
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Same here, but using Fresh ROM
@Fresh: how did you get the update to take?
Same as ElAguila
ElAguila said:
Rooted: Yes
Custom ROM: No
Results: Failed to update with the following message:
Welcome
Build : RA-heroc-v1.2.3
Finding Update Package
Opening Update Package
Verifying Update Package
E:No signature (265 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted
At this point I select reboot system now and it boots normally to the old firmware.
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Ditto...I'm going to nandroid, RUU, then apply the update and see if I can re-root from there. I'll let ya know (assuming someone doesn't beat me to it)
Verification failed here as well.
thecodemonk said:
Ditto...I'm going to nandroid, RUU, then apply the update and see if I can re-root from there. I'll let ya know (assuming someone doesn't beat me to it)
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I'm in that process right now just to test. You might beat me though
thecodemonk said:
Ditto...I'm going to nandroid, RUU, then apply the update and see if I can re-root from there. I'll let ya know (assuming someone doesn't beat me to it)
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Good luck solder lol i would not risk loosing root.
shouldn't we wait to include this in a custom rom? Sense no one rooted has this update we cant get a Nand backup of it
Satinkzo said:
I'm in that process right now just to test. You might beat me though
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The reason it won't work is that the rooted image has testkeys and the stock image has release keys. You don't want to apply the maintenance update on a rooted phone in any manner. The purpose of the maintenance release, from what I've heard, is to fill the hole that makes root possible.
I downloaded and opened the update.pkg and it is just a zipped file. I wonder if it would be possible to push it with adb?
Negrito said:
Same here.
@Fresh: how did you get the update to take?
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i didn't.. i just found the update.pkg after downloading, update didnt install though. i'm facing same problems. looking like we will have to flash back to stock then root again..
kylez64 said:
Good luck solder lol i would not risk loosing root.
shouldn't we wait to include this in a custom rom? Sense no one rooted has this update we cant get a Nand backup of it
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It's actually not as dangerous as it sounds since I can always RUU back to the vulnerable version and nandroid restore.
EDIT: Status...RUU complete, applying update now.
chicojd said:
The reason it won't work is that the rooted image has testkeys and the stock image has release keys. You don't want to apply the maintenance update on a rooted phone in any manner. The purpose of the maintenance release, from what I've heard, is to fill the hole that makes root possible.
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If that is the case then you don't want this MR if you want to stay rooted then. I was kind of hoping that wasn't the case with this MR.
freshlyill said:
i didn't.. i just found the update.pkg after downloading, update didnt install though. i'm facing same problems. looking like we will have to flash back to stock then root again..
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My mistake, i misread 'flipz' post.
IMPORTANT: The process described in this post breaks WiMAX, so I have removed the download links, and I recommend that no one attempt it. Please see this thread for a way to get from the original stock everything all the way up to the latest rooted OTA with the latest radio+WiMAX firmwares without even needing adb.
~~~ remainder of this post retained for historical interest only ~~~
Background: I didn't want to flash a full /system partition to upgrade my EVO 4G from Flipz's rooted stock 1.32.651.6 ROM to the latest 1.47.651.1, and I feel better using a barely modified "official" update from Sprint/HTC, so here's what I did:
Allowed the phone to download the update from Sprint/HTC. (It downloads into /cache.)
Copied the update to my computer and unzipped it.
Edited the META_INF/com/google/android/updater-script. (See below for a diff.)
Removed the recovery.img from the firmware.zip. (I don't want to go back to a stock recovery.)
Deleted the patch files for Sprint_Qik.apk and Sprint_TV.apk, since I've deleted those apps from my phone.
Edited the /system/build.prop file on the phone to remove the line that Flipz added at the bottom, thus restoring it to its stock condition (sha1=ee40d5143cf1089af2575045a9db9061f0d0dca9).
Zipped the update back up and signed it.
Download the update here:
OTA_Supersonic_1.47.651.1-1.32.651.6_rootsafe.zip
(md5=913c7594ca8ca94594a2c8e1ec9b5564)
Download the original build.prop file here:
build.prop-1.32.651.6
(md5=a29ab0ec25ad976bd12bc8bad5a97063)
Alternate: If you kept Sprint TV and Sprint Qik, use this update zip instead:
OTA_Supersonic_1.47.651.1-1.32.651.6_rootsafe-Sprint.zip
(md5=410f57feeaebcf89c5497cd6e599a807)
Before you begin: You MUST be using a rooted stock 1.32.651.6 ROM, such as this one released by Flipz. Because this update is an incremental update, it cannot apply to any other ROM, even custom ROMs having the same base system version.
How to install this update:
Caution: There has been a report that updating using this method breaks the WiMAX. If that's true, it can only be because HTC must have added some new function to their recovery program that the custom recoveries don't have. It is recommended that you run a Nandroid backup in case you need to revert.
Download the two files linked above.
adb push OTA_Supersonic_1.47.651.1-1.32.651.6_rootsafe.zip /sdcard/ (Or copy the update zip to your SD card by some other means.)
adb remount
adb push build.prop-1.32.651.6 /system/build.prop (See below for what to do if this step fails.)
adb reboot recovery
Run a Nandroid backup just in case.
Flash from the update zip and reboot.
The radio+WiMAX updates will install. This takes a while. Don't touch it. When it's finished, it will reboot on its own.
You'll find yourself in recovery one last time. Reboot.
It'll sit on the "4G" splash for a long time. Don't panic.
Once the home screen appears, go to Settings, About Phone, and verify that your "Software number" is 1.47.651.1 and your "Baseband version" is 2.05.00.06.10.
You may need to remove and re-add some home screen widgets.
If you're still using su and Superuser.apk from Flipz's stock rooted ROM, you will need to install the su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip from this thread. It's a much, much newer version than the one Flipz included. It's an update zip, so install it via recovery.
Enjoy!
What to do if pushing build.prop fails:
This probably means you haven't unlocked NAND by flashing the engineering SPL. That's okay. Your custom recovery program probably supports adb while in recovery mode. If so, you can simply reboot the phone into recovery, perform step #4 from above, skip step #5, and continue from step #6.
For the curious, here's the diff of the updater-script from the stock update to mine: updater-script-1.47.651.1.diff
Troubleshooting
If you're getting an error that says assert failed: apply_patch_check, it means something about your system is different from a totally stock 1.32.651.6 system. Most likely you're running a custom ROM, not a rooted stock ROM, you've already applied the update, or you've installed some kind of hack like QuickBoot. Because this update is an incremental update, it can only be applied to a rooted (but otherwise unaltered) stock 1.32.651.6 ROM. Try flashing Flipz's stock rooted 1.32.651.6 ROM and then proceeding with the steps above under "How to install this update."
If Wireless Tether gets stuck when starting tethering, it probably means you still have the old and crusty su and Superuser.apk. Install the su-2.1-e-unsecure-signed.zip update mentioned above to get the latest set of superuser tools. Then Wi-Fi Tether should work fine.
Thank you. Will see if this fixes my broken 4G.
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Links Please?
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The forum wouldn't let me post links. Apparently it's an anti-spam policy. As soon as a moderator is nice enough to bless my account, I'll turn those URLs into links.
please add back in Qik and TV... let users delete that after? many people use those programs.
either way, nice work
Does this include all of the contents of the original update, including the change to the Bit Rate of the Camera?
blehzz said:
please add back in Qik and TV... let users delete that after? many people use those programs.
either way, nice work
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Get the rootsafe-Sprint.zip instead. The only differences between it and the stock update are that it doesn't include the recovery image and it preserves setuid+setgid root for /system/xbin/su.
wsantiagow said:
Thank you. Will see if this fixes my broken 4G.
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I'm assuming broken as in you ran the unrevoked update?
Any luck?
Also, OP:
Does 4G work for you after this? I remember reading in some other threads that 4G wasn't working for images flashed without the default recovery. Not sure if I'm taking it out of context or if this is an issue.
wphend00 said:
Does this include all of the contents of the original update, including the change to the Bit Rate of the Camera?
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It's exactly the update package furnished from Sprint over-the-air (the 30.2 MiB one), but with one line added to the updater script so that the update doesn't kill the setuid permissions on /system/xbin/su.
That means it changes everything Sprint changed in the latest update, including kernel, radio, WiMAX, and anything else.
So can I use this over a rooted Fresh .53 without breaking the root? Is this what you are running?
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The forum wouldn't let me post links. Apparently it's an anti-spam policy. As soon as a moderator is nice enough to bless my account, I'll turn those URLs into links.
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ViViDboarder said:
Also, OP:
Does 4G work for you after this? I remember reading in some other threads that 4G wasn't working for images flashed without the default recovery. Not sure if I'm taking it out of context or if this is an issue.
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There's no 4G coverage in my area, so I can't know whether it works for sure. I can turn on 4G, though, and it says "Scanning." Also, the ip link command shows the wimax0 network interface is present, so I would assume that means the kernel module loaded successfully.
FWIW, I flashed the update using toast's recovery (md5=0ba574fe3a8d82e4e796cc306efa63a7). It definitely goes through the extra reboot cycle for flashing the firmwares. I see no reason why it wouldn't flash the WiMAX firmware, given that it's essentially the stock update process.
bjrmd said:
So can I use this over a rooted Fresh .53 without breaking the root? Is this what you are running?
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I can't guarantee the patches will apply cleanly against anything other than the stock 1.32.651.6. It won't hurt to try it. The updater script has checks to be sure everything will apply cleanly before it touches anything, so the worst that can happen to you is that it will politely refuse to apply.
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I can't guarantee the patches will apply cleanly against anything other than the stock 1.32.651.6. It won't hurt to try it. The updater script has checks to be sure everything will apply cleanly before it touches anything, so the worst that can happen to you is that it will politely refuse to apply.
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Only a stock 1.32.651.6? What if I'm running a stock ROOTED 1.32.651.6?
Also, can I just drop it in my SD card and flash it from there using Clockwork Recovery, or does it have to go through via the commands?
Thanks, btw!
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There's no 4G coverage in my area, so I can't know whether it works for sure. I can turn on 4G, though, and it says "Scanning." Also, the ip link command shows the wimax0 network interface is present, so I would assume that means the kernel module loaded successfully.
FWIW, I flashed the update using toast's recovery (md5=0ba574fe3a8d82e4e796cc306efa63a7). It definitely goes through the extra reboot cycle for flashing the firmwares. I see no reason why it wouldn't flash the WiMAX firmware, given that it's essentially the stock update process.
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Right... Well, here it scans and then turns off wimax and then turns it back on and keeps doing that. Working with joshua_ last night I got it to keep scanning... It never did get an IP though but the interface was definitely present. I could see it with netcfg from the adb shell.
I pointed joshua_ to this thread to see what he things of these patches. I had been trying to help him use my phone to debug this issue so I don't want to mess things up too much for him.
I get an install aborted when trying to run the update zip. Starts the install then just stops and give an install aborted.
BTW I am now using a Fresh and not DC on my phone. And I am fully rooted(NAND unlocked) and have been able to run several other updates.zip without issue, currently using Clockwork MOD for recovery and not RA
rugedraw said:
Only a stock 1.32.651.6? What if I'm running a stock ROOTED 1.32.651.6?
Also, can I just drop it in my SD card and flash it from there using Clockwork Recovery, or does it have to go through via the commands?
Thanks, btw!
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It will probably fail if you don't have a file at /system/xbin/su, which only rooted ROMs have. If you're running totally stock, you should just use the automatic OTA update from Sprint. If you're running rooted stock, you should use this. (I was using Flipz's rooted stock initially, so that's what I tested against.)
Badious said:
I get an install aborted when trying to run the update zip. Starts the install then just stops and give an install aborted.
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What recovery are you using? Amon RA 1.7.0.1 wouldn't work for me. It kept complaining about no signatures, even though I had signed the update. I used toast's recovery successfully.
If that's not the problem, then it can only be that some file on your phone is not identical to the version from the stock 1.32.651.6. Did you replace the /system/build.prop file with the stock one linked in the OP? In particular, this update will not apply against Flipz's stock rooted ROM unless you replace that file with the really stock one.
Yep downloaded the buildprop in the OP and copied that over via ADB successfully(checked softwar version and it shows stock buildprop info)
Let me try it one more time and see exactly what it is bawking about.
Ok. Error Reads as Such:
Verifying Current System....assert failed: apply_patch_check ("system/app/AccountandSyncSettings.apk" . TWO LONG SETS OF HEX NUMBERS[if you need them I can provide them])
E: Error in /sdcard/OTA..(name of full file)
(status 7)
Installation Aborted.
ERROR:
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/AccountAndSyncSettings.apE:unknown command [k",]
E:unknown command [56479c22c")]
E:Error in /sdcard/OTA_Supersonic_1.47.651.1-1.32.651.6_rootsafe-Sprint.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Can someone assist please, would like to get this new Radio OTA flashed....
Edit: Running DC 3.2.1 with Aloyisus Theme
whitslack said:
It will probably fail if you don't have a file at /system/xbin/su, which only rooted ROMs have. If you're running totally stock, you should just use the automatic OTA update from Sprint. If you're running rooted stock, you should use this. (I was using Flipz's rooted stock initially, so that's what I tested against.)
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Thanks for the quick response! I am running a rooted version of 1.32.651.6 and I've been waiting for something like this. So I should be OK using clockwork recovery to run this?
rugedraw said:
Also, can I just drop it in my SD card and flash it from there using Clockwork Recovery, or does it have to go through via the commands?
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You can put it on your SD card by any means available to you. The only requirement is that your recovery program does not care that it's signed by someone other than HTC.
TheMike1 said:
ERROR:
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/AccountAndSyncSettings.apE:unknown command [k",]
E:unknown command [56479c22c")]
E:Error in /sdcard/OTA_Supersonic_1.47.651.1-1.32.651.6_rootsafe-Sprint.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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That can only mean that you're not using the stock ROM (w/ root added). This is an incremental update straight from the official sources with one slight tweak to preserve root access, so you must be using a stock system in order for it to apply.
Users of custom ROMs should be flashing new versions of those custom ROMs. The incremental upgrade path here will not work on custom ROMs.
For the few days ive been trying to get the OTA to install correctly.
I have seen other people talking about this, and i have tried all i could find about this problem.I
m not sure if im posting this in the correct place, sorry if nok!
I did find out its because of the used custom recovery that it wont install.
So using the allinone tool i put the stock recovery on, i believe with succes.
And i had also installed the ota rootkeeper app (not sure why)
But the OTA keeps on reporting errors when installing
assert failed apply patch check /system/app/phonesky.odex (long numbers)
E: error in internal sdcard/download/ota-ville u htc europe 1784012-1.53401.2 release-numberrapskwje.zip
status 7
aborted
I tried (in stock recoverymode) installing a zipfile i found somewhere which was the 1.78..update (I think) but that also gave errors, i cant find a ruu for 1.78, so cant try that.
Is there a complete list of things you have to do to get this update? and if so can someone help, thanks.
Lacuna666 said:
For the few days ive been trying to get the OTA to install correctly.
I have seen other people talking about this, and i have tried all i could find about this problem.Im not sure if im posting this in the correct place, sorry if nok!
I did find out its because of the used custom recovery that it wont install.
So using the allinone tool i put the stock recovery on, i believe with succes.
And i had also installed the ota rootkeeper app (not sure why)
But the OTA keeps on reporting errors when installing
assert failed apply patch check /system/app/phonesky.odex (long numbers)
E: error in internal sdcard/download/ota-ville u htc europe 1784012-1.53401.2 release-numberrapskwje.zip
status 7
aborted
I tried (in stock recoverymode) installing a zipfile i found somewhere which was the 1.78..update (I think) but that also gave errors, i cant find a ruu for 1.78, so cant try that.
Is there a complete list of things you have to do to get this update? and if so can someone help, thanks.
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Retry to install Rootkeeper or u can do it later
Use this tool: [TOOL] HTC One S All-In-One Toolkit V1.0 (find at Android Development). Boot to fastboot mode then reflash the "STOCK RECOVERY"
After that go to Setting-About-Software Update and install it with the choice "install now".u get it.
if u didn't use RootKepper,just re-root again with the same tool.
Have Fun.
After that go to Setting-About-Software Update and install it with the choice "install now".u get it.
Thanks, but I dont undersstand your answer.
Are you saying to : do the OTA update just after flashing the stock recovery?
Thats exactly what i did.
That was exactly what i did too.
so u can try re-flash the shipp Rom at "[ROM]Ville Shipped ROM Collection" (Thread of Football, at Development).then do it again.
Coz i think the Problem is at ur Stock Recovery.mb there is smth not right there...
i did exactly what i wrote and it worked for me.
Good luck!
Ok, i will try :
using the europe 1.53 ruu(from post from "Football")
then use the all_in_one tool to put the stock-recovery back again
then try the OTA again
i will let you know later on,..thank you
I ran the europe 1.53 ruu(from post from "Football")
After a while it said error 155 image update error, get correct image
I still have no idea how to get the 1.78 update,
Can anyone help please?
=====> Never mind, luckily today football released a 1.78 basis rom which does work for me
Not sure why it's not working, but from the advice of some of the members here. I have a S-off, rooted, CWM GB phone.....so I've changed CID back to Tmobile, and then installed the stock recovery. Confirmed when I go into bootloader and run recovery...get the red triangle thing.
So from what I was told, this will allow me to install the OTA update.
Downloaded fine...and then ran install. It seems to install with the green bar moving, but then it'll turn to a red question mark and then reboot with GB.
I tried flashing in stock recovery and after it ran, it said failed to verify whole-file signature, and signature verification fail
Any ideas how to fix this?
I ran it again and watched the install. While it is installing with the green bar...part way through, it change to a red question mark...then it reboots...and back to GB again. Some type of error? I've already flashed the stock recovery..and CID is T-MOB010....what else is needed to install?
Appreciate your help!
I have tried to install the zip from the stock recovery...
The error is fail to verify whole-file signature
Then its says verification signature failed
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA
You are trying to install an ota while you are root? Do you know that it can brick your device?
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk 2
The tutorials have all indicated to flash while rooted
Just run Steve0007's RUU...
Yes run the ruu then reinstall recovery and reroot. Takes about 20 minutes. (Not including download time).
GROGG88 said:
Just run Steve0007's RUU...
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I know but I was hoping I wouldn't have to reinstall the apps and also restore all the contacts....I guess there's no good fix arnd this?
newr said:
I know but I was hoping I wouldn't have to reinstall the apps and also restore all the contacts....I guess there's no good fix arnd this?
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apps and contacts will restore when you sync your google account. You'll need to go through settings again though.
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apps and contacts will restore when you sync your google account. You'll need to go through settings again though.
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Yeah...although contacts I find get tricky cuz I didn't save all contacts as google. I wonder if the pb is the stock recovery I flashed cuz definitely after I did that I couldnt reboot unless I take battery out. It's not cuz I'm not pressing long enuf.
With the RUU, do I need to install cwm again? I assume s-off will stay.
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With the RUU, do I need to install cwm again? I assume s-off will stay.
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Yes, and yes.
Sorry.. do you mean I need to install CWM first and then run the RUU? Or I can just run the RUU, then after installing...then reinstall CWM?
RUU then recovery. The RUU will load the stock recovery wiping out whatever custom recovery you had...
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RUU then recovery. The RUU will load the stock recovery wiping out whatever custom recovery you had...
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Thx for all your help. I persisted...finally solved the installation error. It seems the stockrecoveryPMG file I got from the post wasn't the right one for mine? I just flashed the recovery.img from the RUU for my GB firmware and it seems to allow for installation now.
Unless there's some error from here...I think it's going through...the green bar is completely at the end now yippy!
I tried to update to KitKat officially over the air but I get an error message , I had a custom recovery but flashed back to a version of the stock recovery,thing is I think its the recovery that's the problem,I don't know which version of the moto g its from (tesco,us,Brazil) I'm not sure so I'm on the unlocked UK ROM retail.gb.en.GB bought from phones 4u . am I right in thinking that the recovery is the problem and would anyone have a copy of the recovery I'm looking for??
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I tried to update to KitKat officially over the air but I get an error message , I had a custom recovery but flashed back to a version of the stock recovery,thing is I think its the recovery that's the problem,I don't know which version of the moto g its from (tesco,us,Brazil) I'm not sure so I'm on the unlocked UK ROM retail.gb.en.GB bought from phones 4u . am I right in thinking that the recovery is the problem and would anyone have a copy of the recovery I'm looking for??
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Are you also rooted, if so that's more likely the error.
There should be links in the forums to UK retail images.
scott_doyland said:
Are you also rooted, if so that's more likely the error.
There should be links in the forums to UK retail images.
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I'm rooted yes but I did the temporary unroot option that's found in super su but I suppose the files are in the system still,the progress bar moves about a third of the way through the update then fails.
kieranc88 said:
I'm rooted yes but I did the temporary unroot option that's found in super su but I suppose the files are in the system still,the progress bar moves about a third of the way through the update then fails.
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I have read in other threads that the unroot option possibly still leaves some system files different from what they originally were.
If possible can you flash cwm or twrp and backup /system. Then unpack/untar the backup on your PC and look at file
/system/etc/install- recovery.sh
See if it mentions superSU in the comments. This file is altered by superSU and I've heard it may be this file that does not get set back to its default when you unroot.
I can send you original file but you'd have to find a way to copy it to /system - hard if unrooted!! Maybe copy it and then unroot as I *think* this may work. The file seems to just start root daemon on boot so should be able to overwrite while rooted and then unroot.
I'm rooted and my update failed third of way through as well. However I wanted it to so updated while rooted on purpose as I want to stay on 4.3 (updating and letting it fail stops the 'update reminder').
scott_doyland said:
I have read in other threads that the unroot option possibly still leaves some system files different from what they originally were.
If possible can you flash cwm or twrp and backup /system. Then unpack/untar the backup on your PC and look at file
/system/etc/install- recovery.sh
See if it mentions superSU in the comments. This file is altered by superSU and I've heard it may be this file that does not get set back to its default when you unroot.
I can send you original file but you'd have to find a way to copy it to /system - hard if unrooted!! Maybe copy it and then unroot as I *think* this may work. The file seems to just start root daemon on boot so should be able to overwrite while rooted and then unroot.
I'm rooted and my update failed third of way through as well. However I wanted it to so updated while rooted on purpose as I want to stay on 4.3 (updating and letting it fail stops the 'update reminder').
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Yeah,send it,I'll try copying it,unrooting and then trying the update
kieranc88 said:
Yeah,send it,I'll try copying it,unrooting and then trying the update
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And will it matter what version of the stick recovery I'm using( if there are different versions)
kieranc88 said:
I tried to update to KitKat officially over the air but I get an error message , I had a custom recovery but flashed back to a version of the stock recovery,thing is I think its the recovery that's the problem,I don't know which version of the moto g its from (tesco,us,Brazil) I'm not sure so I'm on the unlocked UK ROM retail.gb.en.GB bought from phones 4u . am I right in thinking that the recovery is the problem and would anyone have a copy of the recovery I'm looking for??
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check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611544
my posts have links to guides/files that helped me fix the OTA update error, and the thread as a whole should help you out
xTx
tee_pot said:
check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611544
my posts have links to guides/files that helped me fix the OTA update error, and the thread as a whole should help you out
xTx
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OK,well at the moment I'm trying out cm11 unofficial builds,I'll see how they go, I'll try the full unroot option when I restore my cwm backup and reflash stock recovery and see if that works ,as I only tried the temporary unroot option in supersu(which is probably leaving some root files behind so it can reinstall su ) if that don't work I'll flash back to stock and try again.
kieranc88 said:
Yeah,send it,I'll try copying it,unrooting and then trying the update
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I will send file tomorrow when I'm at my PC.
kieranc88 said:
Yeah,send it,I'll try copying it,unrooting and then trying the update
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I have attached the file /system/etc/install-recovery.sh file to this post (had to gzip it as couldnt upload when it was just called .sh)
Im not sure what the original persmissions of the file should be on your phone, but if you make it read/write/executable by everyone then should be OK I guess.
As I mentioned it'd be good if you unrooted and did a backup and extracted the file to see the contents (before copying over the file). That would first tell you for sure if the file does revert back to original or if it stays as a 'superSU' file when you unroot.
If its reverted back to original then my theory is wrong anyway so no need to copy over the file.
Re the stock recovery type/version being different from what is expected - I dont know if that makes a difference to the OTA working or not. Its an interesting question though so I may do some googling and find out.
I also have a UK retail stock recovery.img (taken with CWM) (my phone is 16GB from phones4u). So if you want that you can have it. Should rule out the recovery type as a problem.
FYI the install-recovery.sh original file actually flashes a new stock recovery when an OTA is performed. At least if you look in the comments of the file I attached above thats what it says.