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[Q] Can be Bootloader locked again with this?

Hello,
i have found this one in section for HTC One XL for locking the bootloader again.
I am curious, if this would work also on ours TF300T's?
Just in case i would need to send it for repair (hope this will not happen).
The command should be:
Code:
fastboot oem lock

Even if it would be possible, it wouldn't matter since Asus already has your tablets serial number registered as "unlocked" in their database.
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Hmmm, i didn't realized that.
And if it will work, will the OTA updates work, or no, because of their DB and my unlocked Transformer?

Bass.Boi said:
Hmmm, i didn't realized that.
And if it will work, will the OTA updates work, or no, because of their DB and my unlocked Transformer?
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I'd say no because they push OTAs based on serial numbers in their database
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I'm hoping for one of two things or both to happen...the decompile the bootloader unlocker project in the development section is sucessful in their efforts to unlock the bootloader without relaying your SN back to asus, or, someone figures out a way to install CWM recovery without having to unlock the bootloader.

one question. I have unlocked my bootloader 5 minutes after I got the tab.
Tested all available roms. Today i got back to stock and rooted it with the root.zip.
Booting into system and Ill get an update available message from asus. Thought there were no on air updates after unlocking

@mikaole:
I have upadated the tablet right after unboxing.. and then unlocked in 15min after update. But it was 2 weeks ago, so i don't know, if i will get any other OTA notification.
While i am checking the FW update, it says: no update available

*nevermind

Bass.Boi said:
@mikaole:
I have upadated the tablet right after unboxing.. and then unlocked in 15min after update. But it was 2 weeks ago, so i don't know, if i will get any other OTA notification.
While i am checking the FW update, it says: no update available
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You won't get any OTA updates..
I did not get the 0.30 update.
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SSBMMASTER said:
You won't get any OTA updates..
I did not get the 0.30 update.
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But that doesn't matter if your locked because you can download and install the upgrade from Asus site. (re)rooting with unlocked bootloader is easy.

can I undo jelly bean OTA and restore ICS?

By browsing the thread here I feel updating to jelly bean may not work out well for everyone. I got the OTA downloaded and sitting in my tf300, is there anyway to back out of it once it is installed? Please let me know .... TIA

I dont see why not, but you have to unlock BL, root, install custom recovery and flash back to a ICS rom. So if your intent is to stay pure stock and keep warranty, your probably not gonna be able to roll back to ICS if you commit to JB.
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I tried to roll back by loading the firmware on internal SD. It updated but left me on jb. My boot loader is not unlocked so I would speculate no, but others are trying to do the same, so you might search other posts for this.
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Thanks!
I just pulled the trigger and installed JB. I don't feel much differences. Given I just got the tf300 for less than a week, time will tell.

XperianceIT said:
I dont see why not, but you have to unlock BL, root, install custom recovery and flash back to a ICS rom. So if your intent is to stay pure stock and keep warranty, your probably not gonna be able to roll back to ICS if you commit to JB.
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I'm having issues since I updated to JB and I am BL locked but rooted. Can you confirm this is 100% true, that you can't get back to ICS w/out unlocking and have installed a custom recovery? I was hoping to keep my warranty intact, this is exactly the reason I did. I think I may be sending this back to ASUS to be fixed under the warranty

paedz718 said:
I'm having issues since I updated to JB and I am BL locked but rooted. Can you confirm this is 100% true, that you can't get back to ICS w/out unlocking and have installed a custom recovery? I was hoping to keep my warranty intact, this is exactly the reason I did. I think I may be sending this back to ASUS to be fixed under the warranty
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I don't think anyone has managed to do this yet.
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funnel71 said:
I don't think anyone has managed to do this yet.
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Thanks for verifying that for me. I thought that was the case. It looks like RMAing is the route I will need to take

New TF300T few questions on rooting etc

Hi all,
After much debate between the Infinity, Prime and TF300 I settled on getting a TF300T. It's new out of the box and is charging up right this minute.
I am coming from a Motorola Xoom which I had rooted running EOS JB ROM and TWRP Recovery.
I've been having a look through the TF300T forums and I see that the general advice seems to be not to be not to upgrade OTA until I have rooted and unlocked, is this correct?
I have seen SparkyRoot but was wondering lso what is the best and easiest method for rooting ? I am in the UK so I guess I have to make sure I find instructions etc for the UK version?
I am not looking to install any custom ROMs yet, I want to see how the stock goes for now. I am interested in getting it rooted though because I have apps like Titanium, Sixaxis Controller which need root privileges.
I guess you guys in this corner of the forum will be seeing more of me now that I have a TF300T. I will see how I get on with this tablet for a week or two before I finally ditch and sell my trusty old Xoom.
Thanks in advance for your help.

burt_ie said:
Hi all,
After much debate between the Infinity, Prime and TF300 I settled on getting a TF300T. It's new out of the box and is charging up right this minute.
I am coming from a Motorola Xoom which I had rooted running EOS JB ROM and TWRP Recovery.
I've been having a look through the TF300T forums and I see that the general advice seems to be not to be not to upgrade OTA until I have rooted and unlocked, is this correct?
I have seen SparkyRoot but was wondering lso what is the best and easiest method for rooting ? I am in the UK so I guess I have to make sure I find instructions etc for the UK version?
I am not looking to install any custom ROMs yet, I want to see how the stock goes for now. I am interested in getting it rooted though because I have apps like Titanium, Sixaxis Controller which need root privileges.
I guess you guys in this corner of the forum will be seeing more of me now that I have a TF300T. I will see how I get on with this tablet for a week or two before I finally ditch and sell my trusty old Xoom.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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I'm assuming you have not taken the jb update. Here's what happened to me...
I was on ICS. I rooted using the debugfs method, in the Dev section. I took the jb update and thanks to ota rootkeeper I was able to restore root with no issue. I had to wipe data shortly after to resolve a problem. That caused me to lose root permission, and I couldn't get it back without unlocking and using step 3 of the jb root guide, in the general section.
I'm now on stock jbwith an unlocked bootloader, twrp recovery, root, and a couple of tiny mods from the Dev section. I consider having twrp much better than maintaining the warranty because you can easily do full backups, and flash things like mods and root. Hope this helps you.
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I have rooted my TF300 first then I was on ICS.
I have used [ROOT][TOOL]Debugfs automated root v1.9 - update 7/2/2012 - Prime & TF300t by sparkym3
and after I have backuped my root with OTA rootkeeper - free version.
I have checked my root with Root Checker-Free version.
I have updated my device on JB by OTA without problem.
Restored my root with OTA rootkeeper.
And finally, I have unlocked my TF300 with Asus tool: UnLock_Device_App_V7.apk
Restored my root with OTA Rootkeeper.
Installed TWRP Recovery, which is for my part, the recovery which is more stable
And actually, I'm on [ROM] Asus Custom Rom - JB Overclock Edition V01
If you want to know more, click on my sig and go to see the index for TF300

Awesome thanks guys
It's finished charging now, I've turned it on but disabled wifi so I don't get any OTA updates.
Looking at my build number it says: IML7K.WW-epad-9.4.3.26-20120416
I seen some guides where the build number was important, I'll go back and double check.
I'll check out those links Phil. Going to make sure I read everything properly as I don't want to end up bricking my new toy
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Looking at the links Philos64 posted it looks quite straightforward, glad to see TWRP on the TF300 as I loved that recovery on my Xoom
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Hello again,
Looking at debug automated root its says supported version: v9.4.3.30 for the TF300T (ICS 4.0.3)
Seeing as my build number said 9.4.3.26 do I have to update my tab first?
Just want to make sure I don't balls this thing up so early lol
Thanks again for all your help
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Can you root on jelly bean with the same process as ICS?
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Seeing as my build number said 9.4.3.26 do I have to update my tab first?
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Yes, you can
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KindaUndisputed said:
Can you root on jelly bean with the same process as ICS?
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Actually no. You cannot root if you are on JB

That's a shame.
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philos64 said:
Yes, you can
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Do I just do an OTA update to get it up to 9.4.3.29? I guess there will be a succession of small updates and as long as I stop on that one?
Sorry for having so many questions.. don't mean to be a nag lol
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So, you can stop the OTA updates at v9.4.3.30

Thanks Philos64 shall do it now... will report back later with the results.
Big thank you coming your way
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All so far so good...rooted and all backed up, just waiting for the JB update to download now.
Just one more thing? I was looking at TWRP and I was wondering how to install it? I know that on my xoom I already had CWM installed and just ran the file from recovery which gave me TWRP but how can I do that with the TF300T? On the TWRP website it says about 2 options:
Install Fastboot Method & Install ADB / Terminal method...both of which I have never done before. Is it easy to do as long as I follow the instructions?
Thanks again :laugh:

Well everything went well, I got root access which confirmed with root checker, done a backup of my root and installed the Jelly Bean update but then Root backup lost my backup

burt_ie said:
Well everything went well, I got root access which confirmed with root checker, done a backup of my root and installed the Jelly Bean update but then Root backup lost my backup
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Then you'll need to unlock the bootloader and follow the guide in the general section to get it back. For twrp, go find links to the twrp site in the Dev section. They have install instructions on the twrp site. Again, you must unlock the bootloader to install it.
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So if I unlock my boot loader I can then root? I don't mind voiding my warranty.

burt_ie said:
So if I unlock my boot loader I can then root? I don't mind voiding my warranty.
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Sure can. If you are already on jb, unlock, then follow step 3 of this guide for root and recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
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That is brilliant news! After reading the forums here i thought that now I was on Jellybean I had lost the ability to root. I guess a lot of people don't want to void their warranty by unlocking their bootloader. I had to do the same thing with my xoom.
I will give this a try sometime this week
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Motochopper after .79 Update?

Has anyone who had never unlocked nor rooted been able to use motochopper to root after the most recent update? I believe the exploit is blocked but have read occasional posts suggesting otherwise.
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I updated to OTA 9.18.79 yesterday I have never unlocked my bootloader; however, I was rooted. I lost root and then tried motochopper, it failed. I think I am hosed and fear I will never be able to get root back.

kry0 said:
I updated to OTA 9.18.79 yesterday I have never unlocked my bootloader; however, I was rooted. I lost root and then tried motochopper, it failed. I think I am hosed and fear I will never be able to get root back.
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Welcome to the club! I'm hoping one of the moto hackers relents and discovers a new exploit.
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recDNA said:
Welcome to the club! I'm hoping one of the moto hackers relents and discovers a new exploit.
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The person who developed motochopper told the community that motochopper would be his very last exploit for Motorola devices. He said that the easy exploits are mostly gone now and the difficult ones aren't worth the effort. Moreover, he tells us that we should not buy phones that are locked to begin with if we value the ability to root.

allquixotic said:
The person who developed motochopper told the community that motochopper would be his very last exploit for Motorola devices. He said that the easy exploits are mostly gone now and the difficult ones aren't worth the effort. Moreover, he tells us that we should not buy phones that are locked to begin with if we value the ability to root.
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Thanks, I'm hoping he or someone else will. Although good advice Not much help to say buy a different phone now that I own this one though.
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recDNA said:
Thanks, I'm hoping he or someone else will. Although good advice Not much help to say buy a different phone now that I own this one though.
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Droidrzr.com has a utility to root after the latest ota
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JungleKing76 said:
Droidrzr.com has a utility to root after the latest ota
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Rooting is not really the issue. You can just flash back to pre 9.18 then root and use Voodoo rootkeeper to keep root after the update.
The real issue is not being able to unlock the bootloader after this update even after flashing back down. In other words, if you received this update and did not previously unlock the bootloader, you cannot unlock the bootloader at all....

JungleKing76 said:
Droidrzr.com has a utility to root after the latest ota
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I read it but I'm too stupid to understand the directions. I need more step by step baby fashioned explanation specifically for locked never rooted b4 users on latest .79 update. Most experienced users just say go read it. It might as well be in sanscrit to true novices.
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recDNA said:
I read it but I'm too stupid to understand the directions. I need more step by step baby fashioned explanation specifically for locked never rooted b4 users on latest .79 update. Most experienced users just say go read it. It might as well be in sanscrit to true novices.
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I haven't tested this step by step, but I'm pretty sure these are the exact steps.
WARNING: This does wipe your phone, read the utility warnings and instructions (ex. make sure usb debugging is enabled, etc)
1. Download utility here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439
2. Choose option 1 to flash back down to stock 4.1.2
3. Choose option 3 to root phone
4. Download Voodoo OTA root keeper from the app store.
5. In Voodoo OTA root keeper:
a. Backup root
b. Temp unroot
6. Download and install latest update
7. In Voodoo OTA restore root.
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Oh and if you had safe strap installed, uninstall that before updating.
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That's the wrong utility if you are locked unrooted and on .79 You need to use this one
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?/topic/23729-[RSD-Scripts]-SamuriHL's-RAZR-HD-Emporium
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recDNA said:
That's the wrong utility if you are unlocked unrooted and on .79 You need to use this one
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?/topic/23729-[RSD-Scripts]-SamuriHL's-RAZR-HD-Emporium
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Worked for me. It just flashes you back to 9.16
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fcardona86 said:
Worked for me. It just flashes you back to 9.16
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I'm sorry. I meant to say I'm LOCKED and never rooted on .79 update. This utility won't work under those circumstances.
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fcardona86 said:
I haven't tested this step by step, but I'm pretty sure these are the exact steps.
WARNING: This does wipe your phone, read the utility warnings and instructions (ex. make sure usb debugging is enabled, etc)
1. Download utility here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439
2. Choose option 1 to flash back down to stock 4.1.2
3. Choose option 3 to root phone
4. Download Voodoo OTA root keeper from the app store.
5. In Voodoo OTA root keeper:
a. Backup root
b. Temp unroot
6. Download and install latest update
7. In Voodoo OTA restore root.
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Oh and if you had safe strap installed, uninstall that before updating.
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finally decided to let the OTA to 79 happen. I followed these steps and worked perfect still have root on 79.

Hi, somewhat of an Android hacking noob here. I rooted in ICS before the JB upgrade, used Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and all that, but it didn't seem to carry over. Ever since the OTA upgrade, Voodoo Rootkeeper says root has indeed been restored and the superuser.apk and the su binaries are still in my /system directory but I have lost all root permissions. Therefore I am unable to unroot using traditional methods.
I've tried to re-root using motochopper (on both Linux and Windows) to no avail and just learned that the Razr BL is now apparently locked for good after the latest update. I wanted to break away from Google and install CyanogenMod but it doesn't seem likely anymore.
I'd like to wipe the slate clean,revert back to stock ROM, and then root, but apparently I've doomed BL unlocking capabilities via OTA upgrades and can't flash anymore. It seems I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Can't root, can't unroot/unlock/revert. I've been scouring forums but am just getting more confused. Am I totally screwed?

roger_mexico said:
Hi, somewhat of an Android hacking noob here. I rooted in ICS before the JB upgrade, used Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and all that, but it didn't seem to carry over. Ever since the OTA upgrade, Voodoo Rootkeeper says root has indeed been restored and the superuser.apk and the su binaries are still in my /system directory but I have lost all root permissions. Therefore I am unable to unroot using traditional methods.
I've tried to re-root using motochopper (on both Linux and Windows) to no avail and just learned that the Razr BL is now apparently locked for good after the latest update. I wanted to break away from Google and install CyanogenMod but it doesn't seem likely anymore.
I'd like to wipe the slate clean,revert back to stock ROM, and then root, but apparently I've doomed BL unlocking capabilities via OTA upgrades and can't flash anymore. It seems I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Can't root, can't unroot/unlock/revert. I've been scouring forums but am just getting more confused. Am I totally screwed?
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As far as unlocking your boot loader, your screwed. However you should still be able to root. See my instructions in an earlier post. It flashes you back down to stock 4.1.2 (prior to the latest update). From there you can root using the same tool. Honestly I would just stay on that update because it provides better battery life, but if you wanna update use voodoo. I did this early this week and it worked fine.
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fcardona86 said:
As far as unlocking your boot loader, your screwed. However you should still be able to root. See my instructions in an earlier post. It flashes you back down to stock 4.1.2 (prior to the latest update). From there you can root using the same tool. Honestly I would just stay on that update because it provides better battery life, but if you wanna update use voodoo. I did this early this week and it worked fine.
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Okay, maybe I got mixed up here. I thought that in order to flash any ROM the bootloader needs to be unlocked. I'll read up and give the root a try.

roger_mexico said:
Okay, maybe I got mixed up here. I thought that in order to flash any ROM the bootloader needs to be unlocked. I'll read up and give the root a try.
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By flash I mean revert you back to stock 4.1.2. The unlock boot loader allows you to flash aosp roms. There are stock based roms you can flash with safe strap, but honestly I don't see big differences from plain old stock.
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I am thinking about flashing back and rooting and unlock the boot loader and start running custom roms.
I am not impressed with 79 at all...
Seems like the Radio is not working as well kinda like the Samsung SIII signal just sucks.

If you're on .79 with locked bootloader you will never be able to unlock bootloader again.
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Latest .79 Update
(Droid Razr xt926) Really don't want to even deal with this latest update I'm rooted unlocked and flashed to TWRP recovery...will I be forced to eventually? and is there a way to stop the prompts (update messages) I'm getting on my phone every few hours?

OTA updates for rooted phones

Hey guys.. A lot of us have rooted our phones and won't be able to get the OTA updates.. I thought of starting this thread to see if it is possible for the people with unrooted devices(if there are any here!) to let us know if they get an update...
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Yep
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Im uk retail
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zazzy24 said:
Hey guys.. A lot of us have rooted our phones and won't be able to get the OTA updates.. I thought of starting this thread to see if it is possible for the people with unrooted devices(if there are any here!) to let us know if they get an update...
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If you are on stock ROM but rooted you still get an OTA 'alert' and can download it and save it. You just can't install it.

scott_doyland said:
If you are on stock ROM but rooted you still get an OTA 'alert' and can download it and save it. You just can't install it.
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If a new OTA would arrive, couldn't we just flash back to stock and receive the OTA that way? Seems to me that would work, but I don't know if it'd actually install on a unlocked bootloader.

Sard Shift said:
If a new OTA would arrive, couldn't we just flash back to stock and receive the OTA that way? Seems to me that would work, but I don't know if it'd actually install on a unlocked bootloader.
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I got an ota update not that long ago. I returned back to stock, let the phone do it's thing and rooted yet again; ask done on AM unlocked bootloader ? I have the xt1031 if that helps out at all.
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Sard Shift said:
If a new OTA would arrive, couldn't we just flash back to stock and receive the OTA that way? Seems to me that would work, but I don't know if it'd actually install on a unlocked bootloader.
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You can flash ota on unlocked bootloader

Well if I remember correctly, I did update my phone while rooted. All it took was a temporary unroot just in case, and restoring the stock recovery. YMMV, I had the French ROM. After that I just restored root access and I was good to go. So obviously with an unlocked bootloader
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Hey, so, I have stock Recovery, but its rooted, if I unroot it temporarily, and then root again, everything should be ok right?

tatitar said:
Hey, so, I have stock Recovery, but its rooted, if I unroot it temporarily, and then root again, everything should be ok right?
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if you are on stock recovery then it should work without unrooting imo... but yes what you are saying will definitely work.
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Had a bit of trouble updating my friend's Koodo XT1032 earlier this week.
Was still on original JB ROM, unlocked BL, rooted. Got OTA notification, tried installing, but would always fail.
Tried unrooting, still failed.
Decided to go all in: download the whole Telus/Koodo KitKat ROM (got link from one of the reference threads here) and dirty flash that, then root.
Used mfastboot on Linux (from a Chromebook with Crouton no less!) and flashed everything in order as explained in every tutorial thread out here with the exception of not clearing user data. (We did clear cache.)
I wanted to boot CWM from mfastboot to root but the phone just rebooted into it's normal mode for some reason. Flashed it instead and rooted with the latest SuperSU zip.
Booted into KitKat, everything looked alright, except the phone had no service. One reboot and everything was back to normal (IMEI is OK, had been backed up).
We got notification that there was another OTA available, turns out the ROM we had was missing the bugfix update. Decided to try our luck applying it with CWM, worked, and somewhat to my surprise, CWM was not overwritten.

Hi guys.
I bought a Motorola Moto G (XT1032) and i'm trying to unlock bootloader and then have root permission.
I'm still on Android 4.3 (i have not install KitKat OTA update despite i received the notification).
I think i understand that if you root your device you will not be able to receive future OTA update (
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)..I mean, to install future OTA update. Is it correct?
So, i'm going to ask to you: can be better if i first update to KitKit my device and then unlock bootloader & give root permission?
Thank in advance for your answers.
Greetings from Italy

sith.warrior said:
Hi guys.
I bought a Motorola Moto G (XT1032) and i'm trying to unlock bootloader and then have root permission.
I'm still on Android 4.3 (i have not install KitKat OTA update despite i received the notification).
I think i understand that if you root your device you will not be able to receive future OTA update (
)..I mean, to install future OTA update. Is it correct?
So, i'm going to ask to you: can be better if i first update to KitKit my device and then unlock bootloader & give root permission?
Thank in advance for your answers.
Greetings from Italy
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yes i would suggest you update your device fully before unlocking the bootloader. you would still get the update with the unlocked bootloader and a rooted phone, as long as you are on stock rom(atleast that is what i have been told.. not sure as i have not had ota since i got the phone), installing that update might be a pain... so its better you update the phone fully.
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Thanks! So, you suggest to fully update my Moto G (XT1032) to KitKat and then unlock bootloader and give root permission, isn't it?
Can be any problem when i will go to unlock bootloader and give root permission after the update? For now, i think to stay with my stock ROM (maybe in future I will install a custom ROM)
I mean, all guides refer to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean...or not?
Thanks for your help

sith.warrior said:
Thanks! So, you suggest to fully update my Moto G (XT1032) to KitKat and then unlock bootloader and give root permission, isn't it?
Can be any problem when i will go to unlock bootloader and give root permission after the update? For now, i think to stay with my stock ROM (maybe in future I will install a custom ROM)
I mean, all guides refer to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean...or not?
Thanks for your help
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No there would not be any problem.. android 4.4.2 rooting guides are out and are working perfectly fine..
Infact, i got my phone pre loaded with kitkat and had no issues in rooting it!
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zazzy24 said:
No there would not be any problem.. android 4.4.2 rooting guides are out and are working perfectly fine..
Infact, i got my phone pre loaded with kitkat and had no issues in rooting it!
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Glad to known this. So I Will update my XT1032 to KitKat and then unlock BT & give root permissions. Can i still use guides from Motorola website (to unlock BT) & from Modaco forum (for rooting)? The guides are linked in Q&A of Moto G
Thanks for your patience. ^_^
The world is really full of noobs, isn't It?
Greetings from Italy
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sith.warrior said:
Glad to known this. So I Will update my XT1032 to KitKat and then unlock BT & give root permissions. Can i still use guides from Motorola website (to unlock BT) & from Modaco forum (for rooting)? The guides are linked in Q&A of Moto G
Thanks for your patience. ^_^
The world is really full of noobs, isn't It?
Greetings from Italy
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Yes you can use the motorola guide for BL unlock and the modoco guide for rooting. The superboot method worked like a charm for me ?
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so let me get this straight, I'm on stock kitkat (Came with my phone, XT1033 Dual sim) I have unlocked my bootloader, installed cwm and rooted the phone but everything else is stock. If an OTA update comes out, i reflash the original Recovery.img for my firmware and i should be fine to install OTA?

zazzy24 said:
Yes you can use the motorola guide for BL unlock and the modoco guide for rooting. The superboot method worked like a charm for me ?
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Don't suggest to use Modoco guide. It won't work in some phone... Easiest way is flash cwm recovery and flash super su. Zip....
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Lemagex said:
so let me get this straight, I'm on stock kitkat (Came with my phone, XT1033 Dual sim) I have unlocked my bootloader, installed cwm and rooted the phone but everything else is stock. If an OTA update comes out, i reflash the original Recovery.img for my firmware and i should be fine to install OTA?
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yes
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