Can I do an OTA update with an unlocked bootloader? Or will it brick my phone? Because anytime I try to install a custom ROM I get status 7 installation aborted.
Raikurou said:
Can I do an OTA update with an unlocked bootloader? Or will it brick my phone? Because anytime I try to install a custom ROM I get status 7 installation aborted.
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Are you running custom rom?? If you unlocked you won't get OTA, you have to upgrade manually and only upgrade while running stock rom.
No, im using a rooted stock rom, and I unlocked the bootloader.
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Are you running custom rom?? If you unlocked you won't get OTA, you have to upgrade manually and only upgrade while running stock rom.
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No, im using a rooted stock rom, and I unlocked the bootloader.
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Why not just lock the bootloader then take the update? Your are gonna have to reroot anyways. Pressing a button to lock or unlock isnt hard
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I don't think that would allow it considering the status 7 installation aborted.
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x714x said:
Why not just lock the bootloader then take the update? Your are gonna have to reroot anyways. Pressing a button to lock or unlock isnt hard
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No, im using a rooted stock rom, and I unlocked the bootloader.
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Odin back to stock or whatever ota version you want? Which recovery are you using?
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Odin back to stock or whatever ota version you want? Which recovery are you using?
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Is there not a way to fix status 7?
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x714x said:
Odin back to stock or whatever ota version you want? Which recovery are you using?
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If you Odin back to stock be sure and lock the bootloader first. I bricked the phone so I couldn't lock the bootloader and the OTA did not work after I Odin'ed back to stock..
What recovery are you using? That can cause a status 7. Also what rom are you exactly trying to flash? Trying to flash a rom not made for the phone can give a 7 error also
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x714x said:
What recovery are you using? That can cause a status 7. Also what rom are you exactly trying to flash? Trying to flash a rom not made for the phone can give a 7 error also
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I'm running CWM and I'm getting the status 7 error. I used 'EZ-Unlock' to lock the bootloader and tried again, but got the same error. I'm using a stock rom (I believe). Is it best for me just to unroot and update?
jkochelek said:
I'm running CWM and I'm getting the status 7 error. I used 'EZ-Unlock' to lock the bootloader and tried again, but got the same error. I'm using a stock rom (I believe). Is it best for me just to unroot and update?
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What version of CWM? IIRC that error happened a lot when people were using an outdated version of the recovery.
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What version of CWM? IIRC that error happened a lot when people were using an outdated version of the recovery.
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Well, I'm using CWM 6.0.1.2 and getting status 7.
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So the question is in the title. Will the update brick or indoor my phone? If I wanted to install a rooted version does anyone know of a working mirror?
Thanks in advance.
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FLyTula said:
So the question is in the title. Will the update brick or indoor my phone? If I wanted to install a rooted version does anyone know of a working mirror?
Thanks in advance.
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From all the threads in general, it would seem the update does unroot your phone. Also from those threads it would seem flashing a custom recovery and, subsequently, the su zip will give you root back. I don't know of a pre-rooted version out yet.
i just upgraded to ics a little while ago using rom manager, i had to go back to stock 2.3.3 which unrooted my phone but did not lock the phone . I was wondering the same thing and that is how the heck do i root my phone now lol. my phone still shows the unlocked lock on the boot up screen under "Google" but i dont have SU permissions anymore. if I still have su.zip file and cwm can i just use fastboot and flash the img and su.zip ?
What if I don't have my original files to roll back to stock GB? I just downloaded the version Koush put up on his twitter...will that allow me to flash in CWM and update?
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FLyTula said:
What if I don't have my original files to roll back to stock GB? I just downloaded the version Koush put up on his twitter...will that allow me to flash in CWM and update?
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Download stock images from from manager then update to 2.3.6 then you can flash the one from koush's twitter.
Root will be lost after update. Currently flashing su.zip wont work. Still trying to figure it out.
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We might just have to re*root when they release the info.
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Let me ask you also, I'm currently running Alpha13 w/ Francisco.Franco kernel. Is the official that much smoother that I should lose my root?
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Ight guys like the title says I need help on getting my gs3 back to where I can unlock my bootloader.. when I had first got the phone I was able to root and unlock and then as u all know about Verizon forcing update on our phones it happened to mine.. so I went ahead and rooted the phone with no problem and then downloaded the ez-unlock and it says that my bootloader is unlocked but it doesn't let me lock it but anyways I downloaded the cm10 nightly and gapps and when I flashed it and when I rebooted it it went to a message saying that I have downloaded a unauthorized software and that I had to take it to Verizon... so I did the whole system flash think and went back to stock the. Rooted again and the ez app tells me that my bootloader is still unlocked so I powers off and went to the downloading thing on boot up and at the bottom it shows a quadcomm secureboot. Enabled is they why I cant flash cm10??
Get an older Version of ez unlock. I'm hearing the newer one doesn't unlock
Gs3
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Get an older Version of ez unlock. I'm hearing the newer one doesn't unlock
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thanks for the quick reply.. do u know of any links to old apk?
Would the bootloader unlock with ez unlock even after the ota update?
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Peterpark said:
Would the bootloader unlock with ez unlock even after the ota update?
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Yes, if you have an older version or wait for them to update the current one.
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Just look at the version number and Google it, sometimes older builds will pop. Good luck
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Right now it's version 1.3. Is that the bad one?
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Peterpark said:
Right now it's version 1.3. Is that the bad one?
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If that's what's in the play store, than yes. Look for an older version
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But it says the the app was updated today.. Does that mean they fixed it
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Peterpark said:
But it says the the app was updated today.. Does that mean they fixed it
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Download it and see. It will not hurt anything if it doesn't work.
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1.3 is the broken one. 1.2 works.
Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839791
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evolishesh said:
Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839791
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thanks for the link bro!! Got this to finally work and currently on cm10 and love Everything about it except 3g signal sucks badly...:/ but its a unofficial build so its koo..
bassieX said:
thanks for the link bro!! Got this to finally work and currently on cm10 and love Everything about it except 3g signal sucks badly...:/ but its a unofficial build so its koo..
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Glad to hear that.
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verizon locked my s3
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Ight guys like the title says I need help on getting my gs3 back to where I can unlock my bootloader.. when I had first got the phone I was able to root and unlock and then as u all know about Verizon forcing update on our phones it happened to mine.. so I went ahead and rooted the phone with no problem and then downloaded the ez-unlock and it says that my bootloader is unlocked but it doesn't let me lock it but anyways I downloaded the cm10 nightly and gapps and when I flashed it and when I rebooted it it went to a message saying that I have downloaded a unauthorized software and that I had to take it to Verizon... so I did the whole system flash think and went back to stock the. Rooted again and the ez app tells me that my bootloader is still unlocked so I powers off and went to the downloading thing on boot up and at the bottom it shows a quadcomm secureboot. Enabled is they why I cant flash cm10??
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Sorry to bother you I hope you were able to get your phone working. If so how did you do it? I have downloaded several files, apps, and programs, and I have been searching all over the internet,but I can only enter download mode. bootload will not work it shows the blue letters, but goes black afterwards, and then reverts back to the verizon lock screen. I have Odin, and I have downloaded
USB DRIVERS
VLAREC,
ROOT,
CWM6023TouchVZW.tar.md5,
VRBLK3_Bootchain.tar.md5,
VRLE6.bootloader
PLEASE HELP IF ABLE. TY
elight7286 said:
Sorry to bother you I hope you were able to get your phone working. If so how did you do it? I have downloaded several files, apps, and programs, and I have been searching all over the internet,but I can only enter download mode. bootload will not work it shows the blue letters, but goes black afterwards, and then reverts back to the verizon lock screen. I have Odin, and I have downloaded
USB DRIVERS
VLAREC,
ROOT,
CWM6023TouchVZW.tar.md5,
VRBLK3_Bootchain.tar.md5,
VRLE6.bootloader
PLEASE HELP IF ABLE. TY
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If you have taken the 4.3 OTA, you cannot unlock your bootloader. Any attempt to do so will brick your device. If you have already attempted it this thread will most likely help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
If you already bricked it you can download a debrick file, download the 16 gb pit file or do a factory restore from scratch. I was able to get rooted, and unlocked on 4.3 with my S3 let me take a look back at my files, and I can tell you which ones you need, and how to fix your issues.:good:
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If you have taken the 4.3 OTA, you cannot unlock your bootloader. Any attempt to do so will brick your device. If you have already attempted it this thread will most likely help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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elight7286 said:
If you already bricked it you can download a debrick file, download the 16 gb pit file or do a factory restore from scratch. I was able to get rooted, and unlocked on 4.3 with my S3 let me take a look back at my files, and I can tell you which ones you need, and how to fix your issues.:good:
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No chance you unlocked your phone.
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elight7286 said:
If you already bricked it you can download a debrick file, download the 16 gb pit file or do a factory restore from scratch. I was able to get rooted, and unlocked on 4.3 with my S3 let me take a look back at my files, and I can tell you which ones you need, and how to fix your issues.:good:
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BadUsername said:
No chance you unlocked your phone.
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Ditto what BadUsername said.
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landshark68 said:
If you have taken the 4.3 OTA, you cannot unlock your bootloader. Any attempt to do so will brick your device. If you have already attempted it this thread will most likely help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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This. ^^
I used 1.2 on my VZW GS III with 4.4.2 and it got bricked upon reboot. And from what I've seen it was as soon as the 4.3 update and I believe a recent firmware update, as well. If you have the latest firmware and at least 4.3, don't use EZ-Unlock at all unless you want to go through hoops to possibly (no guarantee) get it working again.
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
What steps are you taking when you flash a ROM?
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freddienux74 said:
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
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Are you wiping data when you flash the rom?
If you don't have any important stuff on your phone, I would just flash the factory images and start over with the rom process.
freddienux74 said:
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
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Please tell us also what is your phone's status at the moment. Like is your phone rooted with bootloader unlocked and stuff like that.
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Bruce Lee said:
Please tell us also what is your phone's status at the moment. Like is your phone rooted with bootloader unlocked and stuff like that.
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Well since he's flashing a rom, it would be rooted and the bootloader unlocked.
aooga said:
Well since he's flashing a rom, it would be rooted and the bootloader unlocked.
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It never hurts to ask though. Maybe he did something different and bypassed something. You never know. You got to have the whole story. :sly:
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Kreateablaze said:
What steps are you taking when you flash a ROM?
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I did full wipe then dalvik cache
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I'm rooted! When I flashed Mahdi ROM no issues! Mahdi ROM actually is my backup ROM also
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freddienux74 said:
I'm rooted! When I flashed Mahdi ROM no issues! Mahdi ROM actually is my backup ROM also
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Wait it's working now?
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Bruce Lee said:
Wait it's working now? No its not working! Mahdi ROM is my daily driver and my backup! I'm thinking now it might be kernel issue. Do you think the kernel might be issue?
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No its not working now! I meant my daily driver is Mahdi ROM and I use
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When you flash the ROM it also flashes the kernel that comes with it.
So if you are using Mahdi ROM then everything is ok but if you try a different ROM you get the error constantly?
using the ClockworkMod recovery.
If you receive issues on flashing, double check your download. If nothing, I suggest using the ClockworkMod recovery.
mistahseller said:
When you flash the ROM it also flashes the kernel that comes with it.
So if you are using Mahdi ROM then everything is ok but if you try a different ROM you get the error constantly?
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storm007 said:
If you receive issues on flashing, double check your download. If nothing, I suggest using the ClockworkMod recovery.
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I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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freddienux74 said:
I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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Phone has stopped is related to your gapps
freddienux74 said:
I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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The type of recovery you use will have no bearing on it, hundreds of people on here use twrp and cwm.
All I can suggest and it was suggested before is to wipe your phone completely and start over again. Something went wrong, clearly.
My gs3 boots samsung and custon on the bottom and then a triangle pops up and it says system software not authorized by verizon has been found on your phone and i cant get into the phone i tried flahing using odin it just goes back!!!!!! I WILL THANK YOU FOREVER IF YOU CAN HELP note my flash counter is 1 but i cant re4set it because it isnt booting up!!!!!!!!!!
What android version were you running?
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4.3
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But i tried,to install twrp it didnt work so i flashed 4.0.4 using odon and didnt worl
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bennyboy2120 said:
But i tried,to install twrp it didnt work so i flashed 4.0.4 using odon and didnt worl
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Try these:
edit link fixed.
SOFT BRICK - if you able to get your phone to download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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HARD BRICK - If your phone does not turn on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
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The links are invalid can you give me the name of the thread or working link thanks
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The hard brick link is in the op but I think your soft bricked. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
That just means your boot loader is locked. Unlock your bootloader and you will be fine. Beanstown has a one click root method that is very easy to use and will unlock your bootloader as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42791826 her is his casual root thread.
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mikeman45 said:
That just means your boot loader is locked. Unlock your bootloader and you will be fine. Beanstown has a one click root method that is very easy to use and will unlock your bootloader as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42791826 her is his casual root thread.
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He's on 4.3 with locked bootloader, you can't unlock bootloader on 4.3 it will brick the phone.
buhohitr said:
He's on 4.3 with locked bootloader, you can't unlock bootloader on 4.3 it will brick the phone.
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Yes it will. I was assuming he was rooted from a previous version. If he took the 4.3 Verizon ota update then he will not be able to unlock his phone. But that is what that message is telling him.
Edit: I posted the link to the casual root by beanstown but I hope you read stuff before you just jump in. The OP instructions are made for a reason and it clearly states in there that it is not for people who took the 4.3 stock ota update.
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I have an unlocked and rooted Nexus 5 on 4.4.4 KTU84P running a stock image that was updated OTA.
I've been getting the OTA update all day but it keeps failing to install. The error says there is an issue with the file in the /cache/ folder. I've been able to update OTA in the past until this version.
I wouldn't mind just using Nexus Root Toolkit to update but to do that don't I have to unroot and wipe the device? I just want to update without wiping the device.
Is it possible?
Skullpuck said:
I have an unlocked and rooted Nexus 5 on 4.4.4 KTU84P running a stock image that was updated OTA.
I've been getting the OTA update all day but it keeps failing to install. The error says there is an issue with the file in the /cache/ folder. I've been able to update OTA in the past until this version.
I wouldn't mind just using Nexus Root Toolkit to update but to do that don't I have to unroot and wipe the device? I just want to update without wiping the device.
Is it possible?
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Are you on the stock recovery or do you have a custom recovery. You must be on stock
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jd1639 said:
Are you on the stock recovery or do you have a custom recovery. You must be on stock
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Custom. TWRP I believe. Whatever the one the Nexus Toolkit uses.
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Custom. TWRP I believe. Whatever the one the Nexus Toolkit uses.
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You need to be on stock. Flash that in fastboot. Don't know if you can do that in nrt
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jd1639 said:
You need to be on stock. Flash that in fastboot. Don't know if you can do that in nrt
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So there's absolutely no other way of doing this besides removing my custom recovery?
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So there's absolutely no other way of doing this besides removing my custom recovery?
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Nope, has to be stock recovery
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You need to be on stock. Flash that in fastboot. Don't know if you can do that in nrt
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Nope, has to be stock recovery
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Then why was I able to update to 4.3 and 4.4 both while TWRP was installed? I had 0 problems.
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Then why was I able to update to 4.3 and 4.4 both while TWRP was installed? I had 0 problems.
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5.0 is different. Trust me on this
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There is an option on the Toolkit to revert the recovery back to stock. Will that be enough to install the update or do I have to unroot as well?
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There is an option on the Toolkit to revert the recovery back to stock. Will that be enough to install the update or do I have to unroot as well?
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The tool kit will probably return you to stock and wipe your device. Skip the tool kit. Just flash the stock recovery in fastboot. If you don't know how see @rootSU's sticky in the general forum
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The tool kit will probably return you to stock and wipe your device. Skip the tool kit. Just flash the stock recovery in fastboot. If you don't know how see @rootSU's sticky in the general forum
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Just going to jump in here...
my nexus is just rooted and unlocked... but is on stock
But still no luck...
do i need to unroot?
Thanks
Same here... Mine is also only rooted and unlocked (everything is stock) but when update started in recovery error appears...
I tried only to see what it looks like, but because xposed and ART don't like each other i'll stay on KK