This morning, I got a message on my Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (2 days old) that Verizon had pushed an update (0.7.2.en.US) and wanted my permission to install it. What is this? Jelly Bean? What version?
The phone came with ICS 4.0.4 and I immediately rooted it and installed Voodoo OTA RootKeeper, so there's that. Will I lose root if I let this update install? I installed JB on my tablet and it broke many of my utilities so I backed it out. Also, JB is hard to root without unlocking the bootloader, which I don't want to do.
permutations said:
This morning, I got a message on my Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (2 days old) that Verizon had pushed an update (0.7.2.en.US) and wanted my permission to install it. What is this? Jelly Bean? What version?
The phone came with ICS 4.0.4 and I immediately rooted it and installed Voodoo OTA RootKeeper, so there's that. Will I lose root if I let this update install? I installed JB on my tablet and it broke many of my utilities so I backed it out. Also, JB is hard to root without unlocking the bootloader, which I don't want to do.
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Its not jelly bean. Its just a security update. You will lose root when you upgrade. ( I believe?)
I just read on another forum that it fixes some Smart Action bugs. I've encountered those, so I'll let it install. Someone else said he was rooted and it wouldn't install, so... I guess I'll see. It's trying to install now.
Well, that was a mistake. It did not fix my Smart Actions problem. As far as I can tell, all it did was take away my root access. Voodoo OTA RootKeeper is not able to get it back
No harm done - I just rooted again, the way I did the first time.
I've had this update since Monday. Not bragging but it's interesting how the updates rollout to different regions.
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I am rooted using the Universal Xoom Root method. I am still running stock, only with SU and apps which require SU. Why can I not accept an OTA update? It seems like the worse that could happen is it overwrite the SU.apk and I need to re-root.
Thanks in advance.
I was wondering about this as well. I am rooted and am running Rogue kernel. I guess I'll just update and see what happens. Worse comes to worse, I will have to re-root.
Seems like the Xoom forums are quiet...did a lot of people abandon the device for the Galaxy Tab 10.1...When previous OTAs happened, the forums were chock full of chatter about to or not to accept the update.
Yeah, I just tried an OTA update and it wouldn't work. Got the Droid with exclamation point. Up + power put me back where I was.
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same here. No dice on the update, just stuck at the install screen. On a positive note, the update notifications are gone. Damn those were annoying.
If you root, even without any additional custom ROM/kernel mods, you may receive notification of an OTA update but you should not accept it and try to install it. It will probably put you into a bootloop or worse.
If you wish to root, don't worry. Our wonderful developers are hard at work right now, configuring an update for the device...we'll more then likely get it before the official release comes out OTA.
Anyway, you can always revert back to stock if you really want the OTA update, but stock is boring.
place your unrooted backup on, take update and reroot.
if you don't have one, their are some around.
I keep a backup that isn't rooted with all my apps installed, then when update comes, it is real quick to restore, update and reroot ....
jerrycycle said:
If you root, even without any additional custom ROM/kernel mods, you may receive notification of an OTA update but you should not accept it and try to install it. It will probably put you into a bootloop or worse.
If you wish to root, don't worry. Our wonderful developers are hard at work right now, configuring an update for the device...we'll more then likely get it before the official release comes out OTA.
Anyway, you can always revert back to stock if you really want the OTA update, but stock is boring.
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Yeah, diddo here with it not bothering me about OTA updates anymore after trying. It didn't put me in a boot loop, just the pretty droid screaming (exclamation point)
I have a backup from before I rooted, but what the heck, it didn't hurt anything, and I was just playing around.
Thanks for everyone's input.
Spoke too soon. The update is back to nagging me again. Errrrrrrr
Why can't they just push out ICS for the Xoom. Hell, they showed ICS on the Verizon Xoom at LeWeb this week.
flippingout said:
Spoke too soon. The update is back to nagging me again. Errrrrrrr
Why can't they just push out ICS for the Xoom. Hell, they showed ICS on the Verizon Xoom at LeWeb this week.
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Yeah, diddo. Mine started again about three days after I tried to install. I too am looking forward to ICS.
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I've gone through the root process on a dozen phones and tablets, but this is the first time I've gone through the process on a new device (to me) so long after its release, and therefore I'm finding the information I need to be a little... hard to pin down. I'm really just trying to be extra cautious with this one since I need it next week.
What I have: Android 4.0.3 ICS, ASUS Build v9.4.3.26
What I want: Android 4.1.? JB, ASUS Build v10.4.2.?? w/ Root/Recovery/Etc
With the above outdated firmware, I'm not sure if I should upgrade to Jellybean using ASUS OTA updates and then root/flash, or if I should use an older root method and upgrade to Jellybean by flashing a custom ROM, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.
Edit: I should note that I was planning to follow this thread, but it was written under the assumption your tablet is already rooted with a custom recovery.
brennen.exe said:
I've gone through the root process on a dozen phones and tablets, but this is the first time I've gone through the process on a new device (to me) so long after its release, and therefore I'm finding the information I need to be a little... hard to pin down. I'm really just trying to be extra cautious with this one since I need it next week.
What I have: Android 4.0.3 ICS, ASUS Build v9.4.3.26
What I want: Android 4.1.? JB, ASUS Build v10.4.2.?? w/ Root/Recovery/Etc
With the above outdated firmware, I'm not sure if I should upgrade to Jellybean using ASUS OTA updates and then root/flash, or if I should use an older root method and upgrade to Jellybean by flashing a custom ROM, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.
Edit: I should note that I was planning to follow this thread, but it was written under the assumption your tablet is already rooted with a custom recovery.
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This is how I did it this afternoon on my new TF300T:
Rooted ICS with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704209
Installed supersu: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
Updated su binary using supersu
Installed OTA rootkeeper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
Backed up su with OTA rootkeeper
Installed ES File Explorer(you really don't have to do this but I wanted to make sure some other app had root access before I upgraded to JB)
Made sure supersu authorized all these root apps by running them at least once.
Upgraded to Jelly Bean
Restored root access with OTA rootkeeper
Wiped the sweat from my brow afterwards!
I am staying with stock JB locked to keep getting OTA updates. If you want a custom rom, you need to unlock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055886&highlight=unlock
Unlock APK is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949758
NOTE: If you upgrade to Jelly Bean without OTA rootkeeper in place, you will not be able to root it without unlocking it first. There is no root exploit yet for the TF300 Locked Jelly Bean.
Yep. This will do the trick.
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This is how I did it this afternoon on my new TF300T.
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Thanks badsector, I'll give it a go today and report back how it went.
Alright, thanks for the help in getting started, but I forgot to mention I had unlocked the tablet beforehand as a first step to another guide, so OTA updates were a no-go for me with this approach. What I ended up doing was, after performing 1-7 from your list, install TWRP using fastboot, manually install the JB update from ASUS, install TWRP for JB (again w/ fastboot), and then load a custom ROM. I'm all up to date and running fine, and had I intended to stay on the stock ROM I could have just left it at that when I flashed the ASUS firmware.
Thanks again!
Back-story: Started on ICS (4.0.4), rooted, did OTA to Jelly Bean (JB) and lost root.
Followed the full video here: How to Root the Droid Razr HD on Jelly Bean and went back to ICS, got root.
Now, when I try to OTA to JB, after the reboot, I see an Android lying on it's back with a red exclamation mark. When the phone finishes booting and I'm back home, I see a message that says "Software update failed" (or something close to that).
What further stinks is that as I try to make tweaks w/ Superuser, Voodoo OTA RootKeeper, etc., I have to download the full update every time!
Any idea on what might be happening and how to trace down a fix?
Update w/ Fix: I fixed my problem (luck) and thought I'd come back to update for anyone that might be encountering the same.
When following the video mentioned above, i used Matt Groff's 1.10 utility found here. In this version of the utility, there's the following option:
4 Install Safestrap 3.05.17 App by Hashcode
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I think I made the mistake of installing this before the upgrade back to JB. For the fix, I did the following. Re-activated root using RootKeeper, went into Safestrap, did "Uninstall Recover" (since I'd installed one earlier) and then deleted the Safestrap app.
The only other things I did:
- Turned off USB debugging
- Made sure my USB cable wasn't connected
Regarding these last two, I don't know if they made any difference, but that was the state when I tried the OTA update again when it succeeded.
I am having the same problem with the JB OTA.
I am going to try uninstalling safestrap
Thanks!!
droidcutie said:
I am having the same problem with the JB OTA.
I am going to try uninstalling safestrap
Thanks!!
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Did that work for you?
aagha said:
Did that work for you?
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Not the person you were asking, but it did NOT work for me after uninstalling safestrap. Going to have to RSD Lite back again
HI this maybe a noob type question but I'm gonna ask it anyway. I rooted and installed safestrap with custom rom, well I just had to have JB because I found a rom that I really like and wanted to use. Well I did my research and followed directions to a T and now for some reason my root ability is gone. My Razr shows that it was rooted ad in the 0/1 you see on the stock recovery and I installed Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and saved rooting before I installed JB. Now that I have done all of this I can no longer install safestrap (it just force closes) like my hubby's unrooted Razr does and Voodoo doesn't show that it is rooted anymore. Is there anything I can do to fix this or am I stuck waiting for root abilities for JB. I have looked and researched for rooting for JB but not finding anything. Any help is welcome and thanks in advance.
Abie
I got all excited and mistakenly deleted a few stock apps shortly after I rooted and updated to JB several months ago..before I started freezing them with Titanium...and now I'm not able to take the OTA 4.1.2 update. I'm Voodoo'd up and have Safestrap and all that and did the temp unroot in Voodoo and uninstalled recovery in Safestrap yet I believe the fact that a few stock apps are missing is causing my problem.
So, what would be the least painful way to restore the stock bloatware for 4.1.1, still retain root, and allow the 4.1.2 update to install? I've read a million threads but I'm still not seeing the clearest path quite yet. Thanks.
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I've gone through and found what I think are most all the apps I deleted..so now the question is it possible to obtain those versions and put them into the system folder?
Amazon Kindle
Amazon MP3
Audible
MC3
NFL Mobile
Real Racing 2
Slacker Radio
Youtube (system version)
Zappos
If your on 4.1.1 just use mats util to flash ICS stock reroot and protect with voodo then update. Be careful because unless u already have root you can not (as far as I know) go back to ICS after 4.1.2 and get root again if u mess up. So make backups and good luck. Also check this out if u did not update yet
droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/13644-keep-root-and-ability-to-downgrade/
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