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OTA updates with Root And CWM Recovery

Hi all,
I would like to Root and Install CMW Recovery (for backup).
I'm asking, if i root my phone, and install CMW Recovery, i will lost OTA Updates ?
If yes ... how could i update my phone without OTA Updates, if there is an new update for my Nexus S ?
Sorry for my bad english

Nope you will still get OTA
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Even with cmw recovery
Can i root my phone with 2.3.6 ?
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As long as you don't modify anything in /system you will be fine.
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sanjay.rup said:
Even with cmw recovery
Can i root my phone with 2.3.6 ?
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Of course you can. Why wouldn't you be able to?
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Rooting

How long does it take and is it hard to root I need to do it soon, but will I still get ota updates?
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i doesnt take long. you wont get ota updates but u can flash roms. to root got to nexusshacks . com no spaces

Just root using OCR..
5 minutes only
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Should I wait for official Ics first?
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adam1996wilson said:
Should I wait for official Ics first?
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The official ICS is already out?!
Also you can install OTA updates and keep root just install 'OTA RootKeeper' from the android market when you have successfully rooted your device
I didn't test it yet because I modded my stock rom too much and there wasn't an update >4.0.3 yet. But the app is from supercurio and will probably work well

you can flash a stock otA ICS 4.0.3 rom after rooting

asphantix said:
The official ICS is already out?!
Also you can install OTA updates and keep root just install 'OTA RootKeeper' from the android market when you have successfully rooted your device
I didn't test it yet because I modded my stock rom too much and there wasn't an update >4.0.3 yet. But the app is from supercurio and will probably work well
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I have 4.0.3 but they are releasing a new version
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adam1996wilson said:
I have 4.0.3 but they are releasing a new version
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actually they seem to rerollout the same version like you can read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442114

Verizon Galaxy S III Update!

After seeing postings about a Verizon Galaxy S III update yesterday, I checked using "About device -> Software update" in Settings this morning.
A 30 MB download started and the update completed in about 5 minutes. Software Update says it was an update from LF2 to LG7.

Yeah and kills universal search and you cant disable the remote diagnostics if youre stock and not rooted.

Also several users have confirmed it will break root. They all were stock rooted with stock recovery.
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I am on the Stock rom, rooted and bootloader unlocked Using Voodoo OTA RootKeeper, EZ-Unlock, and CWM. Re-Locked bootloader, disabled root, took the update. After the update completed, CWM asked to disable the new boot image, selected yes. Rebooted, got a message saying the update failed, however it installed and I am at I535VRLG7. I was able to restore root, and unlock bootloader without any problem..

How do I keep the phone from taking the update?

dkg418 said:
How do I keep the phone from taking the update?
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Read a Page or two back
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ali87va said:
Read a Page or two back
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Rofl.
Please excuse my Galaxy S III, it's a bit Paranoid.

ali87va said:
Read a Page or two back
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There's only 1 page to this thread.
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voodoomanx said:
Also several users have confirmed it will break root. They all were stock rooted with stock recovery.
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OTA's always break root, that is what OTA rootkeeper is for!
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NeoMagus said:
OTA's always break root, that is what OTA rootkeeper is for!
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Is that what they only do. Or do they brick the phone as well? I'm currently rooted and on stock recovery and don't know if updating will break my phone please help!!!
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You will probably lose root and have to redo. Might cause issues worse than that
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Not getting the update here in Atlanta
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cpwshf said:
I am on the Stock rom, rooted and bootloader unlocked Using Voodoo OTA RootKeeper, EZ-Unlock, and CWM. Re-Locked bootloader, disabled root, took the update. After the update completed, CWM asked to disable the new boot image, selected yes. Rebooted, got a message saying the update failed, however it installed and I am at I535VRLG7. I was able to restore root, and unlock bootloader without any problem..
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Didn't know Voodoo RootKeeper worked on this. Have on my Asus tablet and never failed me yet. You are hereby knighted with your first "thanks"

eagIesfan398 said:
Is that what they only do. Or do they brick the phone as well? I'm currently rooted and on stock recovery and don't know if updating will break my phone please help!!!
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Did you unlock your bootloader? If so did you read the BIG WARNING?if not go back and read it. Generally once you root you don't want to give vzw a chance to unroot you. If you unlocked your bootloader It could brick your phone.
So generally don't take ota updates! You wait for the devs to check them out First and modify them for us.
As far as i Can tell this ota just takes stuff away from us And installs some vzw remote access crap. ( with that on your phone you will have to go back to stock if you just call customer support for help)

piiman said:
Did you unlock your bootloader? If so did you read the BIG WARNING?if not go back and read it. Generally once you root you don't want to give vzw a chance to unroot you. If you unlocked your bootloader It could brick your phone.
So generally don't take ota updates! You wait for the devs to check them out First and modify them for us.
As far as i Can tell this ota just takes stuff away from us And installs some vzw remote access crap. ( with that on your phone you will have to go back to stock if you just call customer support for help)
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The update itself has useful stuff (a new radio which fixes no sim issues), but we have that already and it should just be flashed by itself, imo.

Well got my first no sim with the radio epic fail.. So much for fixing that maybe just a push to get that bootloader relocked
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**super_flasher** said:
Well got my first no sim with the radio epic fail.. So much for fixing that maybe just a push to get that bootloader relocked
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Did you do it via OTA or flashed the radio? I'm hoping you flashed invisiblek's in Odin. That one was actually the wrong version.

Flashed the radio with Odin
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**super_flasher** said:
Flashed the radio with Odin
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Flash the CWM version. invisiblek accidentally bundled the previous radio in the Odin package. Not sure if it's updated yet.

eaglesfan398 said:
Is that what they only do. Or do they brick the phone as well? I'm currently rooted and on stock recovery and don't know if updating will break my phone please help!!!
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Freeze sdm 1.0
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OTA Jellybean update fails

So I'm running into difficulties updating to jellybean.
I'm rooted on stock 4.04,with the bootloader unlocked, and have vodoo ota installed.
When installing the update, it prompts me in cwm to install the untrusted package. So I click ok to continue.
A quarter way through it fails and reboots, then continues to reboot continously after it powers up to the home screen.
What am I doing wrong, what should I disable to install this ota update.
Thanks in advance
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superbrowndude said:
So I'm running into difficulties updating to jellybean.
I'm rooted on stock 4.04,with the bootloader unlocked, and have vodoo ota installed.
When installing the update, it prompts me in cwm to install the untrusted package. So I click ok to continue.
A quarter way through it fails and reboots, then continues to reboot continously after it powers up to the home screen.
What am I doing wrong, what should I disable to install this ota update.
Thanks in advance
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If you have safestrap installed,you need to uninstall it first.

So would safetrap be the equavlant to clock work mod?
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superbrowndude said:
So would safetrap be the equavlant to clock work mod?
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Possibly. If you can live without it temporarily without losing root, give it a try. For the update to work, you need to have your phone "stock" with the exception of being rooted, which you can protect with rootkeeper. Any apps that came stock, need to be there, etc. also make sure that your SU binaries are updated as well.

I tried the temp unroot and tried installing it, but it didn't work. I'll attempt to un install clockwork mod, and temp unroot and try it again.
Would you be able to save me some time and point me in the right direction for removing clockwork mod please
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I better restore all the bloat ware to then
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Damn it, I don't have the Rogers bloat ware any more!
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superbrowndude said:
Damn it, I don't have the Rogers bloat ware any more!
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I'd say this is probably your problem. Always better to use TB, and just freeze the bloatware, but leave it in place.

djousma said:
I'd say this is probably your problem. Always better to use TB, and just freeze the bloatware, but leave it in place.
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You'll need a fresh stock /system from someone on here. Can anyone grab a dd image of their Rogers RAZR HD running .492002?
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That would be awesome if someone could grab that for me, normally I just freeze the bloat ware, this was the first time I un installed it all, fml lol
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Bump for me, or anyone who can do a back up of there rooted jellybean to a xml soni can just flash it.
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Android pay ota and keep root

If i take this ota does it all me to re root
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You cant take the ota if you are rooted. It will dl but wont install if you twrp or another recovery. You need to be 100% stock and yes the same root process works from what i can find.

Just incase that didn't make sense.
When your rooted the updates show up and if you click the update or start the update..... it will download and try to install but it fail and give an error because you are rooted. So to answer your question nothing will happen if you try an update. You won't loose root but you also won't get the update installed either.
In order to update during a root you need to do it all manually with files provided on here. OTA or stock updates wont take and will just fail.

Tripped KNOX, bye OTA and Samsung Pay.

If you are stock with Knox tripped, you can still take ota. You can't take the ota ifbubr rooted.
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Yea re rooted without issue
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pbedard said:
If i take this ota does it all me to re root
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pbedard said:
Yea re rooted without issue
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@pbedard
hello again paul... you will need to odin back to OGD STOCK Download HERE then take the update. then follow the same root steps.
If anyone is modified and cant download the update, I have it HERE if needed