Anyone Flashed Stock Recovery? 12.15.15 - Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just curious what would happen if this were done on a rooted upgraded device?
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Brenardo said:
Just curious what would happen if this were done on a rooted upgraded device?
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You can't. Fastboot won't allow the version downgrade.

I am not talking about downgrading.
What I am talking about pulling the 12.15.15 recovery from the OTA to flash.
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I believe that is fine to do. It would just allow you to enter recovery again. It wouldn't necessarily allow you to take an ota successfully, I don't think. Some changes are made to /system after you root.
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So why couldn't be flash the system.img to return to stock unrooted?
From my understanding the KK update completely formats the partitions during install.
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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:
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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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New update

I am currently on stock rooted with stock recovery. Does the update just break the root if it goes through and is that it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1888595

[Q] need help with updating the bootloader

ive been looking around for information about updating the bootloader in my S3....its unlocked but it doesn't seem to want to flash the latest roms and from what ive been reading it seems the bootloader is the issue
any help would be appreciated
Um you can't update the bootloader on the S3. Maybe you meant recovery? Certain recoveries in the past had issues flashing stuff. Go grab GooManager and update TWRP using that app. Maybe that will fix your issue.
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You can update the bootloader, can you link the thread that suggests that? Usually it isn't needed to run custom roms.
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BadUsername said:
You can update the bootloader, can you link the thread that suggests that? Usually it isn't needed to run custom roms.
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I would be interested in seeing a VZW GS3 bootloader image. Pretty sure none exist
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Sandman-007 said:
I would be interested in seeing a VZW GS3 bootloader image. Pretty sure none exist
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Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of a bootchain.
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BadUsername said:
Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of a bootchain.
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Probably so
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BadUsername said:
You can update the bootloader, can you link the thread that suggests that? Usually it isn't needed to run custom roms.
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Bootloader image
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1263417&d=1345078565
I'm pretty sure there's only one version of the unlocked boot loader.
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thanks for the help....im trying to update to the latest liquidsmooth version and it continues to fail when i try to flash it.... from what i read it seems to be something with the bootloader. im currently running the latest recovery and goomanager

Proper upgrade path

Sorry for the noobish question that I should know, but it's been a while since I've used an HD.
I picked up a used HD on 9.18.94. Can I simply sideload 183.46.10 and run the bootloader unlock? My first goal is the bootloader then I can flash root and unlock the radios so my wife can use it on ATT
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Yep, just upgrade straight to .10, unlock, root, and you'll be good.
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Awesome, thanks
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When I try to update from external storage it stays install /sdcard and reboots into recovery and stays on 4.1 do I need to load another is in between?
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Borderpatrol1987 said:
When I try to update from external storage it stays install /sdcard and reboots into recovery and stays on 4.1 do I need to load another is in between?
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just use this, less hassles.
What are you trying to flash? The FXZ needs to be flashed in RSD.
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RikRong said:
What are you trying to flash? The FXZ needs to be flashed in RSD.
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I was trying to flash what I thought was the 4.4.2 ota. I accidentally clicked software update, and lo and behold it was the right os.
Now I'm rooted and bl unlocked. Onto unlocking the radios for att
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OTA Question

Hello there
I have a nandroid backup of my Moto G when it wasn't rooted. If I restore the backup and flash the stock recovery image will I be able to install OTA's or will they fail?
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Bump..
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They should install but if not, simply flash the system.img's/boot.img from stock firmware.
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ATTACK said:
They should install but if not, simply flash the system.img's/boot.img from stock firmware.
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Ok great thanks ? I just want to make sure before the next OTA I get.
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