Hi guys,
I'm running my Moto G 16GB on Kitkat 4.4.2 system version 175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE. Today it offered to download and install the latest OTA update (called 176.44.1.en.DE). I started the download and tried to install it.
After downloading the update was placed in /cache. The file name was 'Blur_Version.175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE.zip', which surprised me. I was expecting something like 'Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE.zip'.
When I tried to install it without removing root and without going back to stock recovery it ended with a signature error in CWM. Installing the untrusted zip manually didn't work as well - as expected.
Then I tried to follow advise from other threads and went back to stock recovery (extracted from a full install package 'Blur_Version.175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE' - 444MB) That seemed to work and the install of the OTA update went fine before getting stuck on the boot animation on the first boot. It sat there for 10 minutes before I rebooted and restored a CWM backup.
I'm running out of ideas. Some say it's sufficient to go back to stock recovery temporarily. Others say you need to go back to full stock.
I have to repeat that I'm rooted and that I've de-activated a few unused apps (mainly harmless google stuff (hangout, search, music and so on) and Motorola Assist, Migrate and 'Context Services') .
Are there further findings about what stops the OTA from succeeding?
Many thanks in advance,
Kleo2
Kleo2 said:
Hi guys,
I'm running my Moto G 16GB on Kitkat 4.4.2 system version 175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE. Today it offered to download and install the latest OTA update (called 176.44.1.en.DE). I started the download and tried to install it.
After downloading the update was placed in /cache. The file name was 'Blur_Version.175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE.zip', which surprised me. I was expecting something like 'Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE.zip'.
When I tried to install it without removing root and without going back to stock recovery it ended with a signature error in CWM. Installing the untrusted zip manually didn't work as well - as expected.
Then I tried to follow advise from other threads and went back to stock recovery (extracted from a full install package 'Blur_Version.175.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE' - 444MB) That seemed to work and the install of the OTA update went fine before getting stuck on the boot animation on the first boot. It sat there for 10 minutes before I rebooted and restored a CWM backup.
I'm running out of ideas. Some say it's sufficient to go back to stock recovery temporarily. Others say you need to go back to full stock.
I have to repeat that I'm rooted and that I've de-activated a few unused apps (mainly harmless google stuff (hangout, search, music and so on) and Motorola Assist, Migrate and 'Context Services') .
Are there further findings about what stops the OTA from succeeding?
Many thanks in advance,
Kleo2
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If your phone is rooted or there is a CWM installed or there is any change in system files then ota will fail till you flash stock rom. You can't just bring back stock recovery. You have to "delete" root as well.
There is some info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47495650&postcount=6
I will post my case here, I had the same problem, I had CWM and root and when I rebooted to update I get installation failed and boot loop.
Then I just flashed stock recovery (only) rebooted and now I already have the update installed
CromoPT said:
I will post my case here, I had the same problem, I had CWM and root and when I rebooted to update I get installation failed and boot loop.
Then I just flashed stock recovery (only) rebooted and now I already have the update installed
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Hi, thanks for your replies. Because of your report and others, who state the same (installing stock recovery only to get the update working) I was hoping to get around going back to full stock. It always takes a lot of time to configure the phone the way it was configured before essentially wiping.
Just to repeat what I did: when I try to install the OTA while CWM is installed there's just an error message in CWM, the update fails, but the phone is working normally afterwards. It's just not updated.
When I try with stock recovery the update process finishes without errors, but the phone get stuck during the boot animation.
Maybe there's a way to fix the boot loop?
Looking forward to any suggestions
Cheers, Kleo2
I tried again and found a way without going back to full stock.
1. flashed stock recovery from full 175.44.1 image
2. let the phone download the OTA and restart to install it
3. ota install in stock recovery went fine
4. reboot -> stuck on boot animation again
5. flashed CWM and wiped cache AND dalvik cache
6. next boot took longer than normal but got past the boot animation
7. android optimized/cached my apps and then started normally
8. version is now 176.44.1 and the phone seems to work normally (after 30 minutes of usage)
Hope that helps someone and that I won't have issues going forward because I did it this way.
Cheers, Kleo2
Kleo2 said:
I tried again and found a way without going back to full stock.
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Thanks. :good: Did 1 to 3 and phone booted just fine (not stuck on boot animation)
My phone: No logo fix, root, Xposed Framework
After update root was still there, Xposed needed a new install
total noob
i would so much like to update my rooted moto g.. because of my card reader.
does anyone know a step-by-step-for-complete-noobs-post and could provide a link?
i'm just starting.. and so happy and proud that i got my phone rooted.. and that i got rid of this rebooting problem by erasing the cache.
but i'm already lost when i read "flashed stock recovery".. yeah i know: that much noob!
help would be much appreciated!
Papshmir
Papshmir said:
i would so much like to update my rooted moto g.. because of my card reader.
does anyone know a step-by-step-for-complete-noobs-post and could provide a link?
i'm just starting.. and so happy and proud that i got my phone rooted.. and that i got rid of this rebooting problem by erasing the cache.
but i'm already lost when i read "flashed stock recovery".. yeah i know: that much noob!
help would be much appreciated!
Papshmir
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I UPDATED my rooted Kitkat Tesco version SUCCESFULLY! and still rooted.
What I did:
1. install Motorola Device Manager (RESTART computer and telephone)
2. downloaded MotoTool
3. Made a Nandroid backup in CMW, made a backup with MotoTool too. Just in case
And deactived (did not uninstall) my Xposed framework modules (if you dont have it, you dont need to)
I have some system apps disabled, but didnt re-activate it. (was too lazy haha)
4. downloaded the correct ROM from: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14 (Tesco UK 4.4.2)
5. unzipped the ROM and rename and overwrite the recovery.img to the exact name as in the MotoTool All In One 2.6\Data\KitKat\StockKitKatrecovery.img (Just for sure it's the same as my ROM, I dont know if all the ROMs have the same recovery sooo )
6. started MotoTool, unplug&replug device. Checked KitKat option in the program, did a connection check, it was okay. Did a NORMAL restart via progam. You have to grant permisson on your phone.
7. after reboot, rebooted the phone to FASTBOOT.
8. Checked Stock Fastboot in the program, it flashed succesfully. Then I went into recovery (1×down volume, then 1× up volume) checked if the recovery was working. It was working (android logo+ no command error message)
9. reboot (long press power button)
10. Updeted OTA, settings/inf./update.. blabla okay okay next next. Wait until it downloads (only 7.9 MB )
11. wait for the update to be done, then it reboots, then apps are being updated. Everything looks fine and working
+1 flash CMW or other recovery again.
Hope this helps! I was afraid to do it too. I'm not used to MotoTool and other Motorola stuff because I had a HTC Desire, it was much simplier with that. But no risk here either! Good luck!
So I am trying to put back my stock recovery so I can take the OTA, but after I flash the recovery and try to reboot to it, it says "No Command". I have reflashed TWRP and then the stock recovery again with the same result. The phone itself will boot fine, but I can't install the OTA as it gets an error part of the way into the install. Any ideas? I have the 1034.
EDIT: Well I remembered I did the H+ mod, so after reverting that the OTA flashed I had Faux Kernel before hand, but after reflashing it my wi-fi wont enable, any ideas?
Thanks!
Kleo2 said:
I tried again and found a way without going back to full stock.
1. flashed stock recovery from full 175.44.1 image
2. let the phone download the OTA and restart to install it
3. ota install in stock recovery went fine
4. reboot -> stuck on boot animation again
5. flashed CWM and wiped cache AND dalvik cache
6. next boot took longer than normal but got past the boot animation
7. android optimized/cached my apps and then started normally
8. version is now 176.44.1 and the phone seems to work normally (after 30 minutes of usage)
Hope that helps someone and that I won't have issues going forward because I did it this way.
Cheers, Kleo2
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Thanks,
Wiping cache and dalvik cache did the trick for me. You saved my day
Please please help
I have the same problem. I've tried to update the new OTA and failed. After restoring full stock rom, the system simply doesn't boot!
I had Faux Kernel and GravityBox but I didn't revert anything. I thought that a full stock rom would clear all system settings.
This is my version of stock (Blur_Version.174.44.9.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB) and I tried to flash it several times now. No success. I get stuck on the boot logo.
I tried to downgrade to 4.3 using version Blur_Version.14.71.8.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB. I was able to boot and see the initial setup but I have no WIFI! I was trying to install 4.3 then try to update via OTA but OTA only works with WIFI so I'm stuck.
I also tried installing the 24th Feb nightly build of Cyanogen and the device also booted but with no WIFI.
I really don't know what to do! Please help me. I've tried other stock images out of despair but none with sucess.
Does anyone have a clue to what might be to problem and how to revert it?
Thank you
draco259 said:
So I am trying to put back my stock recovery so I can take the OTA, but after I flash the recovery and try to reboot to it, it says "No Command". I have reflashed TWRP and then the stock recovery again with the same result. The phone itself will boot fine, but I can't install the OTA as it gets an error part of the way into the install. Any ideas? I have the 1034.
EDIT: Well I remembered I did the H+ mod, so after reverting that the OTA flashed I had Faux Kernel before hand, but after reflashing it my wi-fi wont enable, any ideas?
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Before flashing stock ROM try to clear/format all your partitions with a custom recovery!
Sent from my XT1032 using xda app-developers app
I installed the OTA update using the CWM recovery but not root, I changed the update-script to not give error during installation
Hui91 said:
I UPDATED my rooted Kitkat Tesco version SUCCESFULLY! and still rooted.
What I did:
1. install Motorola Device Manager (RESTART computer and telephone)
2. downloaded MotoTool
3. Made a Nandroid backup in CMW, made a backup with MotoTool too. Just in case
And deactived (did not uninstall) my Xposed framework modules (if you dont have it, you dont need to)
I have some system apps disabled, but didnt re-activate it. (was too lazy haha)
4. downloaded the correct ROM from: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14 (Tesco UK 4.4.2)
5. unzipped the ROM and rename and overwrite the recovery.img to the exact name as in the MotoTool All In One 2.6\Data\KitKat\StockKitKatrecovery.img (Just for sure it's the same as my ROM, I dont know if all the ROMs have the same recovery sooo )
6. started MotoTool, unplug&replug device. Checked KitKat option in the program, did a connection check, it was okay. Did a NORMAL restart via progam. You have to grant permisson on your phone.
7. after reboot, rebooted the phone to FASTBOOT.
8. Checked Stock Fastboot in the program, it flashed succesfully. Then I went into recovery (1×down volume, then 1× up volume) checked if the recovery was working. It was working (android logo+ no command error message)
9. reboot (long press power button)
10. Updeted OTA, settings/inf./update.. blabla okay okay next next. Wait until it downloads (only 7.9 MB )
11. wait for the update to be done, then it reboots, then apps are being updated. Everything looks fine and working
+1 flash CMW or other recovery again.
Hope this helps! I was afraid to do it too. I'm not used to MotoTool and other Motorola stuff because I had a HTC Desire, it was much simplier with that. But no risk here either! Good luck!
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At part 8, I am getting an image of the android guy with his stomach open with a big red '!'. That's 'no command' right?
Any ideas? I have no idea what I am doing
Guys, a really easy way to update is:
1. Install Philz recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639583
2. Reboot and then download the OTA update when prompted - select Install when prompted
3. It will now reboot into Philz recovery, install the update and reboot
4. You'll see Android is Upgrading...
5. Re-boot back into recover and re-install faux kernel
I have just upgraded my XT1032 on 174.44.9 en GB (rooted + faux008) to 176.44.1 using this... worked like a dream! All I had to do was re-install faux kernel as that was overwritten by the OTA, but Root was in-tact...
i have root, twrp recovery and faux kernel, the problem is only faux kernel? Or I must remove all? (root recovery etc)
Hi,
okay, so i had a rooted samsung j500f phone running android lollipop 5.1.1 stock rom (downloaded from sammobile). I was using Apps2Sd for linking my apps to the external SD Card. Few days ago, my phone turned off on the battery getting empty and when i turned it on, all linked apps were missing. I was getting an error that "Disable mount namespace seperation in Chainfire SU". I did that but nothing happened and the App2Sd was unable to remount 2nd partition.
Frustrated, i contacted their developer who suggested to reinstall SuperSU. So, i opened the SuperSU app (chainfire) and went to settings and then chose the option "Reinstall from google play store". It uninstalled SuperSU which i later downloaded from Google Play Store. After it had installed, it asked to install binaries and gave me two options:
1) Normal in-app method
2) TWRP/CWM recovery method
I chose the second one (because i had TWRP installed).
Then my phone rebooted into recovery and ran a few scripts. However it later stated that there is no root on your device (which i believe may have been removed when SuperSU was uninstalled). TWRP gave me options to reinstall SuperSU but it did nothing. I downloaded the latest SuperSU zip file from chainfire site and tried to flash it. But the script would show failure. Now, my phone wouldn't boot into the system. Only into recovery mode.
Being really pissed, i decided to do a factory reset. So i did a factory reset from within the TWRP (normal wipe). Still, my phone wouldn't boot but would go to recovery. So i got angry, went into the Advanced wipe option in which i selected dalvik cache, internal storage, SYSTEM and wiped them all.
Now on trying to reboot, TWRP would say "There is no OS installed. Are you sure you want to continue?"
I knew i had messed up my phone and so i decided to flash it with stock rom again using ODIN. But, whenever i try to go into download mode it gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy J5 Logo screen with "ODIN Mode" written on the top left along with a couple of other details such as Knox void 0x1(4), Rom statusfficial, etc.
Clearly, i am unable to flash using ODIN as my phone isn't being able to go to Download Mode. ODIN doesn't detect my device.
So i thought of flashing the stock rom using TWRP, which failed.
I also have a TWRP Backup but TWRP won't let me select it. I have the backup folder on my SD card.
Now my phone has just TWRP, Can't get into download mode using the key combinations or through TWRP bootloader option which on selection gives me the "No OS" error. I can't boot my device up as it goes into recovery.
Kindly help as soon as possible.
Thank you.
If you wipe the SYSTEM Partition, then of course that no OS is installed. Like a Hard Brick. Good Job...
Hi All,
I own a android one device(Spice dream UNO(MI498)). I have installed Marshmallo Stock rom init. After some days I changed my mind to install CyanogenMod Snapshot recently released.
Now the problem what I'm facing is recovery is not working, I have tried to install TWRP,PhilzTourch and even CWM.
TWRP --> Not opening at all it just shows team win wall paper and just blinking.
After rebooting I got TWRP home screen , So I did format/clean up the required partition to install new rom and select zip file to install new rom, It just coming back to home screen in a second without instaling.
PhilzTouch --> after opening I see dead android behind menu. I'm not able to install zip from here as well.
CWM -- > After opening It asks me to root the device and I say Yes and rebooted, after recovery itself is not opening.
I did this procedure again and again but no luck
Donwload tmrp.img file from google ( just search and download )
and flash via flashify app ( playstore )
thats all.
madhavan dx hacker
So let's start the story. I rooted my phone with KingRoot, all was good. Replaced it through the "Terminal Emulator for Android" app to SuperSU (The SuperSume app didn't work for me because "Your system is incompatible with this version"), all was good. Wanted to install Lineage OS. Installed it without GApps (I forgot it...), all was good. Downloaded the stock GApps for my phone, and flashed with Lineage OS through TWRP. It was working, but the Google app and Google Play Services were crashing every second. I searched that up and I found an article that said that I should just flash the GApps again (with no wipe needed), tried it but still no help. So i thought to download the mini GApps package. I wiped everything that was needed (Dalvik cache, Cache, System, Data) and flashed them both. since then, it never booted up. It showed the LineageOS boot animation, and that's it. waited and hour, but still nothing. tried to shut it down by pressing the power button for long time, and then turn it on again, but it doesn't help. Problem is, for some reason I can't get to the recovery! I press the power,home and volume up, and it just boots up normally, but that wasn't working also before flashing lineageOS. When i go to download mode, (which i can, but can't to the recovery) and connect it to Windows pc and Odin, it says "USB wasn't recognized" and doesn't work. i also tried another pc, but no luck. Of course USB Debugging is disabled, because i never had a chance to turn it on. I do have a Nandroid backup from TWRP, but i can't get to the recovery, so that's not helping. Can someone help me fix it?
Info about the phone:
Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
Original android 4.3
Russian firmware (It had a problem with the GPS, so we fixed it there when we been there, and they replaced the motheboard with a russian one)
Running TWRP custom recovery
If any more info needed, tell me and i'll add.
Thanks for helping me.
R3t0nix7 said:
So let's start the story. I rooted my phone with KingRoot, all was good. Replaced it through the "Terminal Emulator for Android" app to SuperSU (The SuperSume app didn't work for me because "Your system is incompatible with this version"), all was good. Wanted to install Lineage OS. Installed it without GApps (I forgot it...), all was good. Downloaded the stock GApps for my phone, and flashed with Lineage OS through TWRP. It was working, but the Google app and Google Play Services were crashing every second. I searched that up and I found an article that said that I should just flash the GApps again (with no wipe needed), tried it but still no help. So i thought to download the mini GApps package. I wiped everything that was needed (Dalvik cache, Cache, System, Data) and flashed them both. since then, it never booted up. It showed the LineageOS boot animation, and that's it. waited and hour, but still nothing. tried to shut it down by pressing the power button for long time, and then turn it on again, but it doesn't help. Problem is, for some reason I can't get to the recovery! I press the power,home and volume up, and it just boots up normally, but that wasn't working also before flashing lineageOS. When i go to download mode, (which i can, but can't to the recovery) and connect it to Windows pc and Odin, it says "USB wasn't recognized" and doesn't work. i also tried another pc, but no luck. Of course USB Debugging is disabled, because i never had a chance to turn it on. I do have a Nandroid backup from TWRP, but i can't get to the recovery, so that's not helping. Can someone help me fix it?
Info about the phone:
Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
Original android 4.3
Russian firmware (It had a problem with the GPS, so we fixed it there when we been there, and they replaced the motheboard with a russian one)
Running TWRP custom recovery
If any more info needed, tell me and i'll add.
Thanks for helping me.
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Greetings and welcome to assist. Does kies/smartswitch recognise your phone in download mode ? You could use the emergency firmware recovery option or you can try and use adb to reboot the phone into recovery
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
Nope, not working