[Q] Corrupt Recovery - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys
Originally unlocked and rooted my nexus 5. Then the OTA update seemed to remove the root. I havent really looked into re-rooting but i need to wipe the device and I thought I may as well do it now. Having issue though
- Device is still unlocked when I go into the bootloader I see its unlocked
- Try to flash a custom recovery and when I follow the steps it goes to red exclamation (Im assuming meaning corrupt custom recovery, probably the old CWM before the OTA)
- Read through forums and they say I need to remove reboot-from-recovery.p file from the /system
- however I cant remove it without root and I cant get root without removing it
Whats the options here?
Thanks
SORRY JUST REALISED THIS SHOULD BE IN Q&A

luppas said:
Hi Guys
Originally unlocked and rooted my nexus 5. Then the OTA update seemed to remove the root. I havent really looked into re-rooting but i need to wipe the device and I thought I may as well do it now. Having issue though
- Device is still unlocked when I go into the bootloader I see its unlocked
- Try to flash a bootloader and when I follow the steps it goes to red exclamation (Im assuming meaning corrupt bootloader, probably the old CWM before the OTA)
- Read through forums and they say I need to remove reboot-from-recovery.p file from the /system
- however I cant remove it without root and I cant get root without removing it
Whats the options here?
Than
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hi, you're asking in the general section. which is wrong.
Just flash custom recovery again via fastboot and SuperSu via custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...ide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905

luppas said:
Hi Guys
Originally unlocked and rooted my nexus 5. Then the OTA update seemed to remove the root. I havent really looked into re-rooting but i need to wipe the device and I thought I may as well do it now. Having issue though
- Device is still unlocked when I go into the bootloader I see its unlocked
- Try to flash a bootloader and when I follow the steps it goes to red exclamation (Im assuming meaning corrupt bootloader, probably the old CWM before the OTA)
- Read through forums and they say I need to remove reboot-from-recovery.p file from the /system
- however I cant remove it without root and I cant get root without removing it
Whats the options here?
Than
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the exclamation point is the stock recovery. once you take in an ota, it removes both root and your custom recovery. to get your custom recovery back so that you can flash a bootloader(and the supersu root binaries). you can flash a custom recovery while youre in your bootloader via fastboot on your desktop.

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
hi, you're asking in the general section. which is wrong.
Just flash custom recovery again via fastboot and SuperSu via custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...ide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905
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Yeah just realised that. Sorry its my first post

luppas said:
Hi Guys
Originally unlocked and rooted my nexus 5. Then the OTA update seemed to remove the root. I havent really looked into re-rooting but i need to wipe the device and I thought I may as well do it now. Having issue though
- Device is still unlocked when I go into the bootloader I see its unlocked
- Try to flash a custom recovery and when I follow the steps it goes to red exclamation (Im assuming meaning corrupt custom recovery, probably the old CWM before the OTA)
- Read through forums and they say I need to remove reboot-from-recovery.p file from the /system
- however I cant remove it without root and I cant get root without removing it
Whats the options here?
Thanks
SORRY JUST REALISED THIS SHOULD BE IN Q&A
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why don't you try twrp maybe you can flash twrp then remove the file then go back to cwm
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

luppas said:
Hi Guys
Originally unlocked and rooted my nexus 5. Then the OTA update seemed to remove the root. I havent really looked into re-rooting but i need to wipe the device and I thought I may as well do it now. Having issue though
- Device is still unlocked when I go into the bootloader I see its unlocked
- Try to flash a custom recovery and when I follow the steps it goes to red exclamation (Im assuming meaning corrupt custom recovery, probably the old CWM before the OTA)
- Read through forums and they say I need to remove reboot-from-recovery.p file from the /system
- however I cant remove it without root and I cant get root without removing it
Whats the options here?
Thanks
SORRY JUST REALISED THIS SHOULD BE IN Q&A
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just read this again..when you are flash a custom recovery, and it still goes to the exclamation point, it means that you arent flashing the custom recovery right. its.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
hi, you're asking in the general section. which is wrong.
Just flash custom recovery again via fastboot and SuperSu via custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...ide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905
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Thats what I was trying to explain. I tried flashing custom recovery as per instructions but nothing happens. From what I am reading this is because of the reboot-from-recovery.p file which needs to be deleted BUT I cannot do this without root!

luppas said:
Thats what I was trying to explain. I tried flashing custom recovery as per instructions but nothing happens. From what I am reading this is because of the reboot-from-recovery.p file which needs to be deleted BUT I cannot do this without root!
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na, you dont need to delete that to flash a custom recovery(i never have, in my 6 years with android, and all my devices). is fastboot seeing your device? kkdo you see fastboot going through the process of flashing a recovery? if you are typing it right, and fastboot sees your device, you would have flashed a custom recovery. when you connect to fastboot, type.. fastboot devices. if it sees your device, its id number will be shown.

simms22 said:
just read this again..when you are flash a custom recovery, and it still goes to the exclamation point, it means that you arent flashing the custom recovery right. its.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
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C:\Users\user\Downloads\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I have it right mate. But nothing seems to be happening. Maybe drivers issue? When I do adb version I get the version so I assumed that means its working

luppas said:
C:\Users\user\Downloads\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I have it right mate. But nothing seems to be happening. Maybe drivers issue? When I do adb version I get the version so I assumed that means its working
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adb version and fastboot devices is different. adb is not fastboot and you can not use adb as fastboot. fastboot is fastboot.

simms22 said:
na, you dont need to delete that to flash a custom recovery(i never have, in my 6 years with android, and all my devices). is fastboot seeing your device? kkdo you see fastboot going through the process of flashing a recovery? if you are typing it right, and fastboot sees your device, you would have flashed a custom recovery. when you connect to fastboot, type.. fastboot devices. if it sees your device, its id number will be shown.
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Yeah you were right. Driver issue. fastboot devices showed nothing. Reinstalled drivers and looks to be good now.
Thanks guys sorry for the post in wrong area

luppas said:
Yeah you were right. Driver issue. fastboot devices showed nothing. Reinstalled drivers and looks to be good now.
Thanks guys sorry for the post in wrong area
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glad you got it

Related

[Q] Issue with CWM v3.0.2.5

Hi all,
I recently unlocked my VZW Xoom using the OEM unlock instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967065
I then downloaded the most recent CWM (3.025) and followed the instructions found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038870
I was able to write CWM to the recovery partition with no errors showing in either ADB or on the device itself. I verified the checksum of recovery.img.
What happens now is that when I reboot to recovery from ADB, the red Moto logo shows up, and at first everything looks good. At the top it says "Reading ODM fuse 1".
Then, a green Android logo with a yellow exclamation mark on it appears over a black screen. It looks like some sort of error message. I have CWM on my phone so I know this isn't what it's supposed to look like
In any case, has anyone else seen this issue (or better yet, know how to fix it)? I should point out that after a few minutes, the Xoom automatically boots into HC and works just fine.
it kind of sounds like the recovery didn't flash. Have you tried to flash it again?
Jthom203 said:
it kind of sounds like the recovery didn't flash. Have you tried to flash it again?
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Hi - thanks for the response.
Yes, I've tried that, rebooted the device, rebooted the PC, tried it again, etc. Still no dice
does it still boot? if so try installing rom manager and using it to flash CWR
Sic123 said:
does it still boot? if so try installing rom manager and using it to flash CWR
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Yep, it still boots. I've never used ROM manager, but I did happen to just download it. I'll give that a shot.
Two other things I didn't mention in the OP:
- I do not have an SD Card in the slot.
- I also didn't 'root' the phone yet with the SuperUser APK, only unlocked the bootloader. Would either of those cause the issue?
I believe you have to root to flash recovery. Here is an easy way to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011196 its the one click method just make sure your not doing anything else while running
Jthom203 said:
I believe you have to root to flash recovery. Here is an easy way to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011196 its the one click method just make sure your not doing anything else while running
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Already in the works I'll let you know how it turns out.
Initially, it seems odd that ADB/fastboot wouldn't return an error if root is needed for flashing recovery. Time will tell...
volta said:
Already in the works I'll let you know how it turns out.
Initially, it seems odd that ADB/fastboot wouldn't return an error if root is needed for flashing recovery. Time will tell...
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Root was the answer. Duh. I feel dumb now.
Either way, once I get to 10 posts, I can post in the dev forum thread to make it clear that root, not just OEM unlock, is required to flash CWM so that dummies like me can get things working quickly
nice, glad that you got it working.
Be sure to install Tiamat 1.31 so you can use your SD card and get full access to CWM
Rom Manager question
Has anyone found a way to allow Rom Manager to "Manage Backups"? It appears that it isn't pointing to the correct directory/ folder.
Had the same issues after installing CWM from ROM Manager - used the adb method instead and this fixed the issue. (Xoom was already rooted and OEM unlocked)

i cant do Recovery

hello, im trying to install a custom rom, and now im in recovery step. i installed like 3 different recoverys.
all of them stuck in the red text step(when i get in to recovery mode from bootloader), and even after 20-30 mins still in the same position.
can someone say me when i need to do? i really need to fix it.
Snow201 said:
hello, im trying to install a custom rom, and now im in recovery step. i installed like 3 different recoverys.
all of them stuck in the red text step(when i get in to recovery mode from bootloader), and even after 20-30 mins still in the same position.
can someone say me when i need to do? i really need to fix it.
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Make sure you are not plugged into your pc when you boot to recovery! - if that doesn't solve it ..
Does the phone boot to the existing Rom, do you have Rom manager installed? - if so update the recovery from Rom Manager. I found that after rooting the One S using the toolkit I could not get in to recovery, the update from Rom Manager sorted it!
All the best :good:
FatherD said:
Make sure you are not plugged into your pc when you boot to recovery! - if that doesn't solve it ..
Does the phone boot to the existing Rom, do you have Rom manager installed? - if so update the recovery from Rom Manager. I found that after rooting the One S using the toolkit I could not get in to recovery, the update from Rom Manager sorted it!
All the best :good:
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i tried before to get in to recovery mode without USB(plugged to my computer or to charger) and still same problem.
and i dont have any rom manager.
i got HTC one S only with Unlocked phone and recovery(that doesnt work), so i think i need root for rom manager.
got something else?
Snow201 said:
i tried before to get in to recovery mode without USB(plugged to my computer or to charger) and still same problem.
and i dont have any rom manager.
i got HTC one S only with Unlocked phone and recovery(that doesnt work), so i think i need root for rom manager.
got something else?
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Had same issue with the tool kit, the cwm didnt stick. The Touch work one did stick and I was able to get into recovery. However I downloaded the app ROM MANAGER and flashed the recovery from there. Since then I've had no issues booting into reocvery or bootloader. Just download rom manager and go about it that way!
osugsxr said:
Had same issue with the tool kit, the cwm didnt stick. The Touch work one did stick and I was able to get into recovery. However I downloaded the app ROM MANAGER and flashed the recovery from there. Since then I've had no issues booting into reocvery or bootloader. Just download rom manager and go about it that way!
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NVM, there is no recovery for HTC at all, only Galaxy and some more. what i need to do?
I had this problem when I first rooted its weird just download the recovery again but save straight to fastboot folder wherever u have the folder and don't rename then flash the recovery that's how mine worked
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
k1llacanon said:
I had this problem when I first rooted its weird just download the recovery again but save straight to fastboot folder wherever u have the folder and don't rename then flash the recovery that's how mine worked
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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but i dont have root... and for root my phone i need recovery
there is some other way to root?
because the ROM manager doesnt work well without root.(cant install new recovery)
Snow201 said:
but i dont have root... and for root my phone i need recovery
there is some other way to root?
because the ROM manager doesnt work well without root.(cant install new recovery)
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I'm not telling you to use Rom manager =\
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
k1llacanon said:
I'm not telling you to use Rom manager =\
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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Ohh. .. but still in tried install the recovery like 2-4 times.
There is other way?
Snow201 said:
Ohh. .. but still in tried install the recovery like 2-4 times.
There is other way?
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Which recoveries have you tried, and what version of phone do you have (S3 or S4). These must match.
Make sure you bootloader unlocked OK, check in bootloader screen, should say Unlocked.
The problem youre describing sound like when you try to boot after successfully flashing a ROM but forgot to or the kernel failed to flash with it. Only happens when ROM and kernel are mismatched enough that it wont boot, fex flashing CM9 and still on HTC original kernel. Try flashing the kernel from the ROM zip file with
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
You can also try booting a recovery without installing it,
Code:
fastboot boot nameofrecoveryfile.img
frdd said:
Which recoveries have you tried, and what version of phone do you have (S3 or S4). These must match.
Make sure you bootloader unlocked OK, check in bootloader screen, should say Unlocked.
The problem youre describing sound like when you try to boot after successfully flashing a ROM but forgot to or the kernel failed to flash with it. Only happens when ROM and kernel are mismatched enough that it wont boot, fex flashing CM9 and still on HTC original kernel. Try flashing the kernel from the ROM zip file with
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
You can also try booting a recovery without installing it,
Code:
fastboot boot nameofrecoveryfile.img
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nope, until now i did only unlock for my phone. and i have no idea with version i have, how do i check it?
Snow201 said:
nope, until now i did only unlock for my phone. and i have no idea with version i have, how do i check it?
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If you have working ADB and fastboot working (there is a sticky by user fibsib that explains this) you can make sure your phone isnt really just trying to boot the OS and failing rather than trying to enter recovery with the command
Code:
adb reboot recovery
But anyways figure out which version you have before doing anything more, flash the wrong stuff and you could break stuff. There are good info here as to how to see if you have the Ville=Z520e=S4 processor model or the Ville C2/Z560e/S3 processor model.
Then download a recovery for your phone model and install it with this command from your computer
Code:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryyoudownloaded.img
Should work.
have you actually flashed a recovery yet?
which one and how did you do it?
Make sure you have your phone updated to the latest software version before you root. Download system update OTA and click update.
Otherwise you will have issues.
I am rooted T-Mobile phone with original software 1.54 and still can not do recovery or update, it is probably me but it is difficult.
If you are in the US, make sure you use the US version in the development section after you upgrade your phone. Update then try to root it might be easier.

[Q] Nexus S 4G Unlocked, Unrooted Broken Recovery

Hi,
I had before the OTA for Jelly Bean an ICS unlocked and rooted.
I tried to use ShabbyPenguin to get it rooted again but now I have a broken recovery.
So not sure what do I need to get it rooted again.. Is it possible?
Thanks!
Not positive, but could u flash cwm through adb? Then just flash a rooted ROM, or supuser.zip. Is the bootloader is still unlocked?
Haven't heard good stuff about root toolkits, its actually really easy to do for our phones.
Not sure if it is possible to flash cwm trough adb... However I will try it later today...
And yes, bootloader is still unlocked...
rustyjay said:
Not positive, but could u flash cwm through adb? Then just flash a rooted ROM, or supuser.zip. Is the bootloader is still unlocked?
Haven't heard good stuff about root toolkits, its actually really easy to do for our phones.
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Yeah, I am positive u could use adb fast boot to flash a recovery, cwm or twrp u just need the image.
hhhmmmm... no luck yet...
I tried to flash a recovery and it keeps giving me a message
<waiting for device>
After that it seems like stuck..
I read somewhere else that maybe because of the drivers, but I already tried a couple of versions 1.3.8 and 1.5.6 with the same result...
btw I'm using a Windows 7 64 bit machine...
Not sure if use a Linux machine will have any benefit...
rustyjay said:
Yeah, I am positive u could use adb fast boot to flash a recovery, cwm or twrp u just need the image.
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Well...
Also tried the google usb drivers with no luck....
I guess that I will try it with some other windows/linux version later today...
Off but on topic. Describe what you call a broken a recovery please.
When I try to run the recovery it appears a dead android with a red exclamation mark on the screen....
After that it takes some time to reboot again...
albundy2010 said:
Off but on topic. Describe what you call a broken a recovery please.
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That is stock recovery. It is not broken.
Yes I was saying it was broken because before the OTA update I had twrp as recovery, and now I can't flash any recovery
albundy2010 said:
That is stock recovery. It is not broken.
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When you flash/install a ota your recovery gets wiped back to stock once it boots up due to the flash recovery script in the stock ROM.
Nothing is wrong with your device. Just follow a real guide on how to unlock and root. Real meaning using the SDK. Or even use one of those stupid one click crap. should not have a issue.
Guides are in the forum stickies.
Hi Guys,
Well not sure what the problem was.... maybe the drivers, maybe Win7 64 bits or I don't what...
I used a WinXP machine with the pdanet installed and it worked like charm...
I succesfully installed the recovery and root again.
Anyway... thanks for your time.
Glad to hear that.

[Q] Root and Custom recovery not sticking...

curious if there is something i'm missing here... i've unlocked my bootloader successfully but whenever i fastboot flash a recovery or flash root files in recovery nothing seems to stick... not sure whats going on... i've heard of having to flash recovery everytime on devices with a locked bootloader but i didn't think that would apply here... any help is much appreciated... (this is also my first samsung/nexus device so i'm more familiar with methods used on the EVO line)
thispaininmyhead said:
curious if there is something i'm missing here... i've unlocked my bootloader successfully but whenever i fastboot flash a recovery or flash root files in recovery nothing seems to stick... not sure whats going on... i've heard of having to flash recovery everytime on devices with a locked bootloader but i didn't think that would apply here... any help is much appreciated... (this is also my first samsung/nexus device so i'm more familiar with methods used on the EVO line)
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Make sure you're using a perm root method. and make sure you have the correct updated SU application. My root wouldn't come through because I didn't have the latest SU.
Hopefully I helped.
thispaininmyhead said:
curious if there is something i'm missing here... i've unlocked my bootloader successfully but whenever i fastboot flash a recovery or flash root files in recovery nothing seems to stick... not sure whats going on... i've heard of having to flash recovery everytime on devices with a locked bootloader but i didn't think that would apply here... any help is much appreciated... (this is also my first samsung/nexus device so i'm more familiar with methods used on the EVO line)
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Hi,
What root method did u use?
What recovery are u using?
What ROM are u flashing?
The more info, the better
Vs Nexus S4G using tapatalk2
Unlocked the boot loader with fast boot commands then flashed superuser.zip with clockwork 3.x.x and twrp 2.2.0 haven't tried flashing any Roms since nothing seems to stick...
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2
And Vidal I used the toolkit you linked me to in my last q&a post...
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2
vidaljs said:
Hi,
What root method did u use?
What recovery are u using?
What ROM are u flashing?
The more info, the better
Also after looking into the scripts and files in the method with the toolkit it seems none of the files get pushed to the device to begin flashing
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2
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By default, any recovery you flash on the system will be gone by the next reboot. This is a security measure the android os does I think.
1. You can flash a ROM. Anyone. I prefer aokp or cna. That way the recovery sticks (the recovery sticks on all the ROMs besides stock)
OR
P.S. You will need the latest cwm recovery
2. So all you need to do is to flash the recovery of your choice. I would recommend CWM for this short guide. Then once flashed go to the recovery make a backup. Then if it reboots flash the same recovery again. Boot into it and restore that backup. When you restore it and go reboot system now it should come up with a menu saying recovery flash fix (or something around those lines). Hit/navigate to yes and you should get a sticky recovery from there. BTW I have not tried this method.
You cannot blame me for bricking, damaging or done anything to your phone
Hope this helps.
Regards,
UselessSniper001
P.S. I don't know how root isn't sticking. I mean if you have flashed the su is the recovery already well then you are all set to go. Unless you haven't actually flashed the su in the recovery. Then flash the recovery from your PC boot into the recovery and flash the su files in the recovery. Reboot and enjoy. Then follow this guide above. Or follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875875&page=2
I finally figured out the SU and CWM I was flashing was ancient so I found the newest and they stuck with help of the fix ya mentioned inside CWM... Thanks
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

How to apply OTA update on Rooted At&t One X

Hi,
I have this AT&T one x, (I m using on NON AT&T network), so cant have an ota update.
Looking at few forums, downloaded the OTA version on XDA (631 Mb)
Saw people writing, that just rename the file to update.zip and then go to recovery and choose install from internal memory.
That dint work for me.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then few people wrote to choose install from external mem.
That dint work either.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then saw few people saying that I need to root my device and unlock bootloader.
I dint that, and tried from bootlaoder to install from zip.
That also dint work.
Now saw, I few wrote that i need to be S - OFF.
Which I tried doing it, but i m not able to do s-off for myself.
Pls pls pls.... can any of you EXPERTs out here help me.
Waited like for AT&T to release the update, now when it is out, i m not able to make it through.
Your step by step instruction would be highly appreciable.
Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
redpoint73 said:
Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
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How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
I have rooted my phone through one click TWRP Toolkit.
abhishek jain said:
How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
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No, that is a very small question. Or at least a very easy one to answer.
Take 5 minutes to look around before asking "big" questions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172
If you would read my first post, I have already posted that I tried doing that was not able to do.
On the third comment that we need push in , where it given an error 92 or something like that, I dint got that.
Tried many times and then it became a "big" for me.
We all are born not experts in every field.
So before comenting pls try to know what's behind it
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right
a box of kittens said:
Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right
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Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded
abhishek jain said:
Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded
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Anyone to help me out in this case:
I am S OFF
Rooted
Unlocked bootloader
AT&T HOX on non AT&T network
631 mb update.zip
Looking top update
Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.
iElvis said:
Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.
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I tried this method couple of time before : unlocking, rooting and S-off ing
In this case , do i need to relock my bootloader and stock recovery?
If yes, where can i find stock recovery, i have deleted it.
By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.
iElvis said:
By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.
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I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock
abhishek jain said:
I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock
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You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.
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You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.
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Then I have custome recovery.
Could you gimme a link for stock recovery image
I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.
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I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.
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Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update
abhishek jain said:
Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update
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Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.
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Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.
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I have already done that.
And now in case anyone needs help, i can help those people out.
Coz the method is simple, but it is not at all explained clearly in any of the threads.
It has come in bit and pieces.
I have noticed one thing.
That after installing the update and again unlockin the bootloader and rooting, I am not able to see "TAMPERED" being written in the boatloader.
Also, now when I am rooted and also have SU permission, I m not able to switch on my WiFi tether with the files mentioned in the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677261
The "TAMPERED" flag goes away when you're s-off and flash a new hboot.
I believe wifi tether is blocked on the new AT&T base. You can flash a custom rom on the 3.17 base and it should work.

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