(noob) Question: Is there a way to root my OnePlus and keep stock recovery (for now at least) so I can just get the OTA updates? I want to have root so I can use Xposed and LMT but still stay stock. Thanks
scott62185 said:
(noob) Question: Is there a way to root my OnePlus and keep stock recovery (for now at least) so I can just get the OTA updates? I want to have root so I can use Xposed and LMT but still stay stock. Thanks
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yep, just install the drivers, unlock the bootloader, install a recovery (i used twrp), then flash supersu. go over to the android development folder and there are toolkits there. im running stock rooted right now.
you dont have to unlock the bootloader or flash a recovery to root. just run "fastboot boot recovery.img" itll boot the alternative recovery, and you can flash the super user zip from there. it will only boot twrp or cwm but not flash it to the device and will not replace the stock recovery.
unlocking the bootloader just allows you to write to the boot partition and boot different recoveries and kernels from the device. it does set off a tamper flag which could void your warranty. but unlocking is not required for modifying the system partition which is what you are doing when you root.
scott62185 said:
(noob) Question: Is there a way to root my OnePlus and keep stock recovery (for now at least) so I can just get the OTA updates? I want to have root so I can use Xposed and LMT but still stay stock. Thanks
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You can install OTA updates even with a TWRP installed. You just have to untick the CM Recory option from Settings -> Developer Settings -> CM Recovery
What that does it tells the OTA update not to update your recovery when the option is unticked. If you leave the tick on, then every OTA will relock your bootloader and install CM recovery.
But all in all, OTAs work fine with root + twrp
inffy said:
You can install OTA updates even with a TWRP installed. You just have to untick the CM Recory option from Settings -> Developer Settings -> CM Recovery
What that does it tells the OTA update not to update your recovery when the option is unticked. If you leave the tick on, then every OTA will relock your bootloader and install CM recovery.
But all in all, OTAs work fine with root + twrp
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Oh wow, I didn't know that. Great! Thanks
inffy said:
You can install OTA updates even with a TWRP installed. You just have to untick the CM Recory option from Settings -> Developer Settings -> CM Recovery
What that does it tells the OTA update not to update your recovery when the option is unticked. If you leave the tick on, then every OTA will relock your bootloader and install CM recovery.
But all in all, OTAs work fine with root + twrp
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That won't let you keep root, though it's easy to flash SuperSU from TWRP after every OTA.
A solution to OP's problem could be SuperSU Pro which lets you keep root even after OTA updates. I haven't tested it yet but the option is there.
CrashTestDroid said:
That won't let you keep root, though it's easy to flash SuperSU from TWRP after every OTA.
A solution to OP's problem could be SuperSU Pro which lets you keep root even after OTA updates. I haven't tested it yet but the option is there.
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I unlocked my device, then booted into twrp via adb, then flashed supersu but i have no root. the app is installed but i cannot grand titanium backup for example root rights. so the root process did not worked but why? tried it severall times and downloaded everything from scratch sever times. no chance. help me pls..
blax123 said:
I unlocked my device, then booted into twrp via adb, then flashed supersu but i have no root. the app is installed but i cannot grand titanium backup for example root rights. so the root process did not worked but why? tried it severall times and downloaded everything from scratch sever times. no chance. help me pls..
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open the SuperSU app, see if it complains about missing busybox or anything
CrashTestDroid said:
open the SuperSU app, see if it complains about missing busybox or anything
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How do I install busybox?
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Nevermind, I found the solution. I had to disable a Option in SuperSU settings because the CM comes not rooted from out of the box
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inffy said:
You can install OTA updates even with a TWRP installed. You just have to untick the CM Recory option from Settings -> Developer Settings -> CM Recovery
What that does it tells the OTA update not to update your recovery when the option is unticked. If you leave the tick on, then every OTA will relock your bootloader and install CM recovery.
But all in all, OTAs work fine with root + twrp
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If I do this, will I lose root upon OTA?
sharp2G said:
If I do this, will I lose root upon OTA?
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No if you have supersu pro installed and have selected the setting to keep root after ota
Will towelroot work on this?
Quinnaay said:
Will towelroot work on this?
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im not sure people have really tried. youre welcome to give it a shot as it says its possibly compatible with everything. but theres already a root method that doesnt require bootloader unlocking and installs supersu which is most peoples favorite root manager.
Towelroot is incredibly simple I get a little nervous otherwise.. Is there a tutorial on the easy alternative, I only want titanium backup to restore my apps from s4 (considering I can do that)
inffy said:
No if you have supersu pro installed and have selected the setting to keep root after ota
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Where is the option to "keep root after OTA" in SU?
I managed to boot the twrp recovery on 4.4.2..but updated to 4.4.4 33R and now it says SU binaries not installed...also cant boot recovery on fastboot as it says need to unlock the bootloader?
Why did update prevent this now?
tofuboi01 said:
I managed to boot the twrp recovery on 4.4.2..but updated to 4.4.4 33R and now it says SU binaries not installed...also cant boot recovery on fastboot as it says need to unlock the bootloader?
Why did update prevent this now?
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Did you untick the option to update CM recovery during your update?
I didnt untick it no, but i never flashed the custom recovery in the first place as i just booted it up from fastboot on 25R, on 33R however its been disabled and requires unlocked bootloader.
inffy said:
You can install OTA updates even with a TWRP installed. You just have to untick the CM Recory option from Settings -> Developer Settings -> CM Recovery
What that does it tells the OTA update not to update your recovery when the option is unticked. If you leave the tick on, then every OTA will relock your bootloader and install CM recovery.
But all in all, OTAs work fine with root + twrp
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@inffy,
Hi,
I unlocked bootloader before installing 22R and updated 25, 30, 33 & 38R with OTA from 'System updates' menu. After 38R i flashed TWRP recovery and rooted my phone without unlocking the phone again & its working fine. Perhaps, the we don't need to unlock bootloader again once it unlocked. Can anyone confirm it??
So Cyanogen sent out the 44R ota today and I am rooted with a custom recovery. My current software version is 38R android 4.4.4. So in order to do the ota:
1. I need to go into SuperSU and do the permanant unroot.
2. Reboot
3. Flash stock recovery.
So for step 3 I downloaded the 38R stock firmware from cygen's site. Can I extract it and flash just the recovery? Will this work?
skyguy126 said:
So Cyanogen sent out the 44R ota today and I am rooted with a custom recovery. My current software version is 38R android 4.4.4. So in order to do the ota:
1. I need to go into SuperSU and do the permanant unroot.
2. Reboot
3. Flash stock recovery.
So for step 3 I downloaded the 38R stock firmware from cygen's site. Can I extract it and flash just the recovery? Will this work?
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You don't need to do any of that. No unrooting is required. You can flash the OTA with a custom recovery. All you need to do is initiate the update process through your Settings menu.
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I'll try that next time but I used my method and it worked fine
skyguy126 said:
I'll try that next time but I used my method and it worked fine
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Of course it did, but what I'm saying is it's completely unnecessary to do all that.
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timmaaa, what do you mean with
All you need to do is initiate the update process through your Settings menu.
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with rooted OPO, custom recovery and xposed i don't can flash the regular OTA right? i need to take the modified OTA and uninstall xposed? is this the correct way?
RotesMeerJogger said:
timmaaa, what do you mean with
with rooted OPO, custom recovery and xposed i don't can flash the regular OTA right? i need to take the modified OTA and uninstall xposed? is this the correct way?
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If you uninstall Xposed you can use the normal OTA. If you don't want to uninstall Xposed you can use the modified OTA. The custom recovery and root make no difference either way.
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hey thank you very much timmaaa! works perfect after update i only need root again
Thanks for the help everyone!
Hello all.
In a few days we will have CM12 "S" or oxygen os 12
For OnePlus one root with custom recovery how we do for a clean install and keep root?
Update for OTA or instal whith recovery?
Thanks for answers
You can't keep root during an OTA. Just take the update and then flash SuperSU again afterwards to get root back.
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Thanks, but i keep my custom recovery?
Jjul said:
Thanks, but i keep my custom recovery?
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Yes, as long as you have "update cm recovery" disabled in Developer Options.
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Ok. I enable this option to install TWRP.
When the update will be available I accept it and installs it.
After I done parameter factory and I install su on market.
With this method i keep my root and TWRP
Thanks
I'm on the original CM12s rom, rooted with TWRP recovery. I just got the notification for the latest OTA. Is it safe to go ahead and install this or not? (i have turned off updating the stock recovery in Developer settings)
Cheers
It's safe.
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Agree, don't forget to flash root again after flashing the OTA. (in case you use an external root)
Where is the OTA downloaded to? When i press update it goes into TWRP..
Thanks
GalaxyWhy said:
Where is the OTA downloaded to? When i press update it goes into TWRP..
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Check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60325143&postcount=4
Hi,
I was on a rooted Oneplus One having the TWRP recovery. I got the notification for the latest Incremental OTA ZNH2KAS254 update. I know that its not possible to install this incremental update if you are rooted and are using TWRP as your recovery. I read some of the posts and it was suggested there to unroot the phone, install the stock recovery and then try to install the OTA. I downloaded the stock cyanogen recovery and flashed it, which removed the TWRP recovery. I then unrooted my phone using the option in the SuperSU app.
Now i have an OPO which is having stock recovery and is unrooted. When i try to install this incremental update, i am not able to get through. The update goes through the installation process and ends up booting in the stock recovery with an exclamation mark on the cyanogen robot. I then decided to factory reset the OPO completely by wiping everything that was there on the phone.
Even then i am not able to install the incremental OTA and land up with the same error as mentioned above.
What am i doing wrong? Could someone please help and let me know how to get this incremental update installed? I would also like to install TWRP and root the device once i am done installing the incremental OTA.
Cheers,
Gokul
You're in the OPX section. You have OnePlus One, right?
A mod can move it?
If you are on Oxygen OS, I think you have to flash the full rom zip disponible here :
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-oneplus-one.425544/
If Cyanogen, I don't know.
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Edit :
That's thios one :
http://builds.cyngn.com/factory/bacon/cm-13.1-ZNH2KAS254-bacon-signed-9fbe6186fd.zip
Found here :
https://cyngn.com/support
@gokul
Unrooting your phone won't help. You have to flash latest signed zip (if available).
saurav007 said:
@gokul
Unrooting your phone won't help. You have to flash latest signed zip (if available).
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Saurav,
Thanks for your message.
Since i do not have TWRP installed, i believe i would have to flash the latest signed zip using ADB. Am i right?
Secondly, would it be possible for me to flash the TWRP zip using stock recovery?
Cheers,
Gokul
gokul1980 said:
Saurav,
Thanks for your message.
Since i do not have TWRP installed, i believe i would have to flash the latest signed zip using ADB. Am i right?
Secondly, would it be possible for me to flash the TWRP zip using stock recovery?
Cheers,
Gokul
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Yes, you can sideload latest signed zip or can even flash from stock recovery.