Hi everyone,
I am new to rooting stuff and this forum. I have a lg g2 at&t D800. I wanted to flash rom because of its dark camera issue. I rooted my phone first using ioroot based on instructions from this forum and some other source. I checked my phone I have root access now.
Then, I changed my mind. One thing it is my of control. There are too many stuff to learn. Also, the current os is not too bad.
Anyway, I did not go any further. All the software stays the same as before. I did not flash anything. I even did factory reset afterwards. The only thing changed is that I have root access now.
Can I get still official update and update my phone? Will it mass up my phone?
Thanks in advance!
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I apologize to all if this is in the wrong category or this has been answered already. I am new to his site and relatively new to the ROMS and Rooting
Basically what happened is I rooted my evo in order to wifi Tether, this worked fine, however, i made the rookie mistake of updating my phone which may have removed the root because my root programs say i no longer have root priveleges.
Next I figured since its not rooted anymore I'd be able to update to the latest software 3.7, however this proved to not work either as it will find the update when i search for updates and wont install.
Now i am confused, should i reroot my phone, and flash the rooted version of the 3.7 update rom, should i factory reset, or am i just stuck with this phone the way it is now.
Thanks in advance
hello,
i have rooted g2x unlocked phone with CM7 and i want to upgrade my baseband to july 15 via LG Update.
so question arrives in mind is that , will OTA update re-lock my g2x ???
Thanks
bhavin23 said:
hello,
i have rooted g2x unlocked phone with CM7 and i want to upgrade my baseband to july 15 via LG Update.
so question arrives in mind is that , will OTA update re-lock my g2x ???
Thanks
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Um...you got your terms wrong. OTA is Over The Air. This update is 100% via the mobile network channel. The LG Update is PC based, requiring you to be hooked, via USB, to a PC/La[top.
If you do the LG Software update and are rooted, you will remain rooted. The update does not remove data. Be advised that you may have to revert to Stock Recovery to get the update though.
I got the update with a Rooted Stock ROM and standard recovery.
Remember, LG Update and OTA are NOT the same thing. They may be using the same file for update, but the update process is different.
So far, if you get the LG UPdate, you will not get the OTA
Also remember, to take standard precautions, like backup, and, follow the instructions to the letter. Some people have experienced problems with the Lg Update. We 'suspect' they may not have followed the complete instructions.
1. Stock Rom, Rooted ok
2. Stock Recovery
3. Updated USB drivers from LG
4. Do NOT disconnect phone from cable at 4%. There is a pause here that could take several minutes.
Most reported problems have come when the above were not in play.
Good luck.
alodar1 said:
Um...you got your terms wrong. OTA is Over The Air. This update is 100% via the mobile network channel. The LG Update is PC based, requiring you to be hooked, via USB, to a PC/La[top.
If you do the LG Software update and are rooted, you will remain rooted. The update does not remove data. Be advised that you may have to revert to Stock Recovery to get the update though.
I got the update with a Rooted Stock ROM and standard recovery.
Remember, LG Update and OTA are NOT the same thing. They may be using the same file for update, but the update process is different.
So far, if you get the LG UPdate, you will not get the OTA
Also remember, to take standard precautions, like backup, and, follow the instructions to the letter. Some people have experienced problems with the Lg Update. We 'suspect' they may not have followed the complete instructions.
1. Stock Rom, Rooted ok
2. Stock Recovery
3. Updated USB drivers from LG
4. Do NOT disconnect phone from cable at 4%. There is a pause here that could take several minutes.
Most reported problems have come when the above were not in play.
Good luck.
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thank you very much for clearing my doubts , i was talking about LGUpdate utility only.
Ok guys,
I'm gonna post this knowing that there is probably NO SOLUTION to my issue. Let me attempt to explain EXACTLY my issue and what I did. I found a potential solution here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 however my issues don't exactly match the description in that thread.
So, long story short - I've ended up back on the G2 for now (until I upgrade) - I got the G2 on Amazon brand new. When I got it the other day - I discovered when I attempted to boot into download/fastboot or recovery using ADB - the phone would just reboot. The G2 came with KK 4.4.2. I had it rooted but still couldn't get into recovery or download modes. So, for the hell of it - I decided to take the OTA (after reading the G2 can still be rooted on LP). Halfway thru the OTA update (after it reboots into stock recovery) the device reboots. Did it multiple times. So, I went to LG's website and downloaded the LG Mobile Support tool. Plugged the G2 in - it said there was no update available. So, I tried one of the options I found to update the recovery. So, it starts updating.... and then I realized it flashed Lollipop instead of updating the recovery. So, no I'm on stock Lollipop 5.0.2 and I still can't boot into recovery/download/fastboot to flash a stock KitKat image so I can root, ROM, etc.
Anyone heard of this issue or even possibly know how to fix it WITHOUT using a bootable Linux drive or a virtual machine (I have a Windows 8,1 laptop - 8.1 doesn't support Hyper-V out of the box)? If you know anything related to this - please post. I have no clue what else to do except accept the fact that I have a stock G2 that I will NEVER be able to root. I was going to send it back to Amazon and get another one but I don't feel like going thru all that for a phone I'm probably not gonna end up using too much longer.
Hey all, need some advice... I recently rooted my phone and found it wasn't for me (way too many apps stopped working). Because of this I tried to unroot the phone, but got stuck in a boot loop and had to recover from scratch.
Anyways, I'm running stock now and the system is back to being rooted. Problem is, I can't seem to update the phone. I'm not getting an error message either. Both Smart Switch and the phone simply say I'm up to date, but I'm on APB7 when I should be able to get APD3.
Is there anyway to fix this? Will I need to factory reset the phone? I'm not sure how to get the phone to recognize an update now.
Same here. I rooted my phone, installed TWRP but battery drain and apps not working properly made me go back to stock. Now I cant get any updates. I flashed APEQ fw yesterday dated June 8 but still dont get the June 17 updates.
I used Smart Switch to do an Emergency Reinstall of the firmware. Had to start over from scratch with my phone... It installed the lastest firmware though.
Been researching as much as I can online and it seems the consensus is simply unrooting the phone does nothing. You have to factory reboot. Tripping Knox won't stop you from getting updates but an unrooted phone that wasn't factory reset still won't get updates. Fun times. Last time I root my phone... Things aren't the same since I last rooted in Android 4.0. Now too many apps and updates etc. check for root and stop working if they detect it.
Luuthian said:
Hey all, need some advice... I recently rooted my phone and found it wasn't for me (way too many apps stopped working). Because of this I tried to unroot the phone, but got stuck in a boot loop and had to recover from scratch.
Anyways, I'm running stock now and the system is back to being rooted. Problem is, I can't seem to update the phone. I'm not getting an error message either. Both Smart Switch and the phone simply say I'm up to date, but I'm on APB7 when I should be able to get APD3.
Is there anyway to fix this? Will I need to factory reset the phone? I'm not sure how to get the phone to recognize an update now.
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Did you use Odin to flash back to stock?
malek777 said:
Did you use Odin to flash back to stock?
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I used the Emergency Recovery function of Smart Switch which, from my understanding, is basically the same thing. I know how to use ODIN but it seemed a better idea to go with the official solution. Guess I'll find out if it worked once the June update is available in Canada.
Hi Guys
I have an old nexus 5 which I've decided to go back to after the zte i bought to replace it when the battery died became to buggy and unreliable.
I rooted the phone when i first got it so I could copy over some apps from my old HTC (mostly my save game from Drag racing)
I never used any custom recovery or Roms on the phone & I lost root when i did the OTA update to marshmallow.
I wasnt hugely botheered by this and never re-rooted the phone.
Yesterday I tried to install Android Pay which wont let me set it up because the phone is rooted.
Ive relocked the bootloader but am still unable to use androoid pay.
I've had a look around for unrooting advice on here most of which discuss reflashing the stock firmware.
As the phone is already stock is there a way i can unroot without having to wipe the phone?
Thanks
Grant