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[Q] Stock recovery question for OTA

I found This topicon how to get back to stock recovery. My question is wouldn't you have to be on stock rom and the stock hboot for the OTA to work? or the HTCinstaller dosen't car just as long as the stock recovery is still intact?

I dont see the point, but thats just me.
New update comes out =new custom rom (stock or not stock) on xda
just backup important data before flash. some roms dont require a wipe if u r coming from the same rom 1 version under.
check rom threads. IMO no need for OTA.

[Q] Need help upgrading Boost Mobile Moto G to 4.4.4

I have a Boost Mobile Moto G running stock 4.4.2 rooted with CWM recovery. I would like to know how to upgrade it to 4.4.4 with root but I am not sure what to flash next or to make a nandroid backup. Should I install stock recovery and install the update or flash some zip for recovery.

williamhancock328` said:
I have a Boost Mobile Moto G running stock 4.4.2 rooted with CWM recovery. I would like to know how to upgrade it to 4.4.4 with root but I am not sure what to flash next or to make a nandroid backup. Should I install stock recovery and install the update or flash some zip for recovery.
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Yes you should install stock recovery first and then ota update

Try an alternative rom?
williamhancock328` said:
I have a Boost Mobile Moto G running stock 4.4.2 rooted with CWM recovery. I would like to know how to upgrade it to 4.4.4 with root but I am not sure what to flash next or to make a nandroid backup. Should I install stock recovery and install the update or flash some zip for recovery.
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If you want to remain with stock ROM, make a nandroid backup, flash stock recovery and do an update. Re-root and re-flash CWM after if you wish.
Alternatively, try an alternative ROM like CM11, Omni, PA etc. You can use CWM recovery to simply flash your new rom (after full wipe). Don't forget to take a nandroid backup AND a data backup of contacts, all app-data, sms/mms, bookmarks etc with apps like Titanium, MyBackup or Carbon/Helium.

This is what you can do
Step 1: download the update on your stock 4.4.2 rom.
Step 2: plug your phone into your computer and reboot to fastboot mode 3: pretend your flashing stock firmware (no u won't loose any data or have to reset)
Step 4: flash everything in order BUT*** exclude mfastboot erase userdata and mfastboot erase cache.
Step 5: after u exclude those 2 commands reboot your phone using mfastboot reboot
Step 6 your phone will reboot however any tweaks, modifications, and anything involving root will be disabled temporarily since u basically reverted back to stock without fully factory reseting.
Step 7: Go to settings and install your update (itll take about 10-15) minutes
Step 8: once its done go back to fastboot mode reflash your recovery and your root and reboot and your good to go ull be on 4.4.4 rooted and stock recovery
Side Note : Making a 4.4.2 back up is useless because after u upgrade you can't downgrade
Im on 4.4.4 XT1031 Boostmobile
Custom Recovery (TWRP) and rooted
Sent from my XT1031 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

No M10 snapshot yet
I also might install CM11 but there is no M10 snapshot, so thats why i'm on stock until the latest M snapshot is released for it.

How to flash OTA update on rooted phone with custom recovery?

Trying to flash 5.0 OTA from 4.4.4 without losing data on Nexus 5.
I don't know how to remove custom recovery so I can sideload the OTA zip in the stock recovery. It keeps loading into TWRP instead.
Can someone explain step by step how I flash the factory recovery.img?

That's not even possible (as far as I know)...
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Trying to flash 5.0 OTA from 4.4.4 without losing data on Nexus 5.
I don't know how to remove custom recovery so I can sideload the OTA zip in the stock recovery. It keeps loading into TWRP instead.
Can someone explain step by step how I flash the factory recovery.img?
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Removing a custom recovery while preserving data is not possible, you should backup all your data, remove the custom recovery, flash 5.0 and then restore your custom recovery.
Are you using the Nexus Root Toolkit? It's incredibly easy and I use it for almost all my flashing, rooting, etc.

You can't apply an OTA on a rooted phone. On Kitkat and before you could end up in a boot loop. After Lollipop the OTA changed to system-level verification, and any change to the ROM stopped the OTA - all you get is a reboot to an unchanged system.
In any case, major ROM jumps usually work best with a total wipe and clean install of the new ROM. somerandomatoms is right - back up and install the new ROM. But why go to 5? You may as well go straight to 6.0.1.

help moving from CM11 to LP

so i got my mate7 over a year ago and right from the start i installed cm11. i only had the stock rom for a week. its been so long that i forgot this phone has a fingerprint scanner. i have decided to flash the latest huawei rom and then shortly after flash KangVIP. the problem is that i dont know where to begin.
im currently running CM11 from this thread. i installed TWRP using acbka's tool (thanks!). so, where do i go from here? im guessing i go to stock recovery and then do a serious of stock firmware upgrades. the problem is i dont know which ones.
my phone model is an MT7-L09 (im in the US if that matters). im hoping i can get LP installed before the spring semester. any and all help is appreciated. thanks and happy new year.

For coming back to huawei stock rom from CM11 I usually:
(Wipe /data and /system from recovery)
Flash from recovery this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/development/rom-erykinemt7-v1-0-0-mt7-l09-b137sp03-t3044695 or any kitkat rom that comes with flashable zip
Flash the stock kitkat recovery (Option 1 from acbka's tools)
Flash a stock kitkat rom (this for example --- I didn't try flashing Lollipop stock rom here, you can just try it or install kitkat stock then lollipop stock) using huawei update tool (you have to put the stock rom in /dload folder, then go to settings, update and start a local update). It's important that you have flashed the stock recovery in the previous step because a non-official recovery won't let you install huawei software.
Now you can receive OTA updates
(I use cwm recovery but I think that it's just the same with twrp)

Who to make back up from stock recovery?

Hi guys.
I updated my HTC u11 to oero by OTA update (bootloader is unlocked)
Now. I want Go back to custom ROM
So I need to make back up from stock recovery to future I able come back to stock ROM for getting ota.
Please help me to make back up from stock recovery partition.?!

You can find some in the Collection.
Or if you want to do it by yourself:
1. Boot into Bootloader;
2. BOOT into TWRP;
3. Backup whatever you want.

I tried boot twrp from bootloader but not working
Screen pause black !?!?

Did you just OTA to 2.42?