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[Q] Stock ROM on rooted device?

Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?

bibihtc said:
Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?
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Yes you can run stock rom with s-off and root access however I am not sure if OTA updates will still work. Even if they did work I would imagine you would lose root access once the OTA update has been applied.

So when I flash stock ruu.exe nothing happens with S-OFF neither root?

You will need the stock recovery to get OTA updates to install, they won't work with CWM

and with stock recovery I'll be able to create backups of installed roms? And how do I reinstall stock recovery?
thx

You can't backup with the stock recovery, no

Got it, thx.
And how do I install stock recovery?

Get it from an RUU, then flash it using fastboot commands

Android Recovery Manager
There is a much easier solution: Android Recovery Manager

Install OTA Upgrade to my Status

AT&T and HTC are both trying to send me an OTA update for my HTC Status. It will not load to my phone, presumably because I have CWM Recovery installed. Is there any way to install it using CWM, and if so, how? If it cannot be installed by CWM, exactly how do I revert to the stock recovery? I have already downloaded the stock recovery, but I can't get it to flash to the phone.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752473

How to revert back to stock and accept OTA update?

can someone please walk me through how go back to stock recovery to accept OTA's and also update TWRP? i.e. can newer version of TWRP be installed from old TWRP?
Unlocked bootloader, rooted, TWRP 2.8.0.1.
Thanks in advance!

Confusion with official Marshmallow upgrade for rooted stock rom

I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted my Moto g3 XT1550 but im on stock ROM itself. Now I got a OTA notification of Marshmallow update.
So, can I download the OTA & install it without unrooting or flashing stock recovery?

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I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted my Moto g3 XT1550 but im on stock ROM itself. Now I got a OTA notification of Marshmallow update.
So, can I download the OTA & install it without unrooting or flashing stock recovery?
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No! There should be no confusion here, the ONLY possible modification that can be done to your phone where you can accept a OTA update is an unlocked bootloader, NOTHING else. No Root, no TWRP, no Xposed... Your software status should show official and if the /system partition has been modified it will fail. PERIOD.
You cannot install an OTA without returning to PURE stock, not just unrooting and flashing stock recovery, you need to have an unmodified /system partition (root and then unroot is still a modified /system partition). Flash the factory image that matches your current software, then take the OTA, and flash TWRP and root again.

OTA doesnt work on rooted device

Hey,
i have a rooted opo and want to update with OTA.
But it just gets me into the TWRP Recovery and doesnt proceed.
I have Version:
cynogen os
12.1..1- Y0G8DAS2K1
5.1.1
what would be the easiest version?

You can't ota with modified system and you need stock recovery, quickest way would be to backup, flash the latest cyan build, otherwise unroot, flash stock recovery and try ota again.

Where can i get the newest cyan? Searched a bit but i could only find a non flashable rom.
Full wipe is ok for me.

You can get the latest version here https://cyngn.com/support you have to flash it via fastboot then reinstall TWRP and also will have to install SuperSU for root again.