Hi, I think about rooting my device(GT-I9105P). I have some questions:
Does firmware version matter when rooting?
Will I lose data?
Is it possible to go back to stock firmware if I mess up recovery?
Will Odin work with Windows 10?
Will root disable some of my phone features?
Cusion said:
Hi, I think about rooting my device(GT-I9105P). I have some questions:
Does firmware version matter when rooting?
Will I lose data?
Is it possible to go back to stock firmware if I mess up recovery?
Will Odin work with Windows 10?
Will root disable some of my phone features?
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1. No
2. No
3. Yes
4. I don't know...still on Win7Ult(64bit)
5. No
Thank you for clearing it up for me.
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If I'm on a rooted unlocked bootloader device and I did a factory restore :
1. Will I lose the root ?
2. Will bootloader be locked ?
3. Will I get the stock ROM ?
4. Will I get the latest software update ?
Sorry for too many questions and thanks in advance
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It depends on how the phone manufacturer implements the factory restore. Each manufacturer implements different strategies.
In a worst case scenario, you lose everything and get back stock ROM with nothing else.
Motherhood advisory: Backup everything and be sure of the processes involved before you do the factory restore.
Depends. If you factory restore through recovery, you'll be at a fresh version of whatever Rom you have.
If you do a factory reset via the computer, or flash back to stock in Odin, you will likely have to root and unlock the bootloader again.
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AEWSB said:
If I'm on a rooted unlocked bootloader device and I did a factory restore :
1. Will I lose the root ?
2. Will bootloader be locked ?
3. Will I get the stock ROM ?
4. Will I get the latest software update ?
Sorry for too many questions and thanks in advance
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1.No
2. No
3. Yes If You Flash It
4. If You Manufacturer Supports Update After Unlocking
Hey guys, I've read a lot on updating after being rooted, but just need to confirm before I do mess up anything.
All I have done is Rooted Stock (I have TWRP on the phone), and have flashed volume mod, and also battery percent mod. (Other then that I am running Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup)
Guessing I need to flash the back to stock for volume and battery percent (Correct if I am wrong).
And then how exactly do I go about updating to 4.4.2 and preferably retaining root?
Sorry I know noob question, just making sure as I've always unrooted, and never had any mods when I have done updates in the past.
1) you have to flash back to stock system image since you modded your phone
2) once you either get the OTA or sideload it, you just flash cwm/twrp in fastboot and then flash the supersu.zip
thats all
so in other words go back and unroot completely, go completely back to stock, and redo everything from the beginning?
Just flash the 4.4.2 stock rooted rom in the dev section
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Or you can flash the Updated Super SU zip right?
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AndroidRaven said:
so in other words go back and unroot completely, go completely back to stock, and redo everything from the beginning?
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You are flashing back the stock ROM. If you want to keep data intact, flash only the boot.img, system.img
niv3d said:
Or you can flash the Updated Super SU zip right?
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that won't help you get back to stock.
I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..
Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?
How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?
Will I loose anything through this process?
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AndroidRaven said:
I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..
Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?
How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?
Will I loose anything through this process?
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Follow this guide --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523217
Best guide out there, with big thanks to El Daddy
AndroidRaven said:
I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..
Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?
How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?
Will I loose anything through this process?
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One safe way to get the OTA, taking into account that you modded your phone, is:
i) flash system.img then flash stock recovery,
ii) once the OTA update is on your phone and you have accepted it (it installed itself) you are back to stock.
iii)flash your custom recovery and re-install your SuperSu to get back your root.
Good luck
So I have unlocked my bootloader now. I have not installed any custom recovery and rooted...just yet. I want to be sure that I can still get the OTA and as I have understand I will have to still use the stock recovery and unfreeze app and disable Xposed. The first part is the hard part.
So this is what I want to do: Flash TWRP>Flash root zip>Flash stock Recovery
Anyone know where I can find the stock recovery for 4.4.4 for the Pergerine model?
Another question: Let's say I install TWRP now and then when Lollipop is realesed, could I just flash the stock rom via TWRP?
I mean I will not be able to update OTA but I have to do it manually, would that work?
If it does then I would just stick with a custom recovery instead.
Anyone? I really want to root this phone but I want to make sure that I can revert to stock so I can upgrade to Lollipop.
My advice is to wait some time, I'm sure there will be all sorts of guides for getting the OTA even if rooted and such..
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hekomat said:
My advice is to wait some time, I'm sure there will be all sorts of guides for getting the OTA even if rooted and such..
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Yeah I probably have to do that.
Hey, I was wondering if it'd be possible to downgrade from stock 5.1 back to stock 5.0.1 by running the flash command in the factory nexus 5 image (for android 5.0.1), also downgrading the bootloader and radio in the process?
I'm not sure about this device, but I recently hard bricked my moto g downgrading from the android 5 bootloader to the android 4.4 bootloader, so I was hesitant to just run the downgrade process.
Thanks.
arx160le said:
Hey, I was wondering if it'd be possible to downgrade from stock 5.1 back to stock 5.0.1 by running the flash command in the factory nexus 5 image (for android 5.0.1), also downgrading the bootloader and radio in the process?
I'm not sure about this device, but I recently hard bricked my moto g downgrading from the android 5 bootloader to the android 4.4 bootloader, so I was hesitant to just run the downgrade process.
Thanks.
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Yes, it's a nexus device. You can flash whatever factory image version you want on it.
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arx160le said:
Hey, I was wondering if it'd be possible to downgrade from stock 5.1 back to stock 5.0.1 by running the flash command in the factory nexus 5 image (for android 5.0.1), also downgrading the bootloader and radio in the process?
I'm not sure about this device, but I recently hard bricked my moto g downgrading from the android 5 bootloader to the android 4.4 bootloader, so I was hesitant to just run the downgrade process.
Thanks.
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jd1639 said:
Yes, it's a nexus device. You can flash whatever factory image version you want on it.
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The Ultimate Device - The One. Using 5.0.1 with xPosed - couldn't be better.
arx160le said:
Hey, I was wondering if it'd be possible to downgrade from stock 5.1 back to stock 5.0.1 by running the flash command in the factory nexus 5 image (for android 5.0.1), also downgrading the bootloader and radio in the process?
I'm not sure about this device, but I recently hard bricked my moto g downgrading from the android 5 bootloader to the android 4.4 bootloader, so I was hesitant to just run the downgrade process.
Thanks.
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jd1639 said:
Yes, it's a nexus device. You can flash whatever factory image version you want on it.
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zagorteney said:
The Ultimate Device - The One. Using 5.0.1 with xPosed - couldn't be better.
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Can I just follow this instructions to downgrade from 5.1 to 5.0.1? Or should I do something else? I'll lose root, right? 5.1 messed up my Nexus 5, battery is lasting 40% less than it used to, and Google Play Services seems to be to blame. Getting real sick of this.
Yes.
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ldubs said:
Yes.
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Yes I can just follow the instructions? Yes I need to do something else? Yes I'll lose root?
Adrianrff said:
Yes I can just follow the instructions? Yes I need to do something else? Yes I'll lose root?
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Yes, follow the instructions. And, yes, you'll lose root. And, no, you don't need to do anything else. Except maybe root it again you want that. Also see this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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Will it wipe data?
If i downgrade android 5.1 to 5.0 will i have to wipe? (My bootloader is already unlocked, as I have had it rooted before, but android is stock and I dont have a custom recovery)
Pure_Android said:
If i downgrade android 5.1 to 5.0 will i have to wipe? (My bootloader is already unlocked, as I have had it rooted before, but android is stock and I dont have a custom recovery)
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Anytime you flash any factory images you're device will be wiped clean. Data, app, everything. So back up anything important.
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Mojar7070 said:
Anytime you flash any factory images you're device will be wiped clean. Data, app, everything. So back up anything important.
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Is there any way to get my user data back, so app settings ans so on? If i just restore the data partition from the backup i made on 5.1 with TWRP i get a botloop. It makes sense that i can't just use my user data from a higher version but how do i fix this?
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Is there any way to get my user data back, so app settings ans so on? If i just restore the data partition from the backup i made on 5.1 with TWRP i get a botloop. It makes sense that i can't just use my user data from a higher version but how do i fix this?
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You have to flash 5.1 again. Restore data from TWRP. Boot the phone and use some backup program (titanium backup is my favourite). Flash 5.0.1 again (do not restore backup from TWRP), boot and restore from the app you choose. You will probably get some force closes, but you can then just wipe data for those FC apps.
Quick suggestion: if it is possible, make .xml backups for system data.
Currently im on 5.1 unrooted, can i use wugfresh to go back to kitkat ? and will i lose all my data ?
michaelopolis said:
Currently im on 5.1 unrooted, can i use wugfresh to go back to kitkat ? and will i lose all my data ?
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If you don't factory reset, you will bootloop.
I'd recommend you use fastboot to flash back to kk. Any time you change android versions you should wipe your device which means to get it to work you will lose your apps and data.
Nija'd
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Aerowinder said:
If you don't factory reset, you will bootloop.
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even i want to , so i just have to click on flash+unroot?
and will i have to root 5.1 first?