Ive seen some videos about updating to lollipop stock rooted rom but I'm not sure if I'm able to do this without messing up the phone. I bought the phone unlocked and rooted so I'm not sure what was done to it but I really just want to update to the latest stock rom without losing everything on my phone if possible.. sorry I'm really knew to this but i do have all the programs to do the installs just not sure if I can do this like I said. Any help advice or direction would be appreciated!
matteo561 said:
Ive seen some videos about updating to lollipop stock rooted rom but I'm not sure if I'm able to do this without messing up the phone. I bought the phone unlocked and rooted so I'm not sure what was done to it but I really just want to update to the latest stock rom without losing everything on my phone if possible.. sorry I'm really knew to this but i do have all the programs to do the installs just not sure if I can do this like I said. Any help advice or direction would be appreciated!
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Sadly you cannot. It'll only update when there's an AT&T sim.
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hyelton said:
Sadly you cannot. It'll only update when there's an AT&T sim.
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My buddy has the att and the same lg g3.. Put his card in it.. Said there was an update.. When I clicked install it said this phone is suspected of rooting or something along those lines and wouldn't update.
Then If no other options as to losing everything. Is there a way for me to put the update on and still have the phone rooted and unlocked?
matteo561 said:
My buddy has the att and the same lg g3.. Put his card in it.. Said there was an update.. When I clicked install it said this phone is suspected of rooting or something along those lines and wouldn't update.
Then If no other options as to losing everything. Is there a way for me to put the update on and still have the phone rooted and unlocked?
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Why is it rooted? You can not update when rooted you'll need to unroot it. Being unlocked doesn't affect anything.
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so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
mrodriguez091 said:
so i have rooted my evo before but i had to take it in to sprint because i broke the screen. i havent rooted it again since because last time they gave me a huge problem that it was rooted. today, i talked to my friend and he has his rooted with roms and everything. he says that even if rooted, and with a rom it is possible to go back to factory with superuser app gone and everything, if need be. i wanted to know if this is correct, and if so, how?
i am supposed to go to his house tomorrow for him to do it all for me, i want to make sure i really want to do this.
thank you!
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I think it's called a RUU rom. Wipes as if you were never there., back to factory stock.
Cheers!
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
mrodriguez091 said:
do you have a rooted phone with roms on it?
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Sure do. Running EVO with CyanogenMod 7 nightly build.
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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First, you need to go to unrevoked and root your phone. There are plenty of step/step guides out there, I'll see if I can find a good one for ya. Recommend doing a bunch of reading before jumping in, or waiting for your friend to do it tomorrow.
Edit: be sure to click on More info link on unrevoked site and read up.
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
mrodriguez091 said:
i could do the rooting, but do i need to do the forever root?
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Oops, sorry. Got busy flashing a new nightly ROM.
Yes, do Forever.
mrodriguez091 said:
is there anyway you could walk me through or if you could show me somewhere that has it?
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Here's a pretty thorough step by step guide for ya. goodandEVO
then just download rom manager?
I was laying in bed (with food poisoning) trying to get some sleep, when I noticed my phone vibrated and randomly rebooted.
After it booted up to the Andy firmware update image, and finally to the home screen with the update message I knew I was screwed.
THIS WAS A FORCED UPDATE BY VERIZON. I NEVER ACCEPTED OR DECLINED ANYTHING (re: food poisoning)!
You WILL lose root, on device app searching (Apple legal bs), and probably your unlock!
The perfect end to a perfect night! THANKS Verizon! /sarcasm
mcduck$ said:
I was laying in bed (with food poisoning) trying to get some sleep, when I noticed my phone vibrated and randomly rebooted.
After it booted up to the Andy firmware update image, and finally to the home screen with the update message I knew I was screwed.
THIS WAS A FORCED UPDATE BY VERIZON. I NEVER ACCEPTED OR DECLINED ANYTHING (re: food poisoning)!
You WILL lose root, on device app searching (Apple legal bs), and probably your unlock!
The perfect end to a perfect night! THANKS Verizon! /sarcasm
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What ROM were you running? It should have disable OTA's thats why I ask.
Brian Gove said:
What ROM were you running? It should have disable OTA's thats why I ask.
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The title says rooted stock.
I was runing the stock touchwiz rom (with the VRGL2 or 1 baseband) rooted, stock recovery, and the bootloader unlocked.
I just checked the EZ unlocker app and it claims that the bootloader is still unlocked. I have no way of verifying this, but if true, I'm only half screwed until somebody finds a root method for the new firmware.
If/when that happens I'll be more than happy to flash away from Verizon's bs nonsense.
Grrr...
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I was runing the stock touchwiz rom (with the VRGL2 or 1 baseband) rooted, stock recovery, and the bootloader unlocked.
I just checked the EZ unlocker app and it claims that the bootloader is still unlocked. I have no way of verifying this, but if true, I'm only half screwed until somebody finds a root method for the new firmware.
If/when that happens I'll be more than happy to flash away from Verizon's bs nonsense.
Grrr...
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Did you try re-rooting using current methods?
mcduck$ said:
I was runing the stock touchwiz rom (with the VRGL2 or 1 baseband) rooted, stock recovery, and the bootloader unlocked.
I just checked the EZ unlocker app and it claims that the bootloader is still unlocked. I have no way of verifying this, but if true, I'm only half screwed until somebody finds a root method for the new firmware.
If/when that happens I'll be more than happy to flash away from Verizon's bs nonsense.
Grrr...
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Wow rooted stock with stock recovery. Why not custom recovery? That probably the reason the update went through. Still ridiculous though, don't get me wrong. I'm guessing you weren't doing a lot of flashing.
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Did you try re-rooting using current methods?
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Negative. I currently feel like crap (see OP) and don't feel like messing with my Windows laptop to try it.
Do you think there's any chance I could brick my phone when I attempt it? Or is it simply a will work/won't work thing?
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Negative. I currently feel like crap (see OP) and don't feel like messing with my Windows laptop to try it.
Do you think there's any chance I could brick my phone when I attempt it? Or is it simply a will work/won't work thing?
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Pretty sure it will just work or fail, but I'd wait for confirmation from someone else first - better safe than sorry.
Can you supply your new Baseband Version number?
I just froze sdm 1.0. I went to the software update and it crashed. I so let's hope that stops the update...
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epikos said:
Can you supply your new Baseband Version number?
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I535VRLG7
epikos said:
Can you supply your new Baseband Version number?
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Wow rooted stock with stock recovery. Why not custom recovery? That probably the reason the update went through. Still ridiculous though, don't get me wrong. I'm guessing you weren't doing a lot of flashing.
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I was going to play around with flashing different roms eventually, but after upgrading from a decrepit half working ICS flashed Droid X I was just happy to have fully working phone again. Unfortunately I was under the false impression that the jerks at Verizon would have given me the option to accept their so-called upgrade.
Didn't they already remove local search on Verizon? My phone came that way. Of course I didn't stay on stock once we were freed...
rooting with the rootdebugfs tool should still work!
I woke up to a failed update message. Ran the update again to see why it failed and it fails because it reboots into custom recovery. Rooted, unlocked, stock. Just have some apps disabled or frozen.
Can anyone point out where the in the directory the downloaded update zip would go to?
I didn't get an update message but I did check for one it was available for me. So I ticked ok and it downloaded but failed to update as expected because of the custom recovery I have in place.
But I can't find where the zip file download to.
I wanted to try and see if Chainfire's Mobile ODIN Pro would root the updated zip as it claims.
Cache>fota>update zip...you'll see it
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Yes my laziness allowed verizon to update both of my SGS3 to I535VRLG7. I hope I can reroot when I get a chance later.
I was running stock root on both devices.
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Successful OTA Flash using Mobile Odin Pro and Kept Root/Unlocked Status
Hulk0069 said:
Cache>fota>update zip...you'll see it
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Thanks, running a backup now before I try Mobile ODIN Pro. Will update this post:
Edit: Ok, it seems I have a successful flash using Mobile ODIN Pro.
Mobile Odin Pro gave me some Warnings in advance before continuing the Flash.
1) EverRoot may need to remove Google Maps during the flash to free up some space... yadda yadda..
2) The Modem Image on your device does not match the signature check....yadda yadda..
3) 5 out of 499 system files do not match the signature checks in the OTA zip... yadda yadda..
NOTE: I disabled signature checks on both warnings before proceeding.
But you do that AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
From what I gather, Mobile Odin made its own OTA zip from the target file before flashing it
I"ve uploaded some screen shots.
IMPORTANT!
PLEASE RUN A BACK UP before attempting anything risky like this.
ALSO! and VERY IMPORTANT!!
If you are using CWM as your recovery PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check the size of your backup before proceeding with the update.
It seems CWM is not working properly on my SGSIII because the backup file sizes were only about 22 MB's large.. and thats is SO NOT GOOD!!
I went into GooManager and Flashed TWRP over CWM and ran a backup via TWRP and checked the file size to be in the range of 2.34GB's and thats what it should be (IMO). The only thing that bugs me about both recoveries is the date is 1979-12-31.. and thats definately wrong..
Anyways, my way of checking for root after an OTA is to run Titanium Backup because it always asks for SuperUser Rights before loading.
So all is well with that and checking to see if the Bootloader on my device was still Unlocked with EZ-Unlock said it still was..
Thats all I can think for now..
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Cache>fota>update zip...you'll see it
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Stock rooted & it tried & failed 2x to do the update and there is nothing in /fota/
I still have root
Second attempt it booted into recovery & I just restarted as it had a fail error
I am scared that i know the answer to this but thought i would ask. I was rooted, unlocked the bootloader the whole bit and was running Jellywiz for a while. I decided to go back to stock via restore. My phone started downloading the latest verizon update and without thinking i agreed to it. I lost root and was wondering if there is a easy way to get it back without physically going through the whole rooting process again? i tried installing supersu and doing the update but that did not work. Thanks in advance
You could try Odin-ing a image thats already rooted but honestly to be safe I'd just go through the steps again. I have done that myself once (not on a samsung phone) . Even though it sucks to lose your setup I'd rather be careful then risk a brick. Just my .02 cents though.
I followed this after update no issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31485604
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AJ26T said:
I followed this after update no issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31485604
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Thank you, i will give it a shot when i get home tonight
all current root methods work with the latest ota...just reroot and enjoy.
I'm on the OTA JB and stock. Is there anyway to gain root without having to go back and then reinstall JB? I had hoped someone would have come up with a straight forward means of rooting this device as with the old one click. I hope it's in the works.
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I'm on the OTA JB and stock. Is there anyway to gain root without having to go back and then reinstall JB? I had hoped someone would have come up with a straight forward means of rooting this device as with the old one click. I hope it's in the works.
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Well I guess I should have kept the phone I had. I bought this thing at retail and no help from the home team. What th hell. Either noone knows the answer or gives a ****. If there's no way just say so.
ergon said:
Well I guess I should have kept the phone I had. I bought this thing at retail and no help from the home team. What th hell. Either noone knows the answer or gives a ****. If there's no way just say so.
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sorry that is the only way at the moment
I had tried to "save root" on ICS beforehand but because I flashed JB through an SBF it did not work to retain it. I flashed SuperSu through CWM recovery and got root on stock JB.
My bootloader is unlocked BTW.
Hello all! I need to know what has been done to my insurance replacement phone, and how I can safely update my phone to VRBMV1.
The short version...
I hard bricked my Verizon Galaxy S3 phone by installing a custom ROM wrong, I got an insurance replacement that came pre-rooted, has Clockworkmod already installed and I believe has an unlocked bootloader. Clockworkmod stopped the OTA Update, but I want the update installed. I need to know what to do.
The long, more informative version...
So, I wanted to increase the volume of my Bluetooth headset and after trying different apps and nothing working, I found some modded system files that had a great review that increase all of the phones volumes. The instructions said the phone had to be rooted. Well I rooted the phone and the modded files didn't work. So reading the reviews of the mod, people were saying it worked great with the OMEGA AOPK ROM. So I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S3 i535 phone and installed a the custom rom and hard bricked my phone. I didn't pay enough attention and installed a rom for an i9000 not a i535, at least I think that's what happened... Anyways, I got a new phone through my insurance and the screen wouldn't rotate, so they sent me a 2nd replacement. I got that one in the mail today and it appears to already be rooted, and possibly have an unlocked bootloader, but i'm not sure how to do the VRBMV1 OTA update now.
The first thing the phone did once I activated it was do an OTA update from Verizon, so I let it. Clockworkmod popped up and said it couldn't verify the publisher for the files it was trying to install and asked if I wanted to continue. I clicked NO.
So, since I recently found out what Clockworkmod was and know it's not stock on the S3, I knew someone had done something to the phone. So i'm trying to figure out what exactly has been done, and if it's safe for me to do the OTA update or not.
After searching this forum I found out I can use an app to see if the phone is rooted or not, so I checked it and the app say "root access granted". I also see an app already installed on the phone called SuperSU. So I now know the phone is rooted.
After searching more I found one way to possibly tell if the bootloader is unlocked is to restart the phone, if the Samsung logo goes away within 1 second you probably have an unlocked bootloader. The logo goes away instantly on my phone, so i'm guessing the bootloader is unlocked?
The rest of the phone appears to be the same visually and settings wise as my old S3, so I think it's the stock ROM. "About phone" says Android Version 4.1.2 - Baseband Version i535VRBMB1 - Kernel Version 3.0.13-861013 [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 14 15:16:58 KST 2013 - Build Number JZ054K.I535VRBMB1. Putting the phone Download Mode says everything is "Official", whereas it said "Custom" just before I bricked my old phone.
Sorry this is getting so long. I'll get to the questions now...
From what I've read on the forum, it appears to not be a good idea to do the OTA updates. Without knowing what else has been done to the phone, how can I "safely" get VRBMV1 installed? It appears to fix some problems with battery life and 4G signal, so it would be nice to have.
I for sure don't want to brick another phone as my insurance most likely will not like me anymore. So i'm not sure i'm comfortable trying anymore custom ROMs that already have the update in them. Is there a way to take the phone back to factory with having any of the backups that may or may not have been done before the phone was modded?
Thank you very much!
Odin flash VRBMB1 tar.
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Odin flash VRBMB1 tar.
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And you will be on the very latest OEM OTA version , no need to worry about updates. QED
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Odin flash VRBMB1 tar.
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That worked PERFECT! Thank you very much!!!! :good:
You may have gotten one of my 5 returns...
However i am fairly certian I returned them with the stock recovery, and rom unless I missed that step on one or two... I was having screen issues when they sent me refurbs
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Colomonster said:
You may have gotten one of my 5 returns...
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Well everything seems to work perfectly on it, so thank you for not breaking it! :fingers-crossed: