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Updating to Official 2.3.6 while rooted

Naturally, I am rooted on 2.3.5, if I do this update, will I lose root access and/or will I not be able to update do to my skyrocket being rooted?

pillzburydoughboy said:
Naturally, I am rooted on 2.3.5, if I do this update, will I lose root access and/or will I not be able to update do to my skyrocket being rooted?
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Update will remove root and will fail if you have CWM installed, it requires stock recovery to apply (this is of course if you go the official update route).

Return to stock recovery
So how do I return to stock recovery from cwm? I'm not so concerned about this update, but I'd like to use stock ics when it comes out. ( keeping root, of course)

Jobuca said:
So how do I return to stock recovery from cwm? I'm not so concerned about this update, but I'd like to use stock ics when it comes out. ( keeping root, of course)
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Flash stock recovery with ODIN, make sure there is not a kernel in the .tar or the flash counter will trip.

Another question and sorry if I sound like a newb! Will I easily be able to reroot my phone?

pillzburydoughboy said:
Another question and sorry if I sound like a newb! Will I easily be able to reroot my phone?
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1 click unroot, 1 click root

pillzburydoughboy said:
Another question and sorry if I sound like a newb! Will I easily be able to reroot my phone?
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If you get familiar with ODIN (and heed the same warning I posted above) all you end up having to do is flash CWM recovery and then install superuser via an update zip file. You may have to flash it "2 - 3 times to get it to complete without error" I am not sure why it does that but I followed the instructions around here somewhere.

Many thanks to you guys! I had the same question.
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[Q] Root issues after 4.4.2 update

I manually sideloaded 4.4.2 onto my nexus 5 all was good and root appeared to be working as nova,lightflow,adblock all asked for permission upon reauthentication. However when i went into supersu it prompted for a updated. Which I continued as normal but it fails. Even after reboot.
I've even tried using cf-autoroot again to no luck.
Whats the best solution for me.
Nexus 5 - 4.4.2 KOT49H from 4.4 KRT16M
Root : Supersu by chainfire using cf-autoroot.
Nova launcher seems to be able to use root as does lightflow and root explorer.
Adblock asks but cannot change the files it needs.
Any extra information needed I will gladly produce

Try flashing su zip? - https://mega.co.nz/#!xk92nAZI!t2-Mhj_BbBMlYVj6OLC6xT2ycAMixnETqnUdqFXkr9w
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Ben36 said:
Try flashing su zip?
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I don't have a custom recovery and sideloading this fails.

brichardson1991 said:
I don't have a custom recovery and sideloading this fails.
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use fastboot to flash a custom recovery?
basic stuff man.

Zepius said:
use fastboot to flash a custom recovery?
basic stuff man.
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I thought not having a custom recovery was the way to ensure OTA updates?
But if I'm not going to be getting OTA then I'll go for it.
Whats the best one for Nexus 5, as i used to use Clockworkmod on Galaxy S2 but i've read TWRP is better ?

brichardson1991 said:
I thought not having a custom recovery was the way to ensure OTA updates?
But if I'm not going to be getting OTA then I'll go for it.
Whats the best one for Nexus 5, as i used to use Clockworkmod on Galaxy S2 but i've read TWRP is better ?
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custom recoveries in themselves do not stop a OTA. what stops a OTA is the fact that people do system mods and that breaks the OTA.
as for which is best, that falls under best rom/kernel type stuff. pick one.

brichardson1991 said:
I thought not having a custom recovery was the way to ensure OTA updates?
But if I'm not going to be getting OTA then I'll go for it.
Whats the best one for Nexus 5, as i used to use Clockworkmod on Galaxy S2 but i've read TWRP is better ?
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OTA only check the system partiiton, custom recovery won't spoil OTA.
and stock recovery = no recovery

I prefer TWRP.
If you currently have root access, download teh TWRP app from the Play Store and it'll install itself

brichardson1991 said:
I thought not having a custom recovery was the way to ensure OTA updates?
But if I'm not going to be getting OTA then I'll go for it.
Whats the best one for Nexus 5, as i used to use Clockworkmod on Galaxy S2 but i've read TWRP is better ?
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You can't have ANY modification. Recovery, Kernel, Binaries(Xposed), factory apps all have to be in tact for the official OTA to work. You'll need to find to flashable version, or flash clean back to absolute stock.

Decimation said:
You can't have ANY modification. Recovery, Kernel, Binaries(Xposed), factory apps all have to be in tact for the official OTA to work. You'll need to find to flashable version, or flash clean back to absolute stock.
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So I flashed TWRP using the app.
and now supersu is up to date.
So in future all OTA updates won't work and i will just have to sideload them like i did with these 2 ?
If that's the case I'm fine with that.

For future OTA you can flash the OTA after the download is provided here, then flash SuperSU immediately after. Also just double check if SuperSU is updated so you have the most recent version.
Thats what I did for the 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 OTAs and I never lost root. All done via TWRP

Thanks all. I've sorted it out. Can close this topic now.
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[Q] Push stock recovery

I'm on TWRP but I'd like to just adb push stock recovery. Is this possible just like I did to push TWRP?

waiting4mynexus said:
I'm on TWRP but I'd like to just adb push stock recovery. Is this possible just like I did to push TWRP?
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Yep. Unzip a stock ROM. Find the recovery.img and fastboot it.
Why though?

theesotericone said:
Yep. Unzip a stock ROM. Find the recovery.img and fastboot it.
Why though?
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Just so I can update when the OTAs come out. I'd rather not have to wipe and factory reset just to get the small updates they sent.

waiting4mynexus said:
Just so I can update when the OTAs come out. I'd rather not have to wipe and factory reset just to get the small updates they sent.
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You can flash recoveries all day and not have to wipe anything. Unless your bootloader is still locked. Have you spent some time reading up on the device at all?

theesotericone said:
You can flash recoveries all day and not have to wipe anything. Unless your bootloader is still locked. Have you spent some time reading up on the device at all?
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What reading do you suggest, this is my first nexus. Just came from an S3. I'm one for just making a couple mods as I need. I rooted so I could install navbar.

waiting4mynexus said:
What reading do you suggest, this is my first nexus. Just came from an S3. I'm one for just making a couple mods as I need. I rooted so I could install navbar.
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Every sticky you find. I'm from Samsung devices as well. It took me less than 2 minutes to figure out a google device.

theesotericone said:
Every sticky you find. I'm from Samsung devices as well. It took me less than 2 minutes to figure out a google device.
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I'm very satisfied with the nexus... No more constant modding or flashing this ROM and that to just avoid touchwiz and stay up-to-date.

waiting4mynexus said:
I'm very satisfied with the nexus... No more constant modding or flashing this ROM and that to just avoid touchwiz and stay up-to-date.
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You can flash the OTAs through custom recoveries.

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Aerowinder said:
You can flash the OTAs through custom recoveries.
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I think I understand... would I just need to download the OTA manually and flash it like any other zip?

Aerowinder said:
You can flash the OTAs through custom recoveries.
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I was wondering the same thing. Do you have to wipe each update or just apply it and done?
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Badd_blood said:
I was wondering the same thing. Do you have to wipe each update or just apply it and done?
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Don't wipe just apply it. The updates have been patched, not the whole rom. If you wipe you could be in trouble.

waiting4mynexus said:
I think I understand... would I just need to download the OTA manually and flash it like any other zip?
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Badd_blood said:
I was wondering the same thing. Do you have to wipe each update or just apply it and done?
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Disclaimer: These steps are assuming you are running Stock OS! No roms, no camera, sound, etc mods. If you're running a mod, then flash those back to stock to avoid issues.
Download the OTA, as well as the newest version of SuperSU (Version 1.8)
Transfer both files to the nexus via Android Transfer but dont put it in a folder, just so its at the bottom of the list
Boot to recovery
Flash OTA
Immediately Flash SuperSU after
Reebot
Done
I came from an S3 too, welcome to the Nexus fam

AceKingNYC said:
Disclaimer: These steps are assuming you are running Stock OS! No roms, no camera, sound, etc mods. If you're running a mod, then flash those back to stock to avoid issues.
Download the OTA, as well as the newest version of SuperSU (Version 1.8)
Transfer both files to the nexus via Android Transfer but dont put it in a folder, just so its at the bottom of the list
Boot to recovery
Flash OTA
Immediately Flash SuperSU after
Reebot
Done
I came from an S3 too, welcome to the Nexus fam
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Would the xposed framework count as a mod? If you do have a mod then how do you go about updating on stock?

Badd_blood said:
Would the xposed framework count as a mod? If you do have a mod then how do you go about updating on stock?
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I can't confidently say this because I have never used Xposed. But other folks have mentioned disabling it or uninstalling it i think?
As far as mods, if you have the camera mod etc, then just flash the stock APK for that mod so that its back as it was in it's original system state

Badd_blood said:
Would the xposed framework count as a mod? If you do have a mod then how do you go about updating on stock?
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Anything that is different in /system or kernel may prevent ota. Xposed can be uninstalled via its gui
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[Q] Shield and rooting questions

1: If i root my shield, can it stil do OTA updates and only need a reroot after each update?
2: if 1 doesnt work, is there then a way to unroot it completly to do the OTA update?

andsa said:
1: If i root my shield, can it stil do OTA updates and only need a reroot after each update?
2: if 1 doesnt work, is there then a way to unroot it completly to do the OTA update?
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You might have to uninstall custom recovery and put stock back on but cwm has been able to handle stock updates in the past just haven't tried it on the shield. You'll have to reroot. Supersu has an option for a full unroot as well.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.

hexitnow said:
You might have to uninstall custom recovery and put stock back on but cwm has been able to handle stock updates in the past just haven't tried it on the shield. You'll have to reroot. Supersu has an option for a full unroot as well.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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1: No idea what cwm means
2: The unroot with supersu didnt work at all on my galaxy s4. so im unsure if it will work on the shield.

andsa said:
1: No idea what cwm means
2: The unroot with supersu didnt work at all on my galaxy s4. so im unsure if it will work on the shield.
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Something must have happened because the unroot option worked fine on my Verizon s4. Cwm is clockwork mod recovery. Unroot option does work on shield or at least it has on both of mine.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.

andsa said:
1: If i root my shield, can it stil do OTA updates and only need a reroot after each update?
2: if 1 doesnt work, is there then a way to unroot it completly to do the OTA update?
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1.- In my experience CWM does not install my otas so i was getting always errors, but you dont need CWM on your device because there aren't roms and they aren't flasheable files on android development so in my opinion you don't needed (I dont needed)
2.- I had to return to 100% out of the box to get again all the otas installed just because of the error i told you on number 1 so i suggest you not to use a custom recovery if you want to install some mods or some addons to android just use xposed framework

psycho1200 said:
1.- In my experience CWM does not install my otas so i was getting always errors, but you dont need CWM on your device because there aren't roms and they aren't flasheable files on android development so in my opinion you don't needed (I dont needed)
2.- I had to return to 100% out of the box to get again all the otas installed just because of the error i told you on number 1 so i suggest you not to use a custom recovery if you want to install some mods or some addons to android just use xposed framework
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I have a feeling there will be a need for cwm soon
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.

Iv used triangle away. U install it after root and then u can ota update again. Working on samsung galaxy anyhow
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What's CWM?

andsa said:
What's CWM?
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Clockwork mod recovery
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[Q] Flash Stock ROM and keep ROOT

Hi, ok, so i'm on CM11 currently and was thinking of flashing a stock rom, but keeping my root and recovery intact; whats the best away of doing this, any ideas?
From what i've gathered i have the following options;
DL and flash stock rom direct from google, reroot and re install recovery (i used wugs toolkit first time round; but i'd rather avoid having to reroot and re-install the recovery if i can)
Flash one of the currently rooted roms in Android Development (this is likely going to be the 'root' i go down; why would i need to flash the radio and or bootloader update???)
I'm just making sure i'm not making this more complicated than it needs to be; that is to say, make sure there isn't an easier method.
p.s. The reason behind using stock rooted rom is simple, i was using Xposed Frameworks and came across Gravity Box, the number of options on it are mind boggling, and i feel it gives me greater control over my phone.

Either way will work. Personally I'd flash the factory image and then re-root, but that's just me. If you go that route use this instead of wugs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283
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easiest?
Flash factory image
start android....enable USB debugging
Fastboot flash custom recovery
xfer and flash SU zip
reboot

chaco81 said:
easiest?
Flash factory image
start android....enable USB debugging
Fastboot flash custom recovery
xfer and flash SU zip
reboot
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Even easier is that you do not need to enable debugging in order to fastboot flash recovery or push via adb in recovery...
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jd1639 said:
Either way will work. Personally I'd flash the factory image and then re-root, but that's just me. If you go that route use this instead of wugs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283
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chaco81 said:
easiest?
Flash factory image
start android....enable USB debugging
Fastboot flash custom recovery
xfer and flash SU zip
reboot
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Pirateghost said:
Even easier is that you do not need to enable debugging in order to fastboot flash recovery or push via adb in recovery...
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Thanks all, your advice is appreciated; jd, I'll give that link a shot

Pirateghost said:
Even easier is that you do not need to enable debugging in order to fastboot flash recovery or push via adb in recovery...
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Even more easy is to buy a rooted phone, now top that

I'm in a rush to go somewhere, I very well know 2 ways to go: 1st avenue which takes 20 minutes and 2nd avenue that takes 25 minutes. Both ways are safe to go. Why should I spend 30 minutes analyzing the map to see which is faster and/or looking for a 3rd way if the time will be spent anyways

why not just factory reset and flash a deodexed stock ROM with SuperSU included, there are plenty hanging around development.

mistahseller said:
why not just factory reset and flash a deodexed stock ROM with SuperSU included, there are plenty hanging around development.
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Is their literally a step by step to flash back to stock ? Mistah seems like your way is fairly simple ? Is there a guide to that anywhere ?
I have a GS3 (SGH i747) on CM11 and just want to be able to use MHL / HDMI.. Which the CM currently does not support.. Dont really want to go back to stock but I need MHL to work and I'm not sure any other way ?
Is there another ROM I can flash that supports it MHL that is decent ? If not, I dont know exactly how to get it back to stock if someone can help ..
Thanks.

robberrobbie said:
Is their literally a step by step to flash back to stock ? I have a GS3 (SGH i747) on CM11 and just want to be able to use MHL / HDMI.. Which the CM currently does not support.. Dont really want to go back to stock but I need MHL to work and I'm not sure any other way ?
I dont know exactly how to get it back to stock.. Thanks.
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You are in the wrong forums
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Pirateghost said:
You are in the wrong forums
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I'm just asking about method itself as I cannot find in SG3 or any where.. I understand I am in Nexus 5 ? if nobody wants to answer that's fine.

robberrobbie said:
I'm just asking about method itself as I cannot find in SG3 or any where.. I understand I am in Nexus 5 ? if nobody wants to answer that's fine.
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The methods are different between nexus devices and other
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robberrobbie said:
I'm just asking about method itself as I cannot find in SG3 or any where.. I understand I am in Nexus 5 ? if nobody wants to answer that's fine.
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There are return to stock guides in all the s3 forums here. Essentially you'll be flashing the official .tar via odin.
If you cant find the guides, ask there not here. This phone is completely different. Your method is not the same.
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rootSU said:
There are return to stock guides in all the s3 forums here. Essentially you'll be flashing the official .tar via odin.
If you cant find the guides, ask there not here. This phone is completely different. Your method is not the same.
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ok ok thanks.