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Official FroYo Update Thread + FAQ | OTA IS OUT NOW!

It's out. Now the race to root. DO NOT post the HTC Link.
Ok, firstly, before I get flamed:
I realise this probably should go in General, but more people see the dev section and this should also avoid the posts from n00bs who don't understand.
Secondly:
INSTALLING THE UPDATE WILL WIPE YOUR ROOT AND YOU MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO ROOT AGAIN.
(Copy + paste that warning into your sig )
The update will either come in one of these formats:
A PB99IMG.zip which can be flashed in HBOOT mode OTA
An RUU to run on your computer
A zip to flash in recovery which will 'patch' existing files to bring them up to date. (This is the one which it will probably be)
LATEST NEWS:
Fri 8:31 GMT - HTC NL posts on their official Facebook page: http://bit.ly/aK9RQw
Follow @rootmydroid on Twitter for the very latest information.
NEW! OTA Wonder Machine for Linux:
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This has loads of options which you can see in the pic above. Yes we really have found how to send a fake OTA check request.
This is for Linux only. Find out how to install Linux under Windows with this guide.
Thanks to Klutsh for help with the commands + mithrandi for figuring out how to do it in the first place.
Feel free to mod my work and make it better, I can upload it back to the RMD server and make it avalible via an update.
FAQ:
I'm Rooted and I still want the official update after reading the warning.
1) Make a goldcard using this guide (For Desire too)
2) Download this
3) Double click it and follow the instructions.
4) When the update is ready to be pushed out, you will get a notification.
I got the update notification! How can I find out the link?
You will need to download an app of the market called 'Log Collector' before you get the notification. Then, after selecting accept and it starts downloading, run the log collector app and email it to yourself. Then post the output of the email here and email it to me ([email protected]) and I will pick out the link for you.
I want to keep my root but still have the update.
As soon as we get a link, it will be a race to see who can be the first to release the update. You can help by...
I want to help people root the update!
If the update comes in the form of an RUU or PB99IMG.zip, I will be able to instantly root & upload it. However, if the update is in the form of a patch zip, someone will have to install the update and use busybox to tar it, or a dev will have to patch the files with the originals.
I have the update, I want to tar it.
1) Install Android SDK or simply adb
2) Download busybox for Android
3) Launch Windows console (cmd) and go to the directory where busybox is with the "cd path/to/the/file" command.
4) "adb devices" <- Is your device detected ? If not, install HTC Sync // Of course, before you have to plug your device in... (Sync mode I guess)
5) "adb push busybox /data/local/busybox
6) "adb shell"
7) "cd /sdcard/"
8) "chmod 755 /data/local/busybox" (something like that)
9) "/data/local/busybox tar cvf dump.tar /system"
10) When it's finished, you will have a normal error like 'tar: error exit delayed from previous errors'.
11) Compress it and then upload it. Feel like a rock star.
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Jargon Buster:
RUU - Rom Update Utility - Official HTC Programs used to update or restore your phone from a computer
ADB (logcat) - Android Device (or Debug) Bridge - A command line tool to manage your phone from a computer. ADB logcat is the system log of your phone which displays the URL of the update when you get the notification.
Need something explaining? Post here & I'll try my best
Have a question? Post here and I will try to answer it.
Please keep all discussion + questions in this thread to avoid the XDA trolls coming out...

No matter where you post anything, noobs will flock to threads like this. Fact.
Sent from my Desire using XDA App

GANJDROID said:
No matter where you post anything, noobs will flock to threads like this. Fact.
Sent from my Desire using XDA App
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They will flock to this thread and that is the point. To answer the frequent questions and to avoid the 20 threads that will be started over the weekend. 'How do I unroot?' 'I lost my root! :'(' 'How do I install the update?' 'Questions about the upcoming Desire update' 'Oh, Ou, Ah... Desire Update?'

Let's hope some one post the update as soon they get it, so we can have a rooted version.

42turkeys said:
...11) Compress it and then upload it. Feel like a rock star
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You gotta love this guy! lol

I was reading the WordPress installation instructions whilst writing this and it said.
5. Wait for the script to finish installing WordPress. Feel like a rock star.
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I just had to use it lol

Btw, this is the update check url:
https://android.clients.google.com/checkin

Great post, answered all my questions thanks!

bookmarked!

codeXcalibur said:
Btw, this is the update check url:
https://android.clients.google.com/checkin
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The updates are from htc so always have an htc.com URL. I'm not sure what do do with the checkin, to get the URL we use the Android system log as it appears there.

I have SIM free Desire, can I flash other official ROM by using goldcard after OTA upgrade?

Yes you can. You may not need a goldcard though as it is sim-free but if you get a 'CUSTOM ID ERROR' in when you try and flash an ROM, you do need a goldcard.

Finally the official rom Now we only have to wait for someone to root the update

It's not out yet, should be coming over the weekend.
Though as a former Hero user I find it hard to beleive, I hope

42turkeys said:
Yes you can. You may not need a goldcard though as it is sim-free but if you get a 'CUSTOM ID ERROR' in when you try and flash an ROM, you do need a goldcard.
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Thank you!
Any more info about this update? Maybe bootloader and radio will be changed too?
thanks again.

I know, if we had to believe everyone who told us the rom was out, or was comming. . . . .

daming said:
Thank you!
Any more info about this update? Maybe bootloader and radio will be changed too?
thanks again.
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Boot loader will probably be changed, radio will be changed.
Sent from Steve Job's Android dungeon with my VanillaEclair Hero.

so how long will it take you dev's to make it a rootable rom for us that don't want the official update?

If anyone has any major news that has not already been posted here or on @rootmydroid on Twitter, please email me [email protected]
Thanks!
(Also, keep bumping this post

DesireableHTC said:
so how long will it take you dev's to make it a rootable rom for us that don't want the official update?
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Someone will have to tar it using the method on the 1st post, then I will have to download it, then it will be around 10 mins until it's back uploading.
At least that's how fast I was with the Hero update.

[Q] How do I root the AT&T Avail (ZTE Z990)?

What I have tried:
SuperOneClick (all versions) <-- Siege Tanks Were Doomed
Gingerbreak <-- Just sits there
Z4Root <-- doesn't do anything
Rageagainstthecage <-- doesn't work
tried flashing Clockwork mod via tcard like works for the ZTE Blade, phone pretends like it is working then reboots and no change, trying to start using the power button and vol - yields nothing.
tried cooking my own rom with the kitchen make the update.zip file
Do adb reboot recovery
the phone comes back to the android system recovery <3e>
I select the option to do update.zip from sdcard
I get:
verifying update package...
installation aborted...
I need root access to remove the AT&T preloaded apps that won't uninstall won't stay killed and are hogging all my space on the phone (limited storage). I would also like to be able to upgrade to 2.3.7 from my current 2.3.4 and possibly make my own roms.
I have emailed ZTE Chinese support to see if I can get an non pork filled rom the Indian who answered their tech support line didn't have an answer and told me not to flash the ZTE roamer rom (if I could even find it) because it will brick my phone. They have been no help!
What am I doing wrong in the android recovery (I have tried both installer scripts)? Is there a way to rebuild the system.img from the system folder that was created in the kitchen because I might be able to rebuild it into the .bin file that the phone will accept from a sdcard with the built in update feature?

Ok so I figured out how to repack the system.img I then dropped it back into the folder and used zte-pack.exe to build my .bin file. I go to the tcard update and it fails verification...is there a signature that needs to be made? I didn't see an option in zte-pack

i got the same phone with at&t....was unable to root it either, but i only tried super one click...
good luck and share, if you find a way.

Not sure if there is away as of yet. Just did a fast search and it seems no root has been done for it yet

try another time z4root

I am unable to root my XT928 either...Good Luck!

Apo11on said:
i got the same phone with at&t....was unable to root it either, but i only tried super one click...
good luck and share, if you find a way.
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I am soooo close just need that extra little bit of help, I will get it and when I do I will definitely share. I've only had a droid for 2 weeks and I have come this far, I am not going to stop. I have a BS in Computer Science and used to be a MCSE, I don't know this tech well enough yet but I will. Just hoping someone on here has the skillset I need to help complete this,

primanka said:
try another time z4root
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tried it multiple times as I have with all of the one click exploits and custom rom trials

We got root, just need a forum to post, and maybe anotehr tester if someone is interested.
Shoot me a pm

jcase said:
We got root, just need a forum to post, and maybe anotehr tester if someone is interested.
Shoot me a pm
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Thank you kind Sir! jcase to the rescue again - spent a couple of hours with me and busted this thing open. I can confirm my AT&T Aveil ZTE Z990 is fully rooted now. Mad props to jcase

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Will post instructions after I Get another tester and write it up, however I am submitting a CVE And reporting it to google/zte. It is particularly dangerous (as far as malware abusing it).

jcase said:
Will post instructions after I Get another tester and write it up, however I am submitting a CVE And reporting it to google/zte. It is particularly dangerous (as far as malware abusing it).
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Just woke up and saw this...can't wait to test thanks. PM Sent

I can confirm it works..I am now rooted!
jcase said he will post later... was able to remove the annoying at&t apps and gain back 30mb using titanium back...now to learn how to flash a custom rom...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...e-avail-att-offer-quick-and-easy-root-access/
enjoy

There are detailed instructions for rooting, unlocking, other ROMs and more on a Russian site but I don't understand much of it. If anyone can help out it would be great!
I'm prevented from posting links here but search for zte Roamer unlock.

schoolage said:
There are detailed instructions for rooting, unlocking, other ROMs and more on a Russian site but I don't understand much of it. If anyone can help out it would be great!
I'm prevented from posting links here but search for zte Roamer unlock.
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we know about this - i'm fluent in russian. none of their file links work - it's an old thread on 4pda forums. you can use translate.google.com or several other engines, to translate web pages in real time.

according to ZTE although they share the same model numbers they have different radios (IE GSM / CDMA) and flashing the roamer to the avail will brick it. Apparently ZTE has not gotten the concept of using distinct model numbers yet...

I was able to get root by simply entering *983*7668#. watch the screen and you will see a message that says wait a few minutes for root. I then installed superuser and Titanium Backup proceeded to remove the apps I didn't want/need, I was also able to backup everything else that I wanted to!

theloon said:
I was able to get root by simply entering *983*7668#. watch the screen and you will see a message that says wait a few minutes for root. I then installed superuser and Titanium Backup proceeded to remove the apps I didn't want/need, I was also able to backup everything else that I wanted to!
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How did you run Titanium Backup without installing a su binary?

shimapan said:
How did you run Titanium Backup without installing a su binary?
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It just worked, even after a fresh flashing of the T card image.bin from ZTE.
Oh and heres a little batch file with needed files to automate jcase's procedure.

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Hey, great work! Have you ever thought about making a mac or linux port? I'd really love to help you make one!
Email me: [email protected]

I'm going to try this. I didn't have much luck using the other one-click out there. But this kit can restore to stock, so I'll do that and try this rooting stuff all over again.

Does this work with the new 4.1.1 on nexus 7?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app

everything works great except, I'm not going through with the root. I get stuck on fastboot mode with a message at the top saying "Booting downloaded image". But no action happens. fastboot is frozen and my computer has a message "Waiting for your device to finish booting up..."
Any idea what's going on? The kit worked really well unlocking and locking and restoring stock
I tried all of this on both 4.1 and 4.1.1 and get the same stuck screen results on the root feature, regardless of flashing CWM or not, just plain frozen

EVOXGSR said:
everything works great except, I'm not going through with the root. I get stuck on fastboot mode with a message at the top saying "Booting downloaded image". But no action happens. fastboot is frozen and my computer has a message "Waiting for your device to finish booting up..."
Any idea what's going on? The kit worked really well unlocking and locking and restoring stock
I tried all of this on both 4.1 and 4.1.1 and get the same stuck screen results on the root feature, regardless of flashing CWM or not, just plain frozen
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Ok. That is strange. Add me on gchat and hit me up and I will try my best to troubleshoot with you to find out the cause of your problem.
{{ WugFresh }}

mintaeroboy said:
Does this work with the new 4.1.1 on nexus 7?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app
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Man, that was quick.. I thought I was up to date.. lol.. development is never ending. I will push an update out asap. Looks like I need an updated Superuser. Can you do me a favor and try flashing this in Temp CWM recovery;
http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
Edit.. I just realized that you phrased that as a question. Try it out. It should work. No harm in trying. I included the latest SuperSU in the toolkit, and had success with it. So go for it.
Cheers
{{ WugFresh }}

WugFresh said:
Ok. That is strange. Add me on gchat and hit me up and I will try my best to troubleshoot with you to find out the cause of your problem.
{{ WugFresh }}
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Same error here... Did you reach any resolution?

NZtechfreak said:
Same error here... Did you reach any resolution?
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He did not get back at me, but maybe you can help me. Can you try replacing the modified boot.img in the toolkits data directory with this one instead: http://wug.rootxs.com/modified_boot_nakasi_4.1_JRN84D.img
So by default, you would place it here:
Code:
C:\Wugs_NexusRootToolkit.v1.5\data\modified_boot_nakasi_4.1_JRN84D.img
And then retrying the process. If that is it, I am going to feel very silly.
{{ WugFresh }}

WugFresh said:
He did not get back at me, but maybe you can help me. Can you try replacing the modified boot.img in the toolkits data directory with this one instead: http://wug.rootxs.com/modified_boot_nakasi_4.1_JRN84D.img
So by default, you would place it here:
Code:
C:\Wugs_NexusRootToolkit.v1.5\data\modified_boot_nakasi_4.1_JRN84D.img
And then retrying the process. If that is it, I am going to feel very silly.
{{ WugFresh }}
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Heh, already got Root using the tried and true ADB method. Restoring stock so I can try and help you out

NZtechfreak said:
Same error here... Did you reach any resolution?
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NZtechfreak said:
Heh, already got Root using the tried and true ADB method. Restoring stock so I can try and help you out
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Thank you very much!
{{ WugFresh }}

Same thing
Will head back to ADB method as I actually need Root right now, but will try and help later if I have time and it hasn't been resolved yet.

NZtechfreak said:
Same thing
Will head back to ADB method as I actually need Root right now, but will try and help later if I have time and it hasn't been resolved yet.
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I would really appreciate your help when you are available. I would like to get the resolved asap. My gchat is wugfresh at gmail, that would be the best way to figure this out if you have the time. I am certain the solution is simple. Thank you for your help so far.
{{ WugFresh }}

WugFresh said:
I would really appreciate your help when you are available. I would like to get the resolved asap. My gchat is wugfresh at gmail, that would be the best way to figure this out if you have the time. I am certain the solution is simple. Thank you for your help so far.
{{ WugFresh }}
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Never mind.. I am pretty sure I know what the problem is. I will post up version 1.5.1 later today.
{{ WugFresh }}

WugFresh said:
Never mind.. I am pretty sure I know what the problem is. I will post up version 1.5.1 later today.
{{ WugFresh }}
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Cool, will definitely confirm if your fix works, will do a guide for the blog/YT and would rather use your guide than ADB since newcomers won't cope with ADB.

Anyone have a mirror? Current one is down.

dEris said:
Anyone have a mirror? Current one is down.
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It's down because the new version is up. Check the OP. Once I heard you guys having trouble here I knew something was up, so I have been at it all morning and got a fix now. Version 1.5.1 just released. Such an epic fail of a mistake, so small.. yet screwed up my whole root script. Now everything should work properly. Let me know if any of you still have problems.
{{ WugFresh }}

NZtechfreak said:
Cool, will definitely confirm if your fix works, will do a guide for the blog/YT and would rather use your guide than ADB since newcomers won't cope with ADB.
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Cool. Thank you! I am pretty certain everything works now. I agree, sometimes people don't find cmd line utilities friendly, although to others they become second nature. My goal has been to make something as simple as possible, and try to explain it along the way.
{{ WugFresh }}

If it works, this should be stickied, so that noobs like myself know the best/easiest way to proceed (there are already a few guides and toolkits, but this one seems to be much simpler!).

For anyone on the fence...
THIS WORKS!
You will not find better or easier!

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Q: What do i need to do in order to install a custom ROM?
1.Unlock Bootloader from htcdev.com.
2.Flash a recovery of your choice.
3.Root using the permanent root solution flashed via recovery, found in Data/Root or select the Root menu and flash your desired thingy.
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It is usually used for debugging and entertaiment(?).
When you report an error/bug to somebody, it will be a blessing to provide a logcat (logfile)!
Q: What is DMESG?
According to wikipedia: dmesg (display message or driver message) is a command on most Linux- and Unix-based operating systems that prints the message buffer of the kernel.
We use it for debugging purposes, providing it while reporting a kernel bug/error is a blessing.
Q: Hi, i have an unlocked bootloader, what should i do now?
Well, you should flash a custom recovery via bootloader, for that you just need to turn off your phone without fastboot activated, hold Volume down + Power button untill a white screen appears, if it appears a black one with some blue letters, you probably have a fake one
Q: What is a Custom Recovery and why do i need one?
A custom recovery is that thingy that let's you flash .zip files, use your logic and you wil get it why you need one.
Q: Do i need S-OFF on my phone?
HTC One has a nice unlocked bootloader, S-OFF is not needed as you can flash custom ROM's and kernels directly via Recovery.
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If you manage to get things done using this one, no, otherwise yes, note that some could be outdated ​
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hi
link is down

babakmaham said:
hi
link is down
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Bad paste, sorry...

Hi Lex great to see you over here on the One thread, sold my sensation XL
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

Trailblaze said:
Hi Lex great to see you over here on the One thread, sold my sensation XL
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Me too, traded my SXL to my father for the One, well, you will have the familiar Multi-Tool interface on all OS so far.

Lexmazter said:
Me too, traded my SXL to my father for the One, well, you will have the familiar Multi-Tool interface on all OS so far.
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My friend, glad to see u here too!!!
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Chrome keeps giving me a "Oops! Google Chrome could not find d-h.st" everytime I click the download link
edit: I got it to download

I get a dead link as well?

tenshi888 said:
I get a dead link as well?
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Dev-Host seems to have some problems from time to time, will upload to mediafire then, more stable.

I would like some reports from MAC users, thanks!
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Hi, permanent root does not work for me. It says unknown partition etc. etc. and points to the zip file in the /Data/Root

as i'm non-rooted i would like to make a backup of my phone first, then recover after the root process. can this be done successfully.....................sudeki300

frenccw said:
Hi, permanent root does not work for me. It says unknown partition etc. etc. and points to the zip file in the /Data/Root
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Will investigate this problem this weekend.
sudeki300 said:
as i'm non-rooted i would like to make a backup of my phone first, then recover after the root process. can this be done successfully.....................sudeki300
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I know you need adb debugging on, don't know if it will work without root, you can give it a try, if it doesn't work, you can use Helium from Google Play, can backup even on non-rooted devices, but beware, i used it and for example CSR Racing couldn't be restored, so i remained with my online save, which was waaay behind.
Hope this helps.

@Lexmazter, luckily the games i have on my phone have not been started yet. only some emulators that have some real-time saves on them, they should be easily copied back and forth from the internal memory. probably just gonna copy all files from internal to pc and then copy them back after rooting then re-install the apps \ games manually.....................sudeki300

sudeki300 said:
@Lexmazter, luckily the games i have on my phone have not been started yet. only some emulators that have some real-time saves on them, they should be easily copied back and forth from the internal memory. probably just gonna copy all files from internal to pc and then copy them back after rooting then re-install the apps \ games manually.....................sudeki300
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Well, you can try the backup and restore feature, as i didn't had the chance to test it on non-rooted phones and please report your findings as it will help me to improve the tool.
Thanks

Do people still use this tool? I haven't checked it for a while and i can see it has a couple of downloads, more than i expected actually. Should i update it and add new features?
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Lexmazter said:
I would like some reports from MAC users, thanks!
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I would love that too..

could i get a little info on how to use this with a mac? im staring at a bunch of files without a clue what to do with them... lol id like to be able to sideload a rom through twrp since i accidentally deleted the system and dont have a rom to flash.

How to install January 5th patch while using custom recovery and root on Google Pixel

Okay, I am sure a lot of you already know how to do this to your Pixel. Some of us do not, and I was one of them. I am the standard noob that just followed Youtube videos to unlock previous carrier locked phones. I am now enjoying this Google Pixel that is unlocked!
So if you are reading this thread, hopefully there isn't another one just like this (yes I looked).
To start off, if you are in here reading this, you have unlocked your bootloader and installed a custom recovery such as TWRP and rooted. Now you are seeing that you need to update your phone with the latest security patch. You try and you try and you can't do it. Even when you unroot it will still fail to update, or at least it did for me. Here I will explain what I went through and did to obtain the latest update. (Warning, you will loose root and custom recovery). THIS IS INTENDED FOR THE GOOGLE STORE PURCHASED PHONES
Lets get this started finally.....
Go into your developer options and enable usb debugging.
Download the newly released package file from google that has fastboot and ADB without needing android SDK.
DOWNLOAD or read about it HERE
Now you will need to download the Factory Image for you device
Find your correct device HERE
Make sure you choose the correct device and correct update, for me I downloaded the "7.1.1 (NMF26U, Jan 2017)" for my Pixel. Also a USA phone.
So now you have the adb fastboot binary package and your factory image. You will need to extract the platform-tools-latest-windows.zip and open the folder and you will see another folder, open it and now you will see a bunch of files. Now open another window and extract your factory image. Once it is done, open the folder until you see the files. Now copy these into the Platform tools folder in the directory with the fastboot.
Once this is done your folder should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now you will want to right click "flash-all" and click edit. It will open notepad and show the contents of the batch file. You can hit Ctrl+F and type in -w in the search and hit okay, or you can look for it without search (it is near the bottom). Once you find it, just delete the "-w" and save the file. Make sure to keep it as the batch file or this won't work.
Once this is done, in the folder that is shown above, click a blank area in the folder so no file is highlighted. Now hold shift and right click, it will come up with a dialog saying open command window here, click that.
Now we are going to reboot the phone into bootloader mode. In the command window, type everything that is underlined below
adb reboot bootloader
Now your phone should have booted into the bootloader screen or it should be asking for USB rights to use adb. If it asks for permission, hit okay and re run the code above and your phone should reboot.
Once you are in the bootloader screen you will need to do is run the flash-all.bat. It will load and go though some text on the CMD window it brings up. It will say some files are missing, which is fine. But if it fails it will tell you that it did. You can also tell by rebooting the phone or click "start" in the bootloader mode and then checking for OTA updates. It should say January 5th patch installed.
Now you can go through and install your custom recovery again and re root. Which takes no time at all and I am sure someone on here has posted before. If not, let me know and I can make a tutorial over it.
Note: I am very sorry for the bad layout and extended write up. First time ever doing this and I am hoping to help people. If there are any errors, let me know!

All of this is already well known and documented. It is device molding 101
No one with 2 licks of common sense uses YouTube videos for something like this.

zelendel said:
All of this is already well known and documented. It is device molding 101
No one with 2 licks of common sense uses YouTube videos for something like this.
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Haha well my apologies, I did state that I was a complete noob about all of this. I'm sure there are other noobs like myself

exbtlegends said:
Haha well my apologies, I did state that I was a complete noob about all of this. I'm sure there are other noobs like myself
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I'm not a noob, but i'm a old fart, and we forget things, even simple things like this, I'm glad to have a simple reminder of how to do things. Thanks for the refresher.

jrat69 said:
I'm not a noob, but i'm a old fart, and we forget things, even simple things like this, I'm glad to have a simple reminder of how to do things. Thanks for the refresher.
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Not a problem ?

I know you say this is for the GPS version, but has anyone tried it on Verizon? I'm not sure if the firmware is the same on both phones, so I don't want to soft-brick by downloading the Google version if they're different. Same boat as you were, OTA fails even after unrooting.

32BitWhore said:
I know you say this is for the GPS version, but has anyone tried it on Verizon? I'm not sure if the firmware is the same on both phones, so I don't want to soft-brick by downloading the Google version if they're different. Same boat as you were, OTA fails even after unrooting.
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As long as you never re-lock your bootloader, the process is the same. There's no more separate Verizon images, just USA and international.

This is really complicated. ADB side load the OTA file, reinstall TWRP and root, done.

Good work. This is a very minute stuff of removing -w from the batch file. Very handy work.
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Do you need to reflash stock kernel before removing root/TWRP before flashing?

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Do you need to reflash stock kernel before removing root/TWRP before flashing?
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Flashing the image overwrites anything you customized besides the regular user data and internal storage (with the -w removed). You don't have to remove or reflash anything else before following these instructions.

TCPDump said:
This is really complicated. ADB side load the OTA file, reinstall TWRP and root, done.
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I couldn't side load the update.. TWRP would not load the side load feature.

I'm having an issue also: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/help/sideload-ota-t3534926... Can we just unroot, take the OTA and then reroot?

km8j said:
I'm having an issue also: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/help/sideload-ota-t3534926... Can we just unroot, take the OTA and then reroot?
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Even when I un rooted mine. I was still failing to get the update.

If you made any changes the the system partition then it will fail and simply unrooting doesn't make the all the changes needed. So if OTA mean anything to you then I would suggest not messing with your device as there is Jo promise that after an OTA you will be able to root again tonight away

jesssiii said:
As long as you never re-lock your bootloader, the process is the same. There's no more separate Verizon images, just USA and international.
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I know the past 2 were the same for google pixel and Verizon pixel but I wouldn't assume they are always going to be. I'm sure some of them will be specific at times whenever Verizon decides they wanna mess with them

FYI, I was able to sideload after updating TWRP to RC1, but now SuperSU 2.79 will install from within TWRP but when the phone restarts SuperSU is not installed... not sure if we have to wait until a new version of SuperSU is released.

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FYI, I was able to sideload after updating TWRP to RC1, but now SuperSU 2.79 will install from within TWRP but when the phone restarts SuperSU is not installed... not sure if we have to wait until a new version of SuperSU is released.
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You need SuperSU 2.79 RC3