So I've rooted my phone a few weeks ago and that seemed to break OTA. Is there anyway to bypass that or always need to flash the newest firmware manually?
You have to flash it manually, because an OTA Update could brick your phone if you have modyfied anything in your /system partition.
The only way is to go to updato or something and flash the full firmware then, right?
Yea samfirm or a firmware site, and flashing via Odin should do it
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Hi,
I have a P3113.
I want to be able to receive the OTA updates from Samsung, but their OTA update process invokes a reboot into their stock recovery to complete the update. So, if I replace the stock recovery, the official OTA updates wont be able to complete.
But the only way I have seen to "root" a stock ROM was to first replace the stock recovery with CWM recovery, which is need to install a Zip file that does the actual root.
But, once I replace the stock recovery, I will no longer be able to do official OTA updates because they require a stock recovery.
So, what can I do to have a stock ROM and Recovery on my tab, but also be rooted?
If you have the mobile odin pro (paid) and managed to flash stock firmware (the updated one) that you downloaded from www.samfirmware.com (register first) then you will be able to retain root after flashing if you checked the everroot option in mobile odin pro
Or receive the latest firmware via kies then you could root it afterwards ( root the updated firmware)
Or flash the updated firmware from samfirmware via odin pc 1.85 and then root again as usual
As i know no flashable zip to flash to give you the stock recovery
I suggest update via pc odin and forgetting about update via kies
If anytime you want to use kies for update, you could flash first stock firmware via pc odin then update or flash the updated firmware directly then root
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Mohamedselim said:
If you have the mobile odin pro (paid) and managed to flash stock firmware (the updated one) that you downloaded from www.samfirmware.com (register first) then you will be able to retain root after flashing if you checked the everroot option in mobile odin pro
Or receive the latest firmware via kies then you could root it afterwards ( root the updated firmware)
Or flash the updated firmware from samfirmware via odin pc 1.85 and then root again as usual
As i know no flashable zip to flash to give you the stock recovery
I suggest update via pc odin and forgetting about update via kies
If anytime you want to use kies for update, you could flash first stock firmware via pc odin then update or flash the updated firmware directly then root
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Thanks for the info - very helpful.
So am I correct in my understanding here, I can flash stock with mobile Odin, keep my root have stock recovery and then be able to get ota updates without a problem (or use kies to get the update, either way is fine by me).
If I am correct I love you all more and more everyday I come here
Just trying to confirm my understanding
Mohamedselim said:
If you have the mobile odin pro (paid) and managed to flash stock firmware (the updated one) that you downloaded from www.samfirmware.com (register first) then you will be able to retain root after flashing if you checked the everroot option in mobile odin pro
Or receive the latest firmware via kies then you could root it afterwards ( root the updated firmware)
Or flash the updated firmware from samfirmware via odin pc 1.85 and then root again as usual
As i know no flashable zip to flash to give you the stock recovery
I suggest update via pc odin and forgetting about update via kies
If anytime you want to use kies for update, you could flash first stock firmware via pc odin then update or flash the updated firmware directly then root
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So this is kind of a bump since I am trying to understand if I am correct here. I am still new to all this and want to learn things.
If I use Mobile Odin Pro to flash stock firmware with EverRoot on my P3113, then I can still receive normal updates either via OTA or Kies (which is preferred?). This will keep stock recovery, for the updates, and preserve my root so I can enjoy the benefits.
Does this plan run the risk of bricking on updating? Due to the fact that it is rooted, I thought you can NOT do a regular update (or was that just because of CWM being the recovery?).
What happens when Jelly Bean goes to roll out, will this brick the device since it is a whole new OS? Will this break root and I will need to re-root?
Just trying to understand everything before I make a decision on how I proceed with my device from here. I have never used Mobile Odin, and this is my first rooted device, so I apologize for my questions, but how else will I learn?
Thanks for your time, and your help, and as I said I love you all more and more each time I come around here, since I usually learn something new
Root link
hi can someone post the root link for download?
Hat Trick said:
hi can someone post the root link for download?
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Sorry guys it's right there in development.
I rooted my phone, but had some problems, so I unrooted the phone back to stock 4.4.2 I checked that my phone was unrooted through root checker, and it is, but I can't update to 4.4.4 because it is still detecting that I have messed with my phone
You need to flash the NK4 stock tar. You should be to find it on sammobile.com. If you have altered your system files or deleted things that the update file is trying to upgrade the update will fail. But if you flash the stock tar file with odin it will return you to stock and upgrade you to 4.4.4 all in one. Bonus is, you won't lose any data.
Hey all.
I have an Australian SM-G920I on Telstra and have recently rooted using the CF Auto Root method (successfully). I tried flashing TWRP 2.8.6.0 the other day and it wouldn't work. Browsing some threads on here and @Hero mentioned he managed to get TWRP to work once he updated the firmware. However, I can't use the OTA update method as it says that I've modified my OS in an unauthorised way.
Help?
Like in the case of the nexus 6, with lollipop some changes were introduced to the ota checklist procedure. If ANY system files or recovery are modified the ota will fail.
Nothing short of using Odin to go back to 100 %stock will help you. ( and that's assuming Knox plays no role in the ota)
laureanop said:
Like in the case of the nexus 6, with lollipop some changes were introduced to the ota checklist procedure. If ANY system files or recovery are modified the ota will fail.
Nothing short of using Odin to go back to 100 %stock will help you. ( and that's assuming Knox plays no role in the ota)
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Odin is your only bet to update firmware if you're rooted. The good thing is you can usually update radio (which imo is the most important thing) separately via Odin without having to flash the entire package.
I downloaded this firmware https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934555710
How do I go about flashing it? I've unzipped the files onto my computer but can't find the .tar file to flash with Odin.
Hi! Guys I'm using the tmobile Gs6 do I need to update my firmware?If yes which firmware do I want to update it too. Thanks
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If I use Odin to flash this(which should be last OTA) can I then root with PingPong?
ALL_VZW_G920VVRU1AOC3_G920VVZW1AOC3_CL4318389_QB4424773_REV02_user_low_ship.zip
Also is there just an update file I can flash instead?
I just rooted OE2 with ping-pong so your all good!
And now you can't flash an update file
You can't flash an update when rooted, but the Verizon Update Assistant software, or Samsung's neW KIES replacement software (can't remember the name) you can flash a new update and wipe phone like new, so you lose nothing by rooting!
I was rooted in Stock firmware and now I'm on the latest firmware and rooted!
I plan on rooting my s7 flat, but im wondering if its possible to get ota updates if i unroot. Possible?
You won't get them while rooted, so unrooting might be required to update, but it's unlikely Knox won't still notice.
Incase unrooting doesn't work:
Unfortunately, flashing the update with Odin typically prompts the stock recovery to factory reset( for "security") .
Thus, the upgrade process would be:
Backup all apps using ADB or Titanium.
Download firmware from a site like SamMobile
Flash new firmware with Odin.
Phone will reset at first boot.
Setup phone accounts and settings.
Reroot / flash recovery, mods etc
Restore apps.
It's not the most convenient way, nor does it allow delta updates, but it's certainly the cleanest.
Note this only applies to stock ROMs. Custom ROMs won't have nearly as many issues and likely have their own update instructions on their threads.