Hi folks,
I've got a Verizon LG G2, and I've performed the following tweaks:
- Disabled a few unneeded services (e.g. verizon location agent, sync service, etc. using the built-in android capability
- Rooted via "ioroot" technique
- Installed ClockWorkmod Superuser app (for some reason the ioroot app wasn't prompting before allowing root)
- Backed up and then uninstalled extra cruft using Titanium Backup.
Lately I noticed that there's an OTA update available. However, when I try to install it, it reboots and eventually gives me a 0x1117008 error. Through a little bit of searching, I concluded that 0x1117008 was perhaps an error indicating that the device had been rooted. And sure enough, the Status section in About Phone did indicate "rooted" in Rooting Status.
Through using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, I was able to un-root the phone. I also removed other traces of the SuperUser apk and used the "forel.lee" trick to reset the "Rooting Status" property back to "unrooted". However even after all of this, the update failed with 0x1117008. "Rooting Status" still shows "unrooted" after the failed update, too. So my next strategy was to restore the bundled cruft apps via Titanium Backup, and re-enable the unneeded services (and subsequently performing the root removal steps). And sure enough, 0x1117008 once again.
My questions at this point are:
- Is 0x1117008 really because the error detected that the device was rooted? Or is it perhaps some generic message that could mean multiple things?
- If 0x1117008 is indeed because root was detected, does that imply that the update process does a different/more-thorough check for a device having been rooted? And if so, what indicators of having been rooted might I be missing? e.g., could it even be going as far as detecting the presence of apps such as Titanium Backup Root as indication of being rooted?
- Other posts indicate that a way to get the OTA update working is to do a factory reset and then upgrade from there. But that'd blow out all of my data such as text messages and app-specific stuff, right?
Any questions or suggestions on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. I'm not overly concerned about this incremental upgrade, but my fear is that when the KitKat update eventually comes out, I'll be in the same boat. Worst case scenario, I suppose a factory reset combined with the same steps that I used to migrate data from my old phone (Google online backup, SMS Backup & Restore, etc.) might allow me to do it. But that was a headache I'd like to avoid if at all possible.
Thanks!
d3leted
Well, I tried doing a factory reset, and it still resulted in a 0x1117008 error on attempting to install the OTA update! It wasn't really straightforward, but here's what I did to get the phone updated:
Create Titanium Backup Root backup
Create SMS Backup & Restore backup
Via adb shell, make a tarball of all of /sdcard
Get a copy of that tarball via adb pull
Do factory reset. This will clear everything in /sdcard!
Remove evidence of root
Use LG Mobile Support Tool to get latest ROM. I can't link to it, but google for B2CAppSetup.exe The option to update the software is available via a menu option. It's about 2GB and takes a while to download.
Re-root (ioroot 1.7)
adb push sdcard tarball back on device
Extract sdcard tarball via adb shell
Restore messages via SMS Backup & Restore
I had unchecked the option to have Google back up my apps during one of my factory resets, and this apparently deleted my online backups. So my app restores were manually via Titanium Backup
It's possible that this upgrade may have succeeded without doing a factory reset, which would have made things much easier. Also, I did note that during the Firmware Update process, it said "UNROOTED" on the screen. It's not clear if it would have succeeded if it were detected as rooted.
Edit: It appears that SMS Backup & Restore is redundant, as Titanium Backup can restore SMS messages. And Contacts as well. (I have a number of non-google-synced contacts)
forrestgump2000 said:
Well, I tried doing a factory reset, and it still resulted in a 0x1117008 error on attempting to install the OTA update! It wasn't really straightforward, but here's what I did to get the phone updated:
Create Titanium Backup Root backup
Create SMS Backup & Restore backup
Via adb shell, make a tarball of all of /sdcard
Get a copy of that tarball via adb pull
Do factory reset. This will clear everything in /sdcard!
Remove evidence of root
Use LG Mobile Support Tool to get latest ROM. I can't link to it, but google for B2CAppSetup.exe The option to update the software is available via a menu option. It's about 2GB and takes a while to download.
Re-root (ioroot 1.7)
adb push sdcard tarball back on device
Extract sdcard tarball via adb shell
Restore messages via SMS Backup & Restore
I had unchecked the option to have Google back up my apps during one of my factory resets, and this apparently deleted my online backups. So my app restores were manually via Titanium Backup
It's possible that this upgrade may have succeeded without doing a factory reset, which would have made things much easier. Also, I did note that during the Firmware Update process, it said "UNROOTED" on the screen. It's not clear if it would have succeeded if it were detected as rooted.
Edit: It appears that SMS Backup & Restore is redundant, as Titanium Backup can restore SMS messages. And Contacts as well. (I have a number of non-google-synced contacts)
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I'm getting the same error... do you have any suggestions on how to get the update applied without the full reset? Thanks.
Edit: LG Support Tool finally worked to complete the update.
Encounter the same error while doing ota update. G2 rooted.
trickskevry said:
I'm getting the same error... do you have any suggestions on how to get the update applied without the full reset? Thanks.
Edit: LG Support Tool finally worked to complete the update.
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I encounter the same problem here while updating via OTA. Please guide me. Did u do factory reset using LG Support Tool or did u simply update kitkat via PC Suite? Will it also encounter the same error when using the latter method?
Anyone Helping with This???
dhs.sun said:
I encounter the same problem here while updating via OTA. Please guide me. Did u do factory reset using LG Support Tool or did u simply update kitkat via PC Suite? Will it also encounter the same error when using the latter method?
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I have the same problem, I have not seen anyone with help for us???
Reviving an old thread. I'm getting the same error with the Latest January 2015 update. Rooted with towel root. Stock ROM, no frozen apps. My Wife's stock unrooted G2 updated fine.
David
Same error here. Rooted with Towel Root and stock rom. Wifi hotspot mod is about the only thing I've done with the root. Wondering if reverting the hotspot mod will allow it to update.
Sorry if there is a similar question with answer (I was not able to find it).
I just rooted and upgraded from stock 4.4 to 5.1 Android. I was using Go Backup (as always did, for few years now, with many phones) and never had a problem. This time, though, I tried to restore backup, but only got apps, and not DATA... I tried different 5.1 ROM, and the result was the same.
I returned to 4.4 ROM where I was able to restore apps and data without any problems. Then, I backed up everything with TItanium Backup and MyBackup, again flashed 5.1 ROM. Go Backup will, again, just restore Apps, but neither Titanium, nor MyBackup will have their Backup folders... I tried to access those via File Managers, but was not able to find them :/
I read something about changed directories for data in Lollipop, but, is there a fix for this problem?
P.S. I'm using D802, 32GB version.
I am considering installing a custom rom on my i9505 because I get random periods of constant reboots on latest BTU stock rom. Sometimes 1 or 2 weeks without a problem, then continuously rebooting for and hour or two.
I appreciate the simplicity of backing up everything with Kies or more recently, Smartswitch, and I am wondering whether it will still be possible to use Kies or Smartswitch to back up phone data such as SMS, call logs, contacts etc., or if this is no longer possible, what other alternatives are there to back up all phone data as well as apps, media etc. (I know Titanium Backup will do my apps so that is not my main concern here).
If you are not running a stock rom, kies and smart switch cannot be used to backup and the phone contents from or too the custom rom.
To backup, install twrp and use twrp's backup function. The restore process is usually successful but, in case it isn't, it's always a good idea to have a data backup in another format.
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If you are not running a stock rom, kies and smart switch cannot be used to backup and the phone contents from or too the custom rom.
To backup, install twrp and use twrp's backup function. The restore process is usually successful but, in case it isn't, it's always a good idea to have a data backup in another format.
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I did suspect as much, but being unfamiliar with Samsung I wasn't sure. Thanks for your response
I switched back to oxygen os from lineage os ( because i messed something up and thought of using stock for the meanwhile). I was completely relying on the automatic backup and didn't take any backup of my files and music etc (except photos which are automatically backed uo by google photos). so when i flashed the latest stock rom and went through the setup wizard i didn't get any option for restoring my data . I did enter the correct email and had a fully functioning wifi . I have used my email to restore my data many times but this time it won't. Please help
There are loads of programs you can use to recover deleted files from Android, but you need to root your phone first.
OK problem is I lost Samsung updates ... not sure if it's connected because I reinstalled 10 times and used also stock rom downloaded the latest version .. all eems there now but still sync don't work. I attack what bother me in titanium after reinstall ...