I have an unlocked N1 that I rolled back to stock O/S and recovery to get the official FRF91.
Now I can't seem to find a SuperBoot / Root package for FRF91 ... and I can't get the custom recovery on (I think I need to do the root 1st).
Anyone know where I can find a package or am I just not being patient enough?
I assume you want rooted the build frf91 from paul at modaco forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715799
Thanks for the links.
I finally found an FRF91 root update package and was able to get the recovery working as well.
A lot of the stuff out there still seems to be FRF85b ... just took a while to filter it through.
can you post a link to the one the rom you got? I'm having the same trouble looking for a rooted 91 rom...
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HI.
I really liked the idea of keeping pretty stock (ie no custom rom).. but just tweaking with root / xposed etc.
But.. doing that I now cant install firmware upgrades...
Is it possible to remove root so that ota firmware upgrades work? Have no idea as in the past I've just had custom roms..
Thanks!
llewelld said:
HI.
I really liked the idea of keeping pretty stock (ie no custom rom).. but just tweaking with root / xposed etc.
But.. doing that I now cant install firmware upgrades...
Is it possible to remove root so that ota firmware upgrades work? Have no idea as in the past I've just had custom roms..
Thanks!
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One of the mods will probably move this to Q&A as its where you should be asking this question.
Anyways if your sticking with stock and rooted but want to update the firmware as they come out you simply get it via a full firmware flash from Samsung's own Kies 3 software.
Doing this however breaks your root and any apps/mods that you've installed to the system partition however you can simply just re-root and reinstall any system apps/mods you happened to have installed there.
This is not a big deal and is generally quick and painless.
Also remember that if you use a custom recovery TWRP or CWM doing a full firmware flash will restore the stock recovery and you will half to re-flash that back as well.
You wont get notifications about updates however since your rooted and OTA gone. Just keep an eye on things for your specific device and region for updates. People generally post here on XDA about the new updates when their available as well as firmware update news from Sammobile.com
You can also plug your phone into your computer with Kies3 running and it will check to see if your on the latest firmware available as a way of manually checking.
II had the same doubt. Thank you for the clear explanation.
Hi guys, so I've searched around and can't find a clear answer so I've created this post just to get some clear advice!
I've just updated officially to my carrier (h3g UK) 5.1.1 through Odin.
I know I can install twrp but just wondering how I can get root so that I can get full access to my extsd card and also install adaway to get rid of adds.
I'd quite like to stay on my carrier stock from (at least until simplrom comes out)
Can anyone point me in the right direction???
KevandLynds said:
Hi guys, so I've searched around and can't find a clear answer so I've created this post just to get some clear advice!
I've just updated officially to my carrier (h3g UK) 5.1.1 through Odin.
I know I can install twrp but just wondering how I can get root so that I can get full access to my extsd card and also install adaway to get rid of adds.
I'd quite like to stay on my carrier stock from (at least until simplrom comes out)
Can anyone point me in the right direction???
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No root yet on stock 5.1.1
I have root by flashing TWRP and BobCat custom rom whitch is rooted if you want root for now,you can use that rom .
When root on stock rom 5.1.1 is available then flash stock rom and root it. BobCat is battery friendly
Hey guys i want to install a custom rom for my t00j-d. I searched about unlocking bootloader and things like that but i couldnt find something useful. First off all i have latest stock rom (lolipop) and its not rooted so do i have to root my device first then unlock bootloader then flash rom? And which rom is good at the moment? My priorities are battery life > performance > visual.
thanks for reading and answers
Lambritsche said:
Hey guys i want to install a custom rom for my t00j-d. I searched about unlocking bootloader and things like that but i couldnt find something useful. First off all i have latest stock rom (lolipop) and its not rooted so do i have to root my device first then unlock bootloader then flash rom? And which rom is good at the moment? My priorities are battery life > performance > visual.
thanks for reading and answers
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you can root zenfone without unlocking bootloader and if you wont flash rom backup your imei using terminal and then system using twrp or another recovery
Lambritsche said:
Hey guys i want to install a custom rom for my t00j-d. I searched about unlocking bootloader and things like that but i couldnt find something useful. First off all i have latest stock rom (lolipop) and its not rooted so do i have to root my device first then unlock bootloader then flash rom? And which rom is good at the moment? My priorities are battery life > performance > visual.
thanks for reading and answers
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here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/general/zenfone-6-custom-t3341140
rom and phone swap
zerodeus94 said:
here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/general/zenfone-6-custom-t3341140
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i have been looking around and can not find any info on what i want to do. so i am just going to ask and see if anyone can help. hope ive come to the right place.
about a year ago i purchased a blu studio 6.0 hd(d651u). it came stock with kk(4.2.2 i believe. can confirm if needed.) i pulled the stock firmware using droid tool. so i do have the original rom and scatter file. the lollipop update was available so i updated. afterwards i ran the updated rom through SuperRs rom kitchen, rooted, de-odexed, debloated... afterwards when i was theming the apks and was almost satisfied, i dropped the phone and it broke.. so i purchased another one. same make same model(d651u). only thing i see any different is that this new one came stock with the same lollipop rom that my old phone had updated to. so my question is this. can i use the stock rom and scatter file that i got from my original device to restore the device i have now in case anything goes wrong. im trying to find out if i can safely skip the whole rom pull step and jump right into getting my custom rom onto my NEW phone. i know i can use my old rom, i just wonder if i would be able to restore a brick with my original rom pull because they are the same device, just manufactured at different times. any feed back would be GREATLY appreciated. thank you
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i have been looking around and can not find any info on what i want to do. so i am just going to ask and see if anyone can help. hope ive come to the right place.
about a year ago i purchased a blu studio 6.0 hd(d651u). it came stock with kk(4.2.2 i believe. can confirm if needed.) i pulled the stock firmware using droid tool. so i do have the original rom and scatter file. the lollipop update was available so i updated. afterwards i ran the updated rom through SuperRs rom kitchen, rooted, de-odexed, debloated... afterwards when i was theming the apks and was almost satisfied, i dropped the phone and it broke.. so i purchased another one. same make same model(d651u). only thing i see any different is that this new one came stock with the same lollipop rom that my old phone had updated to. so my question is this. can i use the stock rom and scatter file that i got from my original device to restore the device i have now in case anything goes wrong. im trying to find out if i can safely skip the whole rom pull step and jump right into getting my custom rom onto my NEW phone. i know i can use my old rom, i just wonder if i would be able to restore a brick with my original rom pull because they are the same device, just manufactured at different times. any feed back would be GREATLY appreciated. thank you
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no, you should not use the backup from another phone to restore your new one. and you should post in the section for blu studioinstead of here, the info you get here might be inaccurate
Just noticed that Bell released the 6.0.1 update for my phone (at least I think Bell is BMC, since sammobile stopped displaying the carrier names I'm not sure anymore http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910W8/BMC/). How would I go about doing that? I'm assuming there's more to this update than software, they usually include stuff like radio/modem/bootloader firmware updates that I can't get by just using some custom MM build. So I have to install their update to get that. But I'm running 5.1.1, using some custom debloated version of COK3.
I've got lots of questions that I couldn't answer with my google-fu. Is the 6.0.1 build rootable? Does xposed work on it? Can I use Chainfire's Flashfire to update it? https://flashfire.chainfire.eu/ Or do I have to completely downgrade to stock to apply the OTA update? Chainfire's Flashfire says it won't work with a locked bootloader, but that only applies to Verizon Note 4's, right, not Bell? I'm pretty sure my bootloader is unlocked or I wouldn't have a rooted phone with a custom rom and recovery. And it says "things get tricky with a modified /system partition like if you're running xposed", which I am, so what does that mean for me?
Thanks for any help! I know a lot of these questions can be vaguely answered by google if I look hard enough, but I like to be absolutely sure of all the steps for my exact phone before I go do anything that could possibly hard-brick it.
Hi,
I have seen so many posts regarding going back to stock ROM, but I didn't find anyone definitive. Also, browsed through many youtube videos and nobody is mentioning a neat fastboot script or something to flash back to the stock ROM.
Now, I have 2 questions:
1 - I am on Stock Debloated ROM now. Is there an article/link from where I can download the stock Firmware (my model is XT 1686 Indian version)
2 - After flashing back to the stock firmware, would the bootlocker be locked back so that I would start getting the normal OTAs?
I'd like to know this as well. (XT1687)
Shonilchi said:
Hi,
I have seen so many posts regarding going back to stock ROM, but I didn't find anyone definitive. Also, browsed through many youtube videos and nobody is mentioning a neat fastboot script or something to flash back to the stock ROM.
Now, I have 2 questions:
1 - I am on Stock Debloated ROM now. Is there an article/link from where I can download the stock Firmware (my model is XT 1686 Indian version)
2 - After flashing back to the stock firmware, would the bootlocker be locked back so that I would start getting the normal OTAs?
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The bootloader being locked or unlocked has nothing to do with receiving OTA's.
Where to find the firmware? Good luck, there are some posted here and there, but start here. Lenovo is not to keen on handing them out, but they get out once in a while, there is no "official" source for them.
Would the bootloader be locked after flashing? That all depends HOW you flash it... Locking requires performing a command (twice) before the flash and once after.
As far as exactly how to flash, meaning the specific commands, they are inside the official firmware ZIP file in a file called flashfile.xml
Shonilchi said:
Hi,
I have seen so many posts regarding going back to stock ROM, but I didn't find anyone definitive. Also, browsed through many youtube videos and nobody is mentioning a neat fastboot script or something to flash back to the stock ROM.
Now, I have 2 questions:
1 - I am on Stock Debloated ROM now. Is there an article/link from where I can download the stock Firmware (my model is XT 1686 Indian version)
2 - After flashing back to the stock firmware, would the bootlocker be locked back so that I would start getting the normal OTAs?
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While not for the G5+, this thread for the G4 might be helpful:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-sucsessfull-ota-update-rooting-t3472658/
It worked well reverting a G4 with a TWRP recovery.
This site has many ROM images for the G series, including G5+ "Potter":
http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27/?sort=created&order=DESC&show=100
Quite an assortment.