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Was rooted and downloaded official update ota..

Ok. Was rooted with no rom installed..prompted me to update so I clicked install..now that update is on phone I still have superuser icon but technically not rooted any longer because none of my root apps will allow superuser permissions..how can I unroot the official update back to stock and start over?? I actually need a warranty replacement so I need it back to stock.....i know I probably should have not ota updated with me being rooted but what's done is done.. Any help is appreciated..
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Try uninstalling superuser. If that doesn't work, install z4root and use root/unroot options.

im in the same boat as OP, how do you uninstall SU without root? i am not able to reroot with z4 1.3/1.10

The problem i have is i m rooted to 2.2 no rom. Dowloaded the update but tells me failed to install ;0( i hope im not the only one with this problem

i couldnt update either until i reinstalled the system app bloatware (kindle,blockbuster, etc etc)

eion said:
im in the same boat as OP, how do you uninstall SU without root? i am not able to reroot with z4 1.3/1.10
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Same for me, It shut down the phone, looked like it was going to install and then just rebooted and then showed the pop-up of unable to install.

What's the difference anyway does the update makes it faster of better.??? Or any other way to update to 340. ?

Im too is in the same boat.

My situation is that I'm rooted with some custom themes installed - and I want *no* part of any OTA update from Motorola. On my Droid 1, I have SPRecovery, and back in the summer when the last OTA update went out, it was successful in blocking the installation (it said "Installation aborted", and left things as they were), however on the DX, I have CW Recovery. Will that stop the installation?
Feeling helpless right now...
-Mike

I had the same problem so I end up doing SBF Flash. Than tried to do update again and it worked.

[Q] 1.3 update?

Is there an update zip that I can apply to get 1.3 yet? I've tried looking and the only way I can find is to go stock, download the update from b&n, then re-root with mn. I was just looking for an update zip I can flash from cwm.
Rooted Stock 1.2
MN 2.5.18
OC 1200

bullfrog527 said:
Is there an update zip that I can apply to get 1.3 yet? I've tried looking and the only way I can find is to go stock, download the update from b&n, then re-root with mn. I was just looking for an update zip I can flash from cwm.
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MN 2.5.18
OC 1200
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You can sideload the update from B&N without restoring to stock first. You'll lose root until you re-root, but there are instructions here and here that have worked for the vast majority of people.

so the sideload update will work, I just need to re apply mn 4.5.18 and then 4.6.16? But
i have to wait for the nook to update itself once the 1.3 folder is on the nooks internal memory?
thanks.
edit: cant believe i missed your thread! oops

bullfrog527 said:
so the sideload update will work, I just need to re apply mn 4.5.18 and then 4.6.16? But
i have to wait for the nook to update itself once the 1.3 folder is on the nooks internal memory?
thanks.
edit: cant believe i missed your thread! oops
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Yeah, I just followed the procedure like B&N tells people to do if they don't want to wait. In other words, just drop the 1.3 update from the B&N site to your nook over usb. After you eject and unplug the usb cable, the nook screen will shut off and it will process the update and reboot. Once it reboots, you go through all the stuff (MN5.18, etc). Work of caution - TAKE A BACKUP NOW!!! I use a bootable sd and do the whole nook that way. Bit of a life saver....

Gingerbread over-the-air update problem

I woke up this morning and my over the air update was ready to install. I clicked install, and it went to reboot. When it was loading the package my screen went to the Android guy and the caution symbol.
When I got to work I took the battery out and rebooted the phone. My phone is rooted and I have a recovery app installed so I chose to reboot with 2.2. Everything is working like normal again now.
I assume the update file did not download fully since my phone was just on 3G all night.
My Question is: Will the update automatically push to my phone again, since I already started downloading the file? Or will I have to do a manual update?

it didnt install cuz u are rooted

To be able to receive the OTA without manually installing it, your phone needs to be STOCK. Since you are rooted, you have the option to go back to stock via odin or you can install GB manually with root. Either way, once GB is installed you will lose root.. so be prepared to root again if you choose.

marschmellau said:
To be able to receive the OTA without manually installing it, your phone needs to be STOCK. Since you are rooted, you have the option to go back to stock via odin or you can install GB manually with root. Either way, once GB is installed you will lose root.. so be prepared to root again if you choose.
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Not true u can receive the OTA if yor on a custom rom,
Im on bonsai 4.0.1 and i keep getting that damn pop up!!!
But dont bother with it cause u can't install it as im rooted, however u still will be prompted with it..

Thanks guys. Manually updating at work right now.

is there a link on here for a manual update
been reading these boards for a while and have seen a update (i think from qbking77) for gingerbread but...it seems that with this official upgrade there may be a different procedure
i am hearing two versions of how to update..one saying for a rooted phone and one stating it must be unrooted
any help? my phone is rooted running Drock clean kernal ec05 and baseband S7000.5ec05

rstaffer89 said:
been reading these boards for a while and have seen a update (i think from qbking77) for gingerbread but...it seems that with this official upgrade there may be a different procedure
i am hearing two versions of how to update..one saying for a rooted phone and one stating it must be unrooted
any help? my phone is rooted running Drock clean kernal ec05 and baseband S7000.5ec05
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Nope. Always the same...must be completely stock to get the OTA or flash the update.zip. And as usual 10 minutes after OTA started there are prerooted GB ROMs you can flash if you don't want to go back to stock.
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marschmellau said:
To be able to receive the OTA without manually installing it, your phone needs to be STOCK. Since you are rooted, you have the option to go back to stock via odin or you can install GB manually with root. Either way, once GB is installed you will lose root.. so be prepared to root again if you choose.
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I have a stock Epic with stock ROM except that I used the one click (simple) rooting method to root it.
How can I Install the GB update now? I don't want to flash my phone and go back to ODIN (I haven't flashed a phone before, even though I have done so to the Nook color).
Is it possible to manually apply the update to my rooted phone? Will that work or will my phone be bricked?
I am ok with rooting the phone again after the update. I am hoping they have a simple rooting method for GB as they did with froyo. Thanks!

so i am running the same sfr 1.2 with genocide i believe and the update keeps showing up if i flash a gingerbread rom with this go away or is there a way to get the notification to go away?? actually my wifes phone and it is driving her nuts!! lol

NS4G ICS Update file?

My phone recently had a nervous breakdown so I returned to stock with a clean system and no root and what not. I went through a few updates and now I'm on 2.3.7 and I haven't gotten the ICS update at all. I keep checking but nope.
Anyone have the update.zip for it so I can just do it manually?

at this moment, there isn't... use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575502
and flash it via ODIN...

Yeah I kinda want to go through a normal update and not lose my stuff and are setup. Thanks though!
I guess ill just wait more. Strange how it doesn't show up.
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Running Rooted 3.2.1 to ICS? Do I unroot?

I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks

tu3218 said:
I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks
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Same question here
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3d0rr said:
Same question here
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I am in the same camp.
I'm running a rooted 3.2 stock by Timmy Dean.
I'm happy I didn't jump the gun when I Saw the update last night, because it seems I would have truly been screwed.
What I would like to know is if a rooted 3.2 can simply be unrooted. Seems this would the simplest thing to do.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Apparently the root doesn't matter. It will just be removed when we install the ota ICS. What worries me is recovery. Because it has to boot into a recovery to install ICS. I had CWM installed then flashed to stock by acer recovery tool in the play store. But when I manually boot into recovery, I get a exclamation point inside a triangle. What recovery are you guys running?

tu3218 said:
Apparently the root doesn't matter. It will just be removed when we install the ota ICS. What worries me is recovery. Because it has to boot into a recovery to install ICS. I had CWM installed then flashed to stock by acer recovery tool in the play store. But when I manually boot into recovery, I get a exclamation point inside a triangle. What recovery are you guys running?
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I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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3d0rr said:
I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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Yeah I think so as well. I flashed stock via the Acer recovery tool but I get nothing when I boot into recovery except what I stated above. I'm not sure if that's right or not.
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I was happily running timmydean's rooted 3.2.1 based on the leaked OTA. The ICS upgrade came through and installed just fine. No loss of data and the programs I tried all worked. I was on stock 4.0.4 unrooted.
However, I'm now borked. I rebooted into recovery (Power, Vol -) to see about rooting via the backdoor I'd installed. I had thor's 1.7 Touch CWM recovery installed. I got some weird message that recovery was broken. (Don't recall the exact msg.)
After that, it hung on the "android" screen. Soft-bricked.
So I did a factory reset (Power, vol+, rock screen switch) and ended up back on 3.2.1. Now, the Settings > About > Check update results in the "Network coverage is currently poor. Please move to a location with better coverage to continue." message.
My WiFi is fine, speedtest.net reports a 20 Mbps download. All other apps function well. I'm pulling a DCHP address from my router.
I'm fairly sure this is a badly-worded error message from Acer and actually refers to server overload or some other issue on their end.
Also, installing the latest Acer Iconia Update preps the system for ICS. At one point, installing it allowed the update to proceed, but not to ICS. Uninstalling/reinstalling that update seemed to jog the system at one time.
So I tried wiping data/cache/dalvik and went back to stock 3.2. Same error message when updating. Wiped again and went back to stock 3.0.1. Same error message.
So I'm stuck and am going to give it a few days to see if Acer can sort out their upgrade path. If not, I will probably load CM9 or Thor's ICS ROM. (I do have a Nandroid, so I can get back to where I was pre-ICS.)
All in all, I'm very disappointed in Acer for borking my tablet.
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Update: So now a day later, the "poor coverage" message was replaced by an "update available". Installed A500_7.014.03_com_gen1, after reboot, another update A500_7.014.15_com_gen1 installed. I am now on stock 3.2.1.
System update shows "Your device is up to date".
Will see what tomorrow brings, but this is certainly frustrating.

thorne75 said:
I am in the same camp.
I'm running a rooted 3.2 stock by Timmy Dean.
I'm happy I didn't jump the gun when I Saw the update last night, because it seems I would have truly been screwed.
What I would like to know is if a rooted 3.2 can simply be unrooted. Seems this would the simplest thing to do.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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Could you guys running the backdoor and still rooted please try this:
1) Try and capture the build no. of the update
2) See if the update will download BUT do not install yet
3) Go to /cache/fota/ and find the zip -
4) copy it to yr external sd
5) post back the build no.
thanks!!!
Procedure for manual install:
1/ rename the file as : update.zip
2/ place the file on the micro sd card
3/ turn off the tablet
4/ press the down volume key and the power button at the same time untill the tablets turns on
5/ the iconia will start the upgrade process by itself.
OR just redownload the update and it install
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I had trouble when i reverted to stock in the weekend
and it was a bit of a process to get the OTA's to 3.2.1.
I did manage to hold "full root" but had to revert a couple of times
by putting stock recovery back and using backdoor .
I accidentally factory reset and everything went a bit pear shaped from there...oops!!
Im still waiting for the OTA ICS - getting network coverage error -one good thing
is my partners tab is only 5 days old and still pure factory,
her tab shows same error so at least we know its not root/backdoor problem
So yeah if u gonna take the OTA best to get rid of the backdoor unless you wanna play guinea pig for us all>>>>
dunno why we aint found one of those yet
I dont think you can cause too much of a problem where a "hard reset" pwr/vol -/rotation lock/ combo wont fix...you can then root from there.
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3d0rr said:
I have CWM recovery by thor2002. I think we can't update via ITS unless we flash original recovery
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hi 3d0rr!!
i think those of us with the backdoor should be meticulous if/when taking the OTA.
we shouldnt need to unroot and use stock recovery as the ota should get rid of that in the flash. But to ensure a stress free OTA it may pay to do it anyway.
i know you previously told me u were stock gen 1 - but is that from factory, just finished reading a very interesting post regarding the different 'gens' so i for one am sticking with factory build gen :just for the official OTA anyway:

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hi 3d0rr!!
i think those of us with the backdoor should be meticulous if/when taking the OTA.
we shouldnt need to unroot and use stock recovery as the ota should get rid of that in the flash. But to ensure a stress free OTA it may pay to do it anyway.
i know you previously told me u were stock gen 1 - but is that from factory, just finished reading a very interesting post regarding the different 'gens' so i for one am sticking with factory build gen :just for the official OTA anyway:
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Dibb_nz, I was stock gen 2. I don't wanna take OTA until be sure it's safe. Unless now I know that a hard factory reset may save my tab if something happen.
Can you tell us where did you read that post about 'gens'? I still a little confuse about that
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BTW, the network coverage errors seems to be an Acer's error. First I received OTA and a day after that I see that error on my tab. And a couple of hours later I have OTA again. So, don't worry, you should get OTA asap
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3d0rr said:
BTW, the network coverage errors seems to be an Acer's error. First I received OTA and a day after that I see that error on my tab. And a couple of hours later I have OTA again. So, don't worry, you should get OTA asap
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oh sounds promising, although I just read another post from someone across the ditch in OZ he reckoned acer said they were working on a patch for the problems theyre havin with the first update...who knows
now m8, sorry to confuse you, that wasnt my intention, but i try to make sure that i;m not suggesting things which may end with you or others borkin or brickin yr tab. Ive spent the last few days reading thousands of posts (just like everyone else) thankfully we are fortunate in being able to learn from the mistakes of others I know a bit more about ics than i did 3 days ago let me tell you, lol.
i just finished helpin out a fellow "timmy-ite" stuck with no way of getting in to apx mode to get un-borked...well didnt really help just a sounding board more than anything
he got himself up and running, used the apx tool in my sig, unlocked the bootloader, rooted, flashed custom recovery did a nand and is now running flexreaper - with the tools and knowledge he gained he now has the choice to go back to HC to get the OTA or not....he's one happy camper!!!
Have a read have a read thru the threadhere. ask him a question or two if you want - but dont get too hung up "maybe doing something wrong" you won't be the only person ever to experience that uhh-ohh sinking feeling when you know you shouldnt have just done whatever it was that u just did
Theres always someone round here who will help - usually cos they done the same silly lthings themselves - why ya think i'm always posting

what is the backdoor program you guys talk about?

tu3218 said:
what is the backdoor program you guys talk about?
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timmydean's root method also allows you to install a backdoor to re-root after accepting an OTA. You have to manually install it during the rooting process, so you would know if you had it.

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timmydean's root method also allows you to install a backdoor to re-root after accepting an OTA. You have to manually install it during the rooting process, so you would know if you had it.
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timmyDean How to root stock 3.2.1
Summary:
Version V4 is the same as V3 with the only difference being that there is a NEW backdoor script which has some additional features to protect root(#) from getting broken when you do an OTA. I also applied these to this flash image so you wouldn't have to add the additional protection yourself. V4 also has the drivers for XP included. However, when taking an OTA you should also install the backdoor for additional protection. However, you cannot leave the backdoor installed as it turns off sound. So having a little more protection just might save your root in case you take an OTA and forget to install the backdoor.
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beat me to it
its a completely stock gen2 rooted and cwm - you can use to unbrick, or go back to stock. only for HC bootloaders though.....

This worked to me
tu3218 said:
I'm running completely stock, no rom anything. Just flashed updates from users here to update me to the latest HC. I received the ICS update but pretty sure it won't work since I'm rooted and running CWM recovery. What do I need to do to install ICS? thanks
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Well my friend, this worked to me... I hope this can help somebody else:
Original ROM: Acer A500 3.2.1 COM_GEN2 Rooted and with CWM using Timmy's method.
1) Go to play market and install Acer Recovery Installer.
2) Open Acer Recovery and verify with recovery do you have. In my case it was CWM recovery by thor2002ro 1.5
3) Install stock recovery. Make a backup of your old recovery when ask.
4) Factory reset: in my case, I made a backup of all my data and used Titanium to backup some apps. Then I harded reset my tab by turning it off and the combo pwd + vol(+) then lock-unlock switch 3 times until I saw "eraing user data" in the top-left corner.
5) turn on the tab and go to google play. Search for acer and install Update enhancement.
6) Go to settings-> about-> system update and aply the OTA update.
You will lost root, but everything should work fine.
To gain root access again, you can follow this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546593
Now I have rooted stock ICS and I'm so happy

Hey great write up, will try this as soon as I'm off work. Anyway to confirm stock recovery is installed? Because I have done what you said(just the flash stock recovery part) an when I boot into recovery I just get a triangle an exclamation point. Not sure if thats right or not. But I will definitely give this a go since you were running exactly what I'm running now.
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3d0rr said:
Well my friend, this worked to me... I hope this can help somebody else:
Original ROM: Acer A500 3.2.1 COM_GEN2 Rooted and with CWM using Timmy's method...
...To gain root access again, you can follow this thread - ...xda-developers.com/showthread...
Now I have rooted stock ICS and I'm so happy
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yay for 3d0rr you finally took the plunge congrats!!!!!
@tu3218
That download link is no longer available
instead download blackthund3r's one-click-root,
google "ICS Root for Windows"
At step 3 - After you have backed up -
Copy the uid.txt file from the backup folder - this holds your cpu id -
you're probably gonna need it at sum stage

I followed your instructions and it went perfect!!! Rocking ics now. Thanks for the help. First thing I notice, soooo much faster an full of butter.
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