I have ICS ota download with rooted phone. - Xoom General

I have the ICS ota download even though I did not sign up for it. I have a rooted xoom with a stock rom and kernel. Can I install the ota update with rooted phone or will I have to go back to stock everything?
I believe the update is xml77.

As long as you are running the stock recovery, you SHOULD be ok. If not stock recovery it probably won't accept the signing keys and will refuse to install.

jmgib said:
As long as you are running the stock recovery, you SHOULD be ok. If not stock recovery it probably won't accept the signing keys and will refuse to install.
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After looking again it is XML77

I tried to install the update but got stuck on a screen with a green android with a triangle with a "!" in it.
Guess it did not like my rooted xoom.
I guess my options are to go back to stock if I want to update it.
That may be more trouble than it is worth if the ics update will be released by developers soon.
Is there an easy option to go back to stock?

texasez said:
I tried to install the update but got stuck on a screen with a green android with a triangle with a "!" in it.
Guess it did not like my rooted xoom.
I guess my options are to go back to stock if I want to update it.
That may be more trouble than it is worth if the ics update will be released by developers soon.
Is there an easy option to go back to stock?
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I'm stock unrooted. Same problem. The last OTA broke stock recovery, causing "!".
Go to Moto Dev Network, sign up free, then download OOB stock. It's easy.

Do all of you guys getting the OTA ICSammich have wifi only Xooms?

willysp said:
I'm stock unrooted. Same problem. The last OTA broke stock recovery, causing "!".
Go to Moto Dev Network, sign up free, then download OOB stock. It's easy.
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What is OOB stock?
I am on android 3.2.1 and build number HTK75D with modified recovery which i thinks is CWM.
Thanks

FuturePrimitive said:
Do all of you guys getting the OTA ICSammich have wifi only Xooms?
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yes for me

Pretty sure he means Out of Box with OOB.
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http://developer.motorola.com/products/software/
If I remember correctly when I did this I had to use RSD Lite which Motorola provides to flash the stock Image to my Xoom.
Then I had to re-root it.
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On the Moto page there they also have ADB instructions on how to flash it as well.

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help browser closes alot of time on its own

why is this happening? and i also noticed somtimes on websites trying to play flash videos the browser will close. why is this and how can i fix it?
What rom you running and what browser you running.
cheddaface said:
why is this happening? and i also noticed somtimes on websites trying to play flash videos the browser will close. why is this and how can i fix it?
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This behavior has been reported on custom ROMs and earlier versions of Stock ROMS. If you are on a clean Stock 3.2.1 ROM you will NOT have these issues.
Hope this helps
TD
timmyDean said:
This behavior has been reported on custom ROMs and earlier versions of Stock ROMS. If you are on a clean Stock 3.2.1 ROM you will NOT have these issues.
Hope this helps
TD
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I'm on Stock 3.2.1 and I still have this issue. For example: techcrunch will close my browser every time. I've tried it with stock browser as well as Dolphin HD.
Had the tab for a week waiting on the official ics then I will root when root is ready for 4.0 but it still closes no warning or anything
golfgirl606 said:
I'm on Stock 3.2.1 and I still have this issue. For example: techcrunch will close my browser every time. I've tried it with stock browser as well as Dolphin HD.
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Then get on the 'blower' to ACER tech support because this should not happen. We support hundreds of these, in over 8 country's, and this is NOT normal and should NOT happen.
TD
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cheddaface said:
Had the tab for a week waiting on the official ics then I will root when root is ready for 4.0 but it still closes no warning or anything
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With a locked bootloader we'll be waiting a long time for root and relying on exploits (security holes) is no way to go through life. For example: nobody that I know of has rooted 3.2.1 on an ACER. TPT (Lenovo) is another example and so is the Xoom FE. We need to get the bootloader unlocked.
"Take your stinking locked bootloader of my tablet you damn dirty ACER company"
timmyDean said:
Then get on the 'blower' to ACER tech support because this should not happen. We support hundreds of these, in over 8 country's, and this is NOT normal and should NOT happen.
TD
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With a locked bootloader we'll be waiting a long time for root and relying on exploits (security holes) is no way to go through life. For example: nobody that I know of has rooted 3.2.1 on an ACER. TPT (Lenovo) is another example and so is the Xoom FE. We need to get the bootloader unlocked.
"Take your stinking locked bootloader of my tablet you damn dirty ACER company"
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Does the downgrade method count as rooting 3.2.1? Because that works likea champ.
And the rooted stock 3.2.1 in development.
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S4 MF3 Firmware

I know i cannot install recovery and custom rom on this baseband yet, so my question is. Is it possible to root , and then install titanium to remove the bloats ? will doing this damage my phone when i want to factory reset it later ? . thank you
You can root. But do not delete the bloat. Only freeze with Titanium Backup
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so when i need to factory restore , i have to unfreeze them ?
sjhotwings said:
so when i need to factory restore , i have to unfreeze them ?
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Depends on which apps your freezing/considering bloat. Its probably safer to unfreeze first before you reset in the event you accidentally freeze something that is required for the phone to function properly. Heres a list, BUT I didnt see which firmware they were using.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265296
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should have posted this in the MF3 question and answers thread 3 post down...may get more help...
sjhotwings said:
I know i cannot install recovery and custom rom on this baseband yet, so my question is. Is it possible to root , and then install titanium to remove the bloats ? will doing this damage my phone when i want to factory reset it later ? . thank you
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If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted. Factory reset through the phone will not work and make your phone in bootloop. There is no ODIN/factory reset at this time. So please be careful
Your best bet if you want to root is to carefully know what you're doing.
As for your other question if it's possible. Yes, it is possible to root but read above as I have warned you. Since you can root on MF3, you will also be able to install titanium backup to freeze the bloats. Do not remove/uninstall ANY of the bloats in case something goes wrong.
If you choose to unroot later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45340743#post45340743
Good luck
Phewww..i followed the link and got the phone unrooted. So i guess i can factory restore now ? correct ? haha thanks
I unrooted my S4 before sending it back for a warranty exchange. I factory reset it and it worked fine.
Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
mrro82 said:
I unrooted my S4 before sending it back for a warranty exchange. I factory reset it and it worked fine.
Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
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thank you
"If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted."
haremmon said:
If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted. Factory reset through the phone will not work and make your phone in bootloop. There is no ODIN/factory reset at this time. So please be careful
Your best bet if you want to root is to carefully know what you're doing.
As for your other question if it's possible. Yes, it is possible to root but read above as I have warned you. Since you can root on MF3, you will also be able to install titanium backup to freeze the bloats. Do not remove/uninstall ANY of the bloats in case something goes wrong.
If you choose to unroot later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45340743#post45340743
Good luck
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I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with CWM (corrected) recovery. I even upgrade to a later version (corrected). Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I can't load any other recovery no matter what method tried, and I have tried many, and many different recoveries. I think I found out after installing the apk from the verizon section SAFESTRAP program some things. First there appears to no way to delete the cache partition. Both the cache and the recovery partitions can be empty. The recovery partition is not always empty but usually that is the case.
I have the sinking feeling I am the victim of what you said at first "If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted." But I dont see how this is possible considering I had CM 10.2 4.2.2 (corrected) when root was installed. But my symptoms fit what you have said above. Can you explain a lot more about what this is about and and details inside the phone as to what is known so far? I have a MS in CS so I have a good background, even though I am very limited on what I can do on computers today. Details!
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
heartspeace said:
I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with Rouge recovery. I even upgrade to 1.5.0 Rouge. Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I can't load any other recovery no matter what method tried, and I have tried many, and many different recoveries. I think I found out after installing the apk from the verizon section SAFESTRAP program some things. First there appears to no way to delete the cache partition. Both the cache and the recovery partitions can be empty. The recovery partition is not always empty but usually that is the case.
I have the sinking feeling I am the victim of what you said at first "If you root on MF3 then your stock recovery will be corrupted." But I dont see how this is possible considering I had CM 10.2 4.2.1 when root was installed. But my symptoms fit what you have said above. Can you explain a lot more about what this is about and and details inside the phone as to what is known so far? I have a MS in CS so I have a good background, even though I am very limited on what I can do on computers today. Details!
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
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How do you have cm 10.2 4.2.1? That doesn't make any sense.
heartspeace said:
I have been using CM as my OS since around the first stable release. I am now on 10.2 JB 4.2.2 Yet when I go in and look at my About Phone it says MF3. I have installed root for about a week and all was well and working with Rouge recovery. I even upgrade to 1.5.0 Rouge. Then some app (I can't remember which unfortunately) put on a different recovery with tiny letters - the purpose of which so it can script a full install so I didn't have to do it every step myself. When it installed it, I encountered the horrific blue letters of "Booting Recovery..." and it will not get past that.
I am willing to do most anything to get back to a starting point.
HP
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Yea jd and I are confused.
Just to make sure you are on our train, are you sure it says "1337UCUAMF3" under Baseband Version in the 'About device' and not "1337UCUAMDL"?
haremmon said:
Yea jd and I are confused.
Just to make sure you are on our train, are you sure it says "1337UCUAMF3" under Baseband Version in the 'About device' and not "1337UCUAMDL"?
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I think he's trolling. He says he has 3 different firmware on his phone.
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He even mentions rouge recovery. Non existent on our device.
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Sorry for the typo!
jd1639 said:
How do you have cm 10.2 4.2.1? That doesn't make any sense.
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Sorry that is 4.2.2 - a typo.
I have CM 10.2 JB 4.2.2
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jd1639 said:
I think he's trolling. He says he has 3 different firmware on his phone.
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I am not trolling. I have a solid past on many forums. A Recovery is not the same as a firmware. I do admit to one type.
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Febby said:
He even mentions rouge recovery. Non existent on our device.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk 2
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Rouge Recovery is available for Xoom, which I also have. Sorry, I crossed paths there and got them confused in the name of the recovery program. The recovery program was clockworkmod with with touch.
HP
Picture of About Device for Not Nice Skeptical Types & Helpful Types
heartspeace said:
Sorry that is 4.2.2 - a typo.
I have CM 10.2 JB 4.2.2
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I am not trolling. I have a solid past on many forums. A Recovery is not the same as a firmware. I do admit to one type.
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Rouge Recovery is available for Xoom, which I also have. Sorry, I crossed paths there and got them confused in the name of the recovery program. The recovery program was clockworkmod with touch.
HP
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Check out attachment for About Device Info.
First, cm 10.2 is android 4.3. But it really doesn't matter because your on mf3 firmware. You can't flash a recovery or rom.
jd1639 said:
First, cm 10.2 is android 4.3. But it really doesn't matter because your on mf3 firmware. You can't flash a recovery or rom.
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I guess I got confused with all the numbers I'm sorry about that guys. When did AT&T sneak mf3 on to my phone considering I have had custom OS is on here since I remember?
heartspeace said:
I guess I got confused with all the numbers I'm sorry about that guys. When did AT&T sneak mf3 on to my phone considering I have had custom OS is on here since I remember?
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Can you still boot into a custom recovery?

[Q] I'm stuck in CWM recovery mode

Hello,
Yesterday an update came up on my screen, I clicked "Install Now"
The phone restarted into CWM.
I am rooted ofcourse, and I'm really scared for my phone,
Is there anything to be done?
Which phone do you have?
Your phone is rooted, do you have a stock or custom ROM?
You should provide a little more information so people can help you.
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LG G2 D802 T-mobile version
umm...I had stock firmware,
Just now i installed CyanogenMod, and still im going back to recovery...
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
iMetalliX said:
LG G2 D802 T-mobile version
umm...I had stock firmware,
Just now i installed CyanogenMod, and still im going back to recovery...
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You should try to reverse back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I've found that on the forums for LG G2's.
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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The only thing you probably have to worry about is the data on your device since it is possible you have to wipe it. No worries on bricked device.
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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No. But it looks like you flashed a borked file. Maybe the CM you installed has a wrong MD5, or you might have flashed a CM that's for a different G2. Either way, you can either push a new ROM zip into your phone to flash, or KDZ back to stock like the guy above me said. Good luck!
And don't worry, your phone is completely fine. But this should be a lesson to always perform a backup before ANY ROM flashing.
mackster248 said:
No. But it looks like you flashed a borked file. Maybe the CM you installed has a wrong MD5, or you might have flashed a CM that's for a different G2. Either way, you can either push a new ROM zip into your phone to flash, or KDZ back to stock like the guy above me said. Good luck!
And don't worry, your phone is completely fine. But this should be a lesson to always perform a backup before ANY ROM flashing.
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Thank you mate )
umm..i'm going back to stock, and the MD5 was ok, and yes, im a noob
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iMetalliX said:
btw, if i have recovery up and working, i shouldn't be madly worried...shoud i?,,
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What I'd like to know is how did you get CWM in the first place? I've tried for a couple of hours with ROM Manager and the D802 is not supported even though it claims it is. All I get is the red triangle on top of the green android bot and what looks like 2.x CWM. Not sure since I'm new. But it only has about 5 options. No MOUNT, NO ADVANCED, Looks unsuitable for flashing a ROM. I saw this version the very first time I flashed a phone and I soft bricked the phone. It was a Nexus 4. I recovered but I'm not taking any chances and messing with that again. The only way I recovered was using Wugfresh. I need something like Wugfresh for my D802 where I can take those risk. I'm angry because I can't flash anything now. I've got 327 apps to get installed. No one wants to do that manually. It is really inconceivable that this phone which is still arguably the best in the world after 6 months is not supported the way it should be with recovery. Any help in getting CWM working would be greatly appreciated.
notanymore said:
What I'd like to know is how did you get CWM in the first place? I've tried for a couple of hours with ROM Manager and the D802 is not supported even though it claims it is. All I get is the red triangle on top of the green android bot and what looks like 2.x CWM. Not sure since I'm new. But it only has about 5 options. No MOUNT, NO ADVANCED, Looks unsuitable for flashing a ROM. I saw this version the very first time I flashed a phone and I soft bricked the phone. It was a Nexus 4. I recovered but I'm not taking any chances and messing with that again. The only way I recovered was using Wugfresh. I need something like Wugfresh for my D802 where I can take those risk. I'm angry because I can't flash anything now. I've got 327 apps to get installed. No one wants to do that manually. It is really inconceivable that this phone which is still arguably the best in the world after 6 months is not supported the way it should be with recovery. Any help in getting CWM working would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried philz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Have you tried philz http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554053
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That won't work because you can't even get to the menus to install the zip. That the whole problem. You can't really do anything because it basically hangs up with the red triangle. With the number of people having this problem and how great a phone this is you'd figure this problem would not even exist. Here's a screen shot of the problem everybody is having.
notanymore said:
That won't work because you can't even get to the menus to install the zip. That the whole problem. You can't really do anything because it basically hangs up with the red triangle. With the number of people having this problem and how great a phone this is you'd figure this problem would not even exist. Here's a screen shot of the problem everybody is having.
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okay so that's the stock recovery, by any chance are you on kitkat because it says d80220a?
iMetalliX, can you still flash a .zip file?, if you can I know this would work for you, just translate the thread and OTG flash the small zip file. This happened to me yesterday, and piece of cake.
me having the same problem (stock recovery)
cant flash anything (E:footer is wrong ) (E:signature verification faild)
and now when flashing new Philz recovery ( assert faild : run_program (`/temp/loki.sh`) ==0 E:error in /temp/update.zip status 7
since 2 days trying to get out of it but i cant lol
same thing happened to me but i managed to install twrp now my problem is im stocked at lg logo. I have no back up nor any rom downloaded. i have kdz file saved on my g2 but i cant copy it to the computer since it cant be detected or if it has a way please please let me know. Pls help me out of it, i miss my phone. Thank you.
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XxZombiePikachu said:
okay so that's the stock recovery, by any chance are you on kitkat because it says d80220a?
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Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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pmorales said:
iMetalliX, can you still flash a .zip file?, if you can I know this would work for you, just translate the thread and OTG flash the small zip file. This happened to me yesterday, and piece of cake.
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I'm new so don't know much. My understanding is you can't flash anything without being in recovery, right? Look at busted25's post. I'm not risking anything that is not concrete. Much as I like to tinker around I accomplish nothing if I end up with a brick. On my Nexus I could risk everything and because I had Wugfresh. No such thing. I'm going to look at he LG software suite and see if can backup the phone enough to restore it should i soft brick or something
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Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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Well that's why you can't get recovery, kit Kat does not have ability for recovery and who knows if it ever will
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notanymore said:
Yeah I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to kitkat. I knew it as soon as I hit yes button to upgrade. Too late.
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I'm new so don't know much. My understanding is you can't flash anything without being in recovery, right? Look at busted25's post. I'm not risking anything that is not concrete. Much as I like to tinker around I accomplish nothing if I end up with a brick. On my Nexus I could risk everything and because I had Wugfresh. No such thing. I'm going to look at he LG software suite and see if can backup the phone enough to restore it should i soft brick or something
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Yesterday I just write but I forgot to include the thread to be translated for the instructions and the .zip file to be OTG flashed, here it is, sorry
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=746320
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Well that's why you can't get recovery, kit Kat does not have ability for recovery and who knows if it ever will
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What?! Are you sure about that? If true that is really foul. What, do they think we are Apple fans or something? If we didn't want recovery we would have bought Apple. I hope that is not true. Why would they do such think knowing you can't flash if you they do that. I'm addicted to custom roms...LOL! I need my fix now!!
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pmorales said:
Yesterday I just write but I forgot to include the thread to be translated for the instructions and the .zip file to be OTG flashed, here it is, sorry
It is in Spanish. Just trying working with that on your beautiful phone as a noobie...hahahaha! Thanks though.
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notanymore said:
What?! Are you sure about that? If true that is really foul. What, do they think we are Apple fans or something? If we didn't want recovery we would have bought Apple. I hope that is not true. Why would they do such think knowing you can't flash if you they do that. I'm addicted to custom roms...LOL! I need my fix now!!
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Well the exploit we were using to install recovery/Loki was patched in kk so currently if you want recovery it's the same procedure for all devices downgrade to 4.2(first firmware available) root install recovery and depending on your device I can link you a modified kk that uses the aboot from 4.2 plus modified kk kernel to boot to kk while retaining root/recovery
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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XxZombiePikachu said:
Well the exploit we were using to install recovery/Loki was patched in kk so currently if you want recovery it's the same procedure for all devices downgrade to 4.2(first firmware available) root install recovery and depending on your device I can link you a modified kk that uses the aboot from 4.2 plus modified kk kernel to boot to kk while retaining root/recovery
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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I don't know if I have the skills to pull that off. I could wind up like busted25 and all the others who bricked. I think my best option might be to sell it very cheap quickly and order a new one and never upgrade. I'll take the hit. Phone is less than a week old. One thing I'm not understanding though is I'm seeing only kitkat custom roms for this phone out there. That's why I thought it was ok to upgrade. I didn't see any 4.2.2. Everybody who flashed the custom roms must have been fairly or very skilled.One thing that made me upset is ROM Manager advertised recovery for this phone that was bogus. I even paid for the touch version and got nothing and no email reply

[Q] What will happen if I update to 4.4 while still rooted?

I am currently on system version 9.30.1 and I am rooted. My boot loader isn't unlocked and I don't have a custom recovery installed. I am wondering if being rooted will cause issues once the 4.4 update is released. And if so how do I remove root?
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Well, since you are rooted, chances are you have probably removed some of the bloat that was installed on your phone by your provider. If this is so, you won't even be able to update to 4.4 unless you first return your phone completely to stock, ie add all the bloat back in. If your phone is not stock, you can remove updater.apk and you won't even be prompted for the update.
If you are completely stock and rooted, when you accept the update to 4.4, once the upgrade completes, you simply will not be rooted anymore. This is true whether you have a locked or an unlocked bootloader. With the unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, it may be possible to have root if the one in the recovery works with 4.4 Otherwise, we will all have to wait until if/when root becomes available for Android 4.4 and our phone. This is why it is often recommended that you wait to update until the devs have a chance to tear the update apart and look for usable exploits.
Some what on the same topic... I made a back up after unlocking before doing anything... Could I restore said back up flash stock recovery voodoo my root and ota... Or would I still have to rsd then ota?
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ezknives said:
Some what on the same topic... I made a back up after unlocking before doing anything... Could I restore said back up flash stock recovery voodoo my root and ota... Or would I still have to rsd then ota?
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Yes, you can flash your backup and then take the OTA, but you don't need voodoo if you're unlocked. Re-flash recovery and then flash root.
netizenmt said:
Well, since you are rooted, chances are you have probably removed some of the bloat that was installed on your phone by your provider. If this is so, you won't even be able to update to 4.4 unless you first return your phone completely to stock, ie add all the bloat back in. If your phone is not stock, you can remove updater.apk and you won't even be prompted for the update.
If you are completely stock and rooted, when you accept the update to 4.4, once the upgrade completes, you simply will not be rooted anymore. This is true whether you have a locked or an unlocked bootloader. With the unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, it may be possible to have root if the one in the recovery works with 4.4 Otherwise, we will all have to wait until if/when root becomes available for Android 4.4 and our phone. This is why it is often recommended that you wait to update until the devs have a chance to tear the update apart and look for usable exploits.
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Thanks, I am rooted and didnt touch any of the bloatware. I bought the phone in an non-unlockable state, 9.30.1, so I just want some form of kit-kat on this. In an un-xda like fashion im probably going to just take the update ASAP.
AKShotgun said:
Thanks, I am rooted and didnt touch any of the bloatware. I bought the phone in an non-unlockable state, 9.30.1, so I just want some form of kit-kat on this. In an un-xda like fashion im probably going to just take the update ASAP.
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Being locked & rooted you will lose root perhaps forever.
aviwdoowks said:
Being locked & rooted you will lose root perhaps forever.
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A lot of guess work.. considering first off that 4.4 hasn't been provided. If it was provided will you be the first to jump?
theemaster said:
A lot of guess work.. considering first off that 4.4 hasn't been provided. If it was provided will you be the first to jump?
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I have 442 already and boy is it fast!
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But I cannot root on the X that is.
aviwdoowks said:
I have 442 already and boy is it fast!
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But I cannot root on the X that is.
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You don't say....
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A lot of guess work.. considering first off that 4.4 hasn't been provided. If it was provided will you be the first to jump?
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Take a look in the S5 and X forums to get the proof you need about KK being hard to root.
AK, I would seriously wait until the devs get hold of the update. Let the devs take the OTA and pull it apart so they can start providing ROMs for SafeStrap. Then, update to KK via SS.
My plan is to go all stock and accept the update IF it ever actually gets released. As my bootloader is unlocked, I always have the option of reflashing recovery on it, make a backup of 4.4, and then run it or some other rom backup as I choose. Also, I'm curious to know, if there is supposed to be superuser built into TWRP, will that allow 4.4 to be rooted anyway, or not?
As you can see, I know just enough to be dangerous, lol, but as long as I can make calls, it's all good.
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My plan is to go all stock and accept the update IF it ever actually gets released. As my bootloader is unlocked, I always have the option of reflashing recovery on it, make a backup of 4.4, and then run it or some other rom backup as I choose. Also, I'm curious to know, if there is supposed to be superuser built into TWRP, will that allow 4.4 to be rooted anyway, or not?
As you can see, I know just enough to be dangerous, lol, but as long as I can make calls, it's all good.
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As long as your bootloader is unlocked, all you need to do after you update to the OTA is re-flash recovery and then superuser to regain root.
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My plan is to go all stock and accept the update IF it ever actually gets released. As my bootloader is unlocked, I always have the option of reflashing recovery on it, make a backup of 4.4, and then run it or some other rom backup as I choose. Also, I'm curious to know, if there is supposed to be superuser built into TWRP, will that allow 4.4 to be rooted anyway, or not?
As you can see, I know just enough to be dangerous, lol, but as long as I can make calls, it's all good.
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I don't think there is an "if" in it. The executive posted on google+ about receiving the update in the next couple weeks.
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AKShotgun said:
I don't think there is an "if" in it. The executive posted on google+ about receiving the update in the next couple weeks.
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Well its been a few weeks since he said that. Having had a similar situation with Sony and the Xperia Play and ICS, I can tell you the average executive's word isn't worth spit. And then there's the whole Verizon involvement which always adds another level of delay. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I would be surprised if we get KK in a few Months, never mind weeks.
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Well its been a few weeks since he said that. Having had a similar situation with Sony and the Xperia Play and ICS, I can tell you the average executive's word isn't worth spit. And then there's the whole Verizon involvement which always adds another level of delay. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I would be surprised if we get KK in a few Months, never mind weeks.
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Sorry if it seems like it im not trying to fight you here but he commented on his google+ post saying Razr M and HD KitKat is already at Verizon labs. So im guessing about a month.
I look forward to being wrong. I really hope we get it in the next few months. I've noticed that each revision of Android has made the need to develop custom ROMs less necessary for many phones. Of course that won't lessen our desire or enthusiasm to push the envelope. But when I think how far we have come from my first Android, the LG Ally and Eclair... There was a phone that was crap stock, but once unlocked and customized, it was a very decent phone for its time and price point. Today, its harder to see the need or difference between stock and custom ROMs, other than removal of bloat and occasionally some new bell or whistle. Still, I can't seem to resist their siren's call any more than the rest of you. Which is why I'm running CM11. Lol!
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FXZ for Kit Kat released!

Are you bricked after the OTA? Here's how to unbrick it, locked or unlocked.
One other note: this is NOT an official 183 FXZ, so if this doesn't work, it won't make things worse, but you'll just have to wait for the "official" 183 FXZ.
Thanks go to stras1234 for providing a KK FXZ for those that needed it to unbrick their phone.
Another big thanks goes to SamuriHL for providing a tool to use the FXZ provided by stras1234 to make your job easier to unbrick your phone and get you running with KK.
Go here to get the FXZ and tool to help you profit in the glory that is Kit Kat on the XT926 Droid RAZR HD -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-how-to-xt926-upgrade-to-kitkat-ota/
I have removed all my instructions as they are useless and no longer necessary with the FXZ being released.
Recommended strictly for unlocked bootloaders? Or would those of us with locked bootloaders be safe attempting as well providing we're on stock 9.30?
hi @iBolski i just want you to know that i share your post on the kk tracking post!
cmchance said:
Recommended strictly for unlocked bootloaders? Or would those of us with locked bootloaders be safe attempting as well providing we're on stock 9.30?
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If you're already on stock 9.30, then it should work. I think the hang-ups for many who are manually loading it themselves via taking the OTA directly, were where if you were pushed the OTA and immediately accepted it and allowed it to go through and update it, it might have worked as long as you were unrooted on stock 9.30.
However, I chose to save the OTA off to the side (from the /cache directory) and hence, booted into the recovery manually, not realising that it installs a newer stock recovery and that's where I got hung up at. I thought the install failed, when in reality, I had to go back into the recovery and install it again. Of course, I tried using vol-down + vol-up and it wouldn't work.
If you currently have root though under 9.30, you might want to hold off until someone verifies if root can be obtained again. Because, without an unlocked boot loader, you will more than likely lose your access to root, especially if the latest "exploit" for 9.30 doesn't work under KK.
Your mileage may vary, but I don't have a locked bootloader phone to test this out on, so please, I do not accept any responsibility for what may happen if you try it, whether you have a locked or unlocked bootloader.
Thanks!
Just what I was needing to hear! I am currently rooted so I'll probably hold off. I've got a used Moto X on order though, should get it in today. After I test it out and verify that I can tolerate it and the smaller battery, then I might do some experimenting with the xt926 model I have and report back. Though, as anticipated as this update is, I'm sure someone will have already beat me to all the testing within a few hours from now lol
I'm on 9.30 with locked bootloader. I've tried your method but can't get pass signature verification. It just won't be installed on 9.30 firmware. There must be anything can be mess in updater script to avoid error signature.
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Hi! Can you please share "Blur_Version.9.30.1XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip" on dropbox gdocs or smth like that?
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Hi! Can you please share "Blur_Version.9.30.1XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip" on dropbox gdocs or smth like that?
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I can't share the file, but if you look in the KitKat Tracking thread, you should find it there somewhere.
As an official soak tester, I'm not supposed to share the update. Technically, I'm not supposed to share ANY info, but I wanted to share this with other users who were having the same issue as I.
Thanks!
I do not believe the KK update for 9.30 has been shared anywhere.
No where that I can find. I've been scouring and following the forums waiting to find one myself.
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There you go, found it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pGrRdP0CpyckJnd2JoQklHSjQ/
But I have another problem now: It says "Not a valid aboot" and aborts
I'm not worried about it right now, Moto Verizon just posted saying they approved the soak test and updates would be rolling out.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/1...id-razr-hd-and-razr-m-on-verizon/#more-139933
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Sabissimo said:
There you go, found it:
https://drive . google.com/file/d/0B8pGrRdP0CpyckJnd2JoQklHSjQ/
But I have another problem now: It says "Not a valid aboot" and aborts
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did your phone actually ota to 9.30 or did you use a sbf/utility and flashed it to 9.30?
the problem some people are having is, they flashed to 9.30 but the correct version they should be on is 9.18 and this post http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/44920-xt926-update-1824610-update/?p=431391 explains why thats a problem.
Sabissimo said:
There you go, found it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pGrRdP0CpyckJnd2JoQklHSjQ/
But I have another problem now: It says "Not a valid aboot" and aborts
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I got it! I used this link 'below' to finally get it to update while using this thread for advice. Thank so much!
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=5
Now to try saferoot...???
For all my 9.30.1 people, I love you guys too.http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQimdea
Enjoy that official KK ota for 9.30.1 over that slow ass chinese server and stop trying to get the 9.18.94 to work.
bweN diorD said:
did your phone actually ota to 9.30 or did you use a sbf/utility and flashed it to 9.30?
the problem some people are having is, they flashed to 9.30 but the correct version they should be on is 9.18 and this post http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/44920-xt926-update-1824610-update/?p=431391 explains why thats a problem.
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I flashed to 9.30. When I received the OTA from the soak push, I saved the OTA off to the side and didn't apply it immediately. Then, when I attempted to apply it (after using House of Moto to fastboot it back to 9.30 stock), it rebooted after it started applying and then went back to the recovery screen, but at that point, they had changed how you get into it. It's now volume-up + power, not volume-down + volume-up.
In any case, that second step needs to happen where you go back and re-apply the OTA.
I'm thinking if I would have taken the OTA automatically right after it downloaded, it was probably automated. That, or maybe Motorola/Verizon decided to make it a game and see if people could figure it out? :silly:
Safe root for me was a no go. But kitkat is pretty nice!
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Thanks for all the info. Got KK up and running
I used these instructions - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52602576&postcount=1
and I used this file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52610188&postcount=11
All last night I tried using the leaked file someone put up from that "slow ass Chinese server" haha. Long story short, it didn't work at all.
This morning I tried again, and nothing. So I tried this file (the one I linked up top) and it worked like a charm. I installed it via recovery, phone rebooted, used vol up + power to get into new KK recovery, applied leaked file again, and boom I got KK.
As someone in another thread said, during the update it does say "Phase 1 possibly complete". WTF is that all about?
I've flashed my Razr Maxx HD to Kitkat using that slow Chinese server. I'm so happy it runs much smoother than JB. Everything seems fast and smooth. The new aosp lockscreen is much better than blur lockscreen. The aosp messaging is also nice. I can live without root for a while coz I already have a Photon Q modding to max. The only thing I dislike is the stock launcher which is not transparent anymore. So,I replace it with Nova Launcher Prime. It looks better now. Btw,I'm using GSM network and I notice signal is better than previous JB.
huatz84 said:
I've flashed my Razr Maxx HD to Kitkat using that slow Chinese server. I'm so happy it runs much smoother than JB. Everything seems fast and smooth. The new aosp lockscreen is much better than blur lockscreen. The aosp messaging is also nice. I can live without root for a while coz I already have a Photon Q modding to max. The only thing I dislike is the stock launcher which is not transparent anymore. So,I replace it with Nova Launcher Prime. It looks better now. Btw,I'm using GSM network and I notice signal is better than previous JB.
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Glad it's all working for you now. It definitely performs better than JB ever did.

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