Forgive me as I know I have seen something posted about this in the past, but after a lengthy search, I can't find it.
I am one of those that updated from ICS to the leaked version of JB (4.1.1). I rooted after that. Then the OTA JB was released. I'm wondering a couple things:
1: is there a simple method to update to the latest version of JB for our phone if I installed the JB leak? If it's not simple, I may not give it a go for fear of doing something wrong.
2: Did the newer version of JB bring about any noticeable changes?
3: Was there any noticeable improvement to cell phone reception? I'm one of those living in an area that doesn't have the greatest reception. I get around one bar less than my old Droid Pro did.
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Jersey846 said:
Forgive me as I know I have seen something posted about this in the past, but after a lengthy search, I can't find it.
I am one of those that updated from ICS to the leaked version of JB (4.1.1). I rooted after that. Then the OTA JB was released. I'm wondering a couple things:
1: is there a simple method to update to the latest version of JB for our phone if I installed the JB leak? If it's not simple, I may not give it a go for fear of doing something wrong.
2: Did the newer version of JB bring about any noticeable changes?
3: Was there any noticeable improvement to cell phone reception? I'm one of those living in an area that doesn't have the greatest reception. I get around one bar less than my old Droid Pro did.
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I didn't think 4.2 was available on the M yet....are one of the custom roms 4.2?
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I'm pretty sure all the Roms are 4.1.1 and 4.1.2. What was the major difference between the leak and the official update?
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Jersey846 said:
Forgive me as I know I have seen something posted about this in the past, but after a lengthy search, I can't find it.
I am one of those that updated from ICS to the leaked version of JB (4.1.1). I rooted after that. Then the OTA JB was released. I'm wondering a couple things:
1: is there a simple method to update to the latest version of JB for our phone if I installed the JB leak? If it's not simple, I may not give it a go for fear of doing something wrong.
2: Did the newer version of JB bring about any noticeable changes?
3: Was there any noticeable improvement to cell phone reception? I'm one of those living in an area that doesn't have the greatest reception. I get around one bar less than my old Droid Pro did.
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I could be looking to hard into this, but here goes. You could download the update, NOT install it but save it, install Safestrap and install the update to ROM slot 1. Do the whole backup and restore ROM slot 1 to stock and delete the Safestrap folders and you should be fine. You would lose root this way, I think... Otherwise, flash a custom ROM instead. It's better than stock.
I was only on the leak like a month. I just used the RSD program and flashed to stock ICS and performed an OTA update. And I really can't compare cell signal; my area is very strong. Sorry!
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Ah ok. I need to get my versions straight. I finally noticed the original post I had read about upgrading. I have both frozen and deleted some system apps and it said the update does not work if that's the case. If the cell reception is better then it might be worth it, otherwise that seems like a decent bit of work for only some slight changes.
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So I'm thinking about rooting my Nexus S and keeping the stock rom, now my question is if I do root will I not receive the OTA update for ICS or will I still get it?
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A little reading wouldn't have hurt............
Anyways, if you do not modify anything in /system then you should be fine. I wouldn't ever be worried about receiving an ota anyways. Chances are someone will post the full rom here before your phone ever recieves the ota notification.
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Thanks for the fast reply, I new I was going to get hit with the not reading part, but rooting was something I thought of on an impulse and I did as much reading as I could before I got into work so I thought I would ask for a quick answer. Now that I have the answer I have a lot more reading to do before I even try to root.
Thank you again for the answer.
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Frost0113 said:
So I'm thinking about rooting my Nexus S and keeping the stock rom, now my question is if I do root will I not receive the OTA update for ICS or will I still get it?
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You WILL get the OTA update
Guys sorry if this a noob question. But I just recently rooted as well .
I'm running stock rom and francos kernel. Will stock rom and diff kernel mess up if you accept ota?
I'm also looking at trying diff kernels like trinity teuv.
I know I have to wipe cache and dalvik when flashing another kernel however some state to reflash the rom as well. I'm on stock so nothing to really reflash . What steps should I take to make sure kernels don't conflict.
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I've had wifi driver issues when flashing kernel outside of rom flash also, sometimes it works fine, other times I get the wifi error. Do not update ota if your using a custom kernel and recovery, you must be 100% stock to do so. There are stock flashable roms however, google peter Alfonso, his stuff is in rom manager as well. Also bugless beast is a stock based rom with many improvements, very stable also. Perhaps check it out.
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corythug said:
I've had wifi driver issues when flashing kernel outside of rom flash also, sometimes it works fine, other times I get the wifi error. Do not update ota if your using a custom kernel and recovery, you must be 100% stock to do so. There are stock flashable roms however, google peter Alfonso, his stuff is in rom manager as well. Also bugless beast is a stock based rom with many improvements, very stable also. Perhaps check it out.
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Always disable wifi before flashing a rom. In fact putting your device into airplane mode is the safest bet.
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I'm not saying that's not good advice but I have done both and still had the error, but I'm sure it doesn't hurt.
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If you're rooted, most likely you will not get the OTA notification. That's not a big deal. When ICS hits, it's going to hit here just as quick if not quicker. You'll most likely get an error if you try to flash an official OTA on a rooted device, has to be stock.
Btw, Oxygen is my ROM of choice, so I await his ICS 4.0 ROM anyway. Heck with the OTA.
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So I rooted today, before I rooted I was on 2.3.7 after I rooted I was on 2.3.4 and it told me there was an update, so I took the update the screen went black showed the picture of the Android with a ! Next to it, after about an hour I pulled the batter and when I booted back I was still on 2.3.4 and it no longer says I have an update.
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Manually update, look in rom manager under peter Alfonso for 2.37
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Just got home with a brand new P3113 running JB 4.1.1. I saw a notification symbol I hadn't seen on the one I had just returned, a garnet red p3113 that was also running 4.1.1. It says "Software update - confirm that you have read and understood the..." and when I select it it asks me what country I'm in, then asks me to accept Samsung's terms and conditions for Software update.
So, I assume this is an OS update (have never had a Samsung phone or tab before). Anyone know what it is? 4.1.2? 4.2.1? Is this really brand new as of today? Anyone else gotten it?
I didn't go ahead with it as I want to be sure I don't end up not being able to root or anything. Any reason not to do it?
ETA: How do you take a screenshot so I can take one of my current firmware?
power + volume down
That is may be 4.1.2
We wont be getting 4.2 that easily
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So I should have no future problems updating to (presumably) 4.1.2 as far as rooting and custom ROMs?
Yes , There are workaround methods to OTA update your device even after rooting , do search general thread and u will find one
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ze0 said:
Yes , There are workaround methods to OTA update your device even after rooting , do search general thread and u will find one
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Thanks but I'm not rooted yet. What I'm wanting to be sure of is that if I take the OTA now, before rooting, that I will be able to root on whatever the new version turns out to be. I haven't found any documentation on what this OTA is.
I thought there would be more interest that there is an OTA for a P3113 running 4.1.1 since I didn't find anything about it and the Tab I just exchanged didn't get the notification so it must be a brand new OTA.
Anyone else getting this? I also went ahead 24 hours and still no luck
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Do you plan on rooting your phone? If so, don't update. There's threads with modem posted if you want to just update that.Then you can flash Goldeneye, which is a ROM for int'l version of S4 from Samsung with all the feature of the new firmware released today..except you will have root and ability to flash other roms still.
WoodburyMan said:
Do you plan on rooting your phone? If so, don't update. There's threads with modem posted if you want to just update that.Then you can flash Goldeneye, which is a ROM for int'l version of S4 from Samsung with all the feature of the new firmware released today..except you will have root and ability to flash other roms still.
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It may come as a shock as I am a long time xda user but no I do not wish to root it.
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What does that have to do with it. You asked a question, and he answered. A good one I might add. Or we below you? Long time xda guy.
ian1 said:
It may come as a shock as I am a long time xda user but no I do not wish to root it.
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..And XDA User... not..rooting
Well then.. There will be full Odin Packages available soon. Only delta updates from AMDL > AMF3 have been released by Samsung and apparently they were rolling them out in stages today. Last few people who tried to get it got really slow connections downloading them.. taking a few hours to download even though its only a few hundred megs. Maybe Samsung pulled it till they get bandwidth issues taken care of?
Either way it's not on KIES yet either. Once it's on KIES you can download the full Odin-Recovery image for it and flash from there if you like. I haven't seen any postings of the delta update but check this thread I may have missed it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357039
I have an AT&T LG G2. On my previous phone, after I accepted the OTA for 4.1.x to 4.3 on a Galaxy S3, it was a nightmare. I couldn't get su to run, and I got all kinds of security errors (apparently from KNOX), and not just for superuser. Even though I read several threads about it, I never was sure if it was 4.3 at fault -- which does seem to have some issues per Chaintech -- or if it was Samsung's KNOX, or both. So I certainly want to do my homework before I do that on my new LG.
Which is asking at least these questions:
Should I bother updating from 4.2.2 to 4.3 on the G2?
(I've read the technical differences, which seem to be incremental. I just want opinions here. For example, things like the new Camera UI may be irrelevant considering LG's customizations already in place with 4.2.2.)
If it isworth upgrading, will it retain root with an OTA? If it doesn't, what is the best way to go about restoring it in 4.3?
This firmware is probably the first I've ever seen, and that's a lot since first adopting the original T-Mobile G1, where I didn't want to replace the ROM. It's that slick. For now, I just need root and a custom recovery.
TIA.
Stay away until official release by att or lg
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lingarajug said:
Stay away until official release by att or lg
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Well, I'm not sure how much more official the Over-The-Air update from AT&T could be.
By the way there is no official 4.3 for g2 yet.
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lingarajug said:
By the way there is no official 4.3 for g2 yet.
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Hmm, this seems to be the case, now I'm reading they may skip over 4.3 completely. This update it's offering to install is a bug fix and remains at 4.2.2. It's like 57MB, so I assumed it would be 4.3 as my Galaxy SIII got that a while back (and blew up, hence this whole thread).
I'll probably wait until KitKat comes out, then. I really like the LG ROM, and I just wanted root for backups, ad blocking, etc. I've run CyanogenMod since back when it was called JesusFreke, but then I'd have to reinstall everything and all that jazz. Question is, can I wait until Q1 2014.
I am attempting to root my old XT907 before I give it to a friend and I am somewhat confused on which software versions Cyanogenmod works with. The Razr M I have is at system version 98.16.3 with the option to upgrade to 98.30.1. The build number is 9.8.1Q-78-1. The Cyanogenmod wiki says that Cyanogenmod can only be accomplished on firmware versions prior to 9.20.1, but there are also articles saying that the phone can not be rooted on Android 4.1.2 (which I currently have). Should I update to 98.30.1 or stay at the current version?
EDIT: I am familiar with the overall root and custom ROM process, but I only have experience with Samsungs so far (I have rooted and put CM on a Fascinate and a GS3). I have worked with Odin, adb, CWM, and TWRP, but not SafeStrap or some of the other non-Samsung utilities, so please excuse my illiteracy concerning Motorola rooting and custom ROMs.
According to CM's wiki, CM is only compatible with an unlocked bootloader. So, if you haven't unlocked your bootloader, you won't be able to use it, even with SafeStrap. CM's compatibility is not based off system version, it's based off the system versions that allowed us to unlock the BL. 98.16.3 is the version that locked the bootloader. You can root on your current version and on the newest OTA, but you will only be able to use SafeStrap to load a very narrow selection of SafeStrap compatible ROMs.
So there is no way to unlock the bootloader on 98.16.3 or 98.30.1?
mikestrong19 said:
So there is no way to unlock the bootloader on 98.16.3 or 98.30.1?
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Correct, although with the previous post being mentioned, you can safestrap and get cm10. When I ran cm10 on my end, it had only one issue that I know of which was the camera .
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megaghostgamer said:
Correct, although with the previous post being mentioned, you can safestrap and get cm10. When I ran cm10 on my end, it had only one issue that I know of which was the camera .
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They never made a fully working CM10 that's SS compatible?
megaghostgamer said:
Correct, although with the previous post being mentioned, you can safestrap and get cm10. When I ran cm10 on my end, it had only one issue that I know of which was the camera .
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I think there was one, but no one can dig it up. The camera issue is caused by kernel incompatibility.
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megaghostgamer said:
Correct, although with the previous post being mentioned, you can safestrap and get cm10. When I ran cm10 on my end, it had only one issue that I know of which was the camera .
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Why do you not up load & post your ss version of cm to maybe the original thread? A cam could be found to work ? No? Btw, Mega is very good now.
aviwdoowks said:
Why do you not up load & post your ss version of cm to maybe the original thread? A cam could be found to work ? No? Btw, Mega is very good now.
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http://d-h.st/pja this is the one that pretty much is stable aside from camera not working.
Credits goes to Leraeniesh in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608594