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Got update on rooted stock with TWRP

Hello,
My wife has a Nexus 4.
I unlocked the bootloader, flashed TWRP, rooted it, and installed busybox.
Yesterday she handed me her phone and it was sitting in TWRP.
She said she got a message saying there was an update and she clicked okay.
I asked her if she saw anything going on but she wasn't paying attention so I didn't know if the update was applied or not.
So... I just rebooted the system from within TWRP.
Looking at her "about phone" it still shows that she is on 4.2.1 and when I check for updates it says she is up to date.
Questions:
What to do now?
Why wasn't the update applied? ... in the past on my Nexus 7 I have done OTA updates with rootkeeper installed and TWRP applied them automatically.
Was the update file deleted from her phone or can I find it somewhere in TWRP and apply it?
Is it like a normal .zip that you install or is it another process?

I'm in the same situation, unsure what to do.
I don't want to have to to do a factory reset for a minor update.
EDIT: Also installing the OTA.ZIP in TWRP fails

Got there in the end:
a) If you want to keep your data & settings and are running the stock rom; only flash boot.img, system.img, and recovery.img (optional) with fastboot.
Here is the JOP40D factory image if you need it. occam-jop40d-factory-ca7602f0.tgz - 327.21 MB
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848
Once I did that i was able to flash the OTA.ZIP, no loss of data. I used wugfreshes tool for the flashing btw.
I lost root and my APN settings

alexroborock said:
Got there in the end:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848
Once I did that i was able to flash the OTA.ZIP, no loss of data. I used wugfreshes tool for the flashing btw.
I lost root and my APN settings
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There must be a better way to do this.
That is a huge security risk flashing someone else's untrusted image onto your phone.
What about adb sideload?

You can download the image directly from Google
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

You need stock recovery for the ota update to work.
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Got my N4 yesterday. Rooted stock 4.2.1, installed latest version of TWRP, setup google account. Got the update to 4.2.2 message and clicked ok.
My TWRP recovery installed the update automatically without any problems.

silverramsrt said:
Got my N4 yesterday. Rooted stock 4.2.1, installed latest version of TWRP, setup google account. Got the update to 4.2.2 message and clicked ok.
My TWRP recovery installed the update automatically without any problems.
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Did you lose root?

Rizy7 said:
Did you lose root?
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Yes. The update replaced the recovery_from_boot.p or whatever file and the insecure boot image I had. I just reflashed TWRP, did a factory reset and installed CM anyway.

Jwr66y ota

Does anyone know where I can get a flashable OTA file that will keep root for the Wifi OG Nexus 7? I have seen it posted for the Nexus 4 and new Nexus 7, but cannot find it anywhere for Grouper.

VAVA Mk2 said:
Does anyone know where I can get a flashable OTA file that will keep root for the Wifi OG Nexus 7? I have seen it posted for the Nexus 4 and new Nexus 7, but cannot find it anywhere for Grouper.
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There is a flashable ota at the link below. You may need to flash superuser 1.51 after to get root back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745781
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gsmyth said:
There is a flashable ota at the link below. You may need to flash superuser 1.51 after to get root back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745781
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OK I tried that but I got a Status 7 error message and it aborted install. I have everything stock that I can think of. No custom kernel. No nothing. Any suggestions other than flashing back to stock completely via Wug's toolkit then doing the OTA through the tablet itself and then restoring everything with Titanium Backup?

VAVA Mk2 said:
OK I tried that but I got a Status 7 error message and it aborted install. I have everything stock that I can think of. No custom kernel. No nothing. Any suggestions other than flashing back to stock completely via Wug's toolkit then doing the OTA through the tablet itself and then restoring everything with Titanium Backup?
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If you check that thread I linked to above, there a few people with the status 7 error and a few different fixes, worth a try before wiping anything, hope it helps.
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gsmyth said:
If you check that thread I linked to above, there a few people with the status 7 error and a few different fixes, worth a try before wiping anything, hope it helps.
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Thanks I appreciate it!

VAVA Mk2 said:
OK I tried that but I got a Status 7 error message and it aborted install. I have everything stock that I can think of. No custom kernel. No nothing. Any suggestions other than flashing back to stock completely via Wug's toolkit then doing the OTA through the tablet itself and then restoring everything with Titanium Backup?
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You don't need to flash the stock image and lose your data, but even if you are on stock 4.3 you still need two things: stock recovery (if you don't already have it installed) AND you need to unroot! Being rooted will throw the Status 7 error.
Here's what I did:
First flash the stock recovery for JWR66V in fastboot.
Then use the "Full unroot" option inside SuperSU.
Apply the JWR66Y update using ADB sideload.
Then reinstall TWRP and install UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip using TWRP.
After rebooting you may be surprised to see that the SuperSU app needs to be installed again (seems to be a quirk a lot of us are having). Just head over to Google play and after that all should be good.
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CatThief said:
You don't need to flash the stock image and lose your data, but even if you are on stock 4.3 you still need two things: stock recovery (if you don't already have it installed) AND you need to unroot! Being rooted will throw the Status 7 error.
Here's what I did:
First flash the stock recovery for JWR66V in fastboot.
Then use the "Full unroot" option inside SuperSU.
Apply the JWR66Y update using ADB sideload.
Then reinstall TWRP and install UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip using TWRP.
After rebooting you may be surprised to see that the SuperSU app needs to be installed again (seems to be a quirk a lot of us are having). Just head over to Google play and after that all should be good.
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Hi, I'm looking forward to doing this step since I really want to get that OTA installed in my device. Mine is on stock ROM, rooted via wugfresh toolkit. My concern is, after doing this step, will I lose all data? Also could you please explain how to do the first step- "First flash the stock recovery for JWR66V in fastboot."? I'm still a bit new to all these things, so please bare with me.
Thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745781&page=53
Check out this thread. I flashed the Grouper.zip file, which is the OTA modified by commenting out the validation check that results in the Status 7 error. I copied it to /sdcard along with the Supersu 1.51 zip. The ota flashed perfectly using TWRP recovery. After booting and going back into TWRP, I flashed the supersu1.51 and regained root. You do not need to unroot or flash stock recovery to get this update. No data loss. I'm stock rom & kernel, rooted with TWRP recovery.

choybel said:
Hi, I'm looking forward to doing this step since I really want to get that OTA installed in my device. Mine is on stock ROM, rooted via wugfresh toolkit. My concern is, after doing this step, will I lose all data? Also could you please explain how to do the first step- "First flash the stock recovery for JWR66V in fastboot."? I'm still a bit new to all these things, so please bare with me.
Thanks!
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You won't lose data if you repeat the steps I took. However since you are asking how to flash a recovery in fastboot I would seriously be careful and do a bit of homework on how fastboot works. All the instructions you'll ever need can be found by searching xda. It really isn't as daunting as it sounds but you definitely need to understand how it works before trying it.
Or you could try the link that Groid posted if you aren't concerned about skipping the validation check. The process is definitely is simpler if you're "new to all these things".
I'm not opposed to using WugFresh's toolkit, he's a brilliant developer, but it's never a bad idea to learn about what happens in the background and see it with your own eyes.
Sent from my rooted GSM Galaxy Nexus

[Q] Nexus 7 Jellybean 4.3 update

hi,
apologies if this has been asked before but my searches have not found a clear answer. i have a 2012 nexus 7 Rooted and running JB 4.2.2.
the OTA update to JB 4.3 fails everytime. it gets so far and then shows the android logo with a red triangle exclamation and just "error"
it reboots back to home screen after a minute or two.
my device was rooted using WUGS toolkit and TWRP recovery. i just did the basic rooting so i could use stickmount and have done nothing funny with the device since.
i have seen many guides about flashing 4.3 update that will wipe the device which i really want to avoid.
will it work if i just un-root and re-lock the device with the toolkit and then run the OTA update or is it more complicated than that.

Lemegeton300 said:
hi,
apologies if this has been asked before but my searches have not found a clear answer. i have a 2012 nexus 7 Rooted and running JB 4.2.2.
the OTA update to JB 4.3 fails everytime. it gets so far and then shows the android logo with a red triangle exclamation and just "error"
it reboots back to home screen after a minute or two.
my device was rooted using WUGS toolkit and TWRP recovery. i just did the basic rooting so i could use stickmount and have done nothing funny with the device since.
i have seen many guides about flashing 4.3 update that will wipe the device which i really want to avoid.
will it work if i just un-root and re-lock the device with the toolkit and then run the OTA update or is it more complicated than that.
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Same Here!, I had TWRP recovery and I'm rooted, so Just Flashed stock recovery and I though I can update easily. But now I can't!
-By the way, I did not change any system file.

Since you have Stickmount did your error message reference a bad file check on 'debuggerd' in the /system/bin folder? It seems Stickmount may replace or alter that file and you have to put back an original for 4.2.2 to successfully flash the update with TWRP. After replacing 'debuggerd', the update flashed just fine for me. Are you sure you didn't get any text other than 'Error'? Are you sure you didn't freeze or delete any system apps?

It also happened to my nexus 4, they recommended to use this way: (It won't erase the data)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377307

hey, the error has no message or info. it literally says the word "error" with red exclamation and thats it. i have not touched any of the system apps or done anything that could upset the system files.
i will try the suggestion from alipashang77, thanks

sorry but those instructions are for the samsung galaxy nexus phone.
does not apply to my nexus 7 tablet.
any suggestions

Lemegeton300 said:
sorry but those instructions are for the samsung galaxy nexus phone.
does not apply to my nexus 7 tablet.
any suggestions
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There's tonnes of older posts with all the info you'll need. Gotta just search more.
Ota will erase everything except your internal/external sd cards. Plus ota wont work if anything system wise had been altered. You'd have to Odin stock 4.2.2 then do ota.
No reason why you can't just flash a 4.3 rom like anything else tho.
And in all cases, wiping your data and apps is best. You gotta back it up. Restore after. Apps and their data anyway. Restoring system app data is never ever a good idea.
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Device won't update via OTA with a custom recovery. And 4.3 OTA will fail if you're rooted. So in order to get OTA make sure you have stock recovery and unroot, then as long as you haven't modified anything system wise it should update successfully. And no, OTA updates will not wipe any data.
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thanks everyone. its finally updated to 4.3. i backed up my data and then flashed the stock 4.3 image and that failed and the device would not boot. i thought it was bricked but it let me flash the 4.2.2. image and then the 4.3 OTA update worked.
:good::good::good::good::good:

hi guys i know that the previous reply was that flashing to the 4.2.2 worked then the OTA worked, however i have an explaination for people that were stuck like me
i JUST managed to upgrade my nexus 7 to 4.3 (JWR66Y)
i found a helpful link to upgrade from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34552123&postcount=1
after following all the steps, my i wasnt able to flash the bootloader (bootloader-grouper-4.23.img).
after doing some googling today, i found that it is the bootloader in the 4.3 update that is different (according to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417097&page=2) and that you need the JWR66V bootloader img file (which is also the bootloader-grouper-4.23.img) they explain it in the link above, and have a download link for it there.
so in order to do the update, what you need to do is follow the steps from the 1st link (extract all the files etc in place), but before flashing, copy the bootloader from the 2nd link into your platform-tools folder, then follow the steps to flash.
as long as you follow the steps, and skip step 10, you will keep your data also
hope that helped

95Z28 said:
Device won't update via OTA with a custom recovery. And 4.3 OTA will fail if you're rooted. So in order to get OTA make sure you have stock recovery and unroot, then as long as you haven't modified anything system wise it should update successfully. And no, OTA updates will not wipe any data.
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Per WugFresh's advice, if you're rooted and using stock reovery, you still can OTA update.
Link: http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/faqs/

vndnguyen said:
Per WugFresh's advice, if you're rooted and using stock reovery, you still can OTA update.
Link: http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/faqs/
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Past OTAs would be successful when rooted, you would usually just lose root access. But the 4.3 OTA won't work while rooted, you'll just keep getting the failed message.
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95Z28 said:
Past OTAs would be successful when rooted, you would usually just lose root access. But the 4.3 OTA won't work while rooted, you'll just keep getting the failed message.
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ok thanks. I'm on 4.3 and only root with stock recovery. So if the 4.4 available I will unroot and then OTA. Thanks!

[Q] Updating from 4.2.2 to 4.3 failing repeatedly.

Hi everyone, I'm having a hell of a time trying to update my phone from 4.2.2 to 4.3 (stock rom). I have searched the forums (or tried to) and have done general Google searches, but nothing with my problems came up. I rooted my phone a while back, lost root when my phone updated to 4.2.2, then used wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit to get it back. Ever since 4.3 came out, I have been unable to update. I was using TWRP, and when updating through the phone it would simply dump me back there and not continue. I was then instructed to manually flash through TWRP, which I tried to do, but halfway through the flash it simply stops. I believe it said "signature verification failed". Someone had me try using the NRT to push the update as well, but that hasnt worked either. It just fails.
After asking around some more, I was instructed to flash the stock recovery, which I have now done. Now when I try to update (through the phone), it takes me to stock recovery, starts installing the update, and (yet again) halfway through the android guy just has an X on it and it says "failed". With Kit Kat supposedly coming out in two days, I really want to be ready to get the update asap. Could anybody help me out?
Also, if possible I would like there to be a way to do so without losing the data on my phone. But its not necessary.
I am sorry if this same problem has come up before. I tried going through other threads and the ones suggested after typing in the thread title.

Why don't you just use the toolkit to bring you back to stock and unroot? Once that is done you will get the update OTA

I am on stock, and I am getting the update OTA. It is just failing to install every time I try to install the update.

Your did something wrong when going back to stock. Did you unroot and relock the boot loader?
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Or you can just flash all the .img file of the 4.3 using adb.

To blankit, no I did not unroot or relock the bootloader. I simply re-flashed the stock recovery. Relocking my bootloader would cause me to lose all my data, and by all accounts has nothing to do with installing updates. I will try disabling root access.
To arffrhn, flashing the .img through adb is what I have done through different toolkits. No matter how I have gone about trying to manually flash the 4.3img or install through the OTA update, it is failing.

To blankit, no I did not unroot or relock the bootloader. I simply re-flashed the stock recovery. Relocking my bootloader would cause me to lose all my data, and by all accounts has nothing to do with installing updates. I will try disabling root access.
To arffrhn, flashing the .img through adb is what I have done through different toolkits. No matter how I have gone about trying to manually flash the 4.3img or install through the OTA update, it is failing.

I did same thing without any problems after I unrooted and installed stock kernel.
Just use Wug toolkit and factory 4.3 image.
Now open image and extract radio, bootloader and system img.
Now use Wug and flash only these img.
Then reroot and start flashing custom kernel or roms.
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If everything else fail, do it manually.. Seek this thread.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.
Never do anything using toolkits.. Manual way is always the best.

this tool may help you:
Have you ever get into a situation where you have a custom recovery on a stock rom and then get a OTA update then you find out that you need to flash the stock recovery to flash?, well this Nexus 4 Stock Recovery Flasher will sort it all out.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413550

Nexus 7 2013 Android Update 4.3 to 4.4.2

Do you have problems updating Nexus 7 from Jelly Bean to Kitkat? Well I did, since the day got my hands of N7 device, it was unlocked and rooted.
Somewhere is Sep the News of Kitkat has been rolling out. In Oct my N7 device notified on the new Kit Kat upgrade. I have been trying using OTA update but each time came to "FAILED" installation and so decided to give up the idea since JB 4.3 was working fine.
Now Kit Kat rolled out 4.4.2 version and still I had the same problem, did some researched on XDA forum and tried each of their suggestion but still did not work out. I was always stuck with "KoreanIME.apk" error on recovery, perhaps something I deleted earlier on.
Using Nexus Root Toolkit Ver 1.8
Finally decided to use the Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT). The last time used it was rooting the brand new N7. Run NRT and it started gathered information and upgraded to latest NRT ver 1.8.
With the new NRT version I decided to Flash Stock + Unroot, hoping I can do the update by going back to stock. To my surprise NRT found the latest Kitkat 4.4.2 and installed on Nexus 7. Most of the data was lost but had earlier done a backup. After which just like a brand new device, log in my account and immediately all the previous Apps started to download back to the device.
Once that was done, Root the device using NRT included Custom Recovery check, the rest just follow NRT instructions to install BusyBox and all is Done!!
Apps like Watsapp had to be installed manually since it does not support tablet version. Other data were also done manually.
I would not recommend this method unless you are prepared to wipe everything clean, so do a backup first. There were no other options and this was the only method.
Hope this helps and if anyone can point out the mistake I have done, do share for others.

OTA update doesn't work with custom recovery if I'm not mistaken

OTA can work with custom recovery, I've done it several times, though the custom recovery was overwritten by the update.
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Yes, OTA in the form of .zip file can be flashed via custom recovery.
But it seems that OP's problem occurs when he's trying to update from official OTA notification, from my understanding if you try to update from official OTA notification with custom recovery installed it will fail.
Please correct me if I'm wrong since mine was done through adb sideload

I did it through the official OTA (not a zip file) with a custom recovery. There seems to be a myth out there that it's not possible, but I can say from experience that it is possible.
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clienttrace said:
Yes, OTA in the form of .zip file can be flashed via custom recovery.
But it seems that OP's problem occurs when he's trying to update from official OTA notification, from my understanding if you try to update from official OTA notification with custom recovery installed it will fail.
Please correct me if I'm wrong since mine was done through adb sideload
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Just for clarification, besides using auto OTA update, I did tried it manually using razor and SuperSu zip files. Also as you mentioned ADB sideload. It did not work out.
Somehow using NRT was much easier, just sit back and let NRT do all the job. The only setback were the missing data. Not a big issue, anyway was nice to see the file structure cleaned up.

gc84245 said:
I did it through the official OTA (not a zip file) with a custom recovery. There seems to be a myth out there that it's not possible, but I can say from experience that it is possible.
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thanks, that's clear it up for me