I am currently running CM 7, but a friend has a rooted Evo and was asking me if the new update will break his root.
I haven't bothered to investigate since... well I won't ever take an update. Can anyone give me a simple, quick answer? Can he update without losing root?
TF1984 said:
I am currently running CM 7, but a friend has a rooted Evo and was asking me if the new update will break his root.
I haven't bothered to investigate since... well I won't ever take an update. Can anyone give me a simple, quick answer? Can he update without losing root?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109406
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106575
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109322
Before you get the wave of BS responses, hot linked pictures and other douche bag posts check the above threads and it will help.
if he's rooted he should know the answer already
JoshuaAlba said:
if he's rooted he should know the answer already
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How is that?
People do a simple root and leave it at that and no more and then there are others that spend all day trying ROMs and reading. Just because he rooted his phone doesn't mean he know all the ins and outs.
I accidentally updated to the 2.3 update from sprint, which naturally killed root and battery life of my shift, and so now I'm wondering if there is a way to ruu back to 2.2 so I can root and save some juice, or am I just S.O.L. until devs figure something else out?
This has been answered in several different threads... As of right now there is no way to return to 2.2. Until another root method is found, your pretty much stuck with what you have.
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crump84 said:
This has been answered in several different threads... As of right now there is no way to return to 2.2. Until another root method is found, your pretty much stuck with what you have.
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Wow fml, I should have known better. Thanks for the heads up though. This is going to be a long edc.
I'm in the same boat. If there isn't a solution found within a week or so, I'm going to reactivate my Palm Pre and use it until the fix is found. I NEED to have wifi tethering and the Pre was really easy to get it working on. FML
i just got off phone from sprint for my bill but the girl said she soo busy resting phone back to stock alot of people dont like update so call them maybe a way they can roll it back
I'm certainly going to call and see if they can...
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I'm certainly going to call and see if they can...
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Yeah,make sure you let us know. I updated my wife's phone the other day .I want to take it back to 2.2 so I can root it if need be.
I've just got a notice of an ota for 4.5.602 even though I'm on the deodexed version, and have been for months. Anyone else getting this today? Is this normal?
It seems late in the update season to have this pushed to me. Are they tracking down the rooted ones now? Is big brother red finding us?! (O.K. that was a little dramatic.)
RootinAround said:
I've just got a notice of an ota for 4.5.602 even though I'm on the deodexed version, and have been for months. Anyone else getting this today? Is this normal?
It seems late in the update season to have this pushed to me. Are they tracking down the rooted ones now? Is big brother red finding us?! (O.K. that was a little dramatic.)
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Same for me. Using the deodexed 496 and I got the upgrade notification today as well. My guess is that whether it's deodexed or not it doesn't matter. What matters is I'm not going to bother attempting it until I hear more information.
darkhawkff said:
Same for me. Using the deodexed 496 and I got the upgrade notification today as well. My guess is that whether it's deodexed or not it doesn't matter. What matters is I'm not going to bother attempting it until I hear more information.
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I feel the same way. I'm tempted to, but I'm afraid of losing my root abilities. (Mainly tethering.) Thanks for replying. I was beginning to feel targeted, haha.
Same here...
I gave it a whirl as I can always force my way back.
The update failed.
.602 is old news, been out for a week or so. Read the forums better. Also you will lose root and will have to sbf if you take it. There are other steps to get there so just read around
PsychosisNC said:
.602 is old news, been out for a week or so. Read the forums better. Also you will lose root and will have to sbf if you take it. There are other steps to get there so just read around
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I know it's older. I was just surprised about the OTA notice. I actually let it try to install and nothing happened. It just said that it had failed to install. I stay caught up with things best I can. Thanks though.
This is massively annoying, I like my current version, stable and tether (.596), I keep getting the notice to upgrade, I've done it, it fails but it still keeps asking me if I want to update...aaaargh
GolfnWrx said:
This is massively annoying, I like my current version, stable and tether (.596), I keep getting the notice to upgrade, I've done it, it fails but it still keeps asking me if I want to update...aaaargh
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I hear ya. I finally got fed up and updated to rooted .602. Everything seems to be the same. I know there are some fixes, but I didn't have any problems on .596. There's a 2 part update for .602 if you want to get rid of the notices. You have to sbf though. But hey, at this point, we're all pros at it. My phone feels like it has dissociative identity disorder it changes personalities so often!
I was going to upgrade tomorrow. The guy at the store said they got a shipment of S4s two days ago. Does anyone know if the devices are shipping with MF3 yet? Anyone who got a new one recently have any info?
Also, if it doesn't have MF3, do I have to do anything to keep it from installing? I saw some people saying not to use the phone til I'm home and can root it and freeze the update app. They claim the upgrade will automatically happen without my consent. Other people claim the upgrade requires user approval.
Thanks guys, I really want root so this is a deal breaker for me The guy at the store assured me all phones get updates when I asked if they were up to date. I didn't want to elaborate I didn't want that though haha.
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I was going to upgrade tomorrow. The guy at the store said they got a shipment of S4s two days ago. Does anyone know if the devices are shipping with MF3 yet? Anyone who got a new one recently have any info?
Also, if it doesn't have MF3, do I have to do anything to keep it from installing? I saw some people saying not to use the phone til I'm home and can root it and freeze the update app. They claim the upgrade will automatically happen without my consent. Other people claim the upgrade requires user approval.
Thanks guys, I really want root so this is a deal breaker for me The guy at the store assured me all phones get updates when I asked if they were up to date. I didn't want to elaborate I didn't want that though haha.
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If you are fortunate enough to get an S4 with AMDL firmware, then I'd root it and freeze the AT&T updater with Titanium Backup. Keep in mind, you'll probably want to flash a custom rom because the stock AT&T software is so laggy it almost makes the device unusable.
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If you are fortunate enough to get an S4 with AMDL firmware
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I don't plan on buying it if it doesn't. I just want to make sure it stays that way. I don't want to drive home, pull it out of my pocket, and discovered it auto-updated or some other horrible thing.
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I don't plan on buying it if it doesn't. I just want to make sure it stays that way. I don't want to drive home, pull it out of my pocket, and discovered it auto-updated or some other horrible thing.
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I don't think it can automatically update unless you agree to it. But be careful with the very clueless at&t reps, because they might actually update your phone for you.
Check the box. It will show the firmware revision number right on it. I recently got my replacement through Asurion, and it was MDL.
And yeah, like the others said, don't let him/her update the phone. They may wish to place test calls, but as soon as you have it in-hand, just turn off Mobile Data and the WiFi. You don't need those to place test calls.
Thanks. I have 14 days to bring it back even if things go horribly wrong. However, I am trading in my Infuse which I won't be able to get back. So I'm not sure what I'd do if I had to go down that road.
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Check the box.
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Thanks!
I'll report back tomorrow. To confirm: MDL and MDB are both good, MF3 is bad?
Aou said:
Check the box. It will show the firmware revision number right on it. I recently got my replacement through Asurion, and it was MDL.
And yeah, like the others said, don't let him/her update the phone. They may wish to place test calls, but as soon as you have it in-hand, just turn off Mobile Data and the WiFi. You don't need those to place test calls.
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This is correct. Says it right under SGH-i337. Mine says: SW-VER: i337UCUAMDL
I am using hox and i will change it to the s4 cuz i would like to change my battery.
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blastagator said:
Thanks. I have 14 days to bring it back even if things go horribly wrong. However, I am trading in my Infuse which I won't be able to get back. So I'm not sure what I'd do if I had to go down that road.
Thanks!
I'll report back tomorrow. To confirm: MDL and MDB are both good, MF3 is bad?
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Correct. MDL and MDB are fine, but if your on MDB I am not sure if the update for MDL will come through. MDB was absolutely horrible, beyond horrible actually. Everything lagged, everything was choppy, and the modem sucked. MDL was an improvement, but nothing drastic. I hear MF3 is really good, it just kills root and loki.
MattMJB0188 said:
Correct. MDL and MDB are fine, but if your on MDB I am not sure if the update for MDL will come through. MDB was absolutely horrible, beyond horrible actually. Everything lagged, everything was choppy, and the modem sucked. MDL was an improvement, but nothing drastic. I hear MF3 is really good, it just kills root and loki.
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It is possible to manually use Odin to get up to MDL version. Let it be known that the MF3 patch will check to be sure you are on MDL at least, so I can't see that they would pull that OTA any time soon.
As a last resort, I have a copy of the MDL update that you could theoretically just flash with a custom recovery.
ROM Suggestions? I'm prepping for tomorrow's surgery. Speed would be number one priority. Also I like lockscreen clock and % battery in the top bar. Other than that, I'm not picky.
I eyeballed goldeneye but it doesn't seem to have % battery, and it retains TW, which most people seem to dislike?
Be wary of speed. It's the enemy and number one culprit of many problems here on xda. If you're device is running MDL, simply make sure it is charged and pull the sim. Then begin your rooting, etc. Check out the I337 guide in my signature. All steps are important.
Touchwiz roms are in Android development, aosp roms are in original Android development. Cheers
xBeerdroiDx said:
Be wary of speed. It's the enemy and number one culprit of many problems here on xda. If you're device is running MDL, simply make sure it is charged and pull the sim. Then begin your rooting, etc. Check out the I337 guide in my signature. All steps are important.
Touchwiz roms are in Android development, aosp roms are in original Android development. Cheers
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Ah sorry, speed of the ROM and thus my phone. I'm not trying to rush through the steps and brick my phone ; )
I got my s4 today via best buy and no mf3
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I updated mine and am pretty content with it. It is much smoother than the original software and the phone overall works great. I guess if you want an unlocked s4 you need to buy the Google one or a Canada one if possible.
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Whoops, sorry!
In case anyone is curious, the ATT store told me they got this batch in a couple days ago, and they were all MDL.
blastagator said:
Whoops, sorry!
In case anyone is curious, the ATT store told me they got this batch in a couple days ago, and they were all MDL.
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Congrats!!! Root it before you put your sim card.
Check this root method out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297033
MattMJB0188 said:
Congrats!!! Root it before you put your sim card.
Check this root method out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297033
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I used : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
Super noob friendly : )
blastagator said:
I used : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
Super noob friendly : )
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That'll work. Try out the rom GoldenEye
Good day,
I have a rooted 2012 nexus 7 with unlocked bootloader. I , unfortunately, rushed to update to kit kat as soon as Google made this possible a couple of days ago and now my n7 boots into twrp 2.6.3.0. I'm looking at the twrp welcome screen and can change it to a blank page which tells me at the very bottom of it "Updating partition details". Can someone please tell me what steps to take in order to get back to some kind of normalcy. I use my n7 for EVERYTHING and am a fish out of water right now.
I am traveling at the moment and staying with my 80 year old mother who has very little patience with her son sitting at a computer for hours on end, a quick fix would be so very very appreciated.
A thousand thanks to anyone who could get me out of this fix.
Guys I could use help with this also I did the ota like a jerk also now I'm stuck at the screen with the circles just moving in and out
Sent From My Rooted G3
mobgod said:
Guys I could use help with this also I did the ota like a jerk also now I'm stuck at the screen with the circles just moving in and out
Sent From My Rooted G3
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See my reply here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545049
Sounds similar to my situation. I was stuck on that same screen.
danipoak said:
See my reply here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545049
Sounds similar to my situation. I was stuck on that same screen.
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Thanks danipoak, I ended up doing the same thing and just went for a reset but using Nexus Root Toolkit. Had full backups fortunately so no big deal really.