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WARNING! Samsung has released an OTA update patch for its TW. If you are rooted this update may render your tab non-functional. Make sure you do a nandroid backup before attempting to flash this update or wait for our developers to go through it and make sure it is safe to flash.
may I ask when this Update has been released? Kindly regards.
i dont have OTA enabled.
that is maybe the reason why
As mentioned in the other thread, many folks have reported no issues with update being applied to a stock rooted units including myself
I still have root access as well as CWM recovery
I found that if the screen stays blank or the update doesn't install, you can boot to recovery and choose reboot system now. Should (at least has for me) just reboot normally. You will get a notification that the update failed.
is this patch newer than the latest KME update or is this old news. I ve already put out a rom based on this update and released the stock ota and everything runs fine
ph00ny said:
As mentioned in the other thread, many folks have reported no issues with update being applied to a stock rooted units including myself
I still have root access as well as CWM recovery
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which rom or u on? Or ur on Stock with CWM/Rooted?
I believe that if you are on an odexed rom the update will work just fine and you will keep root. If you are in a deodexed rom the update crashes and you need to nandroid back.
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i dont have OTA enabled...
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A bit OT for Development, but as long is the issue was raised here, how does one disable OTA on the Tab 10.1? I found the apk files to neuter on my rooted Thunderbolt and Xoom, but cannot determine how to prevent any future OTA updates on my rooted 32gb LTE Tab. Maybe something different on the LTE version?
As mentioned above, there is already a ROM out that is rooted and safe to flash...
Just to add on to the OP comment....
I installed the TW rom and enabled my samsung account, login and got the OTA update. Installed it over the rooted ROM and CWM. After reboot, it locked my unlocked bootloaders - yes, the unlocked padlock symbol does not appear anymore during the boot process.
But I can still flash roms, etc. Have not tried to reflash CWM yet
Just a FYI
MagicOnline said:
i dont have OTA enabled.
that is maybe the reason why
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How do you disable OTA?
about tablet > software update > uncheck auto update
bert269 said:
I installed the TW rom and enabled my samsung account, login and got the OTA update. Installed it over the rooted ROM and CWM. After reboot, it locked my unlocked bootloaders - yes, the unlocked padlock symbol does not appear anymore during the boot process.
But I can still flash roms, etc. Have not tried to reflash CWM yet
Just a FYI
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locked or unlocked doesnt really make a difference. i have 2 tabs one locked and one unlocked and i can do the same things to both of them. dont worry about it. thanks for the warning though. you guys can get the update. its in my sig
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about tablet > software update > uncheck auto update
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Thanks but no such box to uncheck on my (rooted stock) LTE tab. Wish there was.
Just delete fotaclient.apk
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Just delete fotaclient.apk...
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No such .apk on the LTE Tab, but thanks. Did a system wide search thru Root Explorer for "ota" and only found the executable fota.rc file that was anything close.
I'm just trying to avoid the TW "update" if/when it is pushed to the LTE model.
Rooted: Droid Incredible / Droid X / Thunderbolt / 3G-4G Xoom / Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE
how to do you update a rooted lg g2 over the air. everything is stock on the phone.
MAGICEA_EA said:
how to do you update a rooted lg g2 over the air. everything is stock on the phone.
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From what I understand, you will still be able to get updates thru OTA.
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From what I understand, you will still be able to get updates thru OTA.
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the recovery "kill" the otas, not the root.
so you have costom recovery you will get the ota but you will be unable to install it, if you use jest a root and have stock recovery - you fine and will get the ota.
So i can update rooted lg g2 over the air when a new update comes out
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the recovery "kill" the otas, not the root.
so you have costom recovery you will get the ota but you will be unable to install it, if you use jest a root and have stock recovery - you fine and will get the ota.
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I my self do not have a custom recovery. I am just rooted and running stock ROM. I had asked the same question maybe a month ago, and I was told that I would still be able to get OTA updates. If I am wrong, feel free to tell me.
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I my self do not have a custom recovery. I am just rooted and running stock ROM. I had asked the same question maybe a month ago, and I was told that I would still be able to get OTA updates. If I am wrong, feel free to tell me.
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Im new to this, so if you have rooted lg g2, will ota still work. Everything is stock on the phone
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I my self do not have a custom recovery. I am just rooted and running stock ROM. I had asked the same question maybe a month ago, and I was told that I would still be able to get OTA updates. If I am wrong, feel free to tell me.
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you right.
if you use stock recovery you will get OTAs
if its stock and merely rooted then OTA should work
For the OTA to be accepted, you'll need the stock recovery for your device. Rename it to recovery.img (if it already isn't named that) and then move it to sdcard root (/sdcard).
Now, use a terminal emulator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en) and open a command prompt. The command we're using has two parameters. The the "if" parameter refers to your input file, in this case, this is the recovery.img file you moved to your sdcard root to flash. This could be any recovery (TWRP, CWM, stock, etc). The "of" parameter is the output file and is the actual physical path to the recovery image your device uses. At the command prompt type this:
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su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
If you already have the stock recovery then all you need to do is press "Accept" or "OK" or whatever the dialog asks when it pops up letting you know about the update. I'm not sure if the stock recoveries are different for each carrier, so you'll have to find that yourself.
Edit: By the time I finished typing this I see that you already are on stock recovery, so you should be good to go
Idk mines flashed to stock and rooted
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Just bought a g2 and am thinking of rooting to enable the auto hide of the on screen menu buttons. So correct me if im wrong but if all i do is root, leave the stock rom and do nothing apart from root i will still get ota updates.
But the update can remove root right? So is there any way I can keep my phone from automatically updating and losing root? I don't want to lose root... Mainly cuz i love not having software keys.
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SuperSU Pro has an OTA survival Mode. You can try it out, it should work
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But the update can remove root right? So is there any way I can keep my phone from automatically updating and losing root? I don't want to lose root... Mainly cuz i love not having software keys.
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Try the above or remove/freeze whatever the apk your carrier uses for the OTA. There's a couple threads around with more info.
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Another question: (don't want to start a thread for this)
If you have custom recovery (In my case TWRP) when an OTA lands, obviously I won't be able to accept it.
I'll need to flash it through TWRP correct?
If this is the case will this simply apply as OTA's do and not delete any of my data on the phone etc?
Also is there a stock recovery I can download just to make things easier??
First time I've had a phone rooted and with recoverybefore it's update cycle is over, and Google isn't really being all that helpful
How to backup stock recovery?
I just picked up the G2 two days ago and rooted pretty much immediately (via ioroot10) but other than that, I'm still running completely stock. I saw some recent posts stating that it was now possible to install TWRP or CWM on the D80010o firmware, so I decided I would go ahead and take the OTA update and then install a custom recovery. However, I have tried install the OTA several times now and every time, when the phone reboots after downloading the update, I get error "0x1117008" when the OTA tries to install, and then the phone reboots to system and I get a popup stating something to the effect of "This device is suspected of rooting. Software updates will not be available for rooted devices." Checking the software version I see that I'm still on D80010d and the 10o OTA update is still available and has to be downloaded again.
Anyone else have this issue?
And no, I have not installed a custom recovery yet.
m4570d0n said:
I just picked up the G2 two days ago and rooted pretty much immediately (via ioroot10) but other than that, I'm still running completely stock. I saw some recent posts stating that it was now possible to install TWRP or CWM on the D80010o firmware, so I decided I would go ahead and take the OTA update and then install a custom recovery. However, I have tried install the OTA several times now and every time, when the phone reboots after downloading the update, I get error "0x1117008" when the OTA tries to install, and then the phone reboots to system and I get a popup stating something to the effect of "This device is suspected of rooting. Software updates will not be available for rooted devices." Checking the software version I see that I'm still on D80010d and the 10o OTA update is still available and has to be downloaded again.
Anyone else have this issue?
And no, I have not installed a custom recovery yet.
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Nice to see you here dude.. may remember me from the rocket? Anyways, i'd just skip the OTA. It's nothing life changing. I'm still stock/rooted on 10d. Waiting for bugs to get squashed on 4.4.2 before I start flashing. Rather enjoying stock for the time being. Not really sure why 10o won't take. Haven't seen anyone else mention this. The only thing that has been brought up repeatedly is bootloops in twrp after taking the 10o OTA.
m4570d0n said:
I just picked up the G2 two days ago and rooted pretty much immediately (via ioroot10) but other than that, I'm still running completely stock. I saw some recent posts stating that it was now possible to install TWRP or CWM on the D80010o firmware, so I decided I would go ahead and take the OTA update and then install a custom recovery. However, I have tried install the OTA several times now and every time, when the phone reboots after downloading the update, I get error "0x1117008" when the OTA tries to install, and then the phone reboots to system and I get a popup stating something to the effect of "This device is suspected of rooting. Software updates will not be available for rooted devices." Checking the software version I see that I'm still on D80010d and the 10o OTA update is still available and has to be downloaded again.
Anyone else have this issue?
And no, I have not installed a custom recovery yet.
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I am having the same error but don't remember seeing the same pop-up, just says install failed or something like that. I'm on Verizon stock Rom rooted. I've done plenty of mods by manually pushing them through, but I have the stock recovery and no custom recovery.... So safe to say, looks like you can't update with root. Gonna start searching for unroot then re root after update is installed. Doesn't seem like there is another way to do it. Anybody know if the temp unroot via superuser apk will work?
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thricerocks86 said:
I am having the same error but don't remember seeing the same pop-up, just says install failed or something like that. I'm on Verizon stock Rom rooted. I've done plenty of mods by manually pushing them through, but I have the stock recovery and no custom recovery.... So safe to say, looks like you can't update with root. Gonna start searching for unroot then re root after update is installed. Doesn't seem like there is another way to do it. Anybody know if the temp unroot via superuser apk will work?
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I am still investigating. I've unrooted via Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and a little extra housekeeping, and the Rooting Status does show "unrooted" in the About Phone section. However I still get 0x1117008 when trying to install the OTA. So perhaps the "unrooted" in About Phone may be a prerequisite, but is not sufficient for a successful OTA update. Maybe either the update is doing more checks for rooting evidence than the RCT daemon, or perhaps there is some other change that is triggering the error.
Hey all. I have a rooted D800 (AT&T variant) with stock recovery and on firmware version D80010q. I am trying to update to the KitKat, but It's giving me an error every time I download and try to update. The error is: Err: 0x1111004. When the phone reboots, it says "This device is suspected in rooting. Software update is not available for rooted device".
I have tried using OTA rootkeeper to temporarily unroot, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there any way for me to get the update without having to flash back to stock?
This is my problem too. Hopefully there is a way.
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Maybe doing a factory reset from stock recovery?
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rohan611 said:
Hey all. I have a rooted D800 (AT&T variant) with stock recovery and on firmware version D80010q. I am trying to update to the KitKat, but It's giving me an error every time I download and try to update. The error is: Err: 0x1111004. When the phone reboots, it says "This device is suspected in rooting. Software update is not available for rooted device".
I have tried using OTA rootkeeper to temporarily unroot, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there any way for me to get the update without having to flash back to stock?
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Its due to the custom recovery you have on it..Go back to stock dont root and update...maybe try root keeper to see if that can help
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Its due to the custom recovery you have on it..Go back to stock dont root and update...maybe try root keeper to see if that can help
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nope. as i said in the OP< i have a stock recovery.
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nope. as i said in the OP< i have a stock recovery.
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then try root keeper it will disable root but back up root path and reinstate it once the update is done
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then try root keeper it will disable root but back up root path and reinstate it once the update is done
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as i said in the OP...I tried root keeper to temporarily unroot and it didn't work. I'm going back to stock and going from there.
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as i said in the OP...I tried root keeper to temporarily unroot and it didn't work. I'm going back to stock and going from there.
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lol..yeah i read each statement in your OP just wanted to get to that last part of you saying your going back to stock and going from there, because thats your next option....
Let us know if you went back to stock then did the update and it worked.
I've read that some people kept root through their OTA. Why are some people able to update and others aren't. I've been reading up on this for the VZW update whenever that happens. I hope I haven't kept all this bloatware on my phone for no reason!!
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Let us know if you went back to stock then did the update and it worked.
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I reverted back to stock using the instructions in the Stickied post. I was then able to update to D80010o. I had to call to request a rep to push out the D80010q update again though. They're calling it a "security update" so you should use that phrase when talking to the rep so that they don't get confused and think that you're just requesting that they push out the KitKat update.
Once I got the D80010q update, the KitKat update was available and I was able to update. Unfortunately, I didn't try to root it prior to updating - though to be honest, I don't really feel the need to root anymore. Only reason I had it rooted before was to get the multitasking button, but I'm okay with using an S3 layout (Menu, Home, Back) since that's the phone I'm coming from.
I have posted this in Other thread too.. may be this helps (Or save some time)
1.What ever the phone came with (never saw the version)
2. Rooted: Then just froze the apps I don't need (DID NOT DELETE) NO Exposed Or anything fancy. PURE STOCK just at&T bloat froze.
3. Then the Silent update came... I guess it was 10q (few weeks back), It was fine... ROOT remained.
4. Kitkat update came..
5. I de-froze all the apps before the update..
6. Tried to installed KITKAT after download... (After 1 of 2) it says Err: 0x111004
Once booted it said this update is not for rooted device. (or something similar)
7. I thought may be it recognized SuperSU/Super USer so I Uninstalled (Removed complete ROOT through the app) Download again the Kitkat.. Same ERROR And SAME message. I went it Recovery (Button combo) to complete wipe (Noticed RED Rooted below on the screen on Recovery) did the complete wipe and Still No Luck.
8. Go back to Complete stock through flash method as I realized ROOTED written on recovery so no wipe will help that...
9. chat with AT&T asked them to push 10q the silent updated.
10. once it was done I asked her if she can push Kitkat too.. she did.
The only thing was lost all the data in the process.. But I kept my pic's Auto backup through g+ so they are safe.. rest everything I lost which I don't care anyway. (Chat etc)
SO the BOTTOM LINE IS... If you see ROOTED on your stock recovery NO matter what you do... It will not update. If you dont see it.. then your are fine I Guess ("I guess" is the keyword)
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Also I'm not sure if there are 2 versions of root methods... So if anyone has Root and was able to update to kitkat.. Can you link which Root method you guys used.. Thanks in advance.
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Also I'm not sure if there are 2 versions of root methods... So if anyone has Root and was able to update to kitkat.. Can you link which Root method you guys used.. Thanks in advance.
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I used ioroot to root while on D80010d. I think some people who have had success rooted while on D80010o
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I used ioroot to root while on D80010d. I think some people who have had success rooted while on D80010o
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That is correct. I was on D80010o all four times I updated to Kit-kat and kept root everytime.
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1.What ever the phone came with (never saw the version)
2. Rooted: Then just froze the apps I don't need (DID NOT DELETE) NO Exposed Or anything fancy. PURE STOCK just at&T bloat froze.
3. Then the Silent update came... I guess it was 10q (few weeks back), It was fine... ROOT remained.
4. Kitkat update came..
5. I de-froze all the apps before the update..
6. Tried to installed KITKAT after download... (After 1 of 2) it says Err: 0x111004
Once booted it said this update is not for rooted device. (or something similar)
7. I thought may be it recognized SuperSU/Super USer so I Uninstalled (Removed complete ROOT through the app) Download again the Kitkat.. Same ERROR And SAME message. I went it Recovery (Button combo) to complete wipe (Noticed RED Rooted below on the screen on Recovery) did the complete wipe and Still No Luck.
8. Go back to Complete stock through flash method as I realized ROOTED written on recovery so no wipe will help that...
9. chat with AT&T asked them to push 10q the silent updated.
10. once it was done I asked her if she can push Kitkat too.. she did.
The only thing was lost all the data in the process.. But I kept my pic's Auto backup through g+ so they are safe.. rest everything I lost which I don't care anyway. (Chat etc)
SO the BOTTOM LINE IS... If you see ROOTED on your stock recovery NO matter what you do... It will not update. If you dont see it.. then your are fine I Guess ("I guess" is the keyword)
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Also I'm not sure if there are 2 versions of root methods... So if anyone has Root and was able to update to kitkat.. Can you link which Root method you guys used.. Thanks in advance.
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Same thing happened to me. I followed your advice in the other thread and did a reset using the LG flash tool, following rootjunky's guide on youtube and using the files from his website. Everything went smoothly except for at the end I got the same check flag error thing, but it completed the reset perfectly.
I then chatted with ATT and had him push the update to my phone which brought me up to d80010o. It finally went through the update and didn't get me the root error. So I think I'm in the green now. He said that he didn't have an option to push the kit kat update to my phone but it told him to have me do it through the software update in the settings. Which I tried and it said it was up to date. But he said that since they roll out in batches my phone might just not be ready for it yet. I will keep trying though and I'm one step further than I was before. At least it let me update. Shout out to ATT though, chat service is on point.
I'm looking to root my s4, I just upgraded to lollipop and love it but there are some things I would like to do that require root. Hoping that someone can walk me through the process. Thanks in advance
Interested in this as well. Just need a point in the right direction. Thanks
I may be incorrect, but at the moment root for I337UCUGOC3 is only available via Flashfire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
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I may be incorrect, but at the moment root for I337UCUGOC3 is only available via Flashfire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
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So there is no straight root from 5.0.1 at the moment?
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So there is no straight root from 5.0.1 at the moment?
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No. You have to downgrade to 4.4.2 first, root, then flash up to 5.0
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Bumping an older thread.
I've been searching around the forums for a guide to downgrade and a link to the Stock 4.4.2 ROM. AT&T Upgrade happened inadvertently. I either wasn't paying attention or it happened automatically.
Found plenty of post saying the same thing but no trustworthy guide on how to downgrade effectively from 5.0.1 on the i337 to 4.4.2. Normally I'd be up for experimenting but a newborn has me a little sleep deprived and looking for an idiot guide.
TIA
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Bumping an older thread.
I've been searching around the forums for a guide to downgrade and a link to the Stock 4.4.2 ROM. AT&T Upgrade happened inadvertently. I either wasn't paying attention or it happened automatically.
Found plenty of post saying the same thing but no trustworthy guide on how to downgrade effectively from 5.0.1 on the i337 to 4.4.2. Normally I'd be up for experimenting but a newborn has me a little sleep deprived and looking for an idiot guide.
TIA
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Are you trying to get back to 4.4.2 then attempt to upgrade too 5.0.1 root?
Yes, but it sounds like from the tone of that question that I might be screwed.
You can flash back to nb1, root with towelroot, and go to lollipop with the keeproot method. Look in the general forum for [GUIDE]Odin to Stock, Updating, Rooting, and Installing Safestrap by guut13 and [How-To] Update to I337_OC3 - 5.0.1 and KeepRoot (4/7/2015) by muniz_ri.
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No. You have to downgrade to 4.4.2 first, root, then flash up to 5.0
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I also have a I337UCUGOC3 running 5.0.1.
Unfortunately yesterday my phone got messed up (I'll spare you all the details) and I had to do a factory reset. I am really unhappy about this because I wasn't able to backup properly with Titanium Backup since I'm not rooted. As a result, I now need to spend a bunch of hours getting my phone back to the way I like it. I am honestly not interested in flashing custom ROMs. I simply want to root so I can run Titanium Backup.
Based on your experience, how long might it typically take for a root guide to come out for this model? I'm trying to decide whether I should try to wait it out with my phone feeling "unfamiliar" to me - or if I should just go ahead and give up the idea of rooting / backing up.
Also, is there one site or forum (this thread???) where I would be able to find out how to root this model when it comes out? If so, where?
I would very much appreciate your advice!
Eliezer
EliezerB said:
I also have a I337UCUGOC3 running 5.0.1.
Unfortunately yesterday my phone got messed up (I'll spare you all the details) and I had to do a factory reset. I am really unhappy about this because I wasn't able to backup properly with Titanium Backup since I'm not rooted. As a result, I now need to spend a bunch of hours getting my phone back to the way I like it. I am honestly not interested in flashing custom ROMs. I simply want to root so I can run Titanium Backup.
Based on your experience, how long might it typically take for a root guide to come out for this model? I'm trying to decide whether I should try to wait it out with my phone feeling "unfamiliar" to me - or if I should just go ahead and give up the idea of rooting / backing up.
Also, is there one site or forum (this thread???) where I would be able to find out how to root this model when it comes out? If so, where?
I would very much appreciate your advice!
Eliezer
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There is no way to root on OC3 at the moment. No clue on how long it'll take if a method even gets found. I recommend downgrading to NB1 using Odin then following the steps on herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3075814
. All downgrade file are on there too. Read through all steps and warning to prevent any problems
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
smtelegadis said:
Bumping an older thread.
I've been searching around the forums for a guide to downgrade and a link to the Stock 4.4.2 ROM. AT&T Upgrade happened inadvertently. I either wasn't paying attention or it happened automatically.
Found plenty of post saying the same thing but no trustworthy guide on how to downgrade effectively from 5.0.1 on the i337 to 4.4.2. Normally I'd be up for experimenting but a newborn has me a little sleep deprived and looking for an idiot guide.
TIA
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FWIW my wife noted the user interface on her S4 suddenly completely changed. Looking at it when I got a chance I saw it was 5.0.1 (OC3). I actually don't know what it was previously. So AT&T is definitely pushing out the update.
Already on 5.0.1
I bought this ATT phone used, unlocked, and already on 5.0.1. We use it on the GoSmart Mobile network (owned/operated by T-Mobile). Today (a few weeks after the purchase), I get this message saying that there's an ATT software update available. How can ATT push an update to a phone not on their network? Will this update screw anything up? Will it re-network-lock it? I don't want to update this phone and, since it's my wife's phone, I don't want to risk a brick (I am in a similar situation with a baby and am quite sleep deprived). Previously, she had an HTC First (ATT phone use on GoSmart) and it notified us of an available update, but would not actually update (thank goodness). Do I actually have anything to worry about with this ATT update? Or is the notification just an annoyance? Thanks in advance.
>Joe
joeskippyxda said:
I bought this ATT phone used, unlocked, and already on 5.0.1. We use it on the GoSmart Mobile network (owned/operated by T-Mobile). Today (a few weeks after the purchase), I get this message saying that there's an ATT software update available. How can ATT push an update to a phone not on their network? Will this update screw anything up? Will it re-network-lock it? I don't want to update this phone and, since it's my wife's phone, I don't want to risk a brick (I am in a similar situation with a baby and am quite sleep deprived). Previously, she had an HTC First (ATT phone use on GoSmart) and it notified us of an available update, but would not actually update (thank goodness). Do I actually have anything to worry about with this ATT update? Or is the notification just an annoyance? Thanks in advance.
>Joe
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The latest update, from 5.0.1, OC3 to 5.0.1 OC4 is a security update which is believed to be a response to the stagefreight bug. The update is relatively small, and should not "screw anything up." It will not affect network unlock.
As to why you're getting it on a non AT&T network, I'd guess that the update server determines the phone is an SGH-I337 and pushes the correct update for the phone.
How to root
Okay, so I have 5.0.1 with i337ucugoc3 and finally rooted it quite easily (after many failures).
I used WonderShare's MobileGo.
The process was actually very simple, but it was very confusing as to what the software actually wanted from me.
To make it easy, here's all you need:
1. Go to Settings->more->About Device
2. Tap on "Build number" seven (or more) times quicly
-- this will unlock the developer tools
3. Tap the back arrow
4. Tap "Developer options"
5. Tap on "USB debugging" to enable
6. Go to wondershare.com, download MobileGo, install
7. Run MobileGo
8. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
9. In MobileGo, click on the "One-Clock Root" button
You should be rooted quickly.
Not only that, it only installs SuperSU, and no malware.
10. Uninstall MobileGo if you don't want to keep it.
LoonCraz, thank you for your post. I have two questions about what you wrote:
looncraz said:
Okay, so I have 5.0.1 with i337ucugoc3 and finally rooted it quite easily (after many failures).
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Would this work also for i337ucugoc4?
When you say "after many failures" - were there ever any negative consequences (something broken or bricking, etc.) from one of those failures - or just not getting root?
Thanks,
Eliezer
EliezerB said:
LoonCraz, thank you for your post. I have two questions about what you wrote:
Would this work also for i337ucugoc4?
When you say "after many failures" - were there ever any negative consequences (something broken or bricking, etc.) from one of those failures - or just not getting root?
Thanks,
Eliezer
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I don't know, but supposedly it works very well with most versions.
None of my failed attempts left any bad effects, this program worked first shot :good:
Does the phone get wiped in the process - or does everything stay intact / in place?
The Wondershare MobileGo One-Click Root process successfully rooted my unlocked GS4 i337 (OC4) today, and confirmed by Root Checker. So easy!
looncraz said:
Okay, so I have 5.0.1 with i337ucugoc3 and finally rooted it quite easily (after many failures).
I used WonderShare's MobileGo.
The process was actually very simple, but it was very confusing as to what the software actually wanted from me.
To make it easy, here's all you need:
1. Go to Settings->more->About Device
2. Tap on "Build number" seven (or more) times quicly
-- this will unlock the developer tools
3. Tap the back arrow
4. Tap "Developer options"
5. Tap on "USB debugging" to enable
6. Go to wondershare.com, download MobileGo, install
7. Run MobileGo
8. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
9. In MobileGo, click on the "One-Clock Root" button
You should be rooted quickly.
Not only that, it only installs SuperSU, and no malware.
10. Uninstall MobileGo if you don't want to keep it.
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this worked just fine....
I did it in my S4 i377 with 5.0.1 OC3
just download the trial and root it...
thanks!!!
I have a simple question... Is there a 5.1 lollipop update for the Tab 4 8.0 T337a?
I've seen them for practically every other tab 4 model but haven't seen one that lists the t337a specifically. Im planning on rooting mine REALLY soon also so if there is a 5.1 lollipop available for it, do i want to put it on 1st or not?
Thanks for the assistance !
Sadly no not yet. Idk who to blame but I'm picking att
I found this but I haven't been able to download it yet.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425945&cv=820
G920A
I337 stock NJ4, rooted, unlocked
Sm-T537A NE1stock, rooted
Doubt AT&T will bother. Not only did this Tab not sell well, but they don't even carry it anymore. We have been abandoned by then. Not a surprise but still bull crap.
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gottech said:
I found this but I haven't been able to download it yet.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425945&cv=820
G920A
I337 stock NJ4, rooted, unlocked
Sm-T537A NE1stock, rooted
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That isn't for the 337a, so does us no good in this thread.
gottech said:
I found this but I haven't been able to download it yet.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425945&cv=820
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That is for the t537a 10inch. i have the 8in t337a
Thanks though
Anyone know if the T337A will "ever" have an update? (8 inch)
dkardell said:
Anyone know if the T337A will "ever" have an update? (8 inch)
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No one knows for sure, but my opinion is nope never, AT&T has abandoned it.
pre4speed said:
No one knows for sure, but my opinion is nope never, AT&T has abandoned it.
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So there are no sources like SlimRom for getting the Samsung to Lollipop?
dkardell said:
So there are no sources like SlimRom for getting the Samsung to Lollipop?
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Never will be any custom ROMs for the 337a. Locked bootloader and zero dev interest. Stuck with stock and seems 4.4.2 forever til it dies.
Update available as of today.
cron912 said:
Update available as of today.
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Any chance I could ask you to capture the OTA file?
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Any chance I could ask you to capture the OTA file?
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Can it be captured without root?
cron912 said:
Can it be captured without root?
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Unfortunately no, root is required
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Any chance I could ask you to capture the OTA file?
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I have root but haven't been offered the ipdate, but I also have all fota stuff frozen so I don't get forced to update and lose root. Is there a guaranteed way to get root back if I take the update? And how would I capture it if I even get it (in prepaid data only thru AT&T)?
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I have root but haven't been offered the ipdate, but I also have all fota stuff frozen so I don't get forced to update and lose root. Is there a guaranteed way to get root back if I take the update? And how would I capture it if I even get it (in prepaid data only thru AT&T)?
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You probably can't take the update and keep root (yet, although I want to work on that). Capturing the OTA file itself should be fairly simple (it was for me on my locked bootloader AT&T device that I captured the initial lollipop ota file for)
All you have to do is be on stock rooted (ie no custom rom) and unfreeze the fota stuff. Allow it to download the OTA file, when it's done it should prompt you whether you want to install it now or wait til later. Obviously wait til later. Immediately in a root-enabled file explorer (I recommend either root browser or ES file explorer with the root option enabled) find the directory /cache/fota (or it could be /data/fota/). One of these two directories should have a file with file extension .cfg. The filename itself will most likely be a string of random numbers so ######.cfg. This is the file you want. Copy it anywhere safe, preferably an external SD card. Then erase the file from the original location and refreeze the fota crap.
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You probably can't take the update and keep root (yet, although I want to work on that). Capturing the OTA file itself should be fairly simple (it was for me on my locked bootloader AT&T device that I captured the initial lollipop ota file for)
All you have to do is be on stock rooted (ie no custom rom) and unfreeze the fota stuff. Allow it to download the OTA file, when it's done it should prompt you whether you want to install it now or wait til later. Obviously wait til later. Immediately in a root-enabled file explorer (I recommend either root browser or ES file explorer with the root option enabled) find the directory /cache/fota (or it could be /data/fota/). One of these two directories should have a file with file extension .cfg. The filename itself will most likely be a string of random numbers so ######.cfg. This is the file you want. Copy it anywhere safe, preferably an external SD card. Then erase the file from the original location and refreeze the fota crap.
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I will try this when I get home to my fast trusted UNLIMITED WiFi. On vacation at my parents where they have satellite (slow as a snail) and are limited to only 10gb a month. I'll be home Sunday. Like I said tho that's IF I even get offered it since I'm on prepaid and with cricket on my phone, I didn't get otas on my AT&T devices. So nice to have an unbranded phone now. [emoji2]
Update applied. I had grabbed the OTA file, but stupidly stashed it on internal storage and then had to do a full reset to actually get it to apply the thing in the first place. Oops.
Had to try five times to get it to apply. I ended going all the way back to a vigin install of the NF4 firmware and going through the upgrade to NK2 first. I suspect my problems had to do with the Flashfire script having been run, but I can't say for certain.
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I will try this when I get home to my fast trusted UNLIMITED WiFi. On vacation at my parents where they have satellite (slow as a snail) and are limited to only 10gb a month. I'll be home Sunday. Like I said tho that's IF I even get offered it since I'm on prepaid and with cricket on my phone, I didn't get otas on my AT&T devices. So nice to have an unbranded phone now. [emoji2]
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Well, I am home. Defrosted EVERYTHING I had frozen. Restarted tablet. Went to software update and..... NOTHING HAPPENED. The button does zero, zip, zilch. So I'm sorry @thisisapoorusernamechoice, I can't get the update. Not even the latest kitkat. Stupid AT&T blocking prepaid users.
I have tried updating OTA several times but it keeps failing. I am guessing it is because I have rooted? I have captured the .cfg file. Here is a Dropbox link to the .cfg file.
EDIT: I removed the link because it was the wrong OTA. I did update through recovery and the file I had installed 4.4.2. I think I need to go back to stock in order to get the Lollipop OTA.
EDIT 2: I downgraded to stock firmware with ODIN and then I received two OTA updates. One was a small update (roughly 172 MB) and then the second update (860 MB) that upgraded me to Lollipop 5.1.1. I am guessing that since the bootloader is locked on this device there is absolutely no way to root after Lollipop because we are unable to install a custom kernel. Is this correct?
I saw in another thread where someone tried to flash the NF4 kernel with the new Lollipop update to gain root and it soft bricked their tablet.
That's the same boat I'm in. I've just bought one brand new in the box for $127.99 and it's got 4.2.2 on it. I'd like to FOTA update it, but no AT&T has to be jerks about their firmware updates. Are there any tricks like connecting to an AT&T WiFi account, or does it verify the IMEI somehow? I had the same issue with my S6 edge, but they have been pretty quick about getting the ODIN flashable updates out as of late so I never bothered to figure out a work around.