I've been reading a lot of threads with a number of different ways to upgrade to MM on a rooted phone. Anywhere from restoring back to stock to take the OTA to flashing one of the files in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...rom-stock-rooted-debloated-x1575-6-0-t3262242
I am currently running LP 5.1.1 unlocked BL, rooted, xposed installed.
Couldn't I just unroot, flash stock recovery and the system img and accept the OTA? DO I have to return to full stock? Also is systemless root the only way to root after you take the OTA?
Sorry be there is so much information going around I just want to make sense of the update process.
AndKacz said:
I've been reading a lot of threads with a number of different ways to upgrade to MM on a rooted phone. Anywhere from restoring back to stock to take the OTA to flashing one of the files in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...rom-stock-rooted-debloated-x1575-6-0-t3262242
I am currently running LP 5.1.1 unlocked BL, rooted, xposed installed.
Couldn't I just unroot, flash stock recovery and the system img and accept the OTA? DO I have to return to full stock? Also is systemless root the only way to root after you take the OTA?
Sorry be there is so much information going around I just want to make sense of the update process.
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You can probably just flash stock recovery and system.img and accept the OTA.
Systemless root isn't the ONLY way to achieve root on MM, but using the traditional (/system) root method requires a modified kernel to set SELINUX to permissive. For now, it looks like systemless is the way to go.
Good Luck.
samwathegreat said:
You can probably just flash stock recovery and system.img and accept the OTA.
Systemless root isn't the ONLY way to achieve root on MM, but using the traditional (/system) root method requires a modified kernel to set SELINUX to permissive. For now, it looks like systemless is the way to go.
Good Luck.
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Is there an advantage of systemless root over the traditional? And I am guessimg since I have SuperSu installed I will still need to do a complete restore to stock.
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So the root method I've done is
Installed latest security update ROM flashed with SuperSU 3.62-3 then 3.67.
I've got software installed like greenify and amplify.
What's happens if I uninstall root through SuperSU with root software installed?
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The root software did not work anymore.
Why would you want to do that?
lafester said:
Why would you want to do that?
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Well I'm glad you asked. I'm going traveling and need to encrypt. My phone will not encrypt. From what I read I either need to unroot or reinstall 6.0 MM, encrypt then root.
Being on trupxmm previously I was able to encrypt after all software and root software was installed.
Sent from XT1575, Stock 6.0 MM, Systemless root
So I tried a full unroot through SuperSU. FullUnroot Failed.
I wonder if it has something to do with Systemless root.
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Hitti2 said:
So I tried a full unroot through SuperSU. FullUnroot Failed.
I wonder if it has something to do with Systemless root.
Sent from XT1575, Stock 6.0 MM, Systemless root
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I was doing it wrong. I was selecting yes at full unroot. I went through again selecting No. Root uninstalled. What ever settings that were set through root programs like layers manager and gravitybox, stayed while unroot. Only complication I had was advanced power menu app. I had to hold power button for 10 seconds to power down before encrypting because SuperSU automatically reboots into marshmallow which I find kinda dumb. I see no need to power back up into marshmallow after unrooting.
Sent from XT1575, Stock 6.0 MM, Systemless root
So, does anyone know if it's possible to boot twrp without flashing it and then root from there? I'm only asking because it would be nice to retain the ota feature in stock. Yet, would rooting make OTAs not work?
So here is my setup:
Stock firmware (7.0), stock recovery (only booted twrp for root, not flashed) and systemless root. I have a few root apps, no xposed, only simple stuff.
I've just received the OTA notification and I'm wondering what should I do. Can I simply install the OTA and reapply root afterwards? Flashfire is an option? Do I have to flash any stock image before doing the OTA?
Really appreciate if someone could help me...
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I have been thinking to root my Moto X Play for a long time now but I have been thinking about some things lately which are as follows:
1. Can I just Unlock the Bootloader and get root from one click root apps like Kingroot?
Cause I am afraid that TWRP or SuperSU can go wrong and bricking my phone.
2. If no, then what is the use and work of TWRP recovery and SuperSU?
3. Will I get official OS updates, like nougat update is just around the corner.
Please help me out in the above mentioned thing, any help will be appreciated.
1. Kingroot is more likely to brick your phone than TWRP and SU taken together
2. TWRP gives you some extras, like it lets you backup the whole system or flash new roms. SuperSU is under constant developement so it's generallly safer to use than one-off roots like Kingroot
3. No. Official updates (OTAs) are only available for pure stock firmware
Thanks
Can I install stock firmware after rooting?
Flamester said:
Can I install stock firmware after rooting?
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Sure, but you will loose root. You can't have modified and unmodified firmware at the same time
Hi, I have a european S8+ fully rooted and with TWRP.
Everything's working great so far but I read somewhere that I won't receive further OTA updates.
Can I install them manually with TWRP?
If yes, 3 questions:
1. Where can I get them?
2. Do I need every single update or are the newest update always containing the older updates as well?
3. Do I lose root or TWRP after installing an update?
I've rooted with Magisk by the way.
Typically if you're rooted and modified the system partition (BusyBox or twrp or whatever) the update will not install in stock recovery. Usually you have to unroot reinstall stock recovery and flash ota. There's toolkits out that can do that. Or you can just find an awesome rom like a rooted debloated rom thats just recently updated and just flash that. Or you can what till somebody snags the ota update location then posts that.