I have a stock rooted device with TWRP recovery.
I got a system update today, 60mb.
I want to flash it using FlashFXP, but I could not locate the file.
I tried to apply the update normally, off course it failed, but could find the location in the log there under ./cache/recovery
Tried to locate them after reboot, but there is nothing there.
Tried again the update, and used TWRP's file manager to go to that location, and I did find some files, copied them to external SD and tried to use flashfire, but could not get it to recognize the update.
I guess the update arrive as Tar or Zip file, can I zip those files to flash it? Or can I get the package in another way?
Anyone?
Same, I rooted my s7 and accidentally downloaded the update and I'm trying to delete the OTA file because the software update notification won't go away. I just need to know where it is haha
For all the smart people that are on this forum, this never gets answered. I have tried every google combination search, and it leads right back here.
The experts are too busy shaking their head at the noobs to answer this question with the hubrical mentality of "its already been posted somewhere" Seriously now guys where are the Samsung OTA download locations.
/cache
FlashFXP? lol That's for FXPing between FTP servers.
michael.racelli said:
For all the smart people that are on this forum, this never gets answered. I have tried every google combination search, and it leads right back here.
The experts are too busy shaking their head at the noobs to answer this question with the hubrical mentality of "its already been posted somewhere" Seriously now guys where are the Samsung OTA download locations.
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LOL
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Just got prompted for a new update here is the link
https://android.clients.google.com/packages/incrediblec/OTA_IncredibleC_Verizon_WWE_1.22.605.2_1.22.605.0_release_sign.a33bc3bf.zip
Instructions?
if you want to install this you just downlaod it put it on the root of your sd card, than rename it to update.zip than rebbot to rcovery than select apply update.zip.
Im not saying its ok to install this, as for me i am going to wait for a bot till i can look into more.
Mirror Here
Anybody without a corp account try flashing this yet?
i flashed it today and I do NOT have the CorpEmail account. I really hope this doesn't stop me from getting root.
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Anybody without a corp account try flashing this yet?
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i have, no differences at all. battery life will tell in a day or two
So are we safe letting update go thru? Or should we hold off if we want root?
I wouldn't flash it yet. It contains a recovery image and I don't know if anyone knows for certain what's different about the image.
Would this have the correct test keys?
I flashed. Not noticing anything unexpected. Im getting my incredible replaced anyway. Sounds like I'm listening to people talk underwater.
I doubt you'd notice anything different; I'm just afraid that they've closed a useful hole.
Now if this thing would just stop asking me every 20-30 minutes ... grrrr.
The update fixes the email client for business users.
The meat of the update they don't tell you about, however, is there is a new recovery image in the updater. So yeah, maybe a hole was closed.
I held down volume down button and hit power, booted into the prompt, selected "recovery mode," and all I got was a red triangle and exclamation point.
I downloaded the zip, renamed it update.zip, and put it on /sdcard using Astro.
Am I doing something wrong?
I have the exact same problem.
dont do it
Just checking to see if people successfully installed this OTA update from the mirror site link provided earlier in this thread. I think it's my only chance to go to FroYo without using RUU/wiping the phone.
I figure I can update from 1.22.605.0 with this update and then go to the FroYo thread and run that update. Does that sound like it will work?
This whole subject was coverd in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770091
swindelljd said:
Just checking to see if people successfully installed this OTA update from the mirror site link provided earlier in this thread. I think it's my only chance to go to FroYo without using RUU/wiping the phone.
I figure I can update from 1.22.605.0 with this update and then go to the FroYo thread and run that update. Does that sound like it will work?
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read the other thread, you need to update to 1.22.605.2 first, easy and does not lose date.
Root and OTA
I have rooted with unrevoked 3.1 but still have stock 2.1. Do I need to unroot to install the OTA or will the OTA still be pushed to my phone while I am still rooted?
So my phone kept giving me the notification for the system update, and I kept postponing it. After my wife went to bed I read that I needed to root and use ES or another root file explorer to delete the update if it had been downloaded and disable/rename the APK's responsible for initiating the update. Well, because my computer is in the bedroom, and I didn't want to disturb my wife, I disabled all data connections on my phone and placed it into Airplane mode thinking the update wouldn't push through with no connection to any network.
Shortly after two this morning my phone gave a tiny beep, and I woke up startled! I looked at my phone and it was starting the download and install process! So I immediately powered down the phone and pulled the battery. My GS4 is currently off with the battery removed. Which leads me to my question.
How do I ADB into my S4 and delete the update? I'm a newb, so sorry if I posted this in the wrong place or if this has already been covered. I looked around, but couldn't find a good guide to follow. I understand some basics in the terminal, just not what mode I need to place my phone into to delete the update and where to find the update when I'm in.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you for your time.
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So my phone kept giving me the notification for the system update, and I kept postponing it. After my wife went to bed I read that I needed to root and use ES or another root file explorer to delete the update if it had been downloaded and disable/rename the APK's responsible for initiating the update. Well, because my computer is in the bedroom, and I didn't want to disturb my wife, I disabled all data connections on my phone and placed it into Airplane mode thinking the update wouldn't push through with no connection to any network.
Shortly after two this morning my phone gave a tiny beep, and I woke up startled! I looked at my phone and it was starting the download and install process! So I immediately powered down the phone and pulled the battery. My GS4 is currently off with the battery removed. Which leads me to my question.
How do I ADB into my S4 and delete the update? I'm a newb, so sorry if I posted this in the wrong place or if this has already been covered. I looked around, but couldn't find a good guide to follow. I understand some basics in the terminal, just not what mode I need to place my phone into to delete the update and where to find the update when I'm in.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you for your time.
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This was the thread on how to block the update, as far as I know:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268946
Also, this was posted in that same thread:
"I downloaded the update after using kies to return to stock... Then i went back to kies and returned to the previous verson.. So u can go back"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41173152&postcount=36
And finally, this was posted early this morning as the last post in that thread:
"Dan just gave the all clear that this OTA does not effect the bootloader hacker and we are clear for updating, but still, as soon as you OTA I would refreeze your OTA files until the next one is released and cleared"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41212560&postcount=64
So basically, let the update go through, don't worry.
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This was the thread on how to block the update, as far as I know:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268946
Also, this was posted in that same thread:
"I downloaded the update after using kies to return to stock... Then i went back to kies and returned to the previous verson.. So u can go back"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41173152&postcount=36
And finally, this was posted early this morning as the last post in that thread:
"Dan just gave the all clear that this OTA does not effect the bootloader hacker and we are clear for updating, but still, as soon as you OTA I would refreeze your OTA files until the next one is released and cleared"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41212560&postcount=64
So basically, let the update go through, don't worry.
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Awesome!!! Thanks a lot!
Hi. I just got a notification telling me a new firmware was available for my i9505. I use TriangleAway to mask that my phone is rooted. However, when trying to update, the phone will reboot into TWRP, and thus unable to install/update further from there. I guess the easy solution would be to 'force' install via TWRP, but I'm unable to find the downloaded installer package. Any ideas to where the package is hiden, - or better ways to do this?
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Hi. I just got a notification telling me a new firmware was available for my i9505. I use TriangleAway to mask that my phone is rooted. However, when trying to update, the phone will reboot into TWRP, and thus unable to install/update further from there. I guess the easy solution would be to 'force' install via TWRP, but I'm unable to find the downloaded installer package. Any ideas to where the package is hiden, - or better ways to do this?
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If you really want the OTA upgrade which I would advise against, instead you should
flash the latest samsung i9505 touchwiz 4.2.2 custom rom...using TWRP recovery.
But if you want the OTA update here is how to do it.
Download the stock recovery for your phone i9505: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22946563261204103
Then extract the TAR file out of the file you just downloaded and flash it using Odin in the PDA slot.
After doing that the OTA will or should update.
When it's done updating you will be left with the stock firmware and the phone will NOT be rooted.
But it's up to you what you want to do.... I cannot think of even one advantage of allowing the OTA to update
unless you want to return or exchange your phone for some reason or another.
Good luck with it.
Good idea, if not for..
Thanks for your swift reply. Actually, the whole reason for rooting was of course to put a modified ROM on the phone However, I was stuck with this issue (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278172), which prompted me to halt that project. However, I now have an additional problem (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302091) which means that if my phone gets Re-Locked, I might never get rid of the excess files mentioned. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, much ?
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Thanks for your swift reply. Actually, the whole reason for rooting was of course to put a modified ROM on the phone However, I was stuck with this issue (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278172), which prompted me to halt that project. However, I now have an additional problem (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302091) which means that if my phone gets Re-Locked, I might never get rid of the excess files mentioned. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, much ?
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not really, with a little practice using a file manager like Root Explorer you can
find that file you are looking for, it will be a much larger file than any other
file on your phone except for the custom rom zip files.
So with a good file manager which has options to SORT files by name/size/date
it should be easy to find ONE very large file...
The OTA update is only 1 file, it's not like a bunch of files that are scattered in your phone.
Good luck!
I am running a newly stock, factory restored s4 running 4.2.2. 3 times now I download and attempt to install , but it keeps stopping, rebooting and saying the update failed. What gives?
Any alternate method to update?.
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I am running a newly stock, factory restored s4 running 4.2.2. 3 times now I download and attempt to install , but it keeps stopping, rebooting and saying the update failed. What gives?
Any alternate method to update?.
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I get the same thing with the wife's S4. I downloaded the update 3 times now in the last month. Each time it shows installed but when verifying the OS and number its the same. So, got on chat with an ATT tech. Seems there is another "hold" on the update, they contacted Samsung tech and the deal is this according to Samsung.
The update comes from Google as an Android update,its up to the carriers to approve the update. Att says it comes from Samsung and its there responsibility to do the update. So where does this go? The usual pass the buck so and so says this. ATT says its Samsung, Samsung says its Google, Google says its ATT. As for the update. Its there but it don't install because ATT stops it with another hold on it.
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I get the same thing with the wife's S4. I downloaded the update 3 times now in the last month. Each time it shows installed but when verifying the OS and number its the same. So, got on chat with an ATT tech. Seems there is another "hold" on the update, they contacted Samsung tech and the deal is this according to Samsung.
The update comes from Google as an Android update,its up to the carriers to approve the update. Att says it comes from Samsung and its there responsibility to do the update. So where does this go? The usual pass the buck so and so says this. ATT says its Samsung, Samsung says its Google, Google says its ATT. As for the update. Its there but it don't install because ATT stops it with another hold on it.
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Really? Hmm, didn't know they stopped it again. Would I be able to side load it using abd? I heard that works. (I know very little about it, but read the thread here)
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Really? Hmm, didn't know they stopped it again. Would I be able to side load it using abd? I heard that works. (I know very little about it, but read the thread here)
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You can't load something that isn't there. I have yet to find an OTA update to load but keep looking. Att says it will put it out when it gets ready. Only other option you have is to root and go custom. Mine is rooted with TWRP recovery, but as of yet I don't have a custom rom. It's my wife's phone and she isn't into the techy things as I am so I have let it go and when it happens it happens on the GS4. The HTC one I have is all dolled up with unlocked bootloader, S-Off , TWRP, and converted to a GPE model then running a custom rom.
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You can't load something that isn't there. I have yet to find an OTA update to load but keep looking. Att says it will put it out when it gets ready. Only other option you have is to root and go custom. Mine is rooted with TWRP recovery, but as of yet I don't have a custom rom. It's my wife's phone and she isn't into the techy things as I am so I have let it go and when it happens it happens on the GS4. The HTC one I have is all dolled up with unlocked bootloader, S-Off , TWRP, and converted to a GPE model then running a custom rom.
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Grab the file from post 694 in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498897&page=70, change it to .zip and then sideload using the instructions from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529759
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Grab the file from post 694 in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498897&page=70, change it to .zip and then sideload using the instructions from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529759
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I didn't know there was a download of the OTA anywhere. I have been googleing and looking on the XDA for it for a while and come up empty handed in all searches. Now my question , rather than go thru the ADB stuff would it be possible to just copy the file to a folder such as roms , downloads etc. on the internal SD then use TWRP (if installed) to flash the zip ?
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I didn't know there was a download of the OTA anywhere. I have been googleing and looking on the XDA for it for a while and come up empty handed in all searches. Now my question , rather than go thru the ADB stuff would it be possible to just copy the file to a folder such as roms , downloads etc. on the internal SD then use TWRP (if installed) to flash the zip ?
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Some people have flashed it from stock recovery from their external sd card, but this does do a full wipe I believe, where the ADB sideload doesn't wipe. Haven't heard of anyone flashing it thru TWRP, you may want to find a version without the bootloaders so that you don't lose the rom flashing ability. I'd imagine that your on MDL?
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Some people have flashed it from stock recovery from their external sd card, but this does do a full wipe I believe, where the ADB sideload doesn't wipe. Haven't heard of anyone flashing it thru TWRP, you may want to find a version without the bootloaders so that you don't lose the rom flashing ability. I'd imagine that your on MDL?
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Yeh, I finished reading the posts then found out it wipes the card , sorry my bad . But still can't get it to sideload successfully keeps saying failed.
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Yeh, I finished reading the posts then found out it wipes the card , sorry my bad . But still can't get it to sideload successfully keeps saying failed.
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You'll either have to Odin back to stock and do the update, or research the error codes and see what you can do from there.
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You'll either have to Odin back to stock and do the update, or research the error codes and see what you can do from there.
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Samsung and rooting is not one of my favorite phones. This is my wife's phone but I rooted it a long time ago , just never did any thing with it so I know very little about it. The sideload failed with no error codes, it wont install from anywhere. From what I am reading any way, I just maybe should leave it alone till ATT gets it together if they do and comes down with a good download. Even the tech on chat yesterday said they pulled the download because of issues but failed to know it was still up for a download.
OK, I must have inadvertantly started OTA and got the must install / delay screen pop up. I froze the smaller update system app to rid the pop up, and removed the update.zip package.
So far 2 weeks of reboots and use age no OTA package installer pop ups.
Is that for your I467 model and are you blocking the KitKat update, or a different model?
On both types... I am not dissabling OTA, as I may want to install 4.4.2 later. Just keeping the blasted install update notice from popping up every so often. It does not effect downloads or app installs, just keeps the notice from being a pain in the arse.
Do you happen to still have the 4.4.2 update.zip file?
@muniz_ri is trying to help us get root on 4.4.2 but he needs the 4.4.2 update.zip file for the i467.
If you have the file would you be willing to post a link so we can download it and work on rooting it?
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Do you happen to still have the 4.4.2 update.zip file?
@muniz_ri is trying to help us get root on 4.4.2 but he needs the 4.4.2 update.zip file for the i467.
If you have the file would you be willing to post a link so we can download it and work on rooting it?
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Not for the i467 as I never connected with AT&T, just rooted and unlocked to use Virgin UK. Though I froze the software update to mirror my GT-N5110 settings.
OK thanks for the response
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OK thanks for the response
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On both types... , just keeps the notice from being a pain in the arse.
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I thought I had read somewhere that you had both models, it was a pain.
I just couldn't remember how I stopped my pop-up, thanks you.
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If you have the file would you be willing to post a link so we can download it and work on rooting it?
I'm sure that I have yet to complete a download of the OTA for I467. For years I'd preferred a custom Rom or kernel vs a carrier update - with that being said, how can I Download it & then STOP the installation (i do not want the update without root) & next, locate the zip to get it to you?
I would already guess that you and others have already tried.
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It looks like someone had passed the file along & maybe Da_G is attempting a a workaround, yea!
OK, I realized that I had changed the option in about device to set auto update. If you go into app manager, and clear cache and data in both software update apps, you will reset parameters for FOTA. The nice thing about doing so on the GT-N5110, is that you can select world ROMs. UK GB is what I use, as it has 13 channel WIfI already set.
If you choose automatic, you will get a notice and will ask to install once the download iscompleted. if you do it manually, it will download when you select download.... but you can cancel.
The Firmware is located in System/cache/update, and the fle is update.zip.
If you like to mess with a library of ROMs, you can download as many as you like after renaming and moving them to SD.
As for rooting... Saferoot.zip works fine. there are a few topics that have it downloadable. just search in the Note 8.0 general and Q&A sections.