Can you do official OTA after ROOT without unlocking the bootloader?
benjpopfilter said:
Can you do official OTA after ROOT without unlocking the bootloader?
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I dont think you can do official OTA if rooted.
My case is I unlocked bootloader and rooted and I could NOT upgrade via OTA.
Then I reflash stock, bootloader is unlocked and no root. I could upgrade OTA.
Thanks for the information... I guess i will just wait for the nougat update before rooting my g4 play...
We can try this workaround in order to get root and unroot for ota:
1. Fastboot twrp
2. Install magiskSU.zip
Voila, you get rooted.
Then unroot:
1. Install magisk-uninstall.zip
2. Fastboot stock-recovery
This way we are unrooted and ready for OTA.
Note that I am waiting for Nougat OTA as well to prove the unroot above works.
Today in order to test the above, I flashed stock rom, flashed TWRP, rooted with magisk, download the OTA update, flash magisk_uninstaller, flashed back stock-recovery, reboot, and install OTA. The result is ERROR.
I don't know how to copy the error log from recovery, but here below some text that I copied:
Mount count = 6script aborted: system partition has unexpected contents
...
E:Error in /cache/Blur_Version.24.71.3.harpia.retail.en.US.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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Before apply the ota update, just flash the stock rom without wipe data.
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Hi, I am new to the android scene and have a few questions.
Just wondering about the procedure for updating a rooted device, specifically the nexus 7. After I receive my nexus 7, I am planning on unlocking the bootloader, flashing CWM, and then rooting the device. I am not planning on using any custom roms. I am just going to be using stock JB.
If in the future I want to do an OTA update, what is the procedure for this?
From my understanding, it seems this is the procedure for doing an OTA update for rooted nexus 7:
1. unroot the device? (how do you unroot the device?). is this necessary?
2. use cwm to flash the stock recovery, because you won't be able to get the OTA with a custom recovery such as CWM. Is that correct?(also, where do you get the stock recovery??)
3. apply the OTA update. root will be gone.
4. flash CWM and re-root the device
And once I have succesfully OTA updated the nexus 7, re-flashed CWM, and re-rooted back the device, will I have to start from scratch (lose all data, settings, apps, etc?). I know unlocking the bootloader will wipe the device, but will the OTA update process require me to start over?
If I am missing any steps or have some things mixed up, please let me know. Also, if I were to use an OTA root keeper, what would the procedure be like or how would it change the procedure I listed above?
Thanks.
Haven't got my Nexus 7 yet but it looks pretty simple according to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764794
Basically just need to have OTA RootKeeper installed beforehand, then disable signature verification in CWM and patch the OTA update. Then OTA Rootkeeper can restore root.
HTH
Hi all,
Sorry for the noob question.
Can I receive and install official OTA updates after rooting and installing TWRP ?
Thanks.
NO!
Ota
Oh. Can I flash the ota zip from twrp?
Kindly guide me as I am clueless.
Thanks
You can receive OTA with TWRP, but not if you're rooted. My method of getting OTA is by keeping a stock rom zip on my sd card. When an OTA comes out, I flash the zip, breaking root, boot into OxygenOS, accept the OTA, it should install, then I reboot to TWRP and flash SuperSu.
You can flash the OTA from TWRP, but when I tried that, it said I was on the correct version in about phone, but it still kept telling me there was an update available.
Here's a link to stock roms, and OTA zips.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-2-stock-rom-collection-updated-01-09.347627/
I need to be in stock miui rom with TWRP and Root. Will I be able to install OTA after this. Please somebody guide me. I am new to this device. Bootloader is unlocked. Also what will happen to OTA if I flash xposed?
basiljose007 said:
I need to be in stock miui rom with TWRP and Root. Will I be able to install OTA after this. Please somebody guide me. I am new to this device. Bootloader is unlocked. Also what will happen to OTA if I flash xposed?
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If you installed twrp, then you can not flash incremental OTA rom.. You must always download full rom to update. Even if your phone not rooted.
Also, You could get bootloop / Brick your phone and get Relocked Bootloader and lose TWRP.
Like Rukijo said, just download the full rom (.Zip format) and flash it via recovery. You will keep the Unlocked bootloader and the TWRP.
I received ota update notification. I downloaded the zip, it is npn25-37, currently my phone is on npn25-33. I have magisk root and twrp. I wonder if I can flash the ota update zip in twrp? Thanks
xdataibai said:
I received ota update notification. I downloaded the zip, it is npn25-37, currently my phone is on npn25-33. I have magisk root and twrp. I wonder if I can flash the ota update zip in twrp? Thanks
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It will not work, OTAs require the stock recovery. Since you hace TWRP there is also a chance that it might have mounted your system before, so your system image isn't vanilla anymore and the OTA will fail to apply. First try flashing stock recovery from here (search for the version you currently have, which is -33) https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/firmwares-moto-g5-plus-t3593160 and then apply the ota. Since the firmware you're on is quite outdated, you'll probably have a couple more OTAs on the way.
Now if that doesn't work, you'll need to back up everything you have (apps and data) and flash system, oem and recovery, and then apply the ota updates, then restore your data.
Hello
I tried to find the answer, but I wanted to be 100% sure.
My phone is on April 8.0 and my bootloader is already unlocked.
I wanted to know, if I update via OTA directly to July (1152mb), will it erase user data ? And/or relock bootloader ?
Thanks in advance !
Nope, just unroot and disable tweaks before the ota. After that you can just reinstall magisk via fastboot.
Not if you follow the magisk guide to OTA and reroot.
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/root-mi-a1-oreo-8-0-disabling-ota-magisk-t3728654
Note the warning about not modifying the system partition, even remounting it as rw.