if rooted do not accept the OTA update

[rob90262]

I've seen this a lot lately if you are rooted DO NOT ACCEPT ota update you may brick your phone. Why is this so hard to remember sorry if i offend anyone :'(

 

[yodatom10]

I've seen this a lot lately if you are rooted DO NOT ACCEPT ota update you may brick your phone. Why is this so hard to remember sorry if i offend anyone :'(

Yes I don't understand why people don't get this. Never ever ever EXCEPT A OTA IF ROOTED. rooted+ota=brick

 

[Ricom1]

Heh...I had no idea. Never read it, never knew it...I didn't accept the OTA update because I was afraid to loose root. I'm sure a lot of folks just never knew. If this isn't in the sticky, then it should be (at least in the FAQs.)

 

[crescent]

I have not seen any option for ota. Im running bamf 3.0 4 does this rom block them?

 

[zero neck]

As with all things root/hack related, you should do your homework first.

I have not seen any option for ota. Im running bamf 3.0 4 does this rom block them?

You won't automatically get the ota, and you should not check for software updates or try to force the ota. If you want the official update, you need to unroot completely first. But what's included in the ota is or will soon be included in custom roms / flashable radios.

 

[rob90262]

I'm still new to rooting and "zero neck" has even helped and answered questions for me but I see this A LOT I would think people will at least check out the forums before updating

 

[GatorPT]

Yes I don't understand why people don't get this. Never ever ever EXCEPT A OTA IF ROOTED. rooted+ota=brick

My tunderbolt Was rooted , last night my wife installed the OTA update . The phone works fine today , just lost root . Now im scratching my head if i want to go through ''the long way '' again to root it or do an auto root.

 

[rot#AC]

My tunderbolt Was rooted , last night my wife installed the OTA update . The phone works fine today , just lost root . Now im scratching my head if i want to go through ''the long way '' again to root it or do an auto root.

just do the auto root. thats what i did.

 

[thisiscrazy]

What is the procedure to get the ota with root? Has one been released?

 

[mclarryjr]

What is the procedure to get the ota with root? Has one been released?

You would just have to update your Rom. The developers will bake in all the goodies from the OTA in their updates and most often you will get them way before the OTA goes out.

 

[zero neck]

What is the procedure to get the ota with root? Has one been released?

There is a root enabled, debloated version of the ota at xda. It's an ruu that you flash in hboot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160374

 

[Hawk11nw]

just do the auto root. thats what i did.

If you do the auto root wont it just take you back to the previous release rather than auto rooting the new release? Did that make sense?

 

[Ratbastrd]

As with all things root/hack related, you should do your homework first.




You won't automatically get the ota, and you should not check for software updates or try to force the ota. If you want the official update, you need to unroot completely first. But what's included in the ota is or will soon be included in custom roms / flashable radios.

Not true, twice my phone has begun "automatically" downloadeding the OTA, twice I have turned my phone off in mid download to prevent.

 

[zero neck]

Not true, twice my phone has begun "automatically" downloadeding the OTA, twice I have turned my phone off in mid download to prevent.

actually It is true, if you read the question that was asked, and which I quoted, running bamf sense 3.0 (or any bamf ROM really) you will not get the ota. If somehow you're using bamf 3.o and you had it automatically download, that's a fluke.

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Originally Posted by closure I have not seen any option for ota. Im running bamf 3.0 4 does this rom block them?

You won't automatically get the ota, and you should not check for software updates or try to force the ota. If you want the official update, you need to unroot completely first. But what's included in the ota is or will soon be included in custom roms / flashable radios.

 

[android06]

so it is not a good idea to root (autoroot) if your tb is updated right?

is it possible to do a factory reset and then root (autoroot)?

 

[rob90262]

so it is not a good idea to root (autoroot) if your tb is updated right?

is it possible to do a factory reset and then root (autoroot)?

I auto rooted my wife's phone and she was on the newest firmware

 

[android06]

I auto rooted my wife's phone and she was on the newest firmware

which autoroot did u use? cuz i use the one for mac. it worked great for mine but that was before the latest ota update.

 

[android06]

also is doing a factory reset, reset everything, including updates?

 

[zero neck]

also is doing a factory reset, reset everything, including updates?

A factory reset will wipe your user data, it won't downgrade your software or anything like that.

 

[Jux]

which autoroot did u use? cuz i use the one for mac. it worked great for mine but that was before the latest ota update.

I used the Windows autoroot script after my phone had been updated with the lastest OTA and it went without a hitch.