Trying to install the new 4.7.3 update from Verizon that just came out the other day. The update wont install on my droid pro because my VCast.apk fails the hash check for some reason even though its there and installed. Im doing it from recovery console so i can see were its failing. I did backup the VCast.apk with TB and and then delete it. Then restored it from backup just fine. I guess TB must do something to it because now the hash check is failing for the apk?
Anyone have this VCast.apk they could provide to me from a stock Droid Pro running Android 2.3.3 so i can update?
I have the app on home but cant find it under system/app. Where can i found it and under what name?
Could you get from your phone the blurcamera.apk. Cant update cause missing this app.
Thanks
I think at this point it just would make more sence to sbf back to 2.3.3 and then take the new update. Who knows what other files it will complain about once we fix those. there is a sbf in the forms that looks promising. It seems to be a stock US Verizon 2.3.3.
Just a followup.
Today I SBF back to 2.3.3 stock, rooted again, installed OTA rootkeeper and took the 2.3.4 android update. The update installed just fine now. Then restored root with OTA rootkeeper and all is good.
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Hey,
When i first got my desire, one of the first things i did to it was root it and install the blank generic HTC rom (to get rid of all the crap my service provider had put on it). However, as its rooted i cant install the OTA update over the air. So ive downloaded the latest one from this forum but how to i install just the update exactly? Actually, i think i just downloaded the non root OTA update, is there a rooted 1.21... update somewhere?
Also, when i initially put the new rom on my phone, i didnt put app2sd on there as i heard about all these phones being bricked and didnt want to lose my nice new shiny desire, but ive heard this problem is now solved. How do i go about installing it now? Do i have to reflash everything or can i just install it over the top as if its an app itself somehow?
so to summarise:
1. how to install OTA manually
2. How to install App2sd
Thanks for you help
I have a rooted HTC evo I still haven't gotten the update do I have to unroot to be able to download 2.2(froyo). I just want the update what do I have to do?
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A9AI5RM9
Thats the RUU, apply this update and you'll be completely stock 2.2
what do you mean apply I've downloaded this before I can't find the file to download and when I try to open it it says it doesn't have a program to open.
If you are rooted Most Roms will not allow an OTA to come through.
you have options the option listed above will unroot you and install 2.2.
the other option is to go to the dev forum and download a 2.2 custom rom or the rooted 2.2 stock rom. flash those and you are good to go.
I will remind that currently there is no way to root 2.2 so if you choose to go through the RUU and go to stock rom that way you will NOT be able to root at this time. It could also be WEEKS before a root method is found. I dont know why anyone would want to or would suggest doing this unless you plan to take it in to sprint for repair.
How do I apply the first file?
kidcjay25 said:
I have a rooted HTC evo I still haven't gotten the update do I have to unroot to be able to download 2.2(froyo). I just want the update what do I have to do?
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No you do not need to unroot. If you accept that ota update it will take away your root because the rom it puts in isn't rooted. I happened to download and try out froyo 2.2 like 3 days ago to see how it functions. It works very well however the update killed my hotspot completely. I ended up restoring back from Froyo 2.2. I will give a link that will take you to the downloads to do it where the rom comes rooted, and the radio and wimax drivers are there as well. Here it is.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740520 One thing to remember is this is not the absolute final build that is pushed out on the OTA update that they have done today. So my guess is very very soon if not already there will be a posted and rooted version of the final build. I am unsure and I am almost positive nothing is every final, but I don't know if you will be able to re-root your evo if you just accept the update from Sprint. If you no longer want a rooted phone and all you care about is getting the update, then you can or will have gotten the request today from sprint as I did or you can look for the update manually in system updates, from settings at the home page. Hope that helps and take care.
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How do I apply the first file?
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I strongly suggest you do not just get stock 2.2 because you have no idea if you will ever root again. Unless your taking it into sprint it makes no sense. I really do not want to attempt to get you that file because its a massive mistake. The download does work though i already tried it that much i can say. See if someone else will actually tell you what you need to do because i'm not sure i can bring myself to do it sorry. I am slightly unsure how you ended up rooting your phone if you are having trouble with a download that has an executable file as in you click on it and it runs If you however need help downloading or flashing or whatever the other stuff that i linked that i will definately try to assist you with. If you flash a stock rom you can and will get the message to update the system and you can manually look for it too. The roms have that disabled so people can't due to ignorance, apply the update then say, "Oh crap I am not rooted how do I fix it?", which we will see a lot of today.
I have 2.32 rooted, I want to update my phone to the latest version but some of my stock apps and stuff are deleted what do i do? Using rogers r800a. rooted with gingerbreak. Someone said use SUES to reinstall the original phone software. How exactly do I do this?
Ok so I think I have figured it out. I used SEUS and i updated.re back but I noticed there was no option to update R800a only r800 so thats what I did. All my stock apps are back and now im running 2.33. 2.33 seems exactly like the one before, there is still no landscape mode on the main screens which i thought i heard was updated.
Even though I'll probably be on to a new phone by the time the Inc 2 receives its OTA ICS update, I nevertheless want to be able to upgrade to it when it arrives. My question is, will the nandroid backup I have (Android version 2.3.3 with superuser but none of the bloat removed) be able to receive it? Or will I need to go through the whole process of unrooting and restoring 2.3.4 first?
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Even though I'll probably be on to a new phone by the time the Inc 2 receives its OTA ICS update, I nevertheless want to be able to upgrade to it when it arrives. My question is, will the nandroid backup I have (Android version 2.3.3 with superuser but none of the bloat removed) be able to receive it? Or will I need to go through the whole process of unrooting and restoring 2.3.4 first?
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you wouldnt want to take the ota regardless as it will likely block root and might bring an hboot that cannot be reverted from
id imagine we d get a leak of the ota ahead of time or just wait for a dev to make an update.zip version of it once its pulled from the servers or a phone
I also had a question about the OTA update. I HTC unlocked and rooted with SU and CWM recovery. I do have some of the bloated apps uninstalled with Titanium Backup. As soon as I heard that the upgrade for ICS was coming out, I flashed the stock recovery from the most recent RUU. Does anyone forsee any problems recieving the ICS OTA with this setup?
Well, not sure I would have done it that way... with the stock recovery you lose CWM's capabilities waiting for Vzw to release the ICS upgrade, and that could take months and months. Additionally, if you accept the ICS OTA my guess is that you'll lose root as well, and be stuck with Vzw's typical bloatware until you re-root. And we don't know if the new OTA will be immediately re-rootable. Some of the previous upgrades have required reverting to earlier versions.
As nitsuj17 remarks a few posts earlier, I would imagine that once the ICS upgrade for the Dinc2 is released, somebody will quickly get hold of it and post up a version for us rooted folks and we can just flash it from CWM. And use TB or AntTek App manager or whatever tool is your favorite to freeze or delete the Vzw crap. That's what I'm planning to do...
Hi,
Searched the forums & Google and found nothing on this..
I got this Software Update notification on my Bell E973 : V20H-MAR-08-2013 (428.33MB)
I was wondering which Android version this was (ICS, JB) ?
If it's still rootable, if anyone tried it, etc.
I am still on stock (although rooted) on version 10h which is Android 4.0.4.
If I ever want to try it, should I unroot first ? should I get OTA rootkeeper ?
Thanks,
I won't be able to answer all the questions, but I guess someone else will also contribute.
Its Jelly Bean 4.1.2.
I have tried, but I installed the KDZ file which should be basically the same.. I think. I couldnt rooted it using ZV9 (CurrentRoot.bat). But maybe there is a difference in installing from the KDZ (not OTA). Because the file is 1gb+ so the image starts from scratch.
I liked more the houstonn's stock version. Reason: there are QSlide application, which you can have as windows on your phone (although I don't like them to be in the notification bar all the time)
This is interesting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2198258
Thanks for the info and the link to the other thread.
I tried updating it, but it brings up an error saying the phone is suspected of rooting then stops.
Makes sense because I was rooted, with busybox and Superuser apk (SuperSu) also installed.
Full Unroot, uninstall, etc.
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Right now my phone has neither the su binary, nor the superuser apk, nor busybox, etc.
and it still gives off the error when I try the FOTA update.
I never unlocked the bootloader until now, but might as well and just flash the last update directly.
(the FOTA makes you re-download the whole 400+MB each time you try it..)