[Q] Unable to update to 4.4.3 via OTA

Firefox17 · Jul 25, 2014

Hi,

I have the developer edition with root, s-off and twrp on stock version.

Yesterday I received the OTA and I wanted to update, I have searched here a little bit and I figured I had to revert back to stock recovery in order to update via OTA. so I did using this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

I have flashed recovery version: 1.12.1540.17 based on the CID of my phone which is: BS_US002

And when I go back to the OS and hit on install update, it reboots my device and starts the update process but after a few moments I get a red triangle with an exclamation mark, then I reboot my device with power+volume up normally back to the OS but not updated

Can somebody help me to figure this out?

This is the contents of my gervar all command:

Code:

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.21331931.LA11G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: *************
(bootloader) imei: *************
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: BS_US002
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ab0efa49
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.016s

Thanks a lot!

syaoran68 · Jul 26, 2014

Firefox17 said:
Hi,

I have the developer edition with root, s-off and twrp on stock version.

Yesterday I received the OTA and I wanted to update, I have searched here a little bit and I figured I had to revert back to stock recovery in order to update via OTA. so I did using this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

I have flashed recovery version: 1.12.1540.17 based on the CID of my phone which is: BS_US002

And when I go back to the OS and hit on install update, it reboots my device and starts the update process but after a few moments I get a red triangle with an exclamation mark, then I reboot my device with power+volume up normally back to the OS but not updated

Can somebody help me to figure this out?

This is the contents of my gervar all command:

Code:

(bootloader) version: 0.5 (bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000 (bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.21331931.LA11G (bootloader) version-cpld: None (bootloader) version-microp: None (bootloader) version-main: (bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF (bootloader) serialno: ************* (bootloader) imei: ************* (bootloader) imei2: Not Support (bootloader) meid: 00000000000000 (bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca (bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974 (bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000 (bootloader) cidnum: BS_US002 (bootloader) battery-status: good (bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV (bootloader) partition-layout: Generic (bootloader) security: off (bootloader) build-mode: SHIP (bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT (bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ab0efa49 (bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11 (bootloader) gencheckpt: 0 all: Done! finished. total time: 0.016s

Thanks a lot!

wait your still on TWRP or stock recovery? there is no stock TWRP. TWRP is a custom recovery. you need to install a firmware that includes the stock recovery and then when you do the OTA from android it will send the right commands for the update when you restart into recovery.

Firefox17 · Jul 26, 2014

syaoran68 said:
wait your still on TWRP or stock recovery? there is no stock TWRP. TWRP is a custom recovery. you need to install a firmware that includes the stock recovery and then when you do the OTA from android it will send the right commands for the update when you restart into recovery.

No, I am not on TWRP. I have flashed the stock recovery from the post I linked in the OP.

Why do I have to flash a stock firmware if I have flashed the stock recovery?

syaoran68 · Jul 26, 2014

Firefox17 said:
No, I am not on TWRP. I have flashed the stock recovery from the post I linked in the OP.

Why do I have to flash a stock firmware if I have flashed the stock recovery?

what rom are you using the GPE rom? or a custom rom?

Firefox17 · Jul 26, 2014

syaoran68 said:
what rom are you using the GPE rom? or a custom rom?

I am on stock just like I received it.

ckpv5 · Jul 26, 2014

Some of the system files are maybe missing.
Or the data/preload folder not in there as this usually get deleted when unlock bootloader.

Try with a nandroid backup in COLLECTION of Stock backup's thread.

Firefox17 · Jul 26, 2014

ckpv5 said:
Some of the system files are maybe missing.
Or the data/preload folder not in there as this usually get deleted when unlock bootloader.

Try with a nandroid backup in COLLECTION of Stock backup's thread.

I am sorry if this is a noob question but won't this delete my data?

ckpv5 · Jul 26, 2014

Firefox17 said:
I am sorry if this is a noob question but won't this delete my data?

Yes....

Another thing that you can do ... search for the previous OTA to 1.54.1540.9 and take out the data/preload folder from it and put that folder to your data partition then do the update. This way you won't lose your data.

I'm not at my PC (away on holiday), if not I can make a flashable zip for you to add this to your current system. But still it needs all system files intact. Any missing apk in system, the OTA will fail.

Or

If system is the problem, you can restore then nandroid backup (system only). This way also you will not lose your data and do OTA whether it works or not... if the OTA doesn't care about data/preload, it will success.

Firefox17 · Jul 26, 2014

ckpv5 said:
Yes....

Another thing that you can do ... search for the previous OTA to 1.54.1540.9 and take out the data/preload folder from it and put that folder to your data partition then do the update. This way you won't lose your data.

I'm not at my PC (away on holiday), if not I can make a flashable zip for you to add this to your current system. But still it needs all system files intact. Any missing apk in system, the OTA will fail.

Or

If system is the problem, you can restore then nandroid backup (system only). This way also you will not lose your data and do OTA whether it works or not... if the OTA doesn't care about data/preload, it will success.

Okay, so I have obtained 1.54.1540.9 nandroid backup from the collection thread and extracted the preload folder from there and created a flashalbe zip for this.

Then I flashed TWRP again to flash the zip after that I flashed again the stock recovery and tried to update the OTA and yet again it failed.

How can flash system only from the nandroid backup?

ckpv5 · Jul 26, 2014

Firefox17 said:
How can flash system only from the nandroid backup?

Put the nandroid backup in your TWRP backup folder on sdcard
Boot to TWRP recovery and make your own backup (in case you need to revert)
Don't wipe anything, restore only system from the downloaded backup (untick data, boot, cache... tick only system)

If you are adventurous like me ... I make a nandroid backup of current one.
Wipe everything and restore downloaded nandroid to replace all.
Do the OTA
After OTA completion and running.
I flash/boot to TWRP again and restore data only from my own nandroid backup

So I have the new software version and not losing my data.

Firefox17 · Jul 26, 2014

ckpv5 said:
Put the nandroid backup in your TWRP backup folder on sdcard
Boot to TWRP recovery and make your own backup (in case you need to revert)
Don't wipe anything, restore only system from the downloaded backup (untick data, boot, cache... tick only system)

If you are adventurous like me ... I make a nandroid backup of current one.
Wipe everything and restore downloaded nandroid to replace all.
Do the OTA
After OTA completion and running.
I flash/boot to TWRP again and restore data only from my own nandroid backup

So I have the new software version and not losing my data.

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Not that I am not adventurous but I have tried the first method and it worked perfectly!

Thanks a lot

My guess is that those root files that sit of course in the system partition caused all this mess.

alokway · Aug 28, 2014

Nandroid Back-up & restore

ckpv5 said:
Put the nandroid backup in your TWRP backup folder on sdcard
Boot to TWRP recovery and make your own backup (in case you need to revert)
Don't wipe anything, restore only system from the downloaded backup (untick data, boot, cache... tick only system)

If you are adventurous like me ... I make a nandroid backup of current one.
Wipe everything and restore downloaded nandroid to replace all.
Do the OTA
After OTA completion and running.
I flash/boot to TWRP again and restore data only from my own nandroid backup

So I have the new software version and not losing my data.

View attachment 2871111

A noob Qs. Can I restore all my Apps (with data) from Nandroid Back-up. e.g. SMS, AnMoney etc. Does it back-up apps installed on my Ext SD card?

alokway · Aug 28, 2014

ckpv5 said:
Put the nandroid backup in your TWRP backup folder on sdcard
Boot to TWRP recovery and make your own backup (in case you need to revert)
Don't wipe anything, restore only system from the downloaded backup (untick data, boot, cache... tick only system)

If you are adventurous like me ... I make a nandroid backup of current one.
Wipe everything and restore downloaded nandroid to replace all.
Do the OTA
After OTA completion and running.
I flash/boot to TWRP again and restore data only from my own nandroid backup

So I have the new software version and not losing my data.

View attachment 2871111

WOW! I wasted so much of time earlier. This was a breeze & I could apply 4.4.3 update to my HTC One M8 in less than 20 minutes. Thanks a ton!

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