Updating to 4.4.2 ?

[AndroidRaven]

Hey guys, I've read a lot on updating after being rooted, but just need to confirm before I do mess up anything.

All I have done is Rooted Stock (I have TWRP on the phone), and have flashed volume mod, and also battery percent mod. (Other then that I am running Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup)

Guessing I need to flash the back to stock for volume and battery percent (Correct if I am wrong).

And then how exactly do I go about updating to 4.4.2 and preferably retaining root?

Sorry I know noob question, just making sure as I've always unrooted, and never had any mods when I have done updates in the past.

 

[Zepius]

1) you have to flash back to stock system image since you modded your phone
2) once you either get the OTA or sideload it, you just flash cwm/twrp in fastboot and then flash the supersu.zip

thats all

 

[AndroidRaven]

so in other words go back and unroot completely, go completely back to stock, and redo everything from the beginning?

 

[CRIME INC.]

Just flash the 4.4.2 stock rooted rom in the dev section

sent from my HAMMERHEAD neXus

 

[niv3d]

Or you can flash the Updated Super SU zip right?

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[jj14]

so in other words go back and unroot completely, go completely back to stock, and redo everything from the beginning?

You are flashing back the stock ROM. If you want to keep data intact, flash only the boot.img, system.img

Or you can flash the Updated Super SU zip right?

that won't help you get back to stock.

 

[AndroidRaven]

I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..

Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?



How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?

Will I loose anything through this process?

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[jackpollard]

I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..

Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?



How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?

Will I loose anything through this process?

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Follow this guide --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523217

Best guide out there, with big thanks to El Daddy

 

[gunner1937]

I guess I need a tutorial on what you guys are talking about because I still am not understanding..

Would flashing the rooted 4.4.2 work? And if so what do I need to do before I flash this?



How exactly do I go about only flashing only the boot.img and system.img?

Will I loose anything through this process?

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One safe way to get the OTA, taking into account that you modded your phone, is:
i) flash system.img then flash stock recovery,
ii) once the OTA update is on your phone and you have accepted it (it installed itself) you are back to stock.
iii)flash your custom recovery and re-install your SuperSu to get back your root.

Good luck