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Root {BOOTLOADER} The Update to ZV5

chevanlol360

chevanlol360

Android Expert
Due to situations earlier in the year, if we ever updated to ZV5 we always had to flash back ZV4's bootloader since it had loki support and thats the only way we could have a custom Kernel or Custom Recovery. Within the last few weeks the creator of loki djrbliss has made some updates so that our ZV5 bootloader is now loki'able lol. Now that I've loki'd the ZV5 Bootloader, it's time we update our bootloader to it and leave the last dust of ZV4's bootloader behind. Within the upcoming days if you are running my ROM SimplicityXL, you will receive an OTA to update to version 2.0.0. The OTA will auto update your bootloader to ZV5 and along with a few more edits and additions to the ROM. In addition the ROM Updating your Bootloader, i will be releasing two new Custom Recoveries. One is an updated CWM so that it boots with the new ZV5 Bootloader and the second Recovery will be Philz Touch 6 that i ported to the F7.
Heres a preview of it and if you want to know the features of PhilZ recovery checkout his Thread over at XDA

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Facts & Questions:

"Will the updated CWM and ZV5 bootloader come with the new SimplicityXL OTA?

YES!!!


"Will the New 2.0.0 Update Come with PhilZ recovery?"

You'll have a choice between CWM or PhilZ when installing the update with Aroma.



"What else will be updated?"

CM10 will be updated so that you'll be able to boot the phone with the new bootloader, My ROOT and CWM guide will also be updated with the new ZV5 bootloader.

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YAAAAAY THANKS!!!
one question though: after installing the updated cwm or philz recovery, will I be able to reboot into recovery via a reboot menu and/or third party app without messing up the /data partition?
 
creed10 said:
YAAAAAY THANKS!!!
one question though: after installing the updated cwm or philz recovery, will I be able to reboot into recovery via a reboot menu and/or third party app without messing up the /data partition?
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No, thats one thing that probably will never change, it has nothing to do with recovery is the bootloader thats wipe it. We got the good end of the deal though, the F3 users can reboot with an app without it wiping data but if they do it via the button method it wipes data;) if you ask me we got the better end of the deal.
 
chevanlol360 said:
No, thats one thing that probably will never change, it has nothing to do with recovery is the bootloader thats wipe it. We got the good end of the deal though, the F3 users can reboot with an app without it wiping data but if they do it via the button method it wipes data;) if you ask me we got the better end of the deal.
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truuuuue. it does. oh well. thanks for everything man! you da bomb!!! *boom*
 
chevanlol360 said:
No, thats one thing that probably will never change, it has nothing to do with recovery is the bootloader thats wipe it. We got the good end of the deal though, the F3 users can reboot with an app without it wiping data but if they do it via the button method it wipes data;) if you ask me we got the better end of the deal.
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depends really lol. usually when I use the button combo data is the least of my worries. lol
 
Am I missing something? I'm not getting an option to install a new recovery during the update. I've tried with the OTA and the full 1.0.6 Rom.
 
Wait so stupid question (dont troll me) im on zv4 can i just install simplicity and simply be updated to zv5, or do i still need to restore to straight stock before installing?
 
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