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Root update takes hours

bbxrider

bbxrider

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got a notice to update the android os, selected wifi since I have pretty good bandwidth there, once initiated the phone powered off, came back on with an exclamation point in a white triangle and the android figure in blue below that, now for about 3 hours, is this right? it takes this long? anyway to check if its stuck or worse?
 
bbxrider said:
got a notice to update the android os, selected wifi since I have pretty good bandwidth there, once initiated the phone powered off, came back on with an exclamation point in a white triangle and the android figure in blue below that, now for about 3 hours, is this right? it takes this long? anyway to check if its stuck or worse?
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If you can't power it off then pull battery. Tell me if it boots all the way. You are not rooted are you?
 
I am rooted, will that make a difference?
just to double check. you are telling me to power off and if that if that won't happen to pull the battery to force it?
 
based on another post, I did try to power off/on and had to remove battery,
phone came back up, seems ok, is there a way to tell if I actually got the update from the build number or software no?
my kernal is 2.6.35.10-g13578ee 7/20/2011
build no is 4.54.651.1 cli134969 release-keys
 
bbxrider said:
based on another post, I did try to power off/on and had to remove battery,
phone came back up, seems ok, is there a way to tell if I actually got the update from the build number or software no?
my kernal is 2.6.35.10-g13578ee 7/20/2011
build no is 4.54.651.1 cli134969 release-keys
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You should never accept an ota when rooted. What hboot do you have? What recovery do you have?
 
hboot = 6.16.1002, using my backup
so maybe the update didn't process.
I should not accept an ota due to security issue?
please bear w/me=newbie
I should check and then get my own update when notiified something might be available?
and duh forgot, should have done a backup before any update thing
 
just got the update msg again, sez from htc, for android 2.3.5, + sys enhancement 4.67.651.3, 35mb,
will have to pick this up later, gf needs help w/dogs:eek:
 
bbxrider said:
just got the update msg again, sez from htc, for android 2.3.5, + sys enhancement 4.67.651.3, 35mb,
will have to pick this up later, gf needs help w/dogs:eek:
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Never accept an ota because it could seriously mess up your phone. You are rooted so all you need to do is flash an updated rom. You should go into settings and turn of HTC updates. It's under about phone I believe. Ota's can change the hboot that is why you should not accept it. It could also unroot you. There is updated roms in the all root section I would link but on my phone and can't at moment
 
ok everybody thanks for the advice, I will not accept the current update, and check here for news about future updates if they are worth it.
too bad the sane thinking and advice has to come here rather than the manufacturer, but whatever it takes
 
bbxrider said:
ok everybody thanks for the advice, I will not accept the current update, and check here for news about future updates if they are worth it.
too bad the sane thinking and advice has to come here rather than the manufacturer, but whatever it takes
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Heres the deal, you NEVER want to accept an update. Not this time, or at any point in the future. All you have have to do is just flash the updated ROM in recovery and you still get to keep your root and have no issues.
 
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