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[Droid RAZR M General] reyxlp:
I literally sat down tonight finally with a couple of hours to spare for rooting my phone and accidentally accepted the update in a senior moment

Read this on DroidLife: "If you are already locked and you accept the update you can still flash recovry and flash a supersu.zup to regain root"

Is that accurate? How do I do that?

Please help the noob...
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Cool, glad to see that worked.
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
I updated intentionally which rebooted me into TWRP recovery. At the end of the process, TWRP told me I wasn't rooted and would I like to restore root. I said yes, and then went to the install menu and reflashed TWRP just to be safe. Rebooted the phone, and all was looking good. I made a TWRP backup, then debloated and customized. Several reboots to clear cache and dalvik, loaded and restored an old backup, reloaded new stock, etc. No issues so far. System version shows as 98.18.78.XT907.Verizon.en.US.

Build number is 9.8.1Q-78.

Android version is still 4.1.2

Baseband verision is SM_BP_101032.020.32.78P

Not sure if that's a new radio or not

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Oh, and I still have a TWRP backup of 4.1.2 with bloat prior to the update. And yes my BL is unlocked.
[Droid RAZR M General] WillisD:
Yes that's a new radio, that's all I want from the update
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Me too, I'm sure it will pop up here quickly.;)
[Droid RAZR M General] Murph28:
I rooted and unlocked the BL before accepting this update and everything is the same except my Baseband is different, SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P. Did the update not finish everything?
[Droid RAZR M General] WillisD:
I haven't updated and that's my baseband version
[Droid RAZR M General] allc0re:
I just tried to update with unlocked BL and voodoo rootkeeper. The update failed. I'm back where I was. Any ideas?

I have root. I have performed the entitlement check hack for hotspot. Other than that, it's stock. No bloat has been uninstalled, but some has been frozen.
[Droid RAZR M General] reyxlp:
If you had a stock phone and accepted this update, there's no way to root the phone or go back to a previous software version and then root the phone, right?

Sorry, newbie here looking for a little help please - thanks.
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
Nope. Once you accept the update you will be unable to unlock or root with current methods.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
You'll need to unfreeze the bloat
[Droid RAZR M General] Murph28:
How do you know when the process is done once it goes into TWRP? I let it sit for a bit and nothing appeared to happening and I clicked the reboot button. This may be why my Baseband did not update, maybe it wasn't finished. Once it rebooted it went through the updating apps.
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
I watched the text scroll past looking for errors. The only one is that one you see with rsd lite also, which can be disregarded. Also after rebooting, you can check About Phone and see the version has been upgraded.
[Droid RAZR M General] Murph28:
I saw a black screen with white text saying things were updating then it went straight into a screen that said TEAMWIN then a bunch of buttons. I waited awhile there and then pressed the reboot button. I did go to the about phone and everything matched yours except the Baseband does not look like it updated.
[Droid RAZR M General] allc0re:
I unfroze the bloat, but now I'm getting "E:Error in /cache/Blur_Version.98.15 (status 7)"
[Droid RAZR M General] retrobot:
Whats the diff between the two diff updates. I have two razr m's, both identical and one got 98.16.3 and the other got 98.18.78. What the heck??? When doing the soak test I received 98.18.78 on the one.
[Droid RAZR M General] meisjohn:
It seems you are in the best position of anybody to figure this out :)
[Droid RAZR M General] dbreezy187:
So do you'll think it'll be possible to unlock in the near future...
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
I can't be certain. If someone develops a new method, then it's possible.
[Droid RAZR M General] simonbarsinistr:
I've forgotten, what file in what directory do we need to rename with a .bak at the end to stop it from looking for the update?
[Droid RAZR M General] Magicman500:
General rooting noob here. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, so I'm assuming it won't work.

Would hard resetting (Factory resetting) be a way to essentially downgrade and allow the old root methods to work?

My guess is that the OTA updates the factory backup as well, is that correct?
[Droid RAZR M General] dbreezy187:
Yea FR would not help in any way.... I wish I had a copy of windows to fix my PC I would play around with a few things and try to get root
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
I'm sure it is. We'd need someone with Dan's skills to find another exploit, but I'm sure there's another one.
[Droid RAZR M General] Dloc275:
updated

I took the ota by mistake, but was able to reflash twrp via fast boot and then reflashed SU. Now I'm back to rooted and unlocked. This worked for me but I can't guarantee that it will work for everyone.
[Droid RAZR M General] meisjohn:
You were already unlocked though right?
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
If you were unlocked before the update, you can take it without any problem. If you were not unlocked prior to the update, then you are SOL
[Droid RAZR M General] jjosph:
I keep trying to install the update but it keeps failing. I am rooted and unlocked and none of the bloatware or system apps have been deleted. What should I do?
[Droid RAZR M General] Dloc275:
Yes I was unlocked prior to the update.
[Droid RAZR M General] wholocked10:
I think I found a bug in the update. Randomly my phone will say that my SD card was removed without un-mounting it. When I open the cover, it's still in its spot correctly. Restarting the phone seems to help for a few hours though...
[Droid RAZR M General] joeinbend:
I'll be watching this thread carefully. I need to install a 4.2 ROM on my Verizon RAZR M to fix a bluetooth compatibility issue with my car. I found that out this afternoon. As fate would have it, I ran the OTA update (98.18.78.XT907.Verizon.en.US) this morning. I'm not rooted, and bootloader locked. I guess I just have to wait..!
[Droid RAZR M General] danieljw:
I had this problem with my Sandisk Ultra mSD long before this update. The RAZR M continued to give the 'SD card unexpectedly removed' error message until the card finally corrupted for good and I lost my data. And you know what? The Sandisk Ultra that I replaced it with did the same thing, too. I switched to other branded class 10 mSDs and haven't had any issues since.

This doesn't rule out an update bug but just saying heads up, it could just be your card, sir. Back up your data!
[Droid RAZR M General] bobcheeks:
My bl is unlocked and I use clockwork. I've restored all of the system apps but it won't allow the update to install. Keeps going into a powercycle loop until I clear the catche and re-download the update. I'm wondering if I should flash TWRP recovery and try it that way.
[Droid RAZR M General] allc0re:
I was having the same problem, so I installed TWRP. Still can't update successfully. I get some error with status 7. At least I can see the error now.
[Droid RAZR M General] Dloc275:
I think it is hit or miss. I was able to update with bloat removed and twrp. I used titanium bu to change bloat to user app and then deleted them. Don't know if that makes diff or not but had no problems updating with bloat removed. Was rooted and unlocked prior to update.
[Droid RAZR M General] Sam_11:
How can i reroot my Razr M after the update?

Bootloader is unlocked, TWRP is installed.
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
You can download a root package and flash it through TWRP.

Or boot into recovery and push su binary to /system/bin then install superuser through the play store.
[Droid RAZR M General] Sam_11:
What Format has a root package? APK?

Is there any instruction on How to root with TWRP?
[Droid RAZR M General] brandon71:
It's just like flashing a rom download it and install but I think TWRP has an option to install supersu

It usually tells me before I reboot if I'm rooted and if not it gives me the option to root before I reboot
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
See this

http://androidsu.com/superuser/

There are flashable binaries there and a link to the app in the play store.l
[Droid RAZR M General] Mahlachee:
Well, I was once rooted, but I soft bricked my M and unrooted, but I still have an unlocked bootloader since it can not be re-locked. I accepted the update with the unlocked bootloader and everything was fine. Will I be able to update to 4.2.2 if and when it comes out, or will I have to root to get 4.2.2?
[Droid RAZR M General] donslade:
Silly question: how do we extract the just the radio/modem portion of the update and apply just that? I know, probably a bit - or a lot - off topic.
[Droid RAZR M General] bobcheeks:
Ok so if the phones have root now, but the bl is locked, is there a way to get root back, or do they need to be unlocked to do so?
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
This update patches motochopper, so once you update, you cannot root or unlock your bootloader.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Droid RAZR M General] WillisD:
can some one who has taken the update tell me if it came with a new baseband? i have SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P, just seeing if there is a new radio
[Droid RAZR M General] Magicman500:
I got one of the updates (Because I'm an idiot), but I don't know which one (See previous revelation). My baseband is SM_BP_101032.020.32.78P.
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
The new radio is ...78p . Old radio is ...81p.

I did the same as netizenmt but the radio failed. I did it both as a manual twrp (2.6) flash which failed to UD the radio. Then restoring and then as netizenmt did.

Could it be twrp 2.6?

Please note your version when posting about twrp.

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I think the are 2 UDs for one HW version phone and 1 UD for another HW version phone.

That would explain the confusion.

I did get an error when I manually used twrp.
[Droid RAZR M General] notdeadyet01:
Can anyone tell me how to update when I have root?

I just have the root, nothing else and I want to do the update to see if it fixes the screen glitches
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Do not UD unless you Unlock your Bootloader. Get Matts utility from the Dev forum. Choose TWRP and Motopocalypse.

If you are rooted and don't mind fixing things later then you can run the app below. Then you will be Safe. You can always get to the bootloader.

UPDATE: Although if you UD with stock recovery only you will have to use rsd or Matts to restore to 412 to gain root again. The abd / fastboot flash recovery will no longer work with this OTA.
[Droid RAZR M General] meisjohn:
I just had an email exchange with the motorola support people today. My question was whether the OEM Unlock Bootloader Program would be extended to cover the non-developer RAZR phones. The person I was working with stated that she would escalate the question to her management for potential consideration. My thought is that if enough users make this request, then maybe they might consider it.

I used the following URL to contact them (after I signed in.)

motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/prod_ask/ (sorry, new user, can't post link)
[Droid RAZR M General] WillisD:
You have that radio zip? If so could you upload it?

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[Droid RAZR M General] ktracho13:
I also update, and the phone appears to have the same beseband...

I got a few errors at the end of installing the update, but I was able to restore root through TWRP 2.6

luckily, I have a backup of the previous 4.1.2 version so I can just restore that backup and repeat the steps again, does any one know what I did wrong? I haven't removed/froze any bloat or anything like that.
[Droid RAZR M General] ccdsatt:
I took this update and now u can't connect to T-Mobile. Any ideas? Stock, rooted and unlocked before updating
[Droid RAZR M General] meisjohn:
Have you tried this?

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2166542

[HowTo] [VZW XT907/926 RAZR M/HD] Unlock US GSM Carriers Using RadioComm
[Droid RAZR M General] Specter597:
New Thread?

If someone who is rooted and unlocked has a safe method for taking this update (Voodoo, TWRP, ???) could you please start a new thread with it.

I think that might help some folks who are starting to wonder what to do with the push as it goes around.:confused:
[Droid RAZR M General] ccdsatt:
Will do when I get back to my dorms, currently on a summer program with a whole day planned.

EDIT: did the nv edit and it worked, now getting h+ in the field in front of Purdue airport about to shoot some baby rockets
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
We are in the same boat. No radio UD.

Please post your steps.

I went back to 412 w/ Matts util. No help. Stumped. What to do? Wait for someone to make a radio flash?
[Droid RAZR M General] Murph28:
Add me to the list who did not get the Baseband updated. I am rooted and unlocked, had Voodoo OTA RootKeeper installed.
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Started a thread at RZR.

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/23763-q-took-ota-ud-no-new-radio/
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
I do not know how others got the UD to succeed w/ non stock recovery!!!

Some of the phones could be a different HW version?

For those not getting the radio to take go here. It worked for me and it is a more sure route.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2358388

Take this Razr HD thread with a big grain of salt- while the basic actions are the same , their SW, resources & utilities are different.
[Droid RAZR M General] bobcheeks:
Well took a chance and updated since I had unlocked bootloader. Realized I lost root so I tried to boot into recovery to force superuser. All I got was a dead looking Android with his chest opened. Guess the new ud stole my unlocked bl too. :/

Btw, I had clockwork recovery installed. Be warned people.
[Droid RAZR M General] svtart:
use the razr m utility and use the # 1 option to re install every thing. you will be able to root again.
[Droid RAZR M General] GnatGoSplat:
I took this update this afternoon on my phone which had unlocked BL and rooted. I installed Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, did the SU backup and Temp Unroot, update failed with the exclamation on the Android. Went into Titanium and defrosted the Verizon bloatware, tried again. Failed again! Finally remembered I installed the JB 4.2 clock, so I had to remove the .bak extension I had added to DeskClock.apk. Finally, it worked!

However, it was no longer rooted. I went into Voodoo OTA and restored SU from backup. That fixed root. I noticed I no longer had TWRP, I now have stock recovery. Or did I always have stock recovery? I don't know, most other phones need custom recovery to install SU, so I assumed I had TWRP. Oh well, Voodoo fixed my root and it sticks through a reboot so I didn't bother re-flashing TWRP.

Only thing is the new baseband required that I reapply the GSM unlocking hack to use T-Mobile. I had to redo that hack almost 50-times (took literally 2-hours of repeated attempts) before it stuck.

Back in business now, though.
[Droid RAZR M General] pbanj:
if the baseband got updated you need to re unlock the sim

just saw u got it working, i think i need to go to bed.
[Droid RAZR M General] Murph28:
So from reading that thread, I should use the razr m utility option 1 to restore back to 4.1.2 then option 2 to restore stock recovery then I would get the update pushed again?
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Matt says not to use his util for .78 but I did : twrp to stock, use Matts to restore recov, voodoo protect , voodoo unroot, check for UD..... voodoo , use Matts to restore twrp.

Sticky?
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Just reflash a custom recovery. If you were unlocked, the update won't lock you, but it will get rid of root. You need to flash a recovery and then flash a SU zip.
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
The 2nd xml.zip listed- isn't that the same as the ota UD?

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/scorpion_mini_xt907/list.php
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Appears to be.
[Droid RAZR M General] asianguy8619:
Rooting 9.8.1q-78

Can someone explain to me how to root 9.8.1q-78? I haven't rooted my phone in a long time, but I haven't found a way to root it using the motochopper
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Not possible. Need to have applied VooDoo or data wipe & use Matts util.
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
OK , after reading this thread through a couple of times, I am confused. What radio band is the new one? As I stated, I do have .78p. That's the new one, right?

It all made sense in the beginning! %)
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Yes ...78p newest.

BTW Please let us know how you got the UD to take from TWRP?
[Droid RAZR M General] dyskinesia:
Just to clarify, lost root with last update, because I wasn't unlocked. So currently there is no way to get that back even with a full wipe. No way no how?
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
I posted the unlocker several posts back!!

UpDate + No Unlock = Bad Day!!! ( no root access).
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
Nothing special. I accepted the update install. It rebooted into TWRP. I watched the text scroll past. Right at the end, there were 2 error messages. The first is about assert gpt_main0.bin, the other was on assert update_bl_backup. I used a script editor to comment out those two assert lines and the script completed without error.

I then reflashed TWRP (might have been an older version), and booted into the system. I think I got the message about not being rooted from TWRP and let it fix that before booting into system.

Oddly, I received messages that the update had failed and also that it succeeded. According to "About Phone" though, I'm running the latest version with the latest radio.
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Thanks

Yea all my proper stock recov flashes had a error at the last to no effect.

Still not sure what you are talking about...Its signed flash? # out?
[Droid RAZR M General] dyskinesia:
So no go?
[Droid RAZR M General] GnatGoSplat:
I think you're stuck until a new exploit is found.

It should probably be a sticky not to accept the new update unless your BL is unlocked.
[Droid RAZR M General] jimboni:
Botched Update and Fix

Despite the warnings, I updated. First though, I defrosted apps on my otherwise stock rooted M and used Matt's utility to unlock the BL (now or maybe never, right?). Cleared the caches. Made sure everything was 100% stock. Verified my voodoo OTA root was saved.

Temp unrooted, and took the update. Update worked fine, but I noticed my radio was still the old one. Just like I was warned about!

Used Matt's utility to go back to the previous release and took the update again. This time perfect. Restored my apps via TB and noticed I lost root. SU would not update. TB and Voodoo said I had no root. <gasp> I used adb and it looked like I was still rooted. So, I downloaded the su binary .zip and flashed it through TWRP. Rebooted and all is well.

First thing I did was freeze updater!

Phone is working better than ever. Great wifi and network strength. Seems a little zippier and my already freaking great battery life is even better. Was 28-32 hours with moderate to heavy use. Now maybe 10% better.

Now to get rid of the UL nanny bootlogo.

*** If you loose root - try the su binary zip ***
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
In any case you lead me, for one, astray by condensing the above to " I flashed it from TWRP" (I paraphrase). When clearly the "you should use STOCK RECOVERY!!!" WAS NOT conveyed.
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
Looks like another successful use of TWRP. How have you been misled?
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
"I updated intentionally which rebooted me into TWRP recovery. At the end of the process, TWRP told me I wasn't rooted and would I like to restore root. I said yes, and then went to the install menu and reflashed TWRP just to be safe. Rebooted the phone, and all was looking good. I made a TWRP backup, then debloated and customized. Several reboots to clear cache and dalvik, loaded and restored an old backup, reloaded new stock, etc. No issues so far......"

What in the above alludes to anything outside of normal twrp use???
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
Which in the above says anything about using any recovery other than TWRP?

That is all I used. No Stock recovery, nothing else. No fault of mine if you can't duplicate my results. Nor is it my fault if you choose to read something else in to it.

Yes, later I used Script Manager to identify what the errors at the end were. But I had already updated successfully at that point.

To be clear:

1. Restore stock however. It must be virginal and pre-update.

2. Root it.

3. TWRP it.

4. Allow the UG to install. When it reboots, it will launch TWRP, NOT STOCK.

5. Watch the boring text scroll past, note the 2 errors at the end. I ignored them.

6. As a precaution, even though you are clearly in TWRP already, flash TWRP again via the zip file.

7. Flash Superuser as well.

8. Reboot into system.

9. Ignoring any error messages to the contrary, check About Phone for the good news.

10. Go make a backup before you debloat. Enjoy.

If that doesn't work for you, than I'm very sorry for your loss. It did for me.

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[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
"I used a script editor to comment out those two assert lines and the script completed without error."

I do not know a lot about twrp but did the above intervention allow you to succeed?

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I forgot to quote you see above.
[Droid RAZR M General] netizenmt:
Like I said, it succeeded even before that. I just went back and re-did it all afterward because I wanted to see what the errors actually were. I don't know what the first one does but it was one you had to comment out for rsdlite sometimes. The second has to do with the boot loader. Since mine is unlocked, I would imagine that's what makes it fail, which is a good thing. I'm guessing here, but possibly commenting that line out (put # in front of it) might let the UG run without blocking the BL unlock.

Either way, with an unlocked BL, it didn't actually fail, even though the error message said it did.
[Droid RAZR M General] Specter597:
Success

After "hmming and hawing" and reading all of this thread I decided to try and install the Maintenance Patch OTA (partly to get rid of the reminder and partly because I <3 updates)

I had no errors and am successfully re-rooted. Here is what I did:

(Not all hardware is Identical! I cannot promise you will have the same luck!)

[I rooted and unlocked my bootloader manually back in March. Running TWRP 2.5.0.0]

[I also have updated busy box binaries using the Sterickson app]

1. Nandroid! (Backup!)

2. Nandroid! (Backup!)

3. Defrost (Ti Backup) all Bloat Apps pre-installed on phone.

4. Backup SU using Voodoo Root keeper.

5. Temp unroot using Voodoo Root keeper.

6. Navigate to Settings/About Phone/Updates to trigger an update window popup

7. Clicking Install rebooted to TWRP and automatically began installation of OTA

8. Restore SU using Voodoo Root keeper.

9. Refreeze bloat using Ti filter and batch freeze operations.

I know some people have had issues so I hope this helps.

There is really nothing special in this update except maybe the baseband radio update.

(Oh, and it breaks all known root and boot loader exploits!) The full change log is on Droid life and it is mostly patches. Unless you are already rooted and unlocked you should avoid taking this oTA. Again, I don't know if this will work for anyone else, but I did not experience any of the issues that have been mentioned and this is how I took the update.

Note: If you have modded any system apks you might fail/error out. If you are modding system apks ... why the heck would you want this update!?
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
You are one of the few twrp success's. Most need stock recovery.