How to apply OTA on a rooted Infinix Note 4 Pro X571?

teeol
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13-08-2018, 02:36 PM

#1

I rooted my device using this guide (https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-20052.html) and I have twrp recovery instead of philz

the question i have is, i have an OTA update in ZIP that i would like to update. however It can't proceed beacuse system partitions have been changed.

So is there any way i can apply the zip update? any methods? would magisk manager be involved?

Oluwaferanmi_Dara
Techie Member

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13-08-2018, 02:50 PM

#2

(13-08-2018, 02:36 PM)teeol I rooted my device using this guide (https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-20052.html) and I have twrp recovery instead of philz

the question i have is, i have an OTA update in ZIP that i would like to update. however It can't proceed beacuse system partitions have been changed.

So is there any way i can apply the zip update? any methods? would magisk manager be involved?

Can you get the stock boot img. Of the your build number? If you can, just flash it to the phone. Then the root will be removed. And you can complete your OTA update.

But as an experienced user of x571, i won't advice you to update to oreo...it's a giant crap. It brings down the functionality of the phone. I had to downgrad mine after i updated it because of silly glitches in the games i play.
For more tips on oreo x571 message me +2348032087567

This post was last modified: 14-08-2018, 08:58 AM by hovatek.

X3non
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13-08-2018, 04:56 PM

#3

(13-08-2018, 02:36 PM)teeol I rooted my device using this guide (https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-20052.html) and I have twrp recovery instead of philz

the question i have is, i have an OTA update in ZIP that i would like to update. however It can't proceed beacuse system partitions have been changed.

So is there any way i can apply the zip update? any methods? would magisk manager be involved?

you'll need to flash stock boot, recovery and system.img to unroot before you'll will able to install that OTA zip
thought you might want to heed the warning by @Oluwaferanmi_Dara and wait for a more stable oreo update from infinix instead

teeol
Enthusiastic Member

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14-08-2018, 07:47 PM

#4

Quote: X3non
thought you might want to heed the warning by @Oluwaferanmi_Dara and wait for a more stable oreo update from infinix instead

The update is not for oreo. it's an update from october 2017 that i downloaded that had minor updates that can fix some of the issues i have dealt with for some time.

Now, just questions i'm interested in

question 1:

Quote: @Oluwaferanmi_Dara

Can you get the stock boot img. Of the your build number? If you can, just flash it to the phone. Then the root will be removed. And you can complete your OTA update.

I have stock boot and stock recovery

would this be the process to follow:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot.img
fastboot flash recovery.img
fastboot reboot

root access gone and the rest of the system is still completely intact. or will this cause a problem? i would very much like to keep the system intact and manually apply the update

question 2:

Quote:@X3non
you'll need to flash stock boot, recovery and system.img to unroot before you'll will able to install that OTA zip

Like factory reset but i would still like to keep the system files i have still intact. but if its the only i would do this

This post was last modified: 14-08-2018, 07:59 PM by teeol.

X3non
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14-08-2018, 08:16 PM

#5

(14-08-2018, 07:47 PM)teeol ...
Like factory reset but i would still like to keep the system files i have still intact. but if its the only i would do this

you can simply flash using SP flash tool but if you're using fastboot then you need to specify the partition{s} where the image should be flashed into e.g

Code:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot reboot

flashing supersu.zip as a means to attain root patches both boot and system. you will not be able to successfully install OTA while having a modified /system so you must flash stock system.img as well

teeol
Enthusiastic Member

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15-08-2018, 03:05 PM

#6

Infinix X571 Note 4 Pro (X571-H5311A-N-170815V201) is my build ID. however when i tried to ROM backup when i first got it, it always stopped at around 70% when it was dumping the system.img; no matter how many times i tried. There is no full stock rom of this variant i can take from.

Is there a way forward now?

edit:
Managed to pull the system.img this time but i dont know if that will help.

This post was last modified: 15-08-2018, 04:05 PM by teeol.

X3non
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15-08-2018, 04:23 PM

#7

(15-08-2018, 03:05 PM)teeol Infinix X571 Note 4 Pro (X571-H5311A-N-170815V201) is my build ID. however when i tried to ROM backup when i first got it, it always stopped at around 70% when it was dumping the system.img; no matter how many times i tried. There is no full stock rom of this variant i can take from.

Is there a way forward now?

edit:
Managed to pull the system.img this time but i dont know if that will help.

you'll need to dump from an unrooted device with the same build number unless you can find full stock rom dump for the same build online

another thing you could possibly try is to flash the files within update.zip using SP flash tool

teeol
Enthusiastic Member

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15-08-2018, 06:09 PM

#8

searched for a full stock rom and i couldn't find one. if anyone finds a full stock rom, that will be great. last hope i guess.

how would i even start with flashing the update.zip with sp flash tool?

xerxes
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15-08-2018, 09:03 PM

#9

(15-08-2018, 06:09 PM)teeol searched for a full stock rom and i couldn't find one. if anyone finds a full stock rom, that will be great. last hope i guess.
how would i even start with flashing the update.zip with sp flash tool?

extract the contents of the update.zip then download the scatter file for your phone @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-19927.html and flash the main partitions.

This post was last modified: 15-08-2018, 09:04 PM by xerxes.

teeol
Enthusiastic Member

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16-08-2018, 09:45 AM

#10

(15-08-2018, 09:03 PM)in nagee extract the contents of the update.zip then download the scatter file for your phone @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-19927.html and flash the main partitions.

here are the contents of the update zip

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this would be my first time flashing from an update.zip and i would like a small assistance with the partitions to flash in the folder extracted. I have the scatter file and ready to start.

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