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  1. Kdubbjr

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    Im rooted, so should I let the system update or no?
     
    #1 Kdubbjr, Jan 18, 2010
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    probably not, most people who are rooted have ota's blocked
     
    #2 Newton122189, Jan 18, 2010
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    how do I block OTAs?
     
    #3 Kdubbjr, Jan 18, 2010
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    if your rooted, there already blocked!!!
     
    #4 big erick, Jan 18, 2010
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    # mount -o remount,rw /dev/null /system
    # mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.p.bak
    # mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak

    i got that from this website

    Installation | Sholes
     
    #5 Newton122189, Jan 18, 2010
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    blocking updates requires renaming the otacerts file.

    Search for otacerts on the forum and should find the directions listed.
     
    #6 Topsy, Jan 18, 2010
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    not necessarily, there are still ways to root and not properly block ota's, if you do what i posted from sholes.info it will assure that you have them blocked
     
    #7 Newton122189, Jan 18, 2010
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    It failed soo it seems mine were already blocked. Thanks for the help anyways Bro.
     
    #8 Kdubbjr, Jan 18, 2010
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    no problem, never hurts to be sure
     
    #9 Newton122189, Jan 18, 2010
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