Thanks for your work on getting the zip file to install correctly. I've updated my root thread with the link to this thread and the rooted backup will remain for those developing roms and/or informative purposes.

 

Do we still have to unlock bootloader first?

 

As far as i know, to install CWM you need to unlock boot loader.
Its a fairly simple process

 

I have a notification that a system update is available. I don't know what it I'd, or if it will prevent me from rooting. Anyone else get this? Im afraid to download it, but I don't think the notification will go away until it I'd downloaded and installed.
I remember this from the prevail when the fa19 update came out.

 

Reinstalled my unrooted backup which had already received the OTA update then used this method to reroot..... worked like a charm. Thanks for the work guys.

 

There's already an update for the Boost Mobile version? Interesting. I assume re-rooting afterwords will still work so long as CWM is still present...

 

I think it has some personal information in it. Otherwise I would. Sorry wasn't thinking when I made it or I would have done a factory reset first.

 

Yep.... 8MB download from HTC and the root works afterword but I don't know if you can update after the root. I tried with your rooted backup and got the exclamation thing with the android guy. Had to pull the battery and reboot. That's why I restored my backup then rooted with this zip.

 

So any word on what the OTA update has? is it android 4.0.4?
Does the new OTA block any modding...aka unlocking bootloader/cwm/etc

 

I'll dig around in my phone and see where it's storing the update. It may be possible to install the update from CWM. I guess the phone's bootloader doesn't want to run the update on a phone running CWM as I understand CWM is what causes OTA updates to not install.

 

Still android 4.0.3 and you can still unlock the bootloader. Comparing my backup to Apache Thunder's I noticed the numbers on the wimax part are different.... his is wimax.HT24TMB04176 and mine after the update is wimax.HT24TMB05013. Don't know if that means anything or not. Beyond rooting, installing clockwork mod, and some zip's I'm at a loss. LOL

 

could someone upload the new OTA update...so we can compare whats being added/changed/subtracted
Thanks all!

 

OTA_Kingdom_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_Boost_1.10.653.2-1.05.653.3_release_262222nh8o6nzc4n40glmb.zip

Here you go. It looks like the kind of installers CWM can run, but only stock recovery can install this. I don't really feel like removing CWM. + I don't know where to find the stock recovery for this phone.

 

well within that update you uploaded theres a firmware.zip with boot and recovery img
would that help? or are you looking stock recovery pre-update?

 

The recovery provided by the OTA update should be the stock one. Didn't think to check for that. Thanks. I'll try flashing back the stock recovery by modifying the zip file I edited to install CWM with. Then I'll run the OTA update.

EDIT: Confirmed. I was able to flash stock recovery back by using the one form the OTA update. I made another PH44IMG.zip file that contains stock recovery instead of CWM. I updated my CWM thread with the download link.

Also as expected installing the OTA update will remove root. I will proceed to reroot via CWM. (after reinstalling CWM)

EDIT: Re-rooted with the modified zip zombu2 made. Worked like a charm!

I also edited the CWM installer to work with the Sprint version. Updated my CWM thread.