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Engadget states that Verizon is going to push the official 2.2 Froyo update tomorrow for all HTC incredible users.
IF this is true I have a few questions. I'm currently rooted and running Sky Raider 3.0 RC2. I did a nand backup of my old original 2.1 Stock sense rom. If i revert back to that, can I just check for updates and apply the new stock 2.2 Froyo rom that is pushed from verizon?
Thanks,
ej_424
It is true. Unlike previous rumors, VZW employees were told today (this afternoon) and it shows on their bulletin screens now.
That and sometime between 1pm and 2:30pm they updated the support page.
So who's gonna jump in and who's gonna wait?
Please answer my question on how to go about updating. I'll jump in but want to knwo what process i have to take. Is there a chance that I wont be able to re-root if i go with the OTA update?
why go through the trouble of unrooting and going back to stock just to receive an update "officially" thats already been rooted and simplified here in 2 threads?
mb02 said:
why go through the trouble of unrooting and going back to stock just to receive an update "officially" thats already been rooted and simplified here in 2 threads?
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Honestly.. It's pre-rooted, and is almost positively the exact same as the official OTA.. why bother?
ej_424 said:
Please answer my question on how to go about updating. I'll jump in but want to knwo what process i have to take. Is there a chance that I wont be able to re-root if i go with the OTA update?
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Honestly there is so much information out there. Do what I did when I first got my Incredible. Do a search, and read, read, read. Mind you when you're done your head is going to be spinning. But that is the best way to get all the information you need.
To answer your question.
it was said along time ago that accepting the 2.2 OTA may cause you to not be able to re-root.
now, unrevoked forever takes S-OFF and with this you can accept the 2.2 OTA and still keep root, it was permanent, but with the new release of S-ON there is absolutely no reason not to use S-OFF, then un-root, if you want the "official" 2.2.
I thought that SkyRaider 2.5.2 and 3.0 were built off of the previous leak of FroYo 2.2...am I wrong? I love SkyRaider Vanilla, so I don't get giving that up for an "official" OTA? Maybe it is for some, but I don't see what else you'd really get that you don't have yet that was built into the 2.2 ROM's...
Mods will probably move this to Q and A,
But, you have to provide more info as what radio you are on, hboot.., etc. There are several threads started providing info as to how to prepare yourself...
I mean, the leak OTA has been ripped apart and placed all of this forum. The only thing you can get from verizon will be the satisfaction of a cool Blockbuster app and more vzw crapware, but hey if its what you want
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I thought that SkyRaider 2.5.2 and 3.0 were built off of the previous leak of FroYo 2.2...am I wrong? I love SkyRaider Vanilla, so I don't get giving that up for an "official" OTA? Maybe it is for some, but I don't see what else you'd really get that you don't have yet that was built into the 2.2 ROM's...
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Skyraider pre2.0 was based off an evo port, yes. 2.0 and onward is based off the leak, hence the necessity of the radio upgrade.
Gotcha. That's what I thought, as when I installed SkyRaider 2.2, I remember getting an email saying "thanks for registering your Nexus One" or something like that... Thank you for confirming, much appreciated!
Your recovery image must be stock as well. There are several threads that provide the needed file to return the DInc back to 100% stock/pre-root (just make sure S-OFF is applied first).
Mandatory OTA?
I read the pdf files from Verizon's website on the expected 2.2 OTA, and it says it is MANDATORY. That the only options it gives you are install and DELAY install. That it will keep bugging you every 30 minutes til you do !
I have used Unrevoked3, and Unrevoked Forever and love the phone as it is now (particularly the wifi tether). I want to avoid the OTA but do I HAVE to accept it? If I do, I hope I can reload the version I got with Unrevoked3.
(I assume that Verizon will, in their new version make you PAY to wifi tether)
Any info on this?
Thanks
charlier26 said:
I read the pdf files from Verizon's website on the expected 2.2 OTA, and it says it is MANDATORY. That the only options it gives you are install and DELAY install. That it will keep bugging you every 30 minutes til you do !
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I'll be pissed if thats the case. gotta do everything all over again. But if we're already @ 2.2 shouldn't it recognize that and not force the OTA to even appear on our phones?
I'm still pretty new to this so sorry if I sound like a complete outsider lol
For those of us who've rooted, forever'd, upgraded radio, and installed some leaked version of Froyo already -- if/when we get prompted to update the phone should we accept or deny it?
With the OTA update will be a radio update as well. And if they attempt to install over the same version won't that be the same as manually attempting to update it twice which equals brick?
Or will the update detect an upgraded radio already and skip that step?
Hackenstein said:
For those of us who've rooted, forever'd, upgraded radio, and installed some leaked version of Froyo already -- if/when we get prompted to update the phone should we accept or deny it?
With the OTA update will be a radio update as well. And if they attempt to install over the same version won't that be the same as manually attempting to update it twice which equals brick?
Or will the update detect an upgraded radio already and skip that step?
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IIRC, you will only be prompted if you have sock recovery installed. As for the OTA, it includes updates to the radio and HBOOT. The update doesn't check to see if you already have an upgraded radio because, in theory, no consumer should have it yet.
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The update doesn't check to see if you already have an upgraded radio because, in theory, no consumer should have it yet.
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If this is the case, there will be a whole lot of bricks out there, right? I thought I read that if you flash a radio twice you're bricked. Maybe not with S_Off.
PIYIRIO said:
If this is the case, there will be a whole lot of bricks out there, right? I thought I read that if you flash a radio twice you're bricked. Maybe not with S_Off.
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Not a 100% sure but I think its only if you flash a radio.diff twice you get brick.
Never the less just don't have the updated radio with old builds and stock recovery and all should be fine.
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Nope
PIYIRIO said:
If this is the case, there will be a whole lot of bricks out there, right? I thought I read that if you flash a radio twice you're bricked. Maybe not with S_Off.
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That applied because the prior unrEVOked hack was simply a diff ... it patched. So if you apply the patch to the patch, THEN you brick. Flashing a wholesale radio (while higher on the danger scale) is not the same.
Hi,
I've had my DHD for 6 months now, and I love it, but after seeing this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056329
I've finally decided I want to get rid of the Vodafone crap on my phone. It takes way longer to boot than it should, I have stupid apps on there, and I'm generally sick of seeing the Vodafone symbol every time I boot my phone, especially as I bought the phone from them and am not even contracted to them.
Is there an easy way to rid myself of this Vodafone branded ROM? I know next to nothing about rooting or anything, however.
After seeing the link above, I realised that I'll probably be waiting ages for Vodafone to send the update OTA, and I would really like some Gingerbread around about now. Hopefully the process will speed up my phone.
But, is there anyway I can do this without losing everything on my phone? My messages, apps, settings?
A lot of questions there - thanks in advance.
Hi, you will lose everything you don't backup.
Apps will need to be reinstalled, and settings will be lost.
If your firmware version is greater than 1.3x.xxx.x then you will need to downgrade to 1.32
Follow THIS thread to downgrade.
Once downgraded simply download & run the RUU~.exe file and it will take care of the rest.
How could I backup my apps (and settings) and restore them once updated?
My 'software version' is 1.32.178.5
Looking at the link you provided, it says...
System requirements:
Desire HD with build number 1.72 or higher
My DHD's build number is 1.32.xxx.x... Do I...not have to downgrade? Or what?
Also, since I'm running on an Australian network (Virgin), will I need to incorporate that somehow into the software I put onto the phone or something..?
You can root your phone and use clockwork to remove data/cache to go back to factory settings
as for the virgin thing, just make sure your APNs are correct and you should be fine
So I could root it and use Clockwork and my phone would basically be like a standard Desire HD that I bought new, unbranded in a shop?
yeah but you will also lose all your contacts and messages etc
i think you can use titaniumbackup to save those kind of things .. but done quote me because ive never done this, ive only rooted and cleared then flashed a new rom on
actually look up a stock RUU guide
EDIT: Just Root your phone and flash a custom rom imo
I did it .. never going back
Hmm, okay.
What about if I wanted to put something on my phone like the link I posted up top, the 2.3 'release'?
well click the ROOTED link in my sig
and do all the steps with the exception of the flashing of the MIUI.zip ... just replace it with the custom rom of your choice and bobs your uncle
i advice to back up your apps and anything else you want to keep
First of all, I'm sorry if this has been solved before or I if am too imcompetent to do this. I'm having an imported taiwanese version CID HTC__621 and running the stock 1.54.709.12 4.4.2 rom and with hboot 3.16 and am S-On. My bootloader is also unlocked. In short, I am trying to update my M8 to 4.4.3 but to no avail, I got the red triangle. Having checked the log, I found that I had the KKbox_android.apk and who knows what else missing. I've searched high and low by visiting many threads and even tried to extract the apk from the update package to put in the data/preload/ folder. I've also been to obscure taiwanese threads and, ultimately, come to a dead end with the unexpected content message.
Other than that, after an entire day's worth of searching and hundreds of tabs opened as well as too many files to count downloaded and deleted, I am back to square one. Having tried relocking the bootloader and flashing the ruus, installing the stock nandroid backups, trying to flash the firmware from the update package and getting the 12 signature very fail and the 99 unknown fail messages and trying all other alternatives, I am still stuck at the same place.
The only reason why I hadn't updated before was because I wanted to get S-Off. However, after months of waiting, I got greeted with the disheartening message that firware was dead. And I don't think I'd like to dish out $25 for sunshine. I simply want to update to 4.4.4, in which I have to go through 4.4.3 first when updating through OTA to install the Skydragon rom. Neither can I get any other custom roms because they all need higher hboot versions. I also couldn't find any hboot standalone files which I doubt would work. I'm sick of sense and I really can't stand it any longer.
So does anyone have the apks or any other methods? As I am really out of ideas. I've wasted so much of my time trying to get this thing to update I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. And, did I mention before? I'm really sick of sense. I've never had this much of a hassle to install a custom rom on any other phones. In fact, they all went well the first time and this is the only phone I've had that's so adamant to change. It really does look like the best phone of 2014 is also the most troublesome phone of 2015.
Sorry for the long post.
Hey stop crying and spend the money it will not charge you if it doesn't work so...if it works then do
The Super Cid 11111111... And your troubles will be done..
Problem is... I don't have a credit card yet and I don't think my dad would be to happy to pay for it.
BloodCreams said:
Problem is... I don't have a credit card yet and I don't think my dad would be to happy to pay for it.
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Read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54598052&postcount=1516
Skip step 10, 11 & 12 but do software update checking (repeat step 9) because there are more OTA to install up to the latest lollipop 4.19.709.2
If you're not sure what to do, contact me on Wed, I'll be home by then.
I have all the files needed.
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Read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54598052&postcount=1516
Skip step 10, 11 & 12 but do software update checking (repeat step 9) because there are more OTA to install up to the latest lollipop 4.19.709.2
If you're not sure what to do, contact me on Wed, I'll be home by then.
I have all the files needed.
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Thank you so much man. You're a lifesaver. The nandroid worked like a charm!
Hi, hoping I could get some help.
I just got a huawei watch and cannot get it to update. It is on version 1.3xxxx. When I try to update it, it says it's already the latest version. Hopefully I'm just overlooking something very obvious as right now I feel stuck in the mud. Thanks for your help in advance!
Same issue here! Own the watch from 4 days now.
Same for me
An idea ?
Ok, i updated my watch with success. I believe that the OTA don't work because my watch is a refurbished one and the OTA system think that my watch is already up to date.
Here's how to update, it's easy:
You have to do an adb sideload of the OTA files:
Tutorial here:
http://phandroid.com/2016/03/02/huawei-watch-marshmallow/
You have to flash this file first if you are stuck in LCB43B:
http://android.googleapis.com/packa...866b47.signed-sturgeon-MEC23L-from-LCB43B.zip
After the reboot, continue with:
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../6bae896422cb963c01b479eea9838f1b1b0d705e.zip
After that update the OTA worked normally.
Hope this help.
Thanks for starting this thread! I think all the people stuck on older firmware are Canadians with refurbs from newegg (incl me)? However, I am not sure how being refurb has anything to do with it.
My watch did update once from the version it came with, but kept on saying its up-to-date after that. I guess flashing stock image is the only way to go.
jainanshal said:
Thanks for starting this thread! I think all the people stuck on older firmware are Canadians with refurbs from newegg (incl me)? However, I am not sure how being refurb has anything to do with it.
My watch did update once from the version it came with, but kept on saying its up-to-date after that. I guess flashing stock image is the only way to go.
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The issue with flashing the stock image is that you have to unlock the bootloader, and after that it seems that you loose the warranty.
Better flashing OTA if you want to stay stock. I bought my refurb from newegg.ca too.
ndompierre said:
Ok, i updated my watch with success. I believe that the OTA don't work because my watch is a refurbished one and the OTA system think that my watch is already up to date.
Here's how to update, it's easy:
You have to do an adb sideload of the OTA files:
Tutorial here:
http://phandroid.com/2016/03/02/huawei-watch-marshmallow/
You have to flash this file first if you are stuck in LCB43B:
http://android.googleapis.com/packa...866b47.signed-sturgeon-MEC23L-from-LCB43B.zip
After the reboot, continue with:
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../6bae896422cb963c01b479eea9838f1b1b0d705e.zip
After that update the OTA worked normally.
Hope this help.
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Same problem.
Then I took your advice and it worked out great, and without changing the bootloader, thank you so much ndompierre :good::victory:
I got my newegg refurb yesterday and could not force the OTA despite resetting and checking multiple times. This afternoon it updated to marshmallow.
Each time time it reboots, I check for updates. I am currently receiving my fourth update of the day.
I guess each security patch has to be downloaded separately. I'm up to August so far..
Hi,
I was reading the threads about upgrading / unlocking the bootloaders.
After spending almost half day rooting and rerooting, I have a few questions.
Right now I am on BPA1, rooted, stock. In order to install an Marshmallow ROM, it looks like I have to upgrade the bootloader, to minimum CPD1. Here it gets confusing. I already changed the CID to developer and the bootloader is unlocked. If I try to upgrade:
1. Can I flash just the bootloader (and eventually the modem) and not the entire stock firmware?
2. Will I lose root? If yes, I have to reroot, but the rooting tools are kind on unreliable, spent a lot of time already, no guarantee they will work again...In order to push the files for bootloader unlock, root is required. Is there a way to keep root? Flashing the stock firmware seems to lock the bootloader and eliminate root, so every time something needs to be upgraded, we have to go through the same process?
3. At this point, it looks that there are so many updates: CPD, CPF, CPG, CPJ, that I need a CPR if I have to repeat the process 4 times! Some roms don't require the latest update, but if it installed, will it work? E.g. the rom requires CPF and I upgrade to CPJ, what happens?
Thanks!
razvu said:
Hi,
I was reading the threads about upgrading / unlocking the bootloaders.
After spending almost half day rooting and rerooting, I have a few questions.
Right now I am on BPA1, rooted, stock. In order to install an Marshmallow ROM, it looks like I have to upgrade the bootloader, to minimum CPD1. Here it gets confusing. I already changed the CID to developer and the bootloader is unlocked. If I try to upgrade:
1. Can I flash just the bootloader (and eventually the modem) and not the entire stock firmware?
2. Will I lose root? If yes, I have to reroot, but the rooting tools are kind on unreliable, spent a lot of time already, no guarantee they will work again...In order to push the files for bootloader unlock, root is required. Is there a way to keep root? Flashing the stock firmware seems to lock the bootloader and eliminate root, so every time something needs to be upgraded, we have to go through the same process?
3. At this point, it looks that there are so many updates: CPD, CPF, CPG, CPJ, that I need a CPR if I have to repeat the process 4 times! Some roms don't require the latest update, but if it installed, will it work? E.g. the rom requires CPF and I upgrade to CPJ, what happens?
Thanks!
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Yeah it definitely gets a little confusing, but I might be able to clear up a few of your questions. The bootloader you want to upgrade to is the cpd1 version, after that the only things that change when you upgrade to pf3, pg2, and pj1 are the kernels and modems. Right now I'm using the latest pj1 firmware and my bootloader has never changed from cpd1 and flashed between the different versions several times and for unlocking the bootloader on 6.0 you do have to repeat the process you did for lp, unfortunately.
kevintm78 said:
Yeah it definitely gets a little confusing, but I might be able to clear up a few of your questions. The bootloader you want to upgrade to is the cpd1 version, after that the only things that change when you upgrade to pf3, pg2, and pj1 are the kernels and modems. Right now I'm using the latest pj1 firmware and my bootloader has never changed from cpd1 and flashed between the different versions several times and for unlocking the bootloader on 6.0 you do have to repeat the process you did for lp, unfortunately.
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OK, so what file do I need to download and flash? I have to unloack the CPD1 bootloader and reroot? Which app? Kingroot or Kingoroot?
Once this is updated, how can I upgrade the modems and kernels, can I flash them individually?
Thanks!
razvu said:
OK, so what file do I need to download and flash? I have to unloack the CPD1 bootloader and reroot? Which app? Kingroot or Kingoroot?
Once this is updated, how can I upgrade the modems and kernels, can I flash them individually?
Thanks!
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These are excellent questions that I'm sure a lot of members are thinking, but just haven't formally asked.
I have a Developer Device that I got directly from a Samsung 2 years ago. When hsbadr put out CM 14.1, I was still on Android 5.1.1. It seemed like a daunting task to do all that was required to get to CM 14.1, but I went ahead with it. I decided that it just made more sense to have my device CID changed to the one that everyone else was on, so I went through all the motions. Yes, the root thing was very touchy. But it really wasn't all that bad.
I'm now on bootloader CPD1, and just today upgraded the baseband by odin flashing the partial firmware for CPJ2 baseband.
Can't wait for hsbadr's next build!!!!
Ok, so in conclusion, which file needs to be flashed to upgrade to CPD1? Is it a stock tar, or the bootloader can be flashed just by itself? After flashing I'm gonna lose root again and have to start over before changing the CID?
You mentioned that you have a developer edition. I have one developer and one retail. My developer is still on an older Jasmine, but it needs to sent for repair. I'm trying to get the retail one done, so I can use it in the meantime. Then, the plan is to get the same thing done on the developer edition. I was hoping that would be easier, as the bootloader is unlocked, but apparently that's not the case.
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Nobody can recommend the right file to flash?
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I am also looking for advice on how to upgrade the bootloader. I am on BPA1 currently but everything I find keeps upgrading everything but the bootloader.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.