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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 all,
I've been disconnected from the Epic community recently. Just the other day I found out about the official Froyo update but my phone has never notified me about this. Also, when I go into settings to check for updates, it tells me there is none.
Every tells me they are up to date; profile, firmware, and Android, but when I try to update the PRL it tells me I need to reset the radio. I have no idea what that means or if it's even relevant to why I cannot upgrade to 2.2.
How do I get my phone to update? I haven't been able to find anything in a search.
If it helps, my PRL version is 60676 and my firmware is 2.1-update 1.
Thanks for any help.
Go under development.. Everything is there. Sprint pulled the official update after people were having issues upgrading from ota. If u odin, root, and install the optimized custom roms, you won't regret it.
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Here ya go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963652
To be honest, after what I read today, I suggest just going this route:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194
After reading about Carrier IQ, I refuse to ever use anything official again.
When I go into Settings / About Phone / System updates, after a brief "Checking for available update" message the phone greets me with this:
Checking for updates is currently not available.
Try again later.
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It doesn't say there are no updates, it says checking for them is not possible. Phone has been doing this since I bought it a month ago.
Is this a normal message that everyone else gets when there are no updates? Or should I be worried that my phone will not be able to check for and perform an OTA update for Froyo?
System version: Moto_Version.2.51.1.MB525.Retail.en.CEE
Carrier: T-Mobile Hungary
I have 2 defys. One running custom ROM and one stock (rooted with custom recovery). The stock one says the same message has yours. I called and asked T-Mo if this would affect me getting 2.2 if/when its released and was told not to worry about it. Not sure what causes it but I'm set up to receive an email notification if/when the upgrade is released so I'll find out then. Sorry I cant tell you why it does it but atleast you know you're not alone.
Right now I do not have any sprint service... I have WIFI for Vo-IP, Data, I actually get picture mail from sprint since its tied to my google voice account so it comes from my sprint number but i cant reply back on the sprint number or i'll get a error message.
but to sum it up, they said I can update to gingerbread manually by Menu> software update> htc update
but i want to know can i upgrade (like I said above) or receive the OTA even if my sprint service is shut off...
I don't see how you could without Sprint service, but that is not to say that you can't. If you're rooted, don't worry about. Just wait for the rooted OTA update.
posting & replying from my EVO 4G
jojo757 said:
Right now I do not have any sprint service... I have WIFI for Vo-IP, Data, I actually get picture mail from sprint since its tied to my google voice account so it comes from my sprint number but i cant reply back on the sprint number or i'll get a error message.
but to sum it up, they said I can update to gingerbread manually by Menu> software update> htc update
but i want to know can i upgrade (like I said above) or receive the OTA even if my sprint service is shut off...
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You sure can, the updates come from "sprint" but are actually developed by the OEM. Of course you will have to do this over WIFI. If your rooted just what for a ROM made from the official build and flash it.
thank you both but at the moment I am not rooted... i chose not to root it at the moment... probably later in the future.
jojo757 said:
thank you both but at the moment I am not rooted... i chose not to root it at the moment... probably later in the future.
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Personal choices are respected, but when you decide to root, go with unrevoked. Quick and painless. But I will say root BEFORE you do an OTA, as I would expect unrevoked to have to be updated to work with the new update.
hi all i debranded my phone today just to get rid of all the orange bloatware on it dont really feel the need for rooting well not yet anyway lol
but just a wee question when i connected it to kies it said the version of the device cannot be updated
my about phone says now
android ver 2.3.3
baseband 19100xxke4
kernal 2.6.35.7-19100xxke4-cl212813 [email protected] #2
gingerbread.xxke4
will it never be able to be updated ever again through keis
will i have to flash it manually from now on to get updates
ps i didnt do the debranding myself was too scared took the easy way out and paid a tenner down the high street
maybe this is the latest version thats why it says this
hope someone can help me not that im having any problem just would like to know for future updates like when android 4 comes out and is available
dangermoose1 said:
hi all i debranded my phone today just to get rid of all the orange bloatware on it dont really feel the need for rooting well not yet anyway lol
but just a wee question when i connected it to kies it said the version of the device cannot be updated
my about phone says now
android ver 2.3.3
baseband 19100xxke4
kernal 2.6.35.7-19100xxke4-cl212813 [email protected] #2
gingerbread.xxke4
will it never be able to be updated ever again through keis
will i have to flash it manually from now on to get updates
ps i didnt do the debranding myself was too scared took the easy way out and paid a tenner down the high street
maybe this is the latest version thats why it says this
hope someone can help me not that im having any problem just would like to know for future updates like when android 4 comes out and is available
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you will only get help if you post in the right section..move your question to the Q&A...read boy before you post...."shakes my head in disbelief" sigh
yeah i know as soon as i posted it was in wrong place sorry bout that