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How to block the 2.2 OTA?

I searched these forums and have heard others pose the question, but I have yet to hear a clear cut answer. The forum activity has been in a frenzied state lately so forgive me if I missed it.
Is there a way to block the 2.2 OTA? Does it install automatically? Like many, I'm rooted and running CM6 and loving it and would like to keep my phone just how it is. Hopefully I can just decline the update and not be nagged by it going forward.

Chronzy said:
I searched these forums and have heard others pose the question, but I have yet to hear a clear cut answer. The forum activity has been in a frenzied state lately so forgive me if I missed it.
Is there a way to block the 2.2 OTA? Does it install automatically? Like many, I'm rooted and running CM6 and loving it and would like to keep my phone just how it is. Hopefully I can just decline the update and not be nagged by it going forward.
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The phone won't install any OTA without your permission, even full stock.
With CM6, you'll probably never get prompted because I think Cyanogen removes the OTA capability to keep this from happening.

a5ehren said:
With CM6, you'll probably never get prompted because I think Cyanogen removes the OTA capability to keep this from happening.
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I sure hope so, that would be best case scenario. Thanks for the reply.

No, its true, you can't even update your prl and profile with CM6, you have to flash a different rom and then nandroid back.
The only issue i have is the temptation lol.. but i'm sure it'll only be a few days before a CM6 or other ROMs are based off the official release.

Chronzy said:
I searched these forums and have heard others pose the question, but I have yet to hear a clear cut answer. The forum activity has been in a frenzied state lately so forgive me if I missed it.
Is there a way to block the 2.2 OTA? Does it install automatically? Like many, I'm rooted and running CM6 and loving it and would like to keep my phone just how it is. Hopefully I can just decline the update and not be nagged by it going forward.
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Hone your search skills, the answer lies within these forums.

Chronzy said:
Is there a way to block the 2.2 OTA?
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Erase, rename, or move the otacerts file.

SteelH said:
Hone your search skills, the answer lies within these forums.
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South Florida sucks. Everyone else.... thanks for the feedback.

No need to, most of the Roms will not allow you to get the OTA update, and in the event you see that update you will have an option to install or not, so you are good.. no worries...

my brother has the nexus one, and let me tell you it is awesome, i have tried a whole bunch of ROM's out there and they are all cool but dont really compare to froyo 2.2. my question is, when will there be a 2.2 froyo root for the EVO?

[Q] Two quick questions about upgrading ROMS

Hey folks!
A friend gave me a hand getting DamageControl 3.5 on my EVO and I love it. I've been told that 3.6 has some new features so I'm going to upgrade to 3.6. I love all the info that's on this forum, but I've got a couple noob-ish questions, I'm afraid:
Somebody mentioned flashing radios/firmwares, where can I find those? Do I really need them?
Evidently in 3.6 there's new battery-saving features. Should I turn off SetCPU now? Are the two features mutually exclusive?
I like the idea of JuiceDefender, but how does the data-limiting feature work? If I launch the email app, will it turn on data or do I have to wait? Will I still get text messages if data is off?
Hmm, I suppose 3 questions
Thanks for your time!
EDIT: Hmmm, I appear to be in the wrong forum. My mistake... if a mod can fix that would be nice.

crazedfred said:
Hey folks!
A friend gave me a hand getting DamageControl 3.5 on my EVO and I love it. I've been told that 3.6 has some new features so I'm going to upgrade to 3.6. I love all the info that's on this forum, but I've got a couple noob-ish questions, I'm afraid:
Somebody mentioned flashing radios/firmwares, where can I find those? Do I really need them?
Unless you're have horrible signal, chances are you're fine the way it is. I believe there's a thread someone in this board (i think i saw it in the past few days) that was keeping track of the current radios, etc. I personally haven't upgraded my radios since i got mine in July.
Evidently in 3.6 there's new battery-saving features. Should I turn off SetCPU now? Are the two features mutually exclusive?
I haven't checked in on DC in awhile, but see if it says anything in the OP. If it's using Calkin's or Myn's ( i forget who ported it ) SetCPU will probably interfere & do more harm than good.
I like the idea of JuiceDefender, but how does the data-limiting feature work? If I launch the email app, will it turn on data or do I have to wait? Will I still get text messages if data is off?
Never used Defender, but i believe it changes how frequently data is poll-ed for. I would think if you choose to manually search for mail it will turn data back on for you. You will still get texts, but i believe MMS won't automatically be downloaded
Hmm, I suppose 3 questions
Thanks for your time!
EDIT: Hmmm, I appear to be in the wrong forum. My mistake... if a mod can fix that would be nice.
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Responses in bold above.

Thanks for the quick response! I don't care about MMS, I don't think I've ever had a picture/etc sent to me via text in my life.
How do I tell if I'm using a port? I just grabbed the one off the android store.

[Q] cyanogenmod ROM (cdma) issue

It seems those working on this ROM don't like to keep people updated so I must fix this myself, but I need help. I'm on the latest cyanogen ROM and mms does not work. It will not send whether on wifi or regular. Does ANYONE have any suggestions of where to look to fix this. I'm not a newb by any means, I've just never ran into anything like this. So any help would be appreciated.
On a side note, not all new members on XDA have no clue so I find it rude and discriminatory to label them as such by not letting them post on the development page and other annoying issues.

agraceful said:
It seems those working on this ROM don't like to keep people updated so I must fix this myself, but I need help. I'm on the latest cyanogen ROM and mms does not work. It will not send whether on wifi or regular. Does ANYONE have any suggestions of where to look to fix this. I'm not a newb by any means, I've just never ran into anything like this. So any help would be appreciated.
On a side note, not all new members on XDA have no clue so I find it rude and discriminatory to label them as such by not letting them post on the development page and other annoying issues.
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This has been a well known issue with the CDMA ROM for several months now. Its by no means knew news. If you would have read the thread for more than 2 pages, you would have seen that. I'm working on a fix for the MMS issue, so we can have a flawless ROM.
Sent from my R800x

Leraeniesh said:
This has been a well known issue with the CDMA ROM for several months now. Its by no means knew news. If you would have read the thread for more than 2 pages, you would have seen that. I'm working on a fix for the MMS issue, so we can have a flawless ROM.
Sent from my R800x
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I actually read about 50 pages worth and saw nothing. But atleast someone is working on it. I'm going to rip apart the stock ROM and see what I can find. I'm use to working on motorolas, but again, thank you.

[Q] ASOP 3g speeds

Hey,
I really love the feel of ASOP roms but when ever I flash one, deck cm7 or other asop roms my 3g speeds slow down to a crawl and after a few days I cant even get my web pages to load. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Sense roms work just fine its just those ASOP that my phone doesnt like.
Thanks in advance

I'm on my evo so its a little harder for me to shoot you a link but if you Google "evo 4g aosp slow 3g xda" you should find a thread from a while back that talked about it. I'm not 100% sure but I believe there was a sollution. If you can't find it pm me
Also are your radios up to date? That could be a cause. New radios were release a day or 2 ago. Just wait for calkulin to make a flashable zip and flash it in amon. Also NEVER PULL YOUR BATTERY DURING A RADIO UPDATE you get paper weights
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

PhxkinMassacre said:
I'm on my evo so its a little harder for me to shoot you a link but if you Google "evo 4g aosp slow 3g xda" you should find a thread from a while back that talked about it. I'm not 100% sure but I believe there was a sollution. If you can't find it pm me
Also are your radios up to date? That could be a cause. New radios were release a day or 2 ago. Just wait for calkulin to make a flashable zip and flash it in amon. Also NEVER PULL YOUR BATTERY DURING A RADIO UPDATE you get paper weights
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium
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Probably 10 pages back, captain_throwback made a PC36IMG with the radio and PRI to flash; the NV and wimax didn't change. I flashed it the day before yesterday and all good.

Thanks guys I found that xda link and am looking through it now, Il let you know what I find.
I am flashing the latest version of the roms, so that should include the latest radios right?

I'm in the same boat as you. 3g is slow and I only have around 2 bars. It says my radio is up to date(on Decks Rom) so I didn't flash. Maybe ill just wait for the new updates.

stevovanburen said:
Thanks guys I found that xda link and am looking through it now, Il let you know what I find.
I am flashing the latest version of the roms, so that should include the latest radios right?
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Mind posting the link? Thanks

Will someone please post a link so the rest of the world doesn't spend an hour searching?

Tripp-phpBB said:
Will someone please post a link so the rest of the world doesn't spend an hour searching?
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Heres a couple:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10781368#post10781368
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-tips-tricks/280082-major-solution-fix-your-slow-3g-speeds-evo4g.html
Hope this helps

marcusva79 said:
Heres a couple:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10781368#post10781368
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-tips-tricks/280082-major-solution-fix-your-slow-3g-speeds-evo4g.html
Hope this helps
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Thanks for these links, I am getting horrible 3G speeds as well. These links only seem to be solutions for Sense based ROMs and they say switching to a AOSP ROM may loose these settings. I had Sprint refresh my data signal while I was on AOSP and my speeds got amazingly fast with just one bar but after a few hours the dropped to a crawl. I have no idea what's going on or why this is happening and it's very frustrating.
I am going to flash MikG and see how this helps but I hate Sense ROMs because of the lack of SBC and the battery life is horrible in Sense.

Sorry I didnt get to check last night, those fixes do work but my 3g was still dead, what I had to end up doing was flashing a new radio and installing it, then i had to go in my SENSE rom to system updates and update my profile and then I flashed an ASOP rom and life was good!

I'd provide a link, but when I searched for it, it was like the first link. Google 3g turbocharger. It'll take you to a thread on here that's about V6 supercharger. Go down to download section and it'll be there. Try all 4 options, for me, #1, fast, is the fastest, but it varies
Sent from my OG Evo 4G via XDA app. Did I mention from inside my pocket?

Sigh...
I was asking for the link to the specific radios to flash. The one solution is only for Sense ROMS and this is an AOSP thread. Also, I've tried 3G turbo charger and it doesn't seem to make a noticeable difference. I also asking for a link to the specific radios because I have a wakelock and have read that flashing a certain set will fix it. So I figured I might be able to fix both problems if someone would kindly link to the specific post with the specific radios.

Tripp-phpBB said:
Sigh...
I was asking for the link to the specific radios to flash. The one solution is only for Sense ROMS and this is an AOSP thread. Also, I've tried 3G turbo charger and it doesn't seem to make a noticeable difference. I also asking for a link to the specific radios because I have a wakelock and have read that flashing a certain set will fix it. So I figured I might be able to fix both problems if someone would kindly link to the specific post with the specific radios.
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Again, not at my computer ATM to provide links, but searching "Evo 4g radio update" and within the first 5 links is calkulins (typo? Sorry) page with all current radios.
As for turbocharger you have to try all the settings. Some work better than others and it does depend on phone/ROM setup.
Again sorry for not being able to provide links atm
Sent from my OG Evo 4G via XDA app. Did I mention from inside my pocket?

Sorry for the miscommunication, I thought you meant Google. Either way I was unable to find the post that suggest the different radio/NV/PRI combos that would supposedly fixed the issue. I updated to the latest through bootloader and recovery and see no difference in speed or the wakelock issue.

I have the most recent radios from the newest ota update in my sig. I myself have been using them and have had no issues. But, the radios don't affect wifi or 3g speed. Just updates to newer towers and relay points. I recommend wiping cache and dalvik twice. Once before, and once after flashing.
To note, I've heard a lot of people saying to flash to a sense ROM and update PRL and Profile, but I myself never have and haven't noticed anything, but maybe that's why? Idk.... I'll try in a few days and get back to you.

GPS Signal Broken -- Fix Found

Hello all,
Long time lurker, just wanted to share an issue I had.
I've flashed nearly every ROM that is out there since I got my SGS3 and have never had any GPS issues, however this weekend I used it without a problem but Tuesday all of a sudden turning it on and off still produced nothing...not even the increased battery drain from having GPS on.
Here's what I did in hopes that it can help someone or at least give some knowledge as there wasn't a lot out there when I searched:
1.) Restored a previous Nandroid that I knew had a working GPS --- Result = FAIL
2.) Searched XDA and Google...found a video with some USSD codes for the dialer, etc.. ---- Result = FAIL
3.) Pulled battery and sim card, etc... --- Result = FAIL
4.) Flashed Wicked as I know that is a stable and highly used ROM. Everything great but still no GPS. ---- Result = FAIL
5.) Found a suggestion about clearing cache in google framework, Maps and uninstalling Maps updates. Result = FAIL
**however Play Store wouldn't let me update Maps when I rebooted as it said it wasn't compatible with my phone. No clue why.
6.) Finally I decided to do Triangle Away and Chainfires unrooting procedure to get back to unrooted stock. ---Result = SUCCESS!
Not sure what about it made GPS come back, however the next step will of course be to root again and see if there are any issues.
Hope this helps someone who ends up in my situation. Feel free to PM if you need more details.
Thanks to all
Edit: Just as an FYI -- when I rooted again, GPS was still back and I've had no issues since.

Thanks man, I like threads like these because you never know when you may need them. Same issue for me. On CM10 ROMs,I have trouble locking onto GPS, and the fix for me has been downloading GPS test and running that before using something like navigation.it's a minor inconvenience but it works great

Overall, if you have something borked, no matter what rom you use... no matter how many times you wipe... odin back to stock, should fix it always.

mt3g said:
Overall, if you have something borked, no matter what rom you use... no matter how many times you wipe... odin back to stock, should fix it always.
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True, but honestly, that doesn't always work. I have a second SGS3 Pebble Blue 32GB, and it won't play nice with Lean Kernel/Ktoonz, unless it's the touchwiz based kernels, whereas my white 16GB runs all of them flawlessly. They were rooted and booted the same way, and they both have the same GPS issue.
Out of curiosity, what's the chainfire way of going back to stock?
Also, do we have any guides here/on youtube that detail how to odin back to stock. I'm gonna give it a go on the blue one again/cross my fingers hoping I made a mistake, hence why I want a guide lol! *Searches*

thanks for the info jpk17!
saved us a lot of time here for whoever has that issue in the future.
can you provide the link to Chainfire's unroot procedure?
thanks!

Good to know but youcould have got straight to the point rather than writting five pages of useless stuff then saying something that to be honest is not any special invention anyways.

lazarat said:
Good to know but youcould have got straight to the point rather than writting five pages of useless stuff then saying something that to be honest is not any special invention anyways.
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Kind of a **** huh? He was just explaining what he did. Geeze.
Sent from my SGS3 Stock Rooted & Odexed
I love this thing!

The only time my gps was ever messed up was when i used a sprint leak JB rom and had the gps turned off. Flashed a couple roms after no gps whatsoever. Odin'ed with 2 or 3 different versions and still couldnt get the gps back.
Finally I flashed another JB rom based on the sprint leak and turned GPS back on and everything started working again. Lesson learned on using sprint leaks lol.

Had op's problem myself before, and full wiping and Odin'ing back to stock actually didn't work.. what did work though was after full unroot, doing tmo ota update.
Who knows, this info could help someone out as well..
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

Unroot Procedure Used
HG! said:
thanks for the info jpk17!
saved us a lot of time here for whoever has that issue in the future.
can you provide the link to Chainfire's unroot procedure?
thanks!
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Here is the procedure I followed to unroot...followed step by step and couldn't have been easier to follow:
I can't post links as I don't have over 10 posts yet, but should be able to figure it out from this:
www . androidrootz . com
Copy the next line after the .com and you'll get to the page.
/2012/10/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s3-at.html

Mr. Pot ...meet Mr. Kettle
lazarat said:
Good to know but youcould have got straight to the point rather than writting five pages of useless stuff then saying something that to be honest is not any special invention anyways.
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My sincere apologies that my 15 line post was too much to handle.
I'd also like to thank you for such a nice response to a first time poster that was clearly just trying to help the community for an issue that is rare and relatively undocumented based on my searches.
I shall go back to normal... lurking and wading through useless posts like yours to find those with relevance...

jpk17 said:
My sincere apologies that my 15 line post was too much to handle.
I'd also like to thank you for such a nice response to a first time poster that was clearly just trying to help the community for an issue that is rare and relatively undocumented based on my searches.
I shall go back to normal... lurking and wading through useless posts like yours to find those with relevance...
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Just dont get some people....thanks for the steps. But im traveling away from home and only have my MAC and it cant get Bootcamp to work on this one, so my question is, how do i unroot on a mac.
Thanks i advance guys....

jpk17 said:
My sincere apologies that my 15 line post was too much to handle.
I'd also like to thank you for such a nice response to a first time poster that was clearly just trying to help the community for an issue that is rare and relatively undocumented based on my searches.
I shall go back to normal... lurking and wading through useless posts like yours to find those with relevance...
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Dont let this guy discourage you. He's generally an arse to everyone. When i see a pointless **** post from him like you received, just keep reading through Thanks for the thread!

jpk17 said:
My sincere apologies that my 15 line post was too much to handle.
I'd also like to thank you for such a nice response to a first time poster that was clearly just trying to help the community for an issue that is rare and relatively undocumented based on my searches.
I shall go back to normal... lurking and wading through useless posts like yours to find those with relevance...
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Hey man props for the post it'll probably help someone out, assuming they are respectful enough to search and try things before posting. Which I also want to commend you on. Most like to post frantically wanting help before bothering to search or try anything. So gj man
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

Confirmed working
This fixed my GPS too. Triangle away and then flash stock NON ROOTED firmware and GPS will come back...NOW hopefully this fixes my weird battery life too. About to root again and shoot right back to PA android and see if it works there. Wish me luck
Edit. Yup it works. Went straight to pa android

osmosizzz said:
This fixed my GPS too. Triangle away and then flash stock NON ROOTED firmware and GPS will come back...NOW hopefully this fixes my weird battery life too. About to root again and shoot right back to PA android and see if it works there. Wish me luck
Edit. Yup it works. Went straight to pa android
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Ok so i finally unrooted using above steps. Still no gps. Tried GPS Toolbox, GPS Test and the google navigation. Nothing.
What Im seeing is that the little Icon in the upper status bar never shows. Like ether it doesnt even see a SAT, or the receiver in my phone isnt even turning on.
If i cant figure out, i guess ill go back to Tmo....
Thanks for the help.

What I did was go to a stock ics based Rom then triangle away and then I followed the site that op posted. The download was ridiculously slow. Took like an hour for 690mb. That should do the trick. Do it in that order
Sent from my Rooted Gameboy

osmosizzz said:
What I did was go to a stock ics based Rom then triangle away and then I followed the site that op posted. The download was ridiculously slow. Took like an hour for 690mb. That should do the trick. Do it in that order
Sent from my Rooted Gameboy
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HAHA funny, i actually did it EXACTLY like that. I tried a stock ICS ROM from wildchild and nothing. Then Triangle away, ODIN flash to stock with un root and factory reset and nothing.
If i wasnt getting lock, that would be different. But im not getting the little Icon in top left corner.
I have a friend with a Stock Sprint phone and his works in same room.
Thanks

Sucks cordell... Sorry you're not getting it working.
Only thought I had if I followed you correctly is you said you went to a wildchild stock. Maybe you need to go back to the older stock from the link that worked for osmosis and I?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

jpk17 said:
Sucks cordell... Sorry you're not getting it working.
Only thought I had if I followed you correctly is you said you went to a wildchild stock. Maybe you need to go back to the older stock from the link that worked for osmosis and I?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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I went to wild child stock just before i unrooted and went to Stock Tmo form the guide above. I didnt think that would have made a difference.
Im not gonna root and go to store, so ill go to store and see what they say.
The reason i went to the wildchild stock based ICS rom was hope that I wouldnt have to unroot....
Thanks.
EDIT>>> Just did the OTA from Tmo and back .. Yes GPS back,
Thanks minigame