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2.2 update from rooted 2.1?

I recently aquired the Vibrant and all I have to say is OMG this is a fnatastic phone. it blows my cliq, cliq xt, and g1 out of the water.
Anywho, the one question I have now that my phone is rooted and has the clockworkmod recovery is when the 2.2 update releases around september-ish, will this effect the phone being able to update like it did for the cliq, or will i be able to flash 2.2 from root and just lose root. i would be ok with it at that point because 2.2 takes care of all the issues that i have with 2.1 update1. the only reason i know this is because i have 2.2 on the g1 and its amazing. any thlughts on the matter?

once rooted on this phone, you have to wait for one of the devs to dump a 2.2 flashable rom to get the update. This is why I am gladly waiting to get the ota before considering rooting. I love the phone as it is.

chucky80 said:
once rooted on this phone, you have to wait for one of the devs to dump a 2.2 flashable rom to get the update. This is why I am gladly waiting to get the ota before considering rooting. I love the phone as it is.
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yeah but I heard that if you just root only, you will be able to get the OTA update as you are still using the stock ROM. But if you are using a modified dev ROM, then yeah it will not auto update.
Can anyone confirm this?

boodies said:
yeah but I heard that if you just root only, you will be able to get the OTA update as you are still using the stock ROM. But if you are using a modified dev ROM, then yeah it will not auto update.
Can anyone confirm this?
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Yes this is the case, if all you do is root the phone, you will still get Tmobile updates. You might lose root, but as was pointed out in a similar thread, Samsung doesn't seem to care about locking things up, so you should be able to root again easily.

ok so its more in line with what the g1 used to do if you didnt go onto a modified rom. with the cliq, even if you root and are on the stock rom, you still cant load the ota update because it fails when you try to load it once downloaded. i dont mind losing root once 2.2 comes out, i just want to make sure i can get it. i was thinking of going back to stock without root, but i'm having some trouble getting the phone in download mode

danpaganelli said:
Yes this is the case, if all you do is root the phone, you will still get Tmobile updates. You might lose root, but as was pointed out in a similar thread, Samsung doesn't seem to care about locking things up, so you should be able to root again easily.
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Thanks for the input. Has this been the case for any other phone? Where rooting only will still get you OTA updates, or is this a theory?
Thanks~

[Q] question about returning to stock.

im going to guess that the answer is probably no but, it never hurts to ask. heres the situation: im a noob when it comes to flashing roms and rooting and hacking android and what not.
so, my intention was just to stay stock and get the updates from sprint. well when dk28 came out, everyone was saying that this IS the official 2.2 update and all you have to do is download the update.zip and install. that sounded easy enough so thats what i did. i now have 2.2 dk28 on my phone. now , everything runs perfect and faster than 2.1 did with the exception of gps. gps is dead. but heres the question. can i go back to stock 2.1 di18 without rooting, using odin, or any other complicated way? like is there a di18.zip i could just download and install? im in no hurry to go back to 2.1 but when the real official 2.2 comes out i want to get it and ill need to be on 2.1 to do so.

This thread might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861259
but I think you might still need to root. I didn't read to far into it since i have no problems with Odin myself

i was brave.. i went ahead and installed and used odin. im back to 2.1 and gps fired right up. i think im gonna sit on 2.1 for the rest of the year. if official 2.2 isnt out by dec 31st ill try everything to get gps running on dk28. if i succeed then ill just leave it at that.

ota updates okay?

Hi all -
Im recieving my DX in the mail today, and i need to update it to 320/340, rather than using the fancy update methods, is it safe to use the verizon ota updates to achieve the upgrades if im going to flash liberty 1.5 to it?

darnei said:
Hi all -
Im recieving my DX in the mail today, and i need to update it to 320/340, rather than using the fancy update methods, is it safe to use the verizon ota updates to achieve the upgrades if im going to flash liberty 1.5 to it?
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Yes, it is perfectly ok to use the OTA update from Verizon. that is what I did. The phone may come with 2.3.34 depending on whether it has been sitting on a shelf or not...
If it only has 2.3.15 then go ahead and go into settings--> about phone---> and you should find the update option.
Then just make sure to install z4root, root the phone, then install koush's bootstrap recovery and take a backup of your phone in its original state. It's always good to have a place to go back to in case something happens to your phone.
I have attached z4root and the bootstrap apk. If you need help with flashing liberty 1.5 be sure to post back, and I, or probably many others on the forum will be happy to help you out.

Rooted DX updating to GB??

Ok a little help here guys, My DX is currently running ApeX1.4.0 Froyo and earlier today the Gingerbread update got pushed to my phone, now with my knowledge about rooted phones tells me that rooted phones DONT get official updates OTA and Im kinda freaked out that it will ruin my root or brick my phone at this point its downloaded to my phone and keeps asking me to install it, help me out here people!

If you want to stay rooted than do not install the ota! There hasn't been any method found to root the official version yet

hanone said:
If you want to stay rooted than do not install the ota! There hasn't been any method found to root the official version yet
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What? No.
Op, it will just try to install, and then fail. Then you're all set. Nothing bad will happen

Thanks Jmoney47,hanone I was getting worried for a second there

Even if you did get it, you can still get back to froyo, but you don't have to worry

[Q] HTC OS updates

So I just had something peculiar happen with my EVO. I recently did the OTA update to 4.22 cause I had to take my phone to sprint for the phantom voicemail issue. As I was sitting here just now, it popped up saying there was an OTA update for my phone, would I like to download it. Without thinking, I said yes assuming it was an updated version of the new gingerbread rom.
Soon as the phone rebooted, it say "Congratulations, youve been updated to 3.70.xx" My phone downgraded me to 3.70 lol. Anyone else had anything strange like this happen?
Now when I search for HTC updates, it says 4.22 is available. Im thinking about saying screw that and rerooting, but I dont know if it would have kept the GB HBOOT or not... Any ideas there?

Ummm go into bootloader and check yourself and re-post which version it is or try to root.

Yeah im curious about this. I am currently in an EST Zone in the US and i dont get any updates avail. Think they would have to roll back GB to install the new OTA? I dont see why.

If you get the update let us know if it changed the hboot or not. I'm stuck on 2.16 and would like to revert if that's possible.

Lucky bastard

Hmm it would seem Im unlucky. I am also on HBOOT 2.16, so I guess I will have to wait for the devs to come up with a new root utility.
On the plus side, I hear sprint is releasing an update for the GB rom on Monday that will fix the netflix and ghost voicemail issues (two of the main reasons I wanted to be unrooted). So maybe Ill stick with the stock sprint GB rom for a while and see what pans out.
Just wish I could get rid of this bloatware ****...