[Q] Help Installing 2.3.1 Update - Nexus S General

Hi. Can anyone help me out here?
I downloaded the file that a few users had linked to in the update thread (I can't get OTA because I'm in Japan).
I renamed it to "update" (I had it as update.zip but then it appeared as update.zip.zip).
I initiated the reboot mode, but a black screen with the Android character and a triangle with an exclamation mark inside it appears and the phone just stops. I needed to remove the battery to turn it off.
Is something going wrong here? My phone is factory unlocked and has not been rooted nor have I put any other modifications on it. Someone mentioned that the file is being stored on the "SD Card" portion of the storage and thus it has to be moved to a different directory?

TokyoGuy said:
Hi. Can anyone help me out here?
I downloaded the file that a few users had linked to in the update thread (I can't get OTA because I'm in Japan).
I renamed it to "update" (I had it as update.zip but then it appeared as update.zip.zip).
I initiated the reboot mode, but a black screen with the Android character and a triangle with an exclamation mark inside it appears and the phone just stops. I needed to remove the battery to turn it off.
Is something going wrong here? My phone is factory unlocked and has not been rooted nor have I put any other modifications on it. Someone mentioned that the file is being stored on the "SD Card" portion of the storage and thus it has to be moved to a different directory?
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A the screen with the ! you need to press the vol up and power real quick, then you'll get the recovery options.

Thanks so much! That worked.

how come when i try the man update, i ge to the part where you choose update.zip, i click power then it goes to another screen asking me to choose from another menu, then i will click something and it moves to another menu. wtf?

BiGMERF said:
how come when i try the man update, i ge to the part where you choose update.zip, i click power then it goes to another screen asking me to choose from another menu, then i will click something and it moves to another menu. wtf?
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you are clicking execute on update.zip and not in a folder right?

i followed the steps i always have on my nexus one. grrrr

Should the file look like update.zip on windows? or update and with the extension of zip?
I tried to update but I am stuck at the triangle with ! I tried to hold the volume button and push the power but it doesn't work. What I am doing wrong?

raeef said:
Should the file look like update.zip on windows? or update and with the extension of zip?
I tried to update but I am stuck at the triangle with ! I tried to hold the volume button and push the power but it doesn't work. What I am doing wrong?
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i wouldnt say hold it i would say hit them in succession

slowz3r said:
i wouldnt say hold it i would say hit them in succession
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So after the recovery I should wait for the tri with ! and then hit the volume up then power button. Ok, so the file name should be update.zip? or update with an extension of zip. I am little bit confused here. Thanks

raeef said:
So after the recovery I should wait for the tri with ! and then hit the volume up then power button. Ok, so the file name should be update.zip? or update with an extension of zip. I am little bit confused here. Thanks
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not sure how the new recovery works, if you can navigate to any .zip file and flash it but to be sure name it update.zip and make sure it isnt update.zip.zip

slowz3r said:
not sure how the new recovery works, if you can navigate to any .zip file and flash it but to be sure name it update.zip and make sure it isnt update.zip.zip
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Worked now, but actually the file was named update.zip.zip but now the phone shows it's on 2.3.1
I feel the phone takes more time to load the home screens now when I reboot:s

I have a problem installing update.
I have unlocked bootloader, root and installed clockwork recovery.
I have error message (code 7). Signature verification is disabled.
Could someone help please?
Update: Nervermind, I just installed MoDaCo custom rom

Good to know. Gonna try this.

raeef said:
Worked now, but actually the file was named update.zip.zip but now the phone shows it's on 2.3.1
I feel the phone takes more time to load the home screens now when I reboot:s
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after flashing new updates, first boot does take longer

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reboot recovery step not working

So I did the step by step rooting of my Sprint Hero
I get to the part where I flash the image in the shell and it is almost instant to get back to pound sign prompt
I then reboot recovery and the phone shuts off and powers on again with the HTC splash screen. The screen goes away after 1 second and the phone doesnt do anything. No recovery console at all.
What do I do? I want to install the custom rom but i I also want to backup the phone first.
Try this:
Turn the phone off. hold in the volume down button and the power button. When fastboot loads up press the home button and let us know what happens.
If it hangs at boot, reflash the recovery. Sometimes it gets corrupted during the download.
yeah, for some reason, when I try that way to it does nothing.. so i generally use the flashboot/hboot method
chuckhriczko said:
Try this:
Turn the phone off. hold in the volume down button and the power button. When fastboot loads up press the home button and let us know what happens.
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When I press the home button using this metod, the phone just has the "htc" logo on the screen and hangs there indefinitely.
ajones7279 said:
If it hangs at boot, reflash the recovery. Sometimes it gets corrupted during the download.
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..........
Make sure you're flashing the correct one.
mitul2288 said:
When I press the home button using this metod, the phone just has the "htc" logo on the screen and hangs there indefinitely.
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This happens for me as well and I am using the correct version with the "c" in it. Is the file actually 3.19MB? Also, when using the flash command, is it supposed to provide any feedback or create a file or directory on the SD Card?
Ceger
Ceger said:
This happens for me as well and I am using the correct version with the "c" in it. Is the file actually 3.19MB? Also, when using the flash command, is it supposed to provide any feedback or create a file or directory on the SD Card?
Ceger
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answer for this would help me alot as well
mitul2288 said:
answer for this would help me alot as well
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It doesn't give any feed back that I know of. But there's a program called flashrec (Direct Link [.apk] ) that I use to flash recovery images right off the phone. And you don't even need to have a rooted phone.
this happened to me as well. i had to load up the stock sprint ruu, and then go through the rooting process again. the recovery image gets corrupted somehow during the flashing, and even if you try to reflash the image, the corruption remains on the phone. gotta start from scratch.....

noob question - what is root ??

hi all...
i'm starting this thread by appologise myself for this noob question..
i own a brand new samsung galaxy s for about 4 days... and i try searching all the internet for games.. apps.. and usefull stufs..
i found the term "root" on some posts and threads... and i don't know what is it..
can someone please take a minute and explain me what it does ??
tnx in advance..
and sorry for my bad english...
paul12you said:
hi all...
i'm starting this thread by appologise myself for this noob question..
i own a brand new samsung galaxy s for about 4 days... and i try searching all the internet for games.. apps.. and usefull stufs..
i found the term "root" on some posts and threads... and i don't know what is it..
can someone please take a minute and explain me what it does ??
tnx in advance..
and sorry for my bad english...
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Once you have "rooted" your phone (there are many ways, you need to search about), you basically have access to things you didn't before like modifying system functions at a lower level. It basically means you can give your phone even more capabilities using apps that require root, and it enables you to install custom roms and such.
I wondered about this too. Had mine only a few days also, so are there any links to Rooting this phone and things to look out for??
Landy
Oh sorry wrong by me...
Endombed said:
The root is the harddrive/sd cards very bottom. (like in a computer the root is usually C:\) So if someone says that you should put the files in the "root" you put it on the cards bottom not in any folders or anything.
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Not in this context is it now...
is it possible to root your device on a mac?
most of the examples i've seen are done on pcs?
Think of it as the different between admin user and guest user.
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It's not necessary to involve a PC. Just do this:
1 Download the update.zip file from http://www.multiupload.com/JHIFK9K80P using your phone itself. However, if you're using the native browser, make sure you have first installed Astro File Manager. Otherwise, the browser does not support downloading of such file type.
2. Then start the stock program called My Files. Navigate to the /sdcard/download folder to look for update.zip
3. Move it to /sdcard. This is done by clicking menu button -> more->move, select the update.zip, press move, move here.
4. Check that the update.zip file is at the root, then continue.
5. Power down the phone. This done by holding the power button then select power off option.
6. Press volume UP button+ power button+ home button at the same time until you see the galaxy S samsung logo screen before letting go of all three buttons. You will see four options presented.
7. Use the volume button to move between options. You would want to select the option called "apply adcard:update.zip by pressing the home key.
Then wait for it to reboot. It's done
8. You know you're rooted when you see an application icon called Suoeruser Permission in your application drawer.
To confirm the step here cross check with this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728754
Hope this helps. I understand the apprehension,p. I'm also an Android noob. I own an Android device for around 7days now.
please be aware that rooting your phone voids your warranty, so I would not do it unless you actually have a real desire to use a root app/change roms
for the average person root is not really necessary, playing around with root apps without knowing what you are doing can cause much more damage than good.
mikael120 said:
please be aware that rooting your phone voids your warranty, so I would not do it unless you actually have a real desire to use a root app/change roms
for the average person root is not really necessary, playing around with root apps without knowing what you are doing can cause much more damage than good.
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True. I did it because I need screen capture. Wanted to flash new firmware to remove lags and get GPS working, but it seems like no firmware can really do that yet. So I'll wait for Froyo.
eaglesteve said:
It's not necessary to involve a PC. Just do this:
1 Download the update.zip file from http://www.multiupload.com/JHIFK9K80P using your phone itself.
2. Then start the stock program called My Files. Navigate to the /sdcard/download folder to look for update.zip
3. Move it to /sdcard. This is done by clicking menu button -> more->move, select the update.zip, press move, move here.
4. Check that the update.zip file is at the root, then continue.
5. Power down the phone. This done by holding the power button then select power off option.
6. Press volume UP button+ power button+ home button at the same time until you see the galaxy S samsung logo screen before letting go of all three buttons. You will see four options presented.
7. Use the volume button to move between options. You would want to select the option called "apply adcard:update.zip by pressing the home key.
Then wait for it to reboot. It's done
8. You know you're rooted when you see an application icon called Suoeruser Permission in your application drawer.
To confirm the step here cross check with this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728754
Hope this helps. I understand the apprehension,p. I'm also an Android noob. I own an Android device for around 7days now.
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I cant even do the first step T_T
I went to http://www.multiupload.com/JHIFK9K80P website from my Samsung Captivate and everytime i wanted to download i got an error saying "Download unsuccessful. Cannot download. The content is not supported on this phone."
NamelessGRL; said:
I cant even do the first step T_T
I went to http://www.multiupload.com/JHIFK9K80P website from my Samsung Captivate and everytime i wanted to download i got an error saying "Download unsuccessful. Cannot download. The content is not supported on this phone."
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Ah, I now remember that you need to install another program for Android browser to support download of such file. As I've hard reset my phone twice, its no longer on my phone and I can't remember the name of the program that enables this. Anyone know?
Edit: it's called Astro file manager . Install that first. I discovered it when evaluating browser in post 4 and five in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724998
eaglesteve said:
6. Press volume UP button+ power button+ home button at the same time until you see the galaxy S samsung logo screen before letting go of all three buttons. You will see four options presented.
7. Use the volume button to move between options. You would want to select the option called "apply adcard:update.zip by pressing the home key.
Then wait for it to reboot. It's done
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I got stuck here now. So i turned off my phone and while off i pressed UP button+ power button+ home button, the AT&T logo appeard n no options. I tried to move arrow up n down but it kept turning the phone on. Mine is a samsung captivate do u think its different the way of doing it?
NamelessGRL; said:
I got stuck here now. So i turned off my phone and while off i pressed UP button+ power button+ home button, the AT&T logo appeard n no options. I tried to move arrow up n down but it kept turning the phone on. Mine is a samsung captivate do u think its different the way of doing it?
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Not just turning off the screen. You must power it off. These two mean different things. To power off, press and hold the power button until you see the option to power off as one of options. Read step 5 again.
eaglesteve said:
Not just turning off the screen. You must power it off. These two mean different things. To power off, press and hold the power button until you see the option to power off as one of options. Read step 5 again.
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Yup thats what i did. I completly turned it off. Then i pressed the 2 buttons but just got the AT&T logo coming up and stayed there, when i released the buttons my phone started to turn on. There might be something im doing wrong but i dont know what.
**BTW my home button its actually a sensored button so it might not work when the phone is off
NamelessGRL; said:
Yup thats what i did. I completly turned it off. Then i pressed the 2 buttons but just got the AT&T logo coming up and stayed there, when i released the buttons my phone started to turn on. There might be something im doing wrong but i dont know what.
**BTW my home button its actually a sensored button so it might not work when the phone is off
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You only press two buttons? You must press and hold three buttons: volume up + power+ home all at the same time.
eaglesteve said:
You only press two buttons? You must press and hold three buttons: volume up + power+ home all at the same time.
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GOT IT! Its different for captivate, i needed to press up n down volume buttons + power button xD so now i was able to go to the android system recovery... but... when i tryed to select "reinstall packages" says Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory) Instalation aborted.
So i maked sure it was there, i even enabled the option to see extensions of the files so it gets to be "update.ZIP". But there was nothing different.
NamelessGRL said:
GOT IT! Its different for captivate, i needed to press up n down volume buttons + power button xD so now i was able to go to the android system recovery... but... when i tryed to select "reinstall packages" says Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory) Instalation aborted.
So i maked sure it was there, i even enabled the option to see extensions of the files so it gets to be "update.ZIP". But there was nothing different.
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The update.zip MUST be on the phone's INTERNAL memory.
When you connect your phone to your pc via USB and mount it, you have to put the update.zip in the root directory of the phone's internal sd card, not the physical sd card.
Because of Android's way of doing things, it refers to its own internal memory as an sd card too.
Like Axis of reality is saying.
Interesting to see multiple ways of getting into recovery mode. Why don't they may it the same?
Thnaks everyone!
Finally i was able to do it. So the update.zip had to go in the sdcard like @AXIS of Reality said. But not only that, seems i had to modify the updater-script, adding the model of my phone. I ended up having this "Superuser Permission" app but when i try to open it the screen stays black.
Well anyways, thnx @eaglesteve for the patience and @AXIS of Reality for ur help xD

[Q] Not bricked but "bootlooped"

So my buddy was going through his files and may have possibly deleted an important file (update.zip) from when I rooted his phone. I able to get into initial part of recovery (1. reboot system 2.apply update.zip 3. wipe system 4. wipe cache) but when I click apply update.zip I get failed to verify whole_file signature, instiallation aborted. Any ideas?
Jlluna87 said:
So my buddy was going through his files and may have possibly deleted an important file (update.zip) from when I rooted his phone. I able to get into initial part of recovery (1. reboot system 2.apply update.zip 3. wipe system 4. wipe cache) but when I click apply update.zip I get failed to verify whole_file signature, instiallation aborted. Any ideas?
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this should be in general
however what file are you trying to flash? if its a ROM, redownload it and click choose zip and choose the file not the "update.zip" choice
Funnyface19 said:
this should be in general
however what file are you trying to flash? if its a ROM, redownload it and click choose zip and choose the file not the "update.zip" choice
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I'm not trying to flash a rom. I'm actually trying to just get it to boot up fully. I'm not in clockwork recovery. I'm at the menus when you power on the phone while holding the home button
EDIT: I usually don't post questions, I'm usually good about fixing them before having to come here for help.
Jlluna87 said:
I'm not trying to flash a rom. I'm actually trying to just get it to boot up fully. I'm not in clockwork recovery. I'm at the menus when you power on the phone while holding the home button
EDIT: I usually don't post questions, I'm usually good about fixing them before having to come here for help.
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well make sure the only thing on ur sdcard is the .zip ur flashing and if it is its corrupt best bet is to sbf
Funnyface19 said:
well make sure the only thing on ur sdcard is the .zip ur flashing and if it is its corrupt best bet is to sbf
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nvr heard of sbf before. this is the first time I've messed with any kind of droid. oint me in the right direction plz
Jlluna87 said:
nvr heard of sbf before. this is the first time I've messed with any kind of droid. oint me in the right direction plz
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mr bigshot that never needs help might want to use the search button, ::justsaying::
search function: Alt F4
Funnyface19 said:
mr bigshot that never needs help might want to use the search button, ::justsaying::
search function: Alt F4
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haha, thanks homie. I've been looking up this sbf stuff I've been looking up pretty much states that I need to put the phone is PC mode (mass storage) and enable debbuging bridge, which I'm unable to do since I can't actually get the phone out of android system recovery.
NOTE: I CANNOT get out of system recovery. Which means I can't access bootstrap, any homescreen functions (PC mode, Debug bridge, etc...) and also unable to push any files to any part of the system files via. command.
Jlluna87 said:
NOTE: I CANNOT get out of system recovery. Which means I can't access bootstrap, any homescreen functions (PC mode, Debug bridge, etc...) and also unable to push any files to any part of the system files via. command.
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turn off hold power down and camera and the power button that will take you to sbf mode then use rsdlite 4.8 or 4.9 make sure you have the correct drivers for the x (32bit or 64bit whichever you use) and the 2.3.340 sbf file. when u plug ur phone that you put in sbf mode open up rsdlite ur phone should show up. click on the "..." button and chose that sbf file you downloaded. click start. when its finished it will bootloop. pull battery, put battery back in hold home and power when the triangle "!" droid pops up hit the search button volume down to factory/data reset reboot phone, bam you'll be on factory 2.2
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turn off hold power down and camera and the power button that will take you to sbf mode then use rsdlite 4.8 or 4.9 make sure you have the correct drivers for the x (32bit or 64bit whichever you use) and the 2.3.340 sbf file. when u plug ur phone that you put in sbf mode open up rsdlite ur phone should show up. click on the "..." button and chose that sbf file you downloaded. click start. when its finished it will bootloop. pull battery, put battery back in hold home and power when the triangle "!" droid pops up hit the search button volume down to factory/data reset reboot phone, bam you'll be on factory 2.2
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Thank you,
Just a little note 4.7 works just as well as 4.8 and 4.9. Just thought I'd point that out
While I appreciate the help, this phone is pretty much done for until I get a new battery, will not charge high enough to sbf it.
RDS lite isn't showing my device, help plz? got all the proper files, but unable to get usb bridge going since I can't get into the main OS
You don't need USB bridge, sbf mode has it's own set of drivers that may or may not need to be downloaded manually. Try plugging it in and then going into device manager and making sure it's being recognized, if it shows up as a yellow question mark, you need to install the drivers manually.
Success. Thanx for the help guys. My buddy's phone is in working order again. One last question...is it safe for a reroot?

[Q] i cant replace the recovery file !

i tried to replace the original file with a new one but i have this message "error " or " system restricted " .
Do you have the phone rooted? If not, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
It worked for me on B138 rom.
It is not necessary to root the phone for this. Is the device mounted with read and write? If you do only have the permissions to read you cannot delete the file of course. Which OS do you have?
im using androzip to move the file .
Wait, what? You want to replace the file for the recovery-mode, right? You need to do this on a computer, you cannot do this on your phone. Start up your handset while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time. You will get a coloured screen and on the computer you can replace the file.
XphX said:
Wait, what? You want to replace the file for the recovery-mode, right? You need to do this on a computer, you cannot do this on your phone. Start up your handset while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time. You will get a coloured screen and on the computer you can replace the file.
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Of course he can do it on his x5, but this way needs root.
Sent from my Huawei u8800 using XDA App
XphX said:
Wait, what? You want to replace the file for the recovery-mode, right? You need to do this on a computer, you cannot do this on your phone. Start up your handset while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time. You will get a coloured screen and on the computer you can replace the file.
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i did it !! but i cant do step 4 below i just get the same pink screen then nothing happened
1. Important: If your handset does not come with a sd-card you need to install one. Otherwise you cannot install a custom ROM.
2. Install this. You just need to replace one file (backup the old one on your computer before overwriting).
3. Download a zipfile containing the ROM you want to install and place it onto your sd-card. Do not unzip it.
4. Start the phone while holding the vol+-button, you will then boot into the recovery mode you installed in step 2.
5. I saved the install-instructions in case I forget them:
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Of course he can do it on his x5, but this way needs root
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Ah alright.
The instruction is a bit misleading. Do only press the vol+ button, that will boot into recovery. Did you install the recovery from here, by the way? That is the newest.
XphX said:
Ah alright.
The instruction is a bit misleading. Do only press the vol+ button, that will boot into recovery. Did you install the recovery from here, by the way? That is the newest.
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I did it , thanks for your help . finally i can turn off orientation lock .
by the way , how i can get the US market with paid apps ??
Well if you browse the Market with an american IP-adress (VPN/Proxy) you should be good to go. But I don't know, maybe you run into other problems then. I have not tried this out...
i heard that there is a hacked version or maybe i have to root the phone to get this market .now i can get only free apps cuz i am not from US or a country that support this type of market .

froyo 2.2 update files

Does anyone knwo where i can locate the files for the stock update to froyo 2.2 I have search high and low but in the one reseounce i found it had 2 files but the second file download was broken link.
Quoted below i just need the second file if anyone could help.
Download this file:
http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/tmobile_opal/894fb8631db9.hboot-1.33.0013.opal.zip
That is the HBOOT image and is the first part of the patch. Download and save that on your computer. Next download this:
http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/tmobile_opal/e3671133717d.signed-opal-FRG83-from-DMD6...
That is the second part of the update and is the actual update to Froyo. Download that and save that on your computer.
Next, just to be sure, BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA and make sure you know all your passwords! Do a factory reset on your phone.
Once that's done and you're back into your phone, copy the first file you downloaded (the HBOOT image file) to your SD card on the phone in the root directory of the SD card (not inside any subfolder), and rename it to update.zip. Make sure you name it update.zip not anything else or it won't work.
Turn your phone off.
Hold down the Home key and the power button and hold them both down while the phone powers up until you see a screen that has a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it and a picture of the phone next to it. Once you see that screen, press Home and power once again. This will bring you to the recovery screen. You will see an option that says Apply update.zip from SD card. Use the trackball to scroll down to it and click it. It will then install the HBOOT update. The phone will reboot a few times during the process. Don't interrupt it! Once it's done, it'll boot back into the 1.6 desktop. Part 1 of the update is now complete!
Now delete the previous update.zip file from earlier in the process from the SD card. Now, copy the 2nd file you downloaded to the SD card in the root directory and rename it update.zip.
Turn off your phone.
Hold down the Home key and the power button and hold them both down while the phone powers up until you see a screen that has a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it and a picture of the phone next to it. Once you see that screen, press Home and power once again. This will bring you to the recovery screen. You will see an option that says Apply update.zip from SD card. Use the trackball to scroll down to it and click it. It will then install the actual Froyo update. Again, the phone will reboot several times during the process. Don't interrupt it! Once it's done, it'll boot back up and you will now be running Froyo!
I recommend also doing another factory reset after the phone is fully updated... just to be sure (it's what I did). Enjoy, everyone!
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Did you find the 2nd file?
Did you ever find the 2nd file? I am having a hell of a time trying to find this as well... If you found it, please let me know! Thanks.
EDIT: So I found the update. It was under the developer threads in the mytouch area: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659403
http://www.4shared.com/file/j64ygA9t/RUU_Sapphire_T-Mobile_US_31253.html

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