Errors on System Updates - Epic 4G General

Before anyone says it, please know I have been reading through many threads that mention this problem, but I am wondering if people are still having this problem now that they are pushing updates.
When I go to system updates and attempt to check firmware, update profile, or update prl...all I get is the Unknown Error in return.
I was once rooted and returned back to DI18 in hopes of getting the pushed OTA this week. Is anyone still having this problem? I am simply trying to make sure that my flash is not causing this problem. I used Odin and the link from the XDA forums to go back to stock. I am not rooted.
Thank you guys in advance for your reply and all of your help.

I have never had anything but stock everything and I'm getting the Unknown Error most of the time for all of them with the occasional No Update Available message sprinkled in.
I have EB13 which I received OTA before they pulled it fwiw.

I also have had nothing but stock and am seeing the same thing. Still waiting on ota.
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Thanks guys. I just was making sure I wasnt the only one here having that issue. It sounded like everyone now is on Ec05 and i wanted to make sure I wasnt handicapped in some way.

Anything related to provisioning or Sprint Profile information related to the Epic and a few other Sprint phones will not connect. PRL 60777 cane out and all other Sprint devices can update to it, but they messed something up on the towers when they tried to put EC05 on it.

The way it looks currently is that the OTA is for DI18.... You can odin back to DI18 and wait for the OTA if you want cause that maybe the only way to get it if you are unwilling to flash a ROM from here. Hopefully sprint won't leave the EB13'ers out in the cold....

ptfdmedic said:
The way it looks currently is that the OTA is for DI18.... You can odin back to DI18 and wait for the OTA if you want cause that maybe the only way to get it if you are unwilling to flash a ROM from here. Hopefully sprint won't leave the EB13'ers out in the cold....
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Hey man. Thanks for the reply and the help. I have run your ROM and loved it. Thanks for the hard work you have put into it and a special thanks for sharing your life with us. Very encouraging.
I have downloaded the EC05 from google, but I am just trying to see what the OTA experience is as I have always just rooted and flashed before.

ptfdmedic said:
The way it looks currently is that the OTA is for DI18.... You can odin back to DI18 and wait for the OTA if you want cause that maybe the only way to get it if you are unwilling to flash a ROM from here. Hopefully sprint won't leave the EB13'ers out in the cold....
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Do you mean ever or just this second? I thought it was just hitting DI18 users first and the small proportion of us who got EB13 OTA will be getting it last, either today or tomorrow.
Unless I'm outdated, the release said EB13 was getting it as well... but of course take what you will from a Sprint announcement.
I've never rooted or flashed or done anything like that... I just can't imagine they'd punish me for receiving the EB13 OTA quicker than a lot of other people.

Im on Eb13 and got a text from sprint last night letting me know it was coming. Anyone else from eb13 got the ota yet?
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scrihfield said:
Before anyone says it, please know I have been reading through many threads that mention this problem, but I am wondering if people are still having this problem now that they are pushing updates.
When I go to system updates and attempt to check firmware, update profile, or update prl...all I get is the Unknown Error in return.
I was once rooted and returned back to DI18 in hopes of getting the pushed OTA this week. Is anyone still having this problem? I am simply trying to make sure that my flash is not causing this problem. I used Odin and the link from the XDA forums to go back to stock. I am not rooted.
Thank you guys in advance for your reply and all of your help.
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I've had this problem way before eb13 I've had this issue for more then a month now...I don't see why people say its because of the ota when I and others have had it for a long time now
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[Q] lets clear this up to relieve some stress...

So installed 2.2.1 on my phone via sdcard blah blah blah. That's it. Nothing else. No changes unless that update did it itself. Someone said as long as you did just that, I can still update to the official OTA 2.2. They said this doesn't block updates, changing roms and kernels does. Is this true cause if so then ill just wait till the update and not revert back to stock.
no. you will not recieve ota updates running anything except official stock rom. that would be di18 or older.
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So installed 2.2.1 on my phone via sdcard blah blah blah. That's it. Nothing else. No changes unless that update did it itself. Someone said as long as you did just that, I can still update to the official OTA 2.2. They said this doesn't block updates, changing roms and kernels does. Is this true cause if so then ill just wait till the update and not revert back to stock.
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you say changing roms is what affects updates, well, what do you think you did by flashing 2.2?
that is changing the rom!
Relax, take a deep breath, and stop making threads.
If your phone works fine now, go with it. The official update will be leaked here too, and you will be able to flash it the same way you flashed DK28.
Will you be able to get it OTA? Possibly, but Sprint rolls everything out slowly. I got my phone 2 weeks ago and it claimed I was on the newest version: DG27! Obviously DI18 was out but their OTA system is flaky at best.
If you want to go back to being part of the masses, go read the thread about how to Odin back to stock and wait patiently for Sprint to update you.
If you want the latest and greatest, stick with DK28 and flash the new version when it comes out.
Simple as that.
hi lucjoe!
Oh well shi*. I didn't even think about that. Yeah ill just wait till the official version comes out download.it and flsh it. Haha sweet then my phone will be official again no worries! Genius! God I'm an idiot....
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Relax, take a deep breath, and stop making threads.
If your phone works fine now, go with it. The official update will be leaked here too, and you will be able to flash it the same way you flashed DK28.
Will you be able to get it OTA? Possibly, but Sprint rolls everything out slowly. I got my phone 2 weeks ago and it claimed I was on the newest version: DG27! Obviously DI18 was out but their OTA system is flaky at best.
If you want to go back to being part of the masses, go read the thread about how to Odin back to stock and wait patiently for Sprint to update you.
If you want the latest and greatest, stick with DK28 and flash the new version when it comes out.
Simple as that.
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Did your phone eventually update itself? If so how long did it take for the phone to figure out it needed to update?
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Did your phone eventually update itself? If so how long did it take for the phone to figure out it needed to update?
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NO it didn't i just found the link to the "official" update and downloaded it, flashed it and thats it. chances are, the ACTUAL leaked version will be able to download before the OTA actually hits.
TorelliB said:
NO it didn't i just found the link to the "official" update and downloaded it, flashed it and thats it. chances are, the ACTUAL leaked version will be able to download before the OTA actually hits.
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^This
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When I first got the epic my first phone was on dg27 and after 2 days still wouldn't update so I did it myself with odin. I took it back cause I felt maybe there was something wrong since it wouldn't update itself. The one I have now came with di18 on it. Why do some phones not update themselves?
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When I first got the epic my first phone was on dg27 and after 2 days still wouldn't update so I did it myself with odin. I took it back cause I felt maybe there was something wrong since it wouldn't update itself. The one I have now came with di18 on it. Why do some phones not update themselves?
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It has nothing to do with the phone. The OTA system rolls out slowly across the country. Also, the function to check for updates seems to not actually check the main server, but rather waits for updates to be pushed to it. This push could take a few days even if your area is live for the update.
Just another reason to flash from our wonderful community and ignore their OTA updates. Also, a terrible reason to return a phone...
Are you saying that if I waited long enough it might have updated itself? I called sprint tech and explained to them that I was two updates behind and they said it should have updated by now and that it must have an issue. So he said take it back to where I got it and he would put a note in my acct. That the phone was defective. So I played with it that night and flashed the update to it and rooted it just to learn.
TorelliB said:
Oh well shi*. I didn't even think about that. Yeah ill just wait till the official version comes out download.it and flsh it. Haha sweet then my phone will be official again no worries! Genius! God I'm an idiot....
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is maintenance upgrade necessary?

I am running DL30, just got the notice of the update for the puzzle lock issue, do I need to install this?
thanks
There is no MR for froyo. I believe that the message you are talking about is an update for those running DL09 or DI01. In which you could not make emergency calls when the phone was locked.
You shouldn't be able to use the vzw OTA client while running the DL30 leak. You would have to revert to an earlier stock ROM in order to download this update from verizon.
I'm unsure whether DL30 has the 911 issue this update is meant to correct but personally I don't think it's worth the trouble. If there is a problem I'm sure someone will post a more convenient fix soon.
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Thanks for the answers. I think I will just let it ride. I got the notice of the update, but I did not try it.
Thanks
Try the update, it wont hurt anything.
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Anyone else stuck with D12?

Had my Fascinate since launch date. Waited and saw the DI01 come through/ tried to update my phone...install failed miserably..no matter how many times I tried, even did full restore.
I was going to try to get a full DL09 and flash it to my phone, I have Odin, downloaded the .tar file. But got frustrated. I'm pretty computer literate, but for some reason this stuff just escapes me. Anyway went to VZW today and ordered a warranty replacement, should be here Friday. Hopefully this one works and I will either wait for the rumored 22nd release date of Froyo or I will try and download it and flash it...if I can do it.
What hardware version?
Why didn't u post here before u ordered a replacement. It really seem s like the problem was not the phone but what u did.
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Kaze105 said:
Why didn't u post here before u ordered a replacement. It really seem s like the problem was not the phone but what u did.
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I did nothing other than what the phone told me to do. If you had read what I posted I have had the phone since day 1 launch. Have not attempted to root or put any other version of firmware on my phone.
So don't come at me sideways about it. I did nothing to my phone...yet
Sorry to hear about your issues, but we probably could have helped you out with getting updated. There was a phone in a local VZW store that is stuck on DH12 as well cause the DI01 update kept failing.
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What hardware version?
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i500.04
Firmware 2.1-update1
Baseband S:i500.04 . DH12
Kernel Version 2.6.29
Build number SCH-I500.DH12
imnuts said:
Sorry to hear about your issues, but we probably could have helped you out with getting updated. There was a phone in a local VZW store that is stuck on DH12 as well cause the DI01 update kept failing.
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It's all good man. Getting a brand new phone as opposed to a refurbished one. I understand what to do, I get the general idea as to how, I can read the steps but I am more of a visual learner, so pictures to go along with these install steps would help someone out like me.
I also work for a VZW Premium Retailer. Corporate stores don't like us much, so kinda shocked the Sales Rep that I had as much knowledge about the phone as I did. It's actually a known software problem with the phones. As well as the issue that if you use the unlock pattern on the phone and fail at it 19 times or more it will lock the phone out...it will ask you for the gmail information that you provided but even that will not work, resetting the phone to stock will not work...I was told this by a Samsung Tech Agent that it was a known software issue with their devices.
Got my new phone today.DL09 on the Baseband....now on to root, and Froyo...hopefully
Godspeed, good sir...
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AC has a nice guide and package for the latest froyo leak.
forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/59348-odin-full-eb01-froyo-leak-packaged-w-root-new-clockwork.html
Soulchaer said:
I did nothing other than what the phone told me to do. If you had read what I posted I have had the phone since day 1 launch. Have not attempted to root or put any other version of firmware on my phone.
So don't come at me sideways about it. I did nothing to my phone...yet
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Huh? Im not trying to come at you sideways as it says in your first post, you tried to flash DL09, had problems and then went to verizon for a replacement. (Hence the reason why I said some people here could have helped possibly).
Either way, hope you get froyo onto your fine, good luck.
Could you help me? I'm on DH12 and voodoo v.2... i'm trying to basically go back to stock with all the bloat and no root so that I can return the phone...if I choose to... which steps should I take? a direction to a post will suffice... Thank you...
Azaurath said:
AC has a nice guide and package for the latest froyo leak.
forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/59348-odin-full-eb01-froyo-leak-packaged-w-root-new-clockwork.html
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Locked and loaded...BADASS...Thank you to all the Devs who make this **** happen. Without your tireless efforts, dedication, relentless question answering..we the masses would be lost..
yuhang said:
Could you help me? I'm on DH12 and voodoo v.2... i'm trying to basically go back to stock with all the bloat and no root so that I can return the phone...if I choose to... which steps should I take? a direction to a post will suffice... Thank you...
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First you should disable voodoo.
Then follow this post. It should wipe your phone and put a completely stock version of DL09 on it.
Just make sure to use the PDA button in Odin only.
*OFFICIAL* DL09.tar.md5
Azaurath said:
First you should disable voodoo.
Then follow this post. It should wipe your phone and put a completely stock version of DL09 on it.
Just make sure to use the PDA button in Odin only.
*OFFICIAL* DL09.tar.md5
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You don't even have to disable voodoo. Just flash that and you're done.
Personally I've learn once you do an OTA update, it will not allow you to do it again. It has happened to me when I've tried to do every offical update more than once
thank you for the quick information, I will try it now and report back.

The Froyo OTA and you what you need to know..

OK I will put this out there for everyone so we don't have a million threads going on this subject.
1 If your on DI18 stock and rooted with a simple root method you will get the OTA, you will lose root.Also having CWM installed will not break the OTA but you will lose CWM due to the stock recovery being flashed.
2 If your on a DI18 rom that you have flashed with CWM you will get the OTA but it will fail due to the rom not being stock the OTA zip will check for this and if your not on the stock rom the OTA will fail to install.
3 If you have a stock rom with any bloatware removed the OTA will also fail to install the OTA zip file will check your system to make sure its stock.
4 If you running a leaked Froyo build like DK28 or DK17 or any rom made from those leaks you will probably not get the OTA notification at all you will have to reflash back to stock DI18 to get the OTA.
The best thing to do if your running a rom is to wait on someone to make a flashable zip to convert from DI18 to EB13 or a zip to flash from a DK28 rom to EB13 it might take a day or two to get it converted but it will happen after all this time waiting for it another day or two shouldn't kill anyone.
I have stock DI18, rooted, and do have CWM installed (but never ever flashed any ROMs at all), will I be able to OTA? Sorry I'm still new at this.
Good idea to post this. I doubt it will prevent the morons from creating new threads though, there are already 3 or 4 scattered about on this board. Should probably throw something in there about being able to d/l it over Wifi as I've seen that one asked a lot recently, too.
Will I still be able to play angry birds?
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Will I still be able to play angry birds?
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No I am afraid this will break angry birds sorry.
adelmundo said:
I have stock DI18, rooted, and do have CWM installed (but never ever flashed any ROMs at all), will I be able to OTA? Sorry I'm still new at this.
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If you have CWM installed it will be overwritten by the stock recovery during the flash.
skeeterslint said:
No I am afraid this will break angry birds sorry.
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nooo, I'm gonna suffer from angry birds withdrawl.
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Never update..... stay on di18. Lol
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nooo, I'm gonna suffer from angry birds withdrawl.
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Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
Whats Froyo?
Sorry, had to do it
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I have stock DI18 with root, but I have deleted some of the sprint bloatware, what does that mean for me as far as OTA update, will I still recieve it or will I have to do a song and dance to get it. Any advice would be helpful
skeeterslint said:
OK I will put this out there for everyone so we don't have a million threads going on this subject.
1 If your on DI18 stock and rooted with a simple root method you will get the OTA, you will lose root.Also having CWM installed will not break the OTA but you will lose CWM due to the stock recovery being flashed.
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So my question is, I have stock DI18 (Odined back from dk28 last night) and rooted using oneclick root with CWM 2.5.whatever(not CWM3). I have read that if you are rooted and want to receive the OTA update you must not have deleted any stock applications. Oneclick root deleted the stupid asphalt 5 game demo and I am wondering if this is considered a stock app that may affect the result of downloading the update.
edit: just saw the post above mine after i finished writing this one!
jspsuperman said:
I have stock DI18 with root, but I have deleted some of the sprint bloatware, what does that mean for me as far as OTA update, will I still recieve it or will I have to do a song and dance to get it. Any advice would be helpful
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Did you read the OP or just read the title and start mashing the keyboard with your face? I can understand missing things in the 1000 page threads, but man it's only one page. Use your good eye!
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3 If you have a stock rom with any bloatware removed the OTA will also fail to install the OTA zip file will check your system to make sure its stock.
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djbacon06 said:
So my question is, I have stock DI18 (Odined back from dk28 last night) and rooted using oneclick root with CWM 2.5.whatever(not CWM3). I have read that if you are rooted and want to receive the OTA update you must not have deleted any stock applications. Oneclick root deleted the stupid asphalt 5 game demo and I am wondering if this is considered a stock app that may affect the result of downloading the update.
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+1 ^^^
Seems to be a conflict of criteria...is asphalt demo not considered a "stock" app? If it is, then by the OPs criteria even havin root would break the OTA since one-click removes asphalt...
A little clarification please?
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I think the main point is everyone should just wait until a cooked up rom is released....who cares if you get the OTA? Ultimately, aren't you just going to put a custom rom/kernel on your phone anyway?
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I think the main point is everyone should just wait until a cooked up rom is released....who cares if you get the OTA? Ultimately, aren't you just going to put a custom rom/kernel on your phone anyway?
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I'm gonna say this one more time. SOME of us just want to have the littlest, simple satisfaction of receiving the cool little feature of an Over-The-Air upgrade. Because really, how many times does it happen? Its like I want to go outside when there's a comet passing by. Yes, I could just pop in a DVD about comets with nice high-def imagery and commentary by Morgan Freeman, but I didn't actlly DO it.
So do not deny nor judge this opportunity for us. If you cant , then don't post here. The thread isn't titled "why the hell would you retards do an ota just wait for some warezzzzzzzzz! Lolzzzzzzzz!" So contribute if you can, otherwise don't.
Plus....SOME of us have been on a 2006 winmo powered brick for the past 5 years and we got to miss out on this fancy little thing called a firmware upgrade...over the air! OVER THE AIR!
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What should someone do to prepare for the OTA
Well as someone said above, not every one has gone through a OTA update (I came to the EPIC from a true PALM when the software was really worth something) and some guidance may keep us from having major problems.
The only thing I could think of was to backup my EPIC. I used MyBackup Pro and backup to both my card and online. Anything else I should do????
George
Thanks for the detailed informed post. We need more like them.
I figure this is the best place to ask this.
I am stock and rooted with one click. I am not running any custom roms. Will there be a stock/rooted release that I can dl from this site or am I going to need to odin back to complete stock and take the OTA update. The majority of what I have been reading is to let your rom maker create a new one. Since I don't want a custom Rom yet, will I be able to get the stock/rooted update.
Thanks!
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I figure this is the best place to ask this.
I am stock and rooted with one click. I am not running any custom roms. Will there be a stock/rooted release that I can dl from this site or am I going to need to odin back to complete stock and take the OTA update. The majority of what I have been reading is to let your rom maker create a new one. Since I don't want a custom Rom yet, will I be able to get the stock/rooted update.
Thanks!
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After the OTA starts going out there will be one up on this site pre-rooted and complete stock within like 5 hours.
Awesome... that waswhat I wanted to hear. I will try out roms eventually butwant to see stock first.

[Q] Still no 1.8.3 OTA for me, not even when I use the comp connect method, hbu?

This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
It's still in beta
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JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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Just use the 1.83 SBF out here and nothing bad will happen to your phone. It will update it to your 2.2.2 android and it will solve tons of issues also.
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It's still in beta
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So I've heard, but at the same time I've seen tons of threads where people who were not included in the beta were advised to either reflash 1.5.7 or use the computer connect method to check for the update and magically it seemed to work for them.
Whether it's still in beta or not, people in some areas seem to still be able to access it while others cannot : /
I have yet to see the update as well. I'm on att down in galveston tx right now. When you apply tis newest update does you have to root your phone again? Im rooted on greyblur 2.0 right now and I would like to keep it that's way.
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I have yet to see the update as well. I'm on att down in galveston tx right now. When you apply tis newest update does you have to root your phone again? Im rooted on greyblur 2.0 right now and I would like to keep it that's way.
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You do need to re-root but I have heard Gingerbreak works very well, and also some people have had success with the retainroot method which is what I used for 1.5.7
JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!
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Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!
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You may want to take your own advice because you clearly haven't read what was in this thread.
As was originally mentioned by JayRolla, we have established already that the update does appear to still be in beta, nullifying the need for you to make any sort of comment whatsoever.
Furthermore I responded to JayRolla's comment by acknowledging that even though it may be true, I still have seen many people on these forums who were NOT in the beta that have received OTA updates, and have had success updating by using the computer connect update method.
Might want to put the time into reading a thread before you bash on others incorrectly for not doing so. Though I do have to hand it to you, the irony of this all gave me a good laugh! (b^.^)b
Flash the sbf that was just leaked and you will have the update.
CaelanT said:
Seriously, do any of you people know how to read? I'm not trying to be mean here!
I'm tired of posting that this update hasn't been released, but people continue to post how they haven't got it yet!
If you really want early access to betas/pre-release software, for god sake do like the rest of us and sign up for it!!!
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Wow, what a D head!
JonEleven said:
This whole "rolling out" method is torturous now that we have a place online to communicate with people in other areas -_-
In any case, is anyone else still in my boat? I see so many people talking about 1.8.3 it seems like everyone else has already been gifted it aside from me
Also how much luck have people been having with the 1.8.3 sbf that was posted in the forums? I keep seeing threads about using that update "at your own risk" which to me, someone new to the android community, is pretty much as good as telling me "you'd probably eff this up pretty bad!" haha
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I am absolutely in your boat. I am not opposed to using the leaked sbf but my concern is that since it is beta, moto or at&t may make some changes for the better to the final version and I would have to downgrade to the stock 1.5.7 to use the "official" upgrade.
I am in your boat.
I could not get the OTA update, so I downloaded the motorola updater, which also said my phone was up to date. I flashed back to stock and tred both methods again after updating to 1.5.7, and still no update.
Then get this... I downloaded the SBF for 1.8.3 and used RSDLite to install it. This did work but of course I lost root. For "ha has" i checked for OTA updates and it sayd I was up to date, then I used the Motorola Updater again, and the Updater said I wasn't up to date. I was confused but I let it update. After a reboot, I found that the Motorola Updater "updated" me back to 1.5.7. Wtf??
I ended up finding the update.zip file for the OTA update to 1.8.3. I flashed back to stock, rooted with GladRoot. Ran the OTA update to 1.5.7, ran the afterupdate.bat file to retain root in 1.5.7. Then I used the Android recovery to install the OTA air update to 1.8.3 that I had downloaded and put on the root of my internal storage. This worked and after a reboot I was at 1.8.3. I ran GladRoot's afterupdate.bat again and was able to regain root again.
I'd post you a lin to the update.zip folder, but the moderators on these forums have asked us several times not to do so. You can find it fairly easily over google though.
DK
Thanks DK, I will definitely look into that, though I also see what charlyee was saying, it would be annoying to go to the trouble of reflashing several times if the finalized OTA update comes out in the next day or so...
I'll just have to see how long my patience will hold out
I got the 1.83 sbf from here. I was on 1.52, I flashed to 1.57, checked to see if I was still rooted (I wasn't) then flashed to 1.83 and then used Gingerbreak to re-root and GladEnable to re-sideload. worked like a champ.
Correction: I got the sbf from a link here before the moderators reminded us about posting links to beta software and the NDA.

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