I'm based in India and i have an Unlocked Droid Pro. I still have the stock Rom that is on the phone and i have not updated the phone because of the bad reviews i read on the droid forums. My questions are
1) If i update to gingerbread on my phone will it re-lock the phone to verizon as it did in an earlier OTA Update?
2) Currently my phone keeps prompting me to update to the 3.? OTA update that was already downloaded but i have not installed it fearing that the phone will get locked again. My question here is, Can i skip 3.? update and directly Update to Gingerbread
Your reply would be greatly appreciated
ronz2000 said:
I'm based in India and i have an Unlocked Droid Pro. I still have the stock Rom that is on the phone and i have not updated the phone because of the bad reviews i read on the droid forums. My questions are
1) If i update to gingerbread on my phone will it re-lock the phone to verizon as it did in an earlier OTA Update?
2) Currently my phone keeps prompting me to update to the 3.? OTA update that was already downloaded but i have not installed it fearing that the phone will get locked again. My question here is, Can i skip 3.? update and directly Update to Gingerbread
Your reply would be greatly appreciated
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1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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Thanks
So if i cant do it OTA then can it be done manually using TBH app
ronz2000 said:
Thanks
So if i cant do it OTA then can it be done manually using TBH app
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To update via TBH you'll need to be rooted.
Otherwise you can apply the zip file that's available on the forum from stock recovery (doesn't need root).
Thanks Rafeee2
My fone is rooted. and i'm new to android... is there a place that gives step by step instructions on the TBH method
ronz2000 said:
Thanks Rafeee2
My fone is rooted. and i'm new to android... is there a place that gives step by step instructions on the TBH method
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I think all u need to do is buy the TBH app and it'll somehow take care of the rest.
I tried purchasing the TBS app from his website. But apparently I cannot buy it because im based in india and when its asking for address proof" there is no option for indian states, only american states can be seen. What a bummer
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Hey, Im also in India on an unlocked droid pro.
I manually updated to Gingerbread two days ago and want to know if I can root now.
any idea if thats possible?
tried superoneclick but it didn work. got stuck at the "running psneuter" stage.
help!
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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hey!
I manually installed gingerbread on my droid pro without being prompted for the 3.8.7.. so i went from the 2.2 froyo to gingerbread.
any idea on how to root the new gingerbread?
devna said:
Hey, Im also in India on an unlocked droid pro.
I manually updated to Gingerbread two days ago and want to know if I can root now.
any idea if thats possible?
tried superoneclick but it didn work. got stuck at the "running psneuter" stage.
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You can't root Gingerbread on the Pro yet. The only way to have rooted Gingerbread is through the Team Black Hat app.
i have 3.8.7 now but it says software is up to date
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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When i was rooted with Z4root, and accepted a VZ update, it put my phone in limbo.
I still had the SU icon, but i did not have SU permissions on my phone. Even doing a factory reset did not clear everything out. I had to manually push the OS onto my phone, then reinstall the current VZ update.
I just ordered a new, unlocked, but vodafone-branded Motorola Pro... Is there going to be an OTA update or do I need to flash a certain ROM (there are a few around, but I guess they're all from verizon)?
cheers,
You can only play around on droid pro not Moto Pro coz there is no sbf
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So i was following those announcements about the froyo official update leak, so I went ahead and downloaded it to my Epic 4G, now they are saying that Sprint announced that the leaked update is not approved and therefore shoukd not be downloaded, I want to unroot my phone, but will it unroot it back to the Eclair version successfully or am I going to have problems with the phone?. I've read about the one click rooting and unrooting, but is it really safe to do so?
Whoa... too much here to cover in a small space. Since this appears to be your first post I suggest you start reading. You have many options and with just about as many pitfalls.
Is your phone working ok? If so, why worry now. Wait for a future update.
tsp
monnie27 said:
So i was following those announcements about the froyo official update leak, so I went ahead and downloaded it to my Epic 4G, now they are saying that Sprint announced that the leaked update is not approved and therefore shoukd not be downloaded, I want to unroot my phone, but will it unroot it back to the Eclair version successfully or am I going to have problems with the phone?. I've read about the one click rooting and unrooting, but is it really safe to do so?
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Yeah it's my first post here, but i've been reading instructions on how to root and unroot. My phone is working perfectly fine with the leaked update. However, when Sprint releases the official update, will the rooted phones receive the announcememnt and will we be able to update it? lol
tsperez said:
Whoa... too much here to cover in a small space. Since this appears to be your first post I suggest you start reading. You have many options and with just about as many pitfalls.
Is your phone working ok? If so, why worry now. Wait for a future update.
tsp
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rooting your phone does not block official ota updates, flashing custom kernels and roms will. also if you do not delete any sprint apps (nascar, telenav) you should not have any problems upgrading to new updates ota.
All I did was install update.zip of sdcard on my phone nothing else. So is my phone rooted? I have no custom roms or anything just the installed dk28. I'm gonna be able to update ota with this installed right?
TorelliB said:
All I did was install update.zip of sdcard on my phone nothing else. So is my phone rooted? I have no custom roms or anything just the installed dk28. I'm gonna be able to update ota with this installed right?
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dk28 would be considered a non stock (ie custom) rom
no you will not get the update ota.
TorelliB said:
All I did was install update.zip of sdcard on my phone nothing else. So is my phone rooted? I have no custom roms or anything just the installed dk28. I'm gonna be able to update ota with this installed right?
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I doubt u are rooted .. you just flashed a new rom thats it. Rooted means you get "superuser" access.. and you can wreak havoc
hardrock121 said:
I doubt u are rooted .. you just flashed a new rom thats it. Rooted means you get "superuser" access.. and you can wreak havoc
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Lots of super fun havoc
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hardrock121 said:
I doubt u are rooted .. you just flashed a new rom thats it. Rooted means you get "superuser" access.. and you can wreak havoc
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so i did the same thing, downloaded the update.zip file, put it in my memory card and updated the phone using the recovery mode, so i'm not rooted just flashed, and wont be able to get the OTA update from Google?, btw im having a bit of troble with the GPS, when i enable it it say im abot 20 blocks away from my actual location, however, when i connect to a wireless network, per say my home network the location is right 0.o
other than that, the phone is working just fine
Right now, my Aria is updated to the official 2.2 update ( I downloaded the update through the phone)
I want to root my phone now, so I went researching around here about the rooting process, and found this helpful guide.
However, I also read something about after updating to 2.2, I can't root my phone.
So right now I want to ask whether I can root my phone by following the steps in that guide? Or will it cause problems to my phone?
zsaberstar said:
Right now, my Aria is updated to the official 2.2 update ( I downloaded the update through the phone)
I want to root my phone now, so I went researching around here about the rooting process, and found this helpful guide.
However, I also read something about after updating to 2.2, I can't root my phone.
So right now I want to ask whether I can root my phone by following the steps in that guide? Or will it cause problems to my phone?
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Sorry, but if you took the official Froyo 2.2 OTA, then chances are you will not be able to root your phone at this time. This update modified your HBOOT boot loader and the root exploit that Unrevoked uses has been fixed and prevents rooting.
zsaberstar said:
Right now, my Aria is updated to the official 2.2 update ( I downloaded the update through the phone)
I want to root my phone now, so I went researching around here about the rooting process, and found this helpful guide.
However, I also read something about after updating to 2.2, I can't root my phone.
So right now I want to ask whether I can root my phone by following the steps in that guide? Or will it cause problems to my phone?
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How did you download the HTC ARIA Froyo 2.2 OTA update? To my knowledge this update has not been released.
Aww... that sucks. Anyway thanks for helping.
I was meddling around the settings of the phone and found a check for update button, clicked it and a message appeared stating a new update is available, then I downloaded it.
rayott said:
How did you download the HTC ARIA Froyo 2.2 OTA update? To my knowledge this update has not been released.
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zsaberstar said:
I was meddling around the settings of the phone and found a check for update button, clicked it and a message appeared stating a new update is available, then I downloaded it.
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HTC released Froyo 2.2 OTA update for international versions of the Aria, i.e. non-AT&T branded Aria.
Hi guys,
Just recieved a nexus s i purchased on ebay (LOVE IT!) coming from a Galaxy S i used to use odin for flashing the latest roms
But one of the things i wanted from having the nexus s was getting updates quick, and what i thought was OTA updates.
i have just gone into "about phone" checked for updates and there are apparently none available. details below
Android Version = 2.3.1
Baseband Version = I9020XXJK8
Kernel version = 2.6.35.7-gf1638a [email protected] #1
Build number = GRH78
so my question is, how do i get to the latest official FW, i thought it would be as easy as clicking check updates, but obviously not
Cheers guys, i have searched btw, and im lost completely
The full ROM to upgrade you to 2.3.4 is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061445
That should work for any previous build I think - if not use the 2.3.3 ROM and then run the update to 2.3.4.
of course assuming your running stock you could try a checkin and wait for the OTA to reach your handset........
as im on 2.3.1 at the moment, wouldnt there be an OTA already waiting to update to 2.3.3 if the 2.3.4 update has not yet been pushed to this perticular handset?
ascottuk said:
as im on 2.3.1 at the moment, wouldnt there be an OTA already waiting to update to 2.3.3 if the 2.3.4 update has not yet been pushed to this perticular handset?
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Yup - should be........how long have you had the phone?
recieved yesterday, so i have been using it for just over 24hours,
im probably being impatiant
ascottuk said:
recieved yesterday, so i have been using it for just over 24hours,
im probably being impatiant
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yeh, once your SIM and handset get registered with Google's servers (which can take a few days) you should get the OTA. if your impatient like me just run the updates manually...
moon-unit said:
yeh, once your SIM and handset get registered with Google's servers (which can take a few days) you should get the OTA. if your impatient like me just run the updates manually...
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is there anyway to check if my bootloader is unlocked?
i take flashing manually is just a case of downloading the relevent ota rom, and putting it on the SD card, then start the phone in recovery?
ascottuk said:
is there anyway to check if my bootloader is unlocked?
i take flashing manually is just a case of downloading the relevent ota rom, and putting it on the SD card, then start the phone in recovery?
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boot your phone up while holding onto the volume up button as well and it should load up a screen with a green droid which will show your bootloader state whether it's LOCKED or UNLOCKED.
Place the rom in the root directory of your sd card then boot in recovery and install zip from sdcard.
ok checked and its locked, so am i still able to flash from sd?
ascottuk said:
ok checked and its locked, so am i still able to flash from sd?
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It depends. If you are looking at staying "stock" then go see the sticky thread for 2.3.4, there is a full ROM version that you can install. It's signed by Google, so the stock recovery will install it. No need to unlock your bootloader
if you wanted to flash zip's (such as the superuser zip update to gain root access) that where signed by other sources, then you would need to unlock the bootloader and replace the recovery with something like Clockwork
Matridom said:
It depends. If you are looking at staying "stock" then go see the sticky thread for 2.3.4, there is a full ROM version that you can install. It's signed by Google, so the stock recovery will install it. No need to unlock your bootloader
if you wanted to flash zip's (such as the superuser zip update to gain root access) that where signed by other sources, then you would need to unlock the bootloader and replace the recovery with something like Clockwork
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many thanks for all your help, appreciate it alot
you have been thanked!
ascottuk said:
many thanks for all your help, appreciate it alot
you have been thanked!
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before you update, i'd love to get a dump of the phone on 2.3.1 that i could use please.
MarkusPO said:
before you update, i'd love to get a dump of the phone on 2.3.1 that i could use please.
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BTW, i'll receive my Nexus S today.
Before i start unlocking, rooting etc. i'd like to dump my system/bootloaders for emergency.
I know that it's not really necessary but how do i do it.
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
I have the GB OTA installed on the Droid Pro, non-rooted. Is it possible to flash back to the stock SBF so that I can root?
rashly said:
I have the GB OTA installed on the Droid Pro, non-rooted. Is it possible to flash back to the stock SBF so that I can root?
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yes !
I did it myself and it worked !
Yes. I did it to install the cm7 rom
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Yes. You need the sbf file and rsdlite. it's very simple.
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Do you have to activate this device again after you do the downgrade? Because I'm in Europe and my friend have problems with activating it and removing the Simlock when he bought it. He had to contact both Motorola and Verizon many times before they helped him. Even though, he bought it directly from Motorola, it had a Verizon simlock (and there is no Verizon in Europe) and phone was not activated (and it's supposed to be activated in Verizon network).
So, my question is, will it be necessary to do it again? Thank you for any help!
where could i get sbf?
Here's the 2.26.20 SBF. Then you'll have to take the OTAs for the 2.26.60 and 3.8.7 updates.
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-sbf-file-2-26-20-full-rsdlite.html#post50971
oh, i guess i wont be able to get ota since im not in US
aZzz.bZzz said:
oh, i guess i wont be able to get ota since im not in US
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You can download the updates and flash via recovery
My main objective is to gain root but to my understanding I must downgrade back to 3.8.7, root, and then upgrade via TBH gingerbread update. Ok maybe Im doing something wrong but everything goes fine up until when it says something about "re-enumerating" on RSD. After that the process fails with an error code of 0x703E....any suggestions on what I should do to fix this problem?
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