Does anyone know how I could manually update my Continuum via USB? I currently do not have phone service due to financial difficulties. I have Wi-Fi everywhere I go and use the Pinger Text Free app to text for free. I really want to update to 2.2 to get the Google Play Music app, but it appears you can't update OTA over WI-FI or over the network without a data plan. I recall on my Nexus One that I could download the file and just sort of flash it on the phone. If not, does anyone have a link to an easy way to root the Continuum and put 2.2 on it? I'm not too advanced, I sort of bricked the Nexus trying to root it and had to have a friend bail me out. Appreciation in advance
fbodancis said:
Does anyone know how I could manually update my Continuum via USB? I currently do not have phone service due to financial difficulties. I have Wi-Fi everywhere I go and use the Pinger Text Free app to text for free. I really want to update to 2.2 to get the Google Play Music app, but it appears you can't update OTA over WI-FI or over the network without a data plan. I recall on my Nexus One that I could download the file and just sort of flash it on the phone. If not, does anyone have a link to an easy way to root the Continuum and put 2.2 on it? I'm not too advanced, I sort of bricked the Nexus trying to root it and had to have a friend bail me out. Appreciation in advance
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There are several posts. Throughout the forums. There is a link to a guide I made in one of them. Give it a read, and see if it helps
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Flash your phone to stock DL17 via Odin if you are not currently on stock DL17. From there, download the update.zip files for EB01 and EC09. After you flash to stock DL17, boot up your phone, and transfer the EB01 update to the SDCard. Restart the phone into recovery, and flash update.zip. This will bring you up to EB01. From there, transfer the EC09 update.zip file to the SDCard, flash in recovery, and you'll be on EC09. As an FYI, flashing back to stock DL17 will wipe all of your data.
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Cliff Notes, i saw this thread on the update to DG27, but I need to know if there is a short cut to get to the newest build or if Froyo will be unable to get without the playing catch up
I did some searching, but if you can forward any information there is about this, that would be helpful and a moderator can delete this...
I looked today at my gf/s epic and noticed she was on build version DG17, and from what I understand, this is old. I cannot find anything on the sprint website found here, so I took er to the sprint store for an update, and all these dolts kept saying is Froyo is not out yet, you need to wait, not listening to anything I was actually saying. After they began to listen they said she is literally stuck, SOL with the version she has until Froyo is released for her device, and that Sprint and Samsung have no updates for her device. Furthermore, whenever I check for an update on her device it always says it is up to date. So, after getting annoyed I came here for help.
I did read somewhere on this forum that being on the older build version causes issues with future updates. If this is true, will she be able to get Froyo if it ever comes out, and is it a good idea to to the updates in between (S:D700.0.5S.DG27 8/30/2010, S:D700.05S.DI07 9/16/2010, S:D700.05S.DI18 9/30/2010, etc), and, if it is possible to manually update the Epic, how does one do it? Once the morons at the sprint store started listening they said There was nothing I can do but wait for Froyo, but I did not instill much trust in them.
Thanks,
Carl
P.S. Please don't flame me, I know very little about the Epic and even less about working with it, but I am capable of doing the update, with your help, of course.
Here use this. Use Odin to go to di18 which is where she needs to be to get froyo ota. Unless you want the leak which works great for me it's dk28. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138. Yeah for some reason you are still on the launch day software. You are 3 updates behind. Use that link to dl Odin and download whichever rom you want dk28 for 2.2 or di18 for 2.1 and use Odin to flash. You will wipe all data and it will be like getting a brand new phone. Just follow the instructions exactly how they are written. Good luck.
you can update your epic regardless of what version you're on to the current official build (DI18) which is "Eclair" and fixes many of the original issues with the phone. You you can also go straight to an update to the newest unofficial build (DK28) "Froyo" but this will make you unable to receive the official Froyo OTA update. But take note that the OTA update is not important as the developers on this site will most definitely provide superior alternatives to updating to Froyo when the OTA update eventually does become available (it has been delayed yet again).
THIS WILL DELETE ALL THE DATA ON YOUR PHONE
*Assuming that you want to return to the current official build used by sprint which is at this moment DI18*
*Only use main/direct-to-motherboard USB slot on PC (not on the face of your PC)*
*Only use high quality USB cable shorter than 3' and not the stock cable*
*Make sure SAMSUNG USB drivers are Installed*
*Make sure your battery is more than 50% charged*
1. SD Card is REMOVED, USB is UNPLUGGED and Battery is REMOVED from phone
2. While Phone is UNPLUGGED from USB, place battery in phone
3. Press and Hold the "1" key and Power button together to reach Download Mode
*KEEP USB UNPLUGGED FROM PHONE and phone in Download Mode*
4. Extract and Run Odin3.exe (Ignore the .pit file included in Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip)
*Leave the "PIT" selection empty*
5. In Odin Uncheck "F. Reset Time", make sure "Auto Reboot" is the only box checked
6. In Odin click PDA and select your .Md5 file (SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5)
7. Plug USB in PHONE and wait for yellow COM box highlight to appear in Odin
8. In Odin Press Start and WAIT patiently
Download SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 from the link on the first page of this thread where it says DI18 Update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
Download Odin from the link on the Wiki --look for "Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip" under where it says "Odin Stock Flashing" at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...Stock_Flashing
Download Samsung USB drivers from the link on the first post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
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so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
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Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
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Very true, eventually being the key word lol. If you do want the OTA right off the bat though, DI18 is the way to go. Mystery, I thought I saw that floating around as well, I just worry about the Modem.bin being flashable in clockwork; as of yet I don't know if anyone has been able to accomplish that. But with Koush's help it could be possible.
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Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Shadomastr said:
Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Of you read his post right you would realize he is on dg27 witch was the release firmware. He is 3 updates behind do clicking on check for updates will not work and amazingly he already tried that already
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Yeah what he said. ^^^^^^^
mysteryemotionz said:
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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What is the upload cap? My phone is currently rooted and with CWM but still at DG17. Thanks.
Will DG17 prevent Froyo? At this point you first need to worry about Sprint and Samsung preventing Foyo and at the moment they are doing a very good job.
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Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
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Please see timothylaws post on page one of this thread or if you want to watch a video I don't have the thread handy but it is courtesy of Randyshear on Youtube. I hope I don't get in trouble for saying this but I would suggest subscribing to his youtube page. He is very informative.
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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please help. LOL. I Wonder if it is something sprint can handle once froyo is the standard for the epic and i show them she does not have it, can they just push it on to it? If not, i'd love to have instructions or something from you, please
Update. So after the rumors of the upcoming froyo release, can sprint push it when the device does not get the triggered update? Or can the morons at the sprint store do this?
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I thought about rooting, and started the process with the one click mod about a month ago. I got the superuser app in the process. Never went any further. Now I am trying to download the official froyo (which is technically on hold), but it aborts everytime. I am wondering if the superuser or CWM is causing this. I have done a wipe/factory reset three times. Any suggestions? Thanks.
jkmola said:
I thought about rooting, and started the process with the one click mod about a month ago. I got the superuser app in the process. Never went any further. Now I am trying to download the official froyo (which is technically on hold), but it aborts everytime. I am wondering if the superuser or CWM is causing this. I have done a wipe/factory reset three times. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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I'd suggest updating by using the official Samsung update on their web site, which you can run from a PC. It seems to provide a much more trouble free update. It will also totally wipe your phone (but not the SD card) so be sure you have a way to restore your data.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SPH-D700ZKASPR
Assuming you have a PC, click on the software link, then click on the EXE link for the EB13 update. Install on your PC and follow the directions.
odin back to stock, use eb13 in the pda slot you will have a stock updated phone
i would also advise against updating ota because it's my understanding that it was problems with the ota process that caused sprint to pull the plug. it's really hard to adequately stress how simple using the samsung exe is. if you can turn on a computer you can have a fresh installation of eb13 froyo
wait for the actual fixed release from either sprint or samsung and use either the samsung tool or odin to do a clean install.
I have 2 Epics, one stock, one rooted and rommed. I ran the Samsung .exe
and it caused nothing but troubles on the stock, so had to return to 2.1.
To do so, either go to Service Center or run Odin.
This will also work to unroot and return to stock. The easiest instructions I have found to follow are on Android Central under Epic Forums. Look in Roms and Rooting Section in stickies. Title is something like unbrick. It gives all the links for downloads and how to's. You must be registered to use
but it is less techy there so might be easier to follow.
Thanks, everybody. I just finished the update via the samsung site. Phone just came back online. I will start messing around with it and see how everything worked out. Thanks again!
ilostmypistons said:
odin back to stock, use eb13 in the pda slot you will have a stock updated phone
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When you odin all you put is the eb13 file in pda and nothing else? No pit? Also where can you get the eb13 stock tar?
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ErlyD said:
When you odin all you put is the eb13 file in pda and nothing else? No pit? Also where can you get the eb13 stock tar?
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You get it right out of the installed .exe file you installed to.
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Ok i've searched the forums and am getting more and more confused. I have gingerblur 3.1 installed currently and would like to do the ATT ota update. Can I just download it and install from the system update? Or do I need to wipe the whole phone clean and start over? Thanks and sorry if this is a duplicate.
I am wondering this too...
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I'm in the same boat, I got GingerBlur 4.5 installed and I would like to install the Gingerbread 4.5.19 OTA update. Are there proper instructions out there? I can't find any. I'm assuming I may have to go back to Stock 1.8.3 and do an OTA update. But can someone please confirm. Any instructions would help as well. Thanks
The directions I seem to need are...
Un gingerblur
Un root
As an aside, I got notified of the ota and it failed.
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I'm in the same boat, I got GingerBlur 4.5 installed and I would like to install the Gingerbread 4.5.19 OTA update. Are there proper instructions out there? I can't find any. I'm assuming I may have to go back to Stock 1.8.3 and do an OTA update. But can someone please confirm. Any instructions would help as well. Thanks
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Make sure your battery is fully charged so that you don't run out of power during the upgrade process.
To install the upgrade:
Copy the file to the SD Card
Your phone is on the latest Android 2.2 software (Blur_Version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US)
From the home screen, press Menu, select Settings,
Scroll down and select About Phone.
Select System upgrades.
After a couple of minutes, your device will confirm the upgrade is available.
The Copy prompt will appear. Select “Copy”
The Install upgrade prompt will appear. Select Install Now.
Your device will power off and display installation progress.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please ensure you are aware of the following information after the installation of the package
It will then power up and stay on the carrier logo for up to 5 minutes before powering on to the home screen.
Please do not interrupt this process.
Contacts and email from Google and MOTOBLUR may take up to 60 minutes to synchronize. The phone may appear slower during this initial synchronization process
I am in the same boat as that guy with gingerblur 4.5 .
I don't have an sd card around me atm so would putting the file on the internal storage work or not?
ALSO if I update this way, will it delete all of my media and apps? thanks
ota update to gingerbread
damonsmith666 said:
I am in the same boat as that guy with gingerblur 4.5 .
I don't have an sd card around me atm so would putting the file on the internal storage work or not?
ALSO if I update this way, will it delete all of my media and apps? thanks
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please just wait for a dev to answer this question or we may brick or worse lose root forever (ohh noo) seriasly just be calm a work around will be comming soon
I will wait...
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same issue here
i tried to install the OTA update, it failed... tried to install it manually and it didn't work either. i tried to install it using android recovery and it didn't work.
Im using gingerblur 4.5
side note,
can any one of you please provide the full name of your system version? mine says "Version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US ", thing is, I tried to flash a stock sbf to roll back to motoblur, RSDlite fails every time with a message "sec_exception febe 35 35", my phone isn't recognized as 'NS Flash Olympus', it shows 'SE Flash Olympus'.
is there a thread to fix this issue?
thanks!
I figured out how to do it. First I unlocked the bootloader and then followed the directions on here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342
Worked fine
You need to flash back to stock, i.e. flash 4.1.26 or 4.1.57 or 4.1.83. OTA update to 4.1.83 if you are on an earlier version. The update will not work if you are modded in any way. You need to be on stock 4.1.83.
My god, how many times does this have to be said!!!
So let's just say that you are a moron (like me) and just did the OTA over Gingerblur 4.5 and now you have the exclamation point triangle and android on your screen and it does do anything... is it safe to battery pull? or did I just brick my phone?
EDIT: nevermind...
Is there any guide how to flash back?...
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Well you could use rsd if you've never installed the GB ota.
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Update, now problem
I was on gingerblur 4.5, rooted, sideload enabled.
used RSD to flash 4.1.83 - successful - booted - checked mail - etc...
went to Motorolla.com and DL the official firmware
copy .zip to sd
settings/about/upgrade
let it run
followed instructions to the letter from Motorola
30 minutes now on the Rethink Possible screen - seems like a fail?
Help?
Update - she lives, just needed to wait about 45 minutes
Just made a video for everyone on updating to stock EL30. I'll be doing more videos on El30 for sure.
How to Manually Update the Samsung Epic 4G to Stock EL30 Gingerbread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3bccIXQSrU
Review of EL30 (There are some changes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30cW2WhL0KA
HOW TO ROOT ON EL30:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
OP updated
Super fast with the vids as always! Thanks!
Oh...and first!
Has anyone experienced the boot loop issue like the last manual update to 22? I had to wipe my phone to fix...
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If you did did the GPS Fix (assuming you're on stock BML EI22), then you will need to replace the system/vendor/bin/gpsd file or else you will get an Error Status 7 when you try to do the update. You can extract the file from the EI22.zip (If someone can post the file and host it, even better).
I haven't tested the GPS after updating so I don't know if the new gpsd file fixes anything or reverts things back to what they were (ie locking on only 3 or 4 sats). If it has reverted it back, then you will probably have to re-run the GPS Fix again.
i got an error "verifying the script(?)" i forgot the complete error message when i tried to install it from stock ei22 and stock recovery.
Do you think it has to do with the fact that I downloaded within the phone's webbrowser, and renamed it in ES explorer within the phone?
I have trouble mounting my phone to my computer, so i either have to download files to my phone directly from within its own webbrowser, or take the sd card out and mount that seperatly.
@qbking77: you don't need to rename the update file to update.zip since the GB roms the stock reccovery allows you to choose what zip to use.
For me I copied both updates to my card as update.zip, EI22 and update-EL30.zip then I:
1- ODIN'd to EC05
2- shutdown
3- 3 finger salute
4- flashed update.zip (EI22)
5- shutdown
6- 3 finger salute
7- flashed update-EL30.zip
After that I:
A- copied the su.zip that removes the reinstall of stock recovery,
B- ODIN'd cwm 3 but unchecked reboot.
C- pulled battery
D- 3 finger salute
E- flashed the aboved mentioned su.zip
F- flashed cwm5
G- rebooted
That left me with a stock kernel with root and custom recovery. Made a NANDROID and have been tinkering with it.
Right now I'm tring to get CRT-OFF to work.
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futureprospect said:
i got an error "verifying the script(?)" i forgot the complete error message when i tried to install it from stock ei22 and stock recovery.
Do you think it has to do with the fact that I downloaded within the phone's webbrowser, and renamed it in ES explorer within the phone?
I have trouble mounting my phone to my computer, so i either have to download files to my phone directly from within its own webbrowser, or take the sd card out and mount that seperatly.
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I recomend to mount the card seperatly or use airdroid from the market to transfer files from your comp to phone over wifi
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futureprospect said:
i got an error "verifying the script(?)" i forgot the complete error message when i tried to install it from stock ei22 and stock recovery.
Do you think it has to do with the fact that I downloaded within the phone's webbrowser, and renamed it in ES explorer within the phone?
I have trouble mounting my phone to my computer, so i either have to download files to my phone directly from within its own webbrowser, or take the sd card out and mount that seperatly.
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nevermind. I dled a curropt file. After redownloading it worked.
Thanks qb for the review and install. Btw ei22 had the loop-scrolling home screens too, but no biggie.
thanks for the post qbking. So seems like no real reason to update if you arnt using a stock rom?
Updated OP... Use the SAME method to root as EI22!
qbking77 said:
Updated OP... Use the SAME method to root as EI22!
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Plus Toadlife has a prerooted kernel for this over in development which should help.
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Do I need to unroot before I update?
Falhawk said:
Do I need to unroot before I update?
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That is what the procedure does, yes.
Toadlife has both ODIN + Heimdall stock packages pre-loaded w/ kernel............these'll be especially useful to us folk that need to ODIN back to stock from MTD set-ups........then back up the chain to EL30 firmware.
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Ok I am rooted but I have the stock EI22 Gingerbread, Firmware 2.3.5 and Kernel 2.6.35.7. I recieved my update today. Forgive me I am a noob. Do I still have to unroot this to complete stock or simply update my phone over the air?
I have the ACS Recovery V1.0.0.5 CWM4 based.
fatstrat67 said:
Ok I am rooted but I have the stock EI22 Gingerbread, Firmware 2.3.5 and Kernel 2.6.35.7. I recieved my update today. Forgive me I am a noob. Do I still have to unroot this to complete stock or simply update my phone over the air?
I have the ACS Recovery V1.0.0.5 CWM4 based.
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No update from Sprint will ever work on a rooted phone.
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brooksyx said:
thanks for the post qbking. So seems like no real reason to update if you arnt using a stock rom?
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Even if you're using a stock rom I don't see much benefit in upgrading. GPS was still broken for me and they changed/removed things I liked in the older stock roms (ie: incoming call screen, the alarm screen [took me a while to figure out how to snooze this morning which meant I got to work on time ;-)], the scrolling wallpaper). All minor things but I didn't have any issues with EI22 so...
What's that EI29 build you have in your downloads folder, qbking77?
Mutiny32 said:
What's that EI29 build you have in your downloads folder, qbking77?
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E4gt
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Hey guys,
I have a really complex problem. Well its complex to me. I've been away and was up to date with root methods, Roms, attempts at the kernel. From about July 2011. Now I'm just back reunited with my Atrix but unable to upgrade. I don't have that much access to a PC, although I do have Tenfars bootloader. I could boot back to a previous ROM after backing up.
I'm wondering if its absolutely necessary to have a PC to get upgraded. I'm hoping I could just download the needed files and use system recovery tool.
Thanx in advance for the help
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As you can see from my Junior Member status I'm pretty new to flashing. But I don't see why you couldn't just download the files on your phone and flash them. However, according to a quick google search the Android Browser is incapable of downloading zip files. This could be old information so if I was you I would try downloading the zip files on your phone and if you're able to do it then try flashing them. I think if you download Dolphin Browser you can downlaod zip files to your phone.
Again, I am a rookie so I'm only saying what I would do. I like to take risks and danger is my middle name (lame). If I bricked my Atrix I would just buy a new phone because I'm eligible for an upgrade. Good luck.
Well I guess my biggest question is that if I boot back to 1.83 unrooted from GREYBLUR 2.0 rooted using tenfars system recovery tool will the recovery tool still be installed? If it wont be then its going to be a headache cause I'll have to use SDK tools to push a version of the bootloader back on the phone. Also if the system recovery tool is still there I can install side loading too.
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