I was pretty surprised to find a FOTA update waiting for my brand new Motorola Defy+ (Asia) when I logged on to Wifi after work. However after download, it invariably fails to install with a very simple error message of install failed !
FOTA details
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Version : 45.0.1321.en.03
Changelog : http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...cuments/Staticfiles/RN_DEFY-PLUS_Asia_MEA.htm
Phone Details
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System Version : 45.0.891.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03
Baseband Version : EPU93_U_00.60.00
Android Version : 2.3.4
However when I browse to the /cache folder (where the FOTA files are downloaded I see these 2 files : Blur_Version.45.0.891.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03.crc and Blur_Version.45.0.891.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03.zip
Can anybody please throw some light on what the hell is going on ? Did Motorola goof up and push 45.0.891.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03 (already installed on the phone) as the update instead of 45.0.1321.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03 (As displayed on the update popup) ?
Same here
Same experience for me too. Tried 3 times. Each time it reboots, a progress bar appears, but fairly quickly it shows an exclamation mark and the screen blanks out. Then it appears to boot normally and finally shows update failed message.
this software update failed
Im getting same response on my uk unbranded mb526
Post to motorola support forums ?
I posted in the motorola support forums and got a response from one of their reps who PMed me. Maybe if you guys also post there they'll put a little more importance to this ?
Thread is here : https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/62727
BTW I copied the update file from the cache and tried to manually update using Motorola Recovery. I get the dreaded : AccountSettings.apk error (https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/56713)
Motorola Support India called and I got the SBF flashed on my Device
Abesh, Did you have to take it in to a motorola service station?
They asked me to, but I told them that I have RSDLite and can flash the SBF if they gave me the sbf. They shared a dropbox link and I flashed myself.
Note however once you flash you'll loose root. SuperOneClick and Droid3Root does not work. Only way to get root is to use DooMLoRD's script. Refer to my post on how to root the Defy+ 2.3.6 in this forum.
abesh said:
They asked me to, but I told them that I have RSDLite and can flash the SBF if they gave me the sbf. They shared a dropbox link and I flashed myself.
Note however once you flash you'll loose root. SuperOneClick and Droid3Root does not work. Only way to get root is to use DooMLoRD's script. Refer to my post on how to root the Defy+ 2.3.6 in this forum.
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Whats the kernel and bootloader version?
Build Date?
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Kernel : 1.6.32.9-gbdd614e [email protected]#1
How do i find out the bootloader version and build date ?
abesh said:
Kernel : 1.6.32.9-gbdd614e [email protected]#1
How do i find out the bootloader version and build date ?
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Ur rooted??
If yes use root explorer or es and goto /system and open build.prop
And ull see bunch of stuff there
Build data is in there just search around...
If ur not rooted dont try...
Abt bootloader... power off then power on with vol up button pressed ull see the bl...
To get out hold power button n release it... or pull the batt...
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[ro.build.date]: [Tue Oct 11 15:14:21 CST 2011]
Bootloader : 09.10
What other info can I help you with ?
Hey I already replied quoting you on your thread about the ICS for Defy+ .... So I was asking if you could please share the SBF link!!! I am desperately searching for it!
Replied on the other thread. I've been explicitly asked not to share the update and I don't want to do anything illegal. I've been assured though that the correct update should hit the servers in not more than 2 days. Maybe wait till then ?
abesh said:
Replied on the other thread. I've been explicitly asked not to share the update and I don't want to do anything illegal. I've been assured though that the correct update should hit the servers in not more than 2 days. Maybe wait till then ?
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They won't know you shared the link, maybe someone hacked you? Lol
German update, same problem
I bought my defy+ as soon as it was available in Holland, apparently the phone is really the German release.
Today the update suddenly popped up on my phone, same problem the update failed !
When my phone arrived i deblurred it by editing build.props then hard reset, then i rooted it using the trick "from the german forum" so maybe this is why it failed to update ?
In other news i hear ICS will be coming soon, i suppose i'll just wait for that, but how to unroot my phone if required, i have no clue
more info on my update here
Update
Was anyone able to update..??
Please reply..!!
Need your assistance
ranj3 said:
Im getting same response on my uk unbranded mb526
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Mind sending me your IMEI through PM or joining Motorola Owners' Forum and sharing it over there in your profile? Link Above.
abesh said:
I posted in the motorola support forums and got a response from one of their reps who PMed me. Maybe if you guys also post there they'll put a little more importance to this ?
Thread is here : https: // forums dot motorola dotcom /posts / ba74e417e8
BTW I copied the update file from the cache and tried to manually update using Motorola Recovery. I get the dreaded : AccountSettings.apk error (https: // forums dot motorola dotcom /posts / ba74e417e8)
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Mind sending me your IMEI through PM or joining Motorola Owners' Forum and sharing it over there in your profile? Link Above.
abesh said:
Motorola Support India called and I got the SBF flashed on my Device
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Would like to hear more about that. Can you share your IMEI or Email address when you contacted our customer care?
xdabart said:
I bought my defy+ as soon as it was available in Holland, apparently the phone is really the German release.
Today the update suddenly popped up on my phone, same problem the update failed !
When my phone arrived i deblurred it by editing build.props then hard reset, then i rooted it using the trick "from the german forum" so maybe this is why it failed to update ?
In other news i hear ICS will be coming soon, i suppose i'll just wait for that, but how to unroot my phone if required, i have no clue
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Mind sending me your IMEI through PM or joining Motorola Owners' Forum and sharing it over there in your profile? Link Above.
Mark
Motorola Owners' Forum Manager
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Spam
nobody will give you their IMEI!
Update your Defy Plus using your PC.
It is very easy to update your Defy plus and RSDlite is not required for updating the handset.
1) Just go to motorola India website and select defy plus then click Owner Support button.
2) On owner's support page you will have to click Update my software link.
3) Select defy plus from drop down menu.
4) on that page click "I have read Step 3 about third-party media."
5) and click download update.
6) Install the update software and after its installation connect your defy plus to your PC with USB cable.
7) The "Motorola update manager" software automatically detects your defy plus and install some drivers. it will take upto 5 to 10 minutes.
8) after that select update my phone software and your phone will get the latest update available.
- android version: 2.3.6
- system version: 45.0.2310.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03
- Kernal Version: 2.6.32.9-ge281b6e [email protected]#1
Hi...does anyone know how to root the phone after the update? I've had rooted the phone before updating it..now it shows that it doesn't have the root access permissions but superuser app is installed on the phone still...please help...sorry if I posted the irrelevant topic but i'm new to the forum,, so forgive me
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I'm new to here. I have an Asus tf101-x1 (the BlackFriday version from Bestbuy), it says B90KASxx on the box, and the firmware is US_epad-8.5.5.9-20110816. I tried to use Razorclaw to root my device, but failed, it tells me that it lacks some file needed, I need some help for rooting it. After reading some threads, some members say that it works for their B90, is it an issue of my firmware version? if it is, what version do I need to root it? or is there another way around to root it?
Your question was answer in the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20654038&postcount=9
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I'm new to here. I have an Asus tf101-x1 (the BlackFriday version from Bestbuy), it says B90KASxx on the box, and the firmware is US_epad-8.5.5.9-20110816. I tried to use Razorclaw to root my device, but failed, it tells me that it lacks some file needed, I need some help for rooting it. After reading some threads, some members say that it works for their B90, is it an issue of my firmware version? if it is, what version do I need to root it? or is there another way around to root it?
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I don't think you can for now. Razorclaw needs the firmware to be at 8.6.5.19 (or .18), and you can't get there through OTA updates. B90 can't get a custom recovery unless its rooted, so you can't flash the rom.
I was wondering if its possible or not!
since my Baseband Version is : I9500XXUAMDK and android 4.3 update hasnt rolled out yet for this baseband version!(when ever i go and hit software update its says ur using the latest Updates!)
and in the adrress samsung-updates' Site i dont even see my version!!!
so i was thinking of putting a new official ROM so that one would get the updates Soone(mabey german version)
Now some numbered questions! So you plz too answer in Numbers! :
1) is this possible or i would brick my phone?
2) which country's baseband is this I9500XXUAMDK?? i read somewhere russia and another way India! so can someone help please! [Where the Hell does my cell belong to!?]
3) could me not geting the update be from the reason that once i had routed my phone with chaifire's autoroot and in status it was showing "custom" so i wasnt EVEN able to software update!(it said the cell has been modified! u cant update") but recently my cell is writing "OFFICIAL" so i can hit the software update button but it says "ur using the latest updates"! ive checked my root access and it says "Congragulations u have root access!" so im having root access while OFFICIAL! so is that possible??? what have i done? and could this be the problem that it doesnt give me updates and says ur using the latest??[BTW my cell is completely rooted! i have Super SU installed too!]
Tnx in advance
regards
sina
Sina Irvani said:
I was wondering if its possible or not!
since my Baseband Version is : I9500XXUAMDK and android 4.3 update hasnt rolled out yet for this baseband version!(when ever i go and hit software update its says ur using the latest Updates!)
and in the adrress samsung-updates' Site i dont even see my version!!!
so i was thinking of putting a new official ROM so that one would get the updates Soone(mabey german version)
Now some numbered questions! So you plz too answer in Numbers! :
1) is this possible or i would brick my phone?
2) which country's baseband is this I9500XXUAMDK?? i read somewhere russia and another way India! so can someone help please! [Where the Hell does my cell belong to!?]
3) could me not geting the update be from the reason that once i had routed my phone with chaifire's autoroot and in status it was showing "custom" so i wasnt EVEN able to software update!(it said the cell has been modified! u cant update") but recently my cell is writing "OFFICIAL" so i can hit the software update button but it says "ur using the latest updates"! ive checked my root access and it says "Congragulations u have root access!" so im having root access while OFFICIAL! so is that possible??? what have i done? and could this be the problem that it doesnt give me updates and says ur using the latest??[BTW my cell is completely rooted! i have Super SU installed too!]
Tnx in advance
regards
sina
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BTW 1 more que : 4) Does ROMing wipe all ur apps and things?
Recently when I was searching for Android N update on ZTE axon 7 I found this site: a9droid.com/zte-axon-7-android-nougat-7-0-update . Android N is main reason I haven't bought axon yet so I'm really interested in installing it, but this website seems very suspicious. Is it even possible to install stock Android(that's what I suppose they do) on ZTE phone?
Words of advice: If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Please be careful when browsing through questionable websites and do not believe everything to read. Stick to XDA-Developers.com and you should be fine.
That site is utterly untrustworthy. It doesn't give any info on how to update (hint: that's because there is no nougat update yet), tells you how complicated it is and how you need tech-savvy friends or a repair shop to do it for you and then says "if all of that is too complicated for you, there's this magic apk from our website "that will transform your device into latest Android Nougat interface". Best case scenario: they're writing a bunch of bull**** in order to get traffic to their website. Worst case scenario: that apk has malware instead of just Google's launcher.
Okey. So are there any news about the official update? Axon is advertised as first daydream ready phobe and android N is part of phone being daydream ready...
ZTE haven't released a Nougat rom yet so why would some random site have it?
Just got an update on the Chinese Axon 7, B10. Still 6.0.1...
wojwen said:
Okey. So are there any news about the official update?
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The german ZTE website today stated that the phone would receive Nougat before the end of the year. That's all I know about this so far.
Hey guys
for some time i will be using a huawei p8 lite, i unlocked bootloder, rooted it with magisk and wanted to flash some rom - for example lineage as i see it's quite stable and available (and of course i want android 7 )
it's my first time with huawei and i must say i dont understand one thing. my phone's firmware is b584 (ALE-21C09B584), its double sim.
i have emui 4.0.3 so i wanted to upgrade to be able to install lineage os(which needs 4.1)
so i enter the "updater" in settings and try to do it, but it says that there are no available updates... before checking xda i thought its just the newest firmware but when i saw that there are new coming out every month or so....
i was looking at huawei's site but the only fw i can find are from 2015, lol
why cant i install it? does it mean that i cant have emui 4.1 on my phone? where does huawei post all these updates? can i find them on their site?
i got the "Firmware finder" app and it does find some updates, newest is B586 - but when i check in app if its available for my device - it says its not... the previous one is mine - B584
can i install this b586? does it contain emui 4.1? is it safe to install update which is not "confirmed" for my phone?
next one, should i install OTA or full OTA? (coming from b584)
if i cant install it or get 4.1, can i flash persona's mod over it? https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/mod-c432b612emuipersona78-t3689367
there a link to C432B632 in this thread, won't it brick my phone?
im a little afraid to install it(it's a borrowed phone and i got permission to do what i want, but not to brick it )
do i have to make a full backup? it says that no data will be deleted
i had a nexus 5 before and everything was really more simple with that phone x.x with huawei it seems all messed up, why do they make updates if users cant install it?
thanks in advance for replies and help
EDIT: lol i though its going to be shorter, so
TL;DR - i want to get EMUI 4.1 to be able to install lineage os, im now on B584, cant update it via settings, "firmware finder" app says that b586 is not "confirmed" for my device
what to do?