Droid 2 2..3.1.5 update

[Redflea]

Welcome to the Droid world. Glad you got through rooting your phone.

You will lose root with many OTA updates if not all them.

If you install the D2 Clockwork and Bootstrap that will stop the OTA updates from installing.

Backing up is always good!

I am putting a thread together in the Droid2 Hacks section which should help you get on your way with your new Droid. I will be updating with more info as time goes by so you may want to check it out...shameless plug

Thanks for the welcome. The rooting was a bit traumatic, a story I'll save for later. Believe me though I danced a little jig when I got the phone booted back up and saw that Ninjaman.

I am definitely not allowing this OTA for a day or two. I also need to do a backup.

Just to clarify on two things: I DO need to download ROM Manager in addition to the Bootstrap I've got, they are separate apps that work together?

And Clockwork Recovery is a feature/function of the Bootstrap app?

I'm actually reading that Dev's page now re: this, but since you guys are here tonight... Oh and I'll definitely be checking the D2Hacks area regularly, looking forward to your thread.

Rom manager and bootstrap are complimentary, bootstrap installs recovery and can launch it, Rom manager can update, launch, and use recovery. Do bootstrap first.

 

[Canadroid]

Rom manager and bootstrap are complimentary, bootstrap installs recovery and can launch it, Rom manager can update, launch, and use recovery. Do bootstrap first.

Thank you--this is starting to make more sense.

I'm still not modifying anything further tonight though, got like a hundred threads to read first. Or more. :biggrin:

 

[Druuseph]

I think for the first time I will actualy wait for the update Went through to much trouble getting my phone how I like it and want to enjoy it for a few days at least

That is a lot more Zen Master self-control than I can muster...

I do badly miss the 928Droid them I had on mine, I may flash back to it soon unless I find something in this build that seems like a must-have update, so far I haven't found anything significant...

I have noticed one small quirk, I believe...the Swype keyboard seems like it may be a little "touchy" - I was getting some odd characters when swyping earlier...might have been a fat-finger issue, but it just seemed more sensitive somehow...not sure, gonna monitor it.

Gonna add my facebook account now and see if it does an auto sync-all, I have a feeling it will...

Haha...I broke down and installed it. Went smooth. I deleted all the crap I did not want from the the ROM file and installed without a wipe. All seems to be good

Now I need to convert my theme over to this ROM which I am doing now. If anyone wants the stock status bar with transparent windows let me know and I will post it. I am sure I will post it anyways

So to install it all you did was go into recovery and mount it? Was there anythinng you disabled or reverted on your current system to avoid conflicts? And if possible could your perhaps share the rom you used with the crap disabled?

 

[AngDroid]

That is a lot more Zen Master self-control than I can muster...

I do badly miss the 928Droid them I had on mine, I may flash back to it soon unless I find something in this build that seems like a must-have update, so far I haven't found anything significant...

I have noticed one small quirk, I believe...the Swype keyboard seems like it may be a little "touchy" - I was getting some odd characters when swyping earlier...might have been a fat-finger issue, but it just seemed more sensitive somehow...not sure, gonna monitor it.

Gonna add my facebook account now and see if it does an auto sync-all, I have a feeling it will...

Haha...I broke down and installed it. Went smooth. I deleted all the crap I did not want from the the ROM file and installed without a wipe. All seems to be good

Now I need to convert my theme over to this ROM which I am doing now. If anyone wants the stock status bar with transparent windows let me know and I will post it. I am sure I will post it anyways

So to install it all you did was go into recovery and mount it? Was there anythinng you disabled or reverted on your current system to avoid conflicts? And if possible could your perhaps share the rom you used with the crap disabled?

Before I installed 2.3.1.5, I deleted all the apps that I do not want or need from the ROM file. You can open it with WinRAR, do not extract it just open it then you can go to the system/apps folder and delete the APKs you do not need. Once you are done making the changes simply close WinRAR and it will save the changes for you. Using this method does not break the signed zip file. So you want to open WinRAR first and then using WinRAR browse to the ROM zip file and open it. If you already deleted or renamed some APKs in your current system/app folder on phone then just have the new ROM system/app folder match your current one.

I will post the ROM with the crap I removed. It has no Gmail or Maps since there are newer versions in market. Lots of the bloatware has been removed. The only thing in there is DLNA. All the social stuff and widgets are gone too and it is the black status bar themed setup. If you want the stock status bar then check my other thread with the new status bar files for 2.3.1.5.

To install ROM just go into boot into bootstrap, mount system, select zip file to update and let it do its thing. I did not wipe cache or system so all of my programs and settings are still intact. I have not run into any problems yet either. It is always suggest to wipe before you install but looks like this one went fine.

Modified_D2-2315-Deodexed.zip for my modified ROM.

 

[Druuseph]

At this point I don't think I am going to bother with it, at least not right now. Everything is running fine, why bother?

The real thing I am waiting for is a bootloader crack. And not even because I want to run custom ROMs at this moment but because I know that, knowing Motorola, the 3.0 update is going to take forever and a day. If I know we can get a custom kernel and ROM going for 3.0 instead of having to wait I will be happy as hell.

 

[pc747]

i finally getting the chance to install the leak. Be prepared for a long boot up.

 

[Redflea]

Good news...the 2.3.15 update appears to have fixed the issue where contacts w/facebook linkages/status updates did not display one or more of their phone numbers in Contacts.

 

[Redflea]

At this point I don't think I am going to bother with it, at least not right now. Everything is running fine, why bother?

The real thing I am waiting for is a bootloader crack. And not even because I want to run custom ROMs at this moment but because I know that, knowing Motorola, the 3.0 update is going to take forever and a day. If I know we can get a custom kernel and ROM going for 3.0 instead of having to wait I will be happy as hell.

You know you can load custom ROMs now, right? Unlocked bootloader is not required for that.

There are a couple out (Tranquility and Epic), as well as what Motaboy is doing, and there are a few themes as well (the best of which, IMHO, is the 928Droid Black Glass theme).

 

[Druuseph]

At this point I don't think I am going to bother with it, at least not right now. Everything is running fine, why bother?

The real thing I am waiting for is a bootloader crack. And not even because I want to run custom ROMs at this moment but because I know that, knowing Motorola, the 3.0 update is going to take forever and a day. If I know we can get a custom kernel and ROM going for 3.0 instead of having to wait I will be happy as hell.

You know you can load custom ROMs now, right? Unlocked bootloader is not required for that.

There are a couple out (Tranquility and Epic), as well as what Motaboy is doing, and there are a few themes as well (the best of which, IMHO, is the 928Droid Black Glass theme).

Yes, but you have to stick with the stock kernel. I can do all of this on my own without having to do a ROM switch because of that.

However, when 3.0 comes out it will need a new kernel to run and thus there will be no way to get a 3.0 ROM on without the bootloader cracked.

 

[pc747]

go into about phone, does it say 2.2.3.1.5, because mine stil say 2.2.20 and in recovery it showed that installation of update complete, blackhat and mdw.

 

[pc747]

nvrmind after i format the sysyem it worked

 

[Redflea]

nvrmind after i format the sysyem it worked

Damn those silly, picky install instructions...

 

[pc747]

the instructions said if it failed, well it did fail, but I was thinking it was going to fail in the recovery menu if it failed at all. Oh well its all good now.

If the new ota is blocking sbf files I may never update using an ota again.

 

[Redflea]

the instructions said if it failed, well it did fail, but I was thinking it was going to fail in the recovery menu if it failed at all. Oh well its all good now.

If the new ota is blocking sbf files I may never update using an ota again.

Did you read that somewhere? Hadn't heard anything like that before...unusual for a vendor to block their own flash tools, unless they are changing to a new method.

 

[AngDroid]

At this point I don't think I am going to bother with it, at least not right now. Everything is running fine, why bother?

The real thing I am waiting for is a bootloader crack. And not even because I want to run custom ROMs at this moment but because I know that, knowing Motorola, the 3.0 update is going to take forever and a day. If I know we can get a custom kernel and ROM going for 3.0 instead of having to wait I will be happy as hell.

You know you can load custom ROMs now, right? Unlocked bootloader is not required for that.

There are a couple out (Tranquility and Epic), as well as what Motaboy is doing, and there are a few themes as well (the best of which, IMHO, is the 928Droid Black Glass theme).

Yes, but you have to stick with the stock kernel. I can do all of this on my own without having to do a ROM switch because of that.

However, when 3.0 comes out it will need a new kernel to run and thus there will be no way to get a 3.0 ROM on without the bootloader cracked.

That's the fun for most people, doing it on their own Some people don't have the time or want to bother with it so that's why I post what I do...

Gingerbread is so far off that I would not even worry about it now...