Droid 3 5.7.906 Official "Soak" Build

[cobravnm13]

Is there an sbf for this build yet?

Not as of yet. I wouldn't expect one for several months, honestly. It would be great to have one. Just know that you can't SBF back to 5.6.890. At least, not completely.

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[gadgetrants]

@gadgetrants, I'm assuming that the motofail exploit used for the D4 will root this like it did for the leaks. Don't take my word for it, I'm going to have to do some SBFing before I can update.

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The catch for me is I hand-rooted (http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-3-hacks/167587-how-root-your-droid-3-a.html), then installed SafeStrap, and I'm now flipping between rooted/stock GB and AOKP. I'm assuming that the update will break root, but since I don't have CWM I'm not entirely sure if the motofail route will work, e.g.,

Root Droid 3 on 5.7.906 OTA Update

-Matt

 

[fishacura]

It probably just hasn't been pushed to your phone yet. You can check by going to Settings > About Phone > Software Update(s) and see if you can pull it from the servers. If not, just be patient and check back in Settings periodically.

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That worked. It's downloading now. Although in hindsight that was dumb considering now I will lose root and am probably not smart enough to figure out how to get it back (I used one-step before)

 

[gadgetrants]

Remember, once it's done, it will politely ask if you're ready to update. I just politely tap the "not yet" button, until the path to re-rooting is clear!

-Matt

 

[cobravnm13]

Yeah, I would wait until someone has definite root method. I'm not updating yet, mainly because of the "no way back" issue and no SBF.

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[gadgetrants]

Ironically, I could just flip back over to AOKP, and sidestep the prompt to update. And I assume the AOKP is built from a better base, too. But...I need to unlock the GSM radio soon, so I'll stay with GB and the nag screen for a while.

-Matt

 

[doogald]

The Motofail root method works with 906. See here: xda-developers - View Single Post - Does one-click root work for v5.7.906?

Motofail is here (the method says it is for the D4, but it works with the D3): Security Research by Dan Rosenberg

 

[fishacura]

I can confirm moto-fail works. It installed and I have root access.

I had the tweaked bootstrap app on there and left it on there. After re-rooting with moto, I tried it but the phone died.

I took the baterry out and then was able to re-boot.

Anyone know:

1. If hascodes tweaked bootstrap SHOULD work with a rooted 5.7.906 droid 3?
2. Assuming #1 is true, anyone know how to uninstall and reinstall the app? Doesn't seem to be working in its current state (old install from 5.6.890)

 

[gadgetrants]

I can confirm moto-fail works. It installed and I have root access.

I had the tweaked bootstrap app on there and left it on there. After re-rooting with moto, I tried it but the phone died.

I took the baterry out and then was able to re-boot.

Anyone know:

1. If hascodes tweaked bootstrap SHOULD work with a rooted 5.7.906 droid 3?
2. Assuming #1 is true, anyone know how to uninstall and reinstall the app? Doesn't seem to be working in its current state (old install from 5.6.890)

Ah, thanks for being the guinea pig -- er, I mean, pioneer, on this for the rest of us!

Not sure about bootstrap, but safestrap actually installs as a standard app (like any other) -- so to uninstall, I would start the phone as normal, navigate to the safestrap app, and after running it, select the "uninstall recovery" option. Does bootstrap work differently?

FWIW: they really shouldn't call motofail "motofail". Doesn't really instill a lot of confidence, if you know what I mean. Better: MotoWIN!

-Matt

 

[Khiraji]

Hehe, my D2 died almost a month ago and the nice people at VZW upgraded me to a D3 at $0. Interestingly, mine arrived (brand-new, in-box, not a certified like-new device) with 906 on it. How bizzare, how bizzare.

 

[ClumsyNinja21]

Anyone able to post the ota zip? D3 is on wifi only for now so i cant pull the update..but i need thd official to look at

 

[cobravnm13]

Anyone able to post the ota zip? D3 is on wifi only for now so i cant pull the update..but i need thd official to look at

Droidian1441 on XDA had uploaded the soak test build, which is the exact same as the official push. Go to the Droid 3 development section. I can't post a link cuz I'm on tapatalk.

EDIT: Here's the link. You'll probably have to copy and paste.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643521

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[doogald]

Anyone able to post the ota zip? D3 is on wifi only for now so i cant pull the update..but i need thd official to look at

I have a D3 that's WiFi only (not activated so no 3G) and I was able to get the update just fine - settings->about phone->system updates and it downloaded and installed over WiFi just fine.

 

[doogald]

Do you know what the major changes are?

It's in post number 3 above: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-3/208108-droid-3-5-7-906-official-soak-build.html#post2104060

 

[jimikeys]

I had to reset my phone and the new update finally took hold...now my phone works good minus the PK buttons sticking.