Eta?

[rusty815]

I think that web page saying it already updates was part true. Maybe google sent the update to Verizon and Verizon was ready to launch it but the motoretard made vzw hold the update until the droid 3 came out.

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you got it all wrong, google doesnt send the update to verizon, moto does, and it was moto that delayed the update, not motorola

 

[MrHatchi87]

Google doesnt do much of the work, GB has been done for a bit now, and its up to the individual carriers to take what GB they have, add crap like blur and then send it to the carrier for approval ( i might be wrong )

 

[captain howdy]

At this point, I have gave up on any chance of getting GB any time this year. I believe by the time we get GB it will be outdated and some other new one will be out that we will also have to wait forever for. Its going to take an act of GOD for us red headed step children of the droid world to get GB

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[rusty815]

At this point, I have gave up on any chance of getting GB any time this year. I believe by the time we get GB it will be outdated and some other new one will be out that we will also have to wait forever for. Its going to take an act of GOD for us red headed step children of the droid world to get GB

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we have cyanogenmod, thats gingerbread

 

[MrHatchi87]

well, Howdy is kinda right, I've read over some places and Ice cream Sandwich is supposed to launch on a Nexus phone later this year... that means 4.0... i think its supposed to unify all the fragmented OS... its a rumor, but it will happen; this year or not. Soon enough all this nonsense will be silenced, and there will be one Android OS... lol almost creepy in a way haha. I can only hope that we have GB before August, hell, we all want it NOW, but Christmas at the latest.

 

[Byakushiki]

Vz will probably just eol our phones by then, despite the fact our specs still stack up fairly well against the D3. Unless we drum up enough dissent and wrath...

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[Asphyx]

So can I get a step by step to make sure I get the ota?

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The absolute best way to ensure that you get the OTA is to SBF your phone back to stock and leave it unrooted.

To sbf you need to have the RSDLite software, drivers for your OS (32 bit or 64 Bit) and the SBF file (all links found somewhere around this site)

hold down the up arrow on the slideout keyboard and then power up the phone.

Plug into USB and RSDLite should report the phone is connected. (If not then you either didn't put in the drivers or you need to reboot the computer.)

Select the SBF file and start the flash. After it reboots the phone you should be back to full stock.

If you use the 2.4.29 SBF make sure to take the 2.4.330 update so your ready whenever VZW gets off it's butt and releases the OTA.

I'm skipping it and running CM7 instead. I only want to see the OTA release so we can get files to help complete CM7 to 100% operation.

 

[Byakushiki]

Couldn't agree more. Though it might be easier and less nerve wracking to just have a backup of stock made in cwm recovery that you can just return to and remove bootstrapper hijack from.

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[Asphyx]

Thats a good practice for any phone! LOL

I always have a backup of stock, the problem is to backup you have to root and install a bootloader so it doesn't really help much for OTAs.

Even Titanium require root doesn't it? Been so long I can't remember! LOL!

 

[Byakushiki]

But you can just remove the hijack files and the specific logwrapper in system/bin to remove the custom recovery. That's the part that will kick the install out (leave it if you don't want the update). Root won't affect it at all. Though its true, not having root is a pain.

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[MrHatchi87]

Asphyx, thanks for that, its a little late, but thanks its appreciated. im running HeXen at the moment, and untill GB is released and rooted, i will stay put. and i will keep my ears to the forum for word on a stable 100% functional CM7

 

[Gasai Yuno]

well, Howdy is kinda right, I've read over some places and Ice cream Sandwich is supposed to launch on a Nexus phone later this year... that means 4.0... i think its supposed to unify all the fragmented OS... its a rumor, but it will happen; this year or not. Soon enough all this nonsense will be silenced, and there will be one Android OS... lol almost creepy in a way haha.

4.0 is supposed to be the unified distribution suitable for tablets and smartphones.
It's not supposed to be One OS To Rule Them All in terms of carriers etc.
Have you considered doing research prior to posting?

 

[captain howdy]

Wow a little harsh. He said 'I think'. These forums are here to educate people. You could have polity told him and left out the rude part.
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[rusty815]

gasai, not everyone needs to research before posting, hes posting about a rumor, no need to be so harsh, this is a public forum guys, lets keep it decent.

ice cream sandwich is supposed to fix the fragmentation problem with android, in a sense "unifying" the entire experience and not requiring the manufacturers to update android, updates will be pushed by google from what i read. so in a sense MrHatchi was right.

 

[MrHatchi87]

and my apologies if i had offended anyone who read my post before it was removed. i'm just here to kill time at work between calls, and its entertaining