[How-To] Force Motorola Droid 2.1 OTA Update (ESE81)

[artc33]

i just put the file on the root of my sd card, im running helix launcher with the seven screens, should i go back to the default home launcher before updating? thanks in advance.

 

[athack]

yep...like the new gallery... doesnt seem to have a lag at all still seems quick using dxtop

 

[hookbill]

Wife just called me. Said her and a friend of hers were going to compare Droids. Had her put the live wallpaper on wait until her friend sees that.

 

[DCMountaineer]

i just put the file on the root of my sd card, im running helix launcher with the seven screens, should i go back to the default home launcher before updating? thanks in advance.

I have Helix and left it on - install worked fine.

DROID!

Also, as mentioned in a previous post, if when you reboot, the flashing red droid seems to flash forever, just wait. Mine flashed for 5 minutes before it came back to the home screen. And voila - everything from my old setup was there!

 

[WVOz1970]

Bravo to Droidforums! I just got my Droid a week ago. Followed the OP instructions and now am running 2.1. Was able to download from Marketplace just fine.

Only thing I noticed was that it seems my browser bookmarks disappeared.

Thanks again! I'm glad I found this forum when I got my Droid. You'z guyz are very helpful!

 

[artc33]

i just put the file on the root of my sd card, im running helix launcher with the seven screens, should i go back to the default home launcher before updating? thanks in advance.

I have Helix and left it on - install worked fine.

DROID!

Also, as mentioned in a previous post, if when you reboot, the flashing red droid seems to flash forever, just wait. Mine flashed for 5 minutes before it came back to the home screen. And voila - everything from my old setup was there!

well... i guess i better get it started once in for all right? also, is it true that we lose wi-fi tethering?

 

[cchhiipp]

Anyone else having problems with the Market crashing, post update? I went to download Google Earth, and it would crash. So I killed the Market app, went back and got Google Earth just fine. But then when I was notified that had 3 app updates available, it kept crashing on me when I tried to get back in.

 

[artc33]

i just put the file on the root of my sd card, im running helix launcher with the seven screens, should i go back to the default home launcher before updating? thanks in advance.

I have Helix and left it on - install worked fine.

DROID!

Also, as mentioned in a previous post, if when you reboot, the flashing red droid seems to flash forever, just wait. Mine flashed for 5 minutes before it came back to the home screen. And voila - everything from my old setup was there!

sorry bro, one more q, from the moment you turned off your phone to when you got it to work again with the update, how long did it take? thanks.

 

[B1-66er]

I just installed in about eight minutes without using a PC. Really easy. And everything is working great. Good times! Haha

 

[DCMountaineer]

i just put the file on the root of my sd card, im running helix launcher with the seven screens, should i go back to the default home launcher before updating? thanks in advance.

I have Helix and left it on - install worked fine.

DROID!

Also, as mentioned in a previous post, if when you reboot, the flashing red droid seems to flash forever, just wait. Mine flashed for 5 minutes before it came back to the home screen. And voila - everything from my old setup was there!

sorry bro, one more q, from the moment you turned off your phone to when you got it to work again with the update, how long did it take? thanks.

The install itself takes about 2-3 mins. Then it takes you back to a menu where you should select "Reboot". Rebooting me for took about 5-7 mins, it reached the flashing droid and got hung up for about 5 mins. Then it went black (and I got worried). But fear not - press the wake up button and the slide screen should appear again. So in total, let's say 10 min.

 

[mrhammy]

Still seeing:

i get :

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file...


Tried renaming, with and without the .zip but thats all i know how to do. any ideas?

 

[KevinJ]

It's funny - the drone who is manning the Verizon Twitter account is telling everyone this is a fake update, and they haven't sent anything out.

Heh!!

 

[refuzeandrezizt]

Still seeing:

i get :

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file...


Tried renaming, with and without the .zip but thats all i know how to do. any ideas?

Good luck man. I've posted this in three different forums and everyone just looks right over it. I am going to try some stuff when I get home though. I have done lots of modding with this phone and others, so no I'm not a newbie. I guess that's what people think. I haven't heard of this issue with very many people though, just a handful.

 

[solar]

Still seeing:

i get :

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file...


Tried renaming, with and without the .zip but thats all i know how to do. any ideas?

Good luck man. I've posted this in three different forums and everyone just looks right over it. I am going to try some stuff when I get home though. I have done lots of modding with this phone and others, so no I'm not a newbie. I guess that's what people think. I haven't heard of this issue with very many people though, just a handful.

Have you guys tried to redownload from the same link, or use the secondary link? Maybe a bad download (CRC type of thing)?

 

[refuzeandrezizt]

Still seeing:

i get :

E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file...


Tried renaming, with and without the .zip but thats all i know how to do. any ideas?

Good luck man. I've posted this in three different forums and everyone just looks right over it. I am going to try some stuff when I get home though. I have done lots of modding with this phone and others, so no I'm not a newbie. I guess that's what people think. I haven't heard of this issue with very many people though, just a handful.

Have you guys tried to redownload from the same link, or use the secondary link? Maybe a bad download (CRC type of thing)?

Yeah, I've downloaded it like 10 different times, from several different places. Now it doesn't really matter, as I can't do the update until I get home anyway, since my battery is below the limit and I don't have a charger here with me at work. I WILL figure it out once I get home though ;-)