****Official FroYo Rollout Thread-Version2!****

[furbearingmammal]

I went and manually downloaded Flash 10.1 via PC, but it doesn't seem to have installed correctly (Flash Showcase won't load) so I'm going to have to play with that some more. I don't want to wait forever like I did for Froyo.

Did you install the Flash .apk from within a file manager like Astro or just put the .apk on your SD card?

Thanks.
I downloaded onto PC, transfered via usb to Droid's SD card and then used ASTRO to install it. Astro said it was a successful install and I see Flash 10.1 in my apps list in settings, so maybe the problem is with Showcase. I don't have a widget or icon for Flash though. I'll find some other way to test Flash. Suggestions?

Pick a site, any site, with flash content and try it. other than YouTube or Hulu.

Kongregate: Play free games online comes to mind. I hope I got that right.

 

[furbearingmammal]

couldnt find this in another thread, but what does a quadrant test proove, or show? i ran one and got an 836

It, like any synthetic benchmark suite, measures overall performance and gives you a numerical representation of it. You compare it to the average score of the stock Droid and it shows you how much faster your phone is in a semi-theoretical, semi-practical way.

 

[furbearingmammal]

HELP PLEASE! just got the OTA Update. I hit install now. Phone rebooted and started to update, went about 1/4th of the way and then shut off and rebooted. Did that 3 more times with me doing nothing. Then it finally went the whole way ont he progress bar. Then the ! with the triangle and phone showed up. I read earlier to hold volume up and camera button. I did that, and selected "apply sdcard:update.zip" then it says:

Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or dicrectory)
E:signature verification failed.
Installation aborted.

What do i do??!?!?!?

It sounds like you got a bad download. Delete the update.zip on your SD card and then see if you can call another update by going to the settings/about phone/check for updates or whatever it is there.

Hmm. I rebooted after you said this, and it's a little laggy but it seems that the update installed??? I don't understand this.

Edited: shows: Android Version 2.2
Baseband version: C_01.3E.03P
Kernal version: 2.6.32.9-g103d848 android-build@apa26 #1
Build number: FRG01B

I think this is okay now, right?

Yes.

10char

 

[KevinJ]

Got the update. Don't know when the notice was sent to my phone, because I didn't have it on me. I accepted 4 minutes ago, and it seems to be complete.

Don't know how it works yet.

Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version C_01.43.001P
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-g103d848 android-build@apa26 #1
Build Number FRG01B

 

[Monshroud]

I got 2.2 OTA on my Droid this morning. So far so good. No flash though. From what I have read I guess that will still be 'coming soon'.

My impression so far is that the interface feels smoother. Scrolling between the panels and photos is smoother. Also, there appear to be some changes done to the browser. Certain websites wouldn't load properly before, and they do so now. So far so good..

 

[jerroedr]

thanks again fur. all this jazz is slowly starting to make sense

 

[beefchopper]

When the upgrade is installed does it change whatever customization you had on the phone prior to updating it? I ask because whenever there was an update on my Blackberry it forced me to reinstall everything I had added to the phne.

 

[re747]

Just got OTA in Philly. Well, I just accepted it. I never heard it beep or vibrate or anything to tell me I had it, I just turned the screen on the pop-up alert was there. The actual download only took a few minutes, but it restarted and has been on the red eye for about 10 minutes. I know it takes longer than normal, I'm hoping 10 minutes is normal... It's nerve wracking lol

 

[pilot12]

When the upgrade is installed does it change whatever customization you had on the phone prior to updating it? I ask because whenever there was an update on my Blackberry it forced me to reinstall everything I had added to the phne.

All my stuff stayed where I put it. No apps or data lost or moved. I'm pretty sure this is how it's supposed to be but a lot of people report problems along these lines.

 

[big.poppa.pump]

Its ultra lag on my droid

 

[hookbill]

When the upgrade is installed does it change whatever customization you had on the phone prior to updating it? I ask because whenever there was an update on my Blackberry it forced me to reinstall everything I had added to the phne.

All my stuff stayed where I put it. No apps or data lost or moved. I'm pretty sure this is how it's supposed to be but a lot of people report problems along these lines.

Let's be clear. For the vast majority of people there are no issues.

You're always going to have a few people who have issues, and they come here for help.

Also this isn't anything like a Blackberry so you really can't make comparisons.

 

[JePiNaY]

What happened to silent mode? I got Froyo onto my Droid the other night and earlier today I went to the movies with my friends. I went to silence my phone when I realized that it stopped at vibrate. Is it no longer available or is there another way to silence it?

 

[re747]

Just got OTA in Philly. Well, I just accepted it. I never heard it beep or vibrate or anything to tell me I had it, I just turned the screen on the pop-up alert was there. The actual download only took a few minutes, but it restarted and has been on the red eye for about 10 minutes. I know it takes longer than normal, I'm hoping 10 minutes is normal... It's nerve wracking lol

FYI for anyone else starting at the red eye sweating bullets, a few minutes after I posted this it turned on and everything is fine :]
haven't messed with it yet. actually haven't even turned the screen on yet haha i am trying to let it soak up all the froyo goodness before i get any kind of first impression of it.

 

[hookbill]

What happened to silent mode? I got Froyo onto my Droid the other night and earlier today I went to the movies with my friends. I went to silence my phone when I realized that it stopped at vibrate. Is it no longer available or is there another way to silence it?

How about airplane mode? Doesn't float your boat? Well, maybe beautiful silence in Beautiful Widgets will.

I think you can do it in the settings, but BW is the easy way.

 

[JePiNaY]

What happened to silent mode? I got Froyo onto my Droid the other night and earlier today I went to the movies with my friends. I went to silence my phone when I realized that it stopped at vibrate. Is it no longer available or is there another way to silence it?

How about airplane mode? Doesn't float your boat? Well, maybe beautiful silence in Beautiful Widgets will.

I think you can do it in the settings, but BW is the easy way.

Haha, thank you. I'll try the suggestions out and BW while I'm at it. Going to the movies tomorrow again anyway. :laugh: