Rumor: Droid 1, Droid Incredible, and Droid X to receive 2.2 update, starting on 8/6

[JimmyD]

If he is running a rom yes more than likely he won't get the OTA update, but if he is rooted only then he will get the the OTA and lose root.

Ahhhh... I see.

I just learned something new today! :tongue:

 

[benlugia]

so...what should i do guys? thanks for all the advice by the way, but im still a bit unsure as to what i should do. should i just wait to get the update notification, and if i don't by a certain time, then i should get the 2.2 root?

 

[furbearingmammal]

Sorry I should be more clear when I say rooted only I mean Super User permissions only no custom recovery installed (SP recovery/ClockworkMod) I think the custom recovery's block the OTA from be installed I'm not 100% sure about that tho.

Pretty much. SPRecovery forces you to allow any update.zip installation, including (and especially) OTA updates.

JimmyD, it would depend entirely on how one rooted in the first place. If you used ADB to push some files and a modified update.zip as some people have done then no, the OTA is not blocked and when it installs it'll kill root access. If you "cheated" and installed SPRecovery so you could flash in Pete's "stock" 2.1 w/root ROM, then it's blocked. Any custom ROM will have OTA updates blocked as a matter of course to prevent having the phone think it's not up to date and update stock over the ROM. It gets confusing.

And no harm no foul. We all miss posts from time to time.

By the way, if I'm ever wrong I welcome people correcting me. We're all in this together and sometimes what we think of as fact turns out to be rumor, conjecture, or misinformation.

 

[hookbill]

so...what should i do guys? thanks for all the advice by the way, but im still a bit unsure as to what i should do. should i just wait to get the update notification, and if i don't by a certain time, then i should get the 2.2 root?

Depends. If you want to stay stock, then just wait for the OTA. More then likely someone will post the install file on line and you can install it that way in a couple of days. Otherwise, plan on getting it around the 6th or 7th. By then the mass release should start.

 

[furbearingmammal]

so...what should i do guys? thanks for all the advice by the way, but im still a bit unsure as to what i should do. should i just wait to get the update notification, and if i don't by a certain time, then i should get the 2.2 root?

What you should do depends entirely on what you want to get. If you merely want the stock 2.2 update then you should unroot with the 2.0.1 SBF file, manually apply the 2.1 update.zip (the phone will install it for you, IIRC), and wait for the 2.2 update to roll out. If you want it NOW, you should flash in the leaked FRG01A file and run it. There's no point in risking not getting it because OTAs are blocked because of a root you don't really use.

 

[hookbill]

Pretty much. SPRecovery forces you to allow any update.zip installation, including (and especially) OTA updates.

JimmyD, it would depend entirely on how one rooted in the first place. If you used ADB to push some files and a modified update.zip as some people have done then no, the OTA is not blocked and when it installs it'll kill root access. If you "cheated" and installed SPRecovery so you could flash in Pete's "stock" 2.1 w/root ROM, then it's blocked. Any custom ROM will have OTA updates blocked as a matter of course to prevent having the phone think it's not up to date and update stock over the ROM. It gets confusing.

And no harm no foul. We all miss posts from time to time.

By the way, if I'm ever wrong I welcome people correcting me. We're all in this together and sometimes what we think of as fact turns out to be rumor, conjecture, or misinformation.

I've heard that SPRecovery blocks the update, but I tend to believe what you are saying. You can still refuse the update though, I don't think with SPRecovery installed it can force the update on you.

 

[benlugia]

so...what should i do guys? thanks for all the advice by the way, but im still a bit unsure as to what i should do. should i just wait to get the update notification, and if i don't by a certain time, then i should get the 2.2 root?

What you should do depends entirely on what you want to get. If you merely want the stock 2.2 update then you should unroot with the 2.0.1 SBF file, manually apply the 2.1 update.zip (the phone will install it for you, IIRC), and wait for the 2.2 update to roll out. If you want it NOW, you should flash in the leaked FRG01A file and run it. There's no point in risking not getting it because OTAs are blocked because of a root you don't really use.

hmmm alright. where's the instructions and everything i need to do the 2.0.1 SBF file and 2.1 update.zip (since i'd prefer to have the 2.2 OTA)?

 

[furbearingmammal]

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-faqs/39254-sbf-root-unroot.html

 

[furbearingmammal]

I don't know if the 2.1 update.zip is available there or not, but someone should know where it is. Sorry for breaking this up into two posts, I got a little overzealous in my clicking.

 

[furbearingmammal]

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/voles/signed-voles-ESE81-from-ESD56.fa406da6.zip Found it.

 

[nhat]

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/voles/signed-voles-ESE81-from-ESD56.fa406da6.zip Found it.

thanks! chrome doesn't like that link very much though lol...

 

[benlugia]

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/voles/signed-voles-ESE81-from-ESD56.fa406da6.zip Found it.

i hate sounding dense, but can you provide some step-by-step instructions for me? thanks

 

[JimmyD]

JimmyD, it would depend entirely on how one rooted in the first place. If you used ADB to push some files and a modified update.zip as some people have done then no, the OTA is not blocked and when it installs it'll kill root access. If you "cheated" and installed SPRecovery so you could flash in Pete's "stock" 2.1 w/root ROM, then it's blocked. Any custom ROM will have OTA updates blocked as a matter of course to prevent having the phone think it's not up to date and update stock over the ROM. It gets confusing.

And no harm no foul. We all miss posts from time to time.

By the way, if I'm ever wrong I welcome people correcting me. We're all in this together and sometimes what we think of as fact turns out to be rumor, conjecture, or misinformation.

Thanks for the clarification and comments.

:happy: Cheers!

 

[furbearingmammal]

The first link has a step-by-step for flashing 2.0.1 back in (and I believe it also installs a stock recovery image if that's been replaced).

Once you've done that, put the second link on your SD card after renaming it update.zip. Your phone should install it at this point. If you have an alternate recovery image you'll have to tell your phone to install the update manually.

I'm not 100% sure of that, though. Come to think of it, if you have a stock recovery image, maybe just resetting the phone to factory default would work... But the problem with any of these methods is you lose all your apps and stored data on the phone.

 

[benlugia]

The first link has a step-by-step for flashing 2.0.1 back in (and I believe it also installs a stock recovery image if that's been replaced).

Once you've done that, put the second link on your SD card after renaming it update.zip. Your phone should install it at this point. If you have an alternate recovery image you'll have to tell your phone to install the update manually.

I'm not 100% sure of that, though. Come to think of it, if you have a stock recovery image, maybe just resetting the phone to factory default would work... But the problem with any of these methods is you lose all your apps and stored data on the phone.

bleh...i don't feel like losing stuff haha. maybe i'll just wait for the 2.2 OTA (that is, IF i get it), or i'll just do the 2.2 root. when the 2.2 root goes up, i'm assuming someone will provide the step-by-step on how to put it on?

again, thanks a lot for all of your help (this goes out to everyone)