[Q] Going back to 2.1 from 2.2 on Captivate - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I updated to the unofficial 2.2 for the samsung Captivate but an un happy with it currently there are too many issues with it like vibrate not working for notification and that alot of the features are not working anymore.
i would like to know if someone has the steps on how to rollback to 2.1 on my phone.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!

zeckeo said:
I updated to the unofficial 2.2 for the samsung Captivate but an un happy with it currently there are too many issues with it like vibrate not working for notification and that alot of the features are not working anymore.
i would like to know if someone has the steps on how to rollback to 2.1 on my phone.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!
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domin8 said:
odin 1 click
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do you have a link or instructions on this?

zeckeo said:
do you have a link or instructions on this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
It's pretty straightforward.

4Majeed said:
It's pretty straightforward.
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this method clears all user data don't really want to do that!! lol
is there another way or should i just stick it out with the 2.2 build?

As far as I know, there is no other way.

zeckeo said:
this method clears all user data don't really want to do that!! lol
is there another way or should i just stick it out with the 2.2 build?
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There is no other way.
No one can tell you if you should stick it out or not. It could be that there is no direct upgrade bath from this beta build either.
Only you can decide if the negatives of 2.2 justify rolling back to 2.1. I rolled back I am happy I did.

so i just did the restore following those instructions and it worked great thanks again for all the help!

zeckeo said:
so i just did the restore following those instructions and it worked great thanks again for all the help!
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I recently had to roll back from 2.2 to 2.1 as well. Once my battery died, I kept getting com.android.phone force closures, essentially my phone useless.
BTW, I too used the 1-click to go back to stock, then restored the JH7 nandroid image I made before going to 2.2. Worked like a champ!!

My phone is unlocked on 2.2 cognition. If I go back to 2.1 will it relock? Can I get the unlock code again?

I one clicked to jh7 and it didn't lock for me. That isn't really an indicator that you should just go ahead and one click back. There seems to be quite a bit of randomness to this platform.
I would assume that if you do go back, then getting your unlock code should be possible again, because its just a file that should exist again when back on 2.1.
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Try again with the 2.2, it is screaming fast and very stable!
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Adaptive13 said:
Try again with the 2.2, it is screaming fast and very stable!
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Wrong, and....wrong. I'll wait to a "real" fast and stable build hits the wild.

G35tr said:
Wrong, and....wrong. I'll wait to a "real" fast and stable build hits the wild.
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Same reason I went back. Froyo was nice but too many "oopsies" for me. I'll wait until AT&T butchers it and then DG puts a new cognition rom out!

I am kind of thinking of doing this too. I like 2.2. But I went to it just a few days after getting my phone and I have a lot to learn. Thinking of going back to 2.1 so I can play more with the phone. I like a lot what voodoo can do. I do not have that with 2.2.

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(Rom){ODIN} Froyo ~~~That does not Brick! Downgrading Is Fine :)

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Very nice. I assume this is ASOP? from the src?
rhcp0112345 said:
Very nice. I assume this is ASOP? from the src?
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It's the Galaxy EUR Version that I fixed to stop Bricking Phone's
Ah. so it will flash the radio + Baseband to EU?
Also, one last question.
Were you able to flash back to 2.1 using the stock firmware? with odin?
I heard once you flash to 2.2 EU and you try to go back to 2.1 TMO you brick.
rhcp0112345 said:
Also, one last question.
Were you able to flash back to 2.1 using the stock firmware? with odin?
I heard once you flash to 2.2 EU and you try to go back to 2.1 TMO you brick.
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Did you Even Bother Reading the OP?
eugene373 said:
Did you Even Bother Reading the OP?
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I saw. i just wanted 100% confirmation
but, does it flash the basebase/radio to EU?
rhcp0112345 said:
Also, one last question.
Were you able to flash back to 2.1 using the stock firmware? with odin?
I heard once you flash to 2.2 EU and you try to go back to 2.1 TMO you brick.
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Read what eugene said:
It's the Galaxy EUR Version that I fixed to stop Bricking Phone's
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eugene373 said:
Did you Even Bother Reading the OP?
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I think the bold text in the title blinded him so he could only read the non bold text
rhcp0112345 said:
I saw. i just wanted 100% confirmation
but, does it flash the basebase/radio to EU?
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No this Does not Flash the BaseBand / Radio to EU.
I have Flashed from 2.2 back to 2.1 5 Time's trying to Brick my Phone..
This only flashes what is Needed to make an upgrade work with out messing with anything that can Hurt the Phone!
zPacKRat said:
I think the bold text in the title blinded him so he could only read the non bold text
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I just wanted to be 100% sure. Alot of people posting bogus firmwares. Great work. Does this do anything for the phone?
Can you give us a video? or something? as in whats better/benchmark etc.
I may flash it if its worth it. But, i prefer to wait on stock TMO if its nothing that crazy,
eugene373 said:
No this Does not Flash the BaseBand / Radio to EU.
I have Flashed from 2.2 back to 2.1 5 Time's trying to Brick my Phone..
This only flashes what is Needed to make an upgrade work with out messing with anything that can Hurt the Phone!
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Word you own
You beat CM
rhcp0112345 said:
I just wanted to be 100% sure. Alot of people posting bogus firmwares. Great work. Does this do anything for the phone?
Can you give us a video? or something? as in whats better/benchmark etc.
I may flash it if its worth it. But, i prefer to wait on stock TMO if its nothing that crazy,
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Eugene is a respectful developer and I'm pretty positive that his work is beautifully done and he wouldn't publish any "bogus firmware" in any form.
Start using the edit button rather than double posting =/
This is badass ill try it out tomorrow.
Does this run a lot snappier? Some of the Live wallpapers on the 2.1 are 'fidgety' when moving through screens
I'm a bit nervous to do this without a more detailed step-by-step instructions lol
Does this ROM have JIT? I had read some stuff about that not being in some of the roms that have been leaked.
mattseg said:
Does this ROM have JIT? I had read some stuff about that not being in some of the roms that have been leaked.
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Most likely it doesnt. This is based of the same EU 2.2 ROM that was showing low Linpack scores. Of course it is an APLHA or BETA build so thats to be expected.
Most update.zip's for the Vibrant at this point only FLASH System, Data ,data, and cache partitions. I don't think anyone had taken the time to test writing recovery or boot images though the update-script which is what tells the system what to do with the contents of the said update.zip.
Thats another reason they are so safe is that they dont replace the KERNEL/RECOVERY or BASEBAND/RADIO which is a safe move.
Good work Eurgene.
OP Updated with the ODIN file...
Installing...
Extract the .zip file
Open ODIN Flasher, Select the Pit File.
Select Eugene373_GalaxyS_Froyo_PDA.tar
Select start..
Great work Eugene. Sorry to doubte you
Do you have any video of this running? or can tell us if it helps? benefits/non-working etc?
Thanks!
justanothercrowd said:
Good work Eurgene.
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Thanks Man

Leaked 2.2 for International Galaxy S

It seems a leaked Android 2.2 update was released for the International Galaxy S. It is NOT compatrible with our US models, but I figured Id post it for those who want to look at getting it to work on our US versions.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/samsung-galaxy-s-update-to-froyo-leaks/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769043 - i9000 thread about 2.2 leak
Enjoy!
zimphishmonger said:
It seems a leaked Android 2.2 update was released for the International Galaxy S. It is NOT compatrible with our US models, but I figured Id post it for those who want to look at getting it to work on our US versions.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/samsung-galaxy-s-update-to-froyo-leaks/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769043 - i9000 thread about 2.2 leak
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Just checked this out.. Looks fairly promising, basically requires a regedit to get it to download the file.. hopefully i can see what it will do for the Vibrant.
looks legit, but man they were about to lynch the OP for a while there in that thread haha, I guess it's only a matter of time now...
crossing my fingers that T-mobile will do a fast job on getting the update ready for us to
Some information of this froyo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7915344&postcount=543
Old news...
Kj kj
I posted a link to this with the kernal file over in jac's cm6 thread. I hope the trolls have not scared away jac wes, and eugean amd they found this information helpfull
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I am sorry... but after I read all those post, I still don't know how to upgrade, will anyone have more link to teach how to upgrade??
BTW, I live in HK
... but most of all, I will miss YOU, Scarecrow ...
carfield said:
I am sorry... but after I read all those post, I still don't know how to upgrade, will anyone have more link to teach how to upgrade??
BTW, I live in HK
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Plz ignore... just find it, at other forum ..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769400&highlight=flash
Any brave soul want to test this software on our vibrants
Aery said:
JPC FIRMWARE FOR ODIN:
http://www.multiupload.com/GEA547U9PT
Use at your own Risk!
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xplanowestx said:
Any brave soul want to test this software on our vibrants
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Lol, last post.... I might give it a whack when I get home...
xplanowestx said:
Any brave soul want to test this software on our vibrants
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is it the one for galaxy s?
does it have root or is just stock?
I see Bricks in our future lol
omega46 said:
I see Bricks in our future lol
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Yep, almost certainly going to be like the first froyo leak all over again, lol.
So FYI, for those who don't know, flashing the previous froyo leak via odin, and then trying to flash back to stock JFD, was the only confirmed way to truly brick a vibrant, so PLEASE don't do anything unless you know 100% what you're doing.
This likely isn't like eugene's version of the previous froyo leak yet, and will probably flash the baseband, which is probably still irreversible (that's the part that caused bricks when trying to revert.)
~ Jocelyn
Jac just tweet "CM6 booting to a gui window finally! Progress on the vibrant" so I think you should wait
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xalucardx said:
Jac just tweet "CM6 booting to a gui window finally! Progress on the vibrant" so I think you should wait
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Yeah, I'm finnuh chicken out on this one. :-$
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Once I get back into windows, I'll download it and re-Package to a Safe non-bricking update.zip for Clockwork, + Downgrading will be safe..
~Eugene
eugene373 said:
Once I get back into windows, I'll download it and re-Package to a Safe non-bricking update.zip for Clockwork, + Downgrading will be safe..
~Eugene
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you're the man
eugene373 said:
Once I get back into windows, I'll download it and re-Package to a Safe non-bricking update.zip for Clockwork, + Downgrading will be safe..
~Eugene
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cant wait it give me something new to play with
Thats sweet man , cant wait to test it
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Froyo

Where can I find the safest and newest version of Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Captivate?
Sorry, I am new to Android and don't know much so any pointers and directions would be great! Thanks in advance!
Post goes into Question & Answers section. If your looking for a good rom with a captivate base go with Cognition or JJ4 optimized.
bhaveshp said:
Where can I find the safest and newest version of Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Captivate?
Sorry, I am new to Android and don't know much so any pointers and directions would be great! Thanks in advance!
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They are all leaked and beta...
bhaveshp said:
Where can I find the safest and newest version of Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Captivate?
Sorry, I am new to Android and don't know much so any pointers and directions would be great! Thanks in advance!
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Don't be so impatient. Just wait for the release. They said end of November, so that only 11 months.
opcow said:
Don't be so impatient. Just wait for the release. They said end of November, so that only 11 months.
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Lol. Freakin hilarious
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bhaveshp said:
Where can I find the safest and newest version of Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Captivate?
Sorry, I am new to Android and don't know much so any pointers and directions would be great! Thanks in advance!
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Yup agreed with everyone they are all leaked. But if you want to find the closests one to stock ATT, then find the One-Click JI6 Odin by DesignGears. That is as close to stock as it gets.
opcow said:
Don't be so impatient. Just wait for the release. They said end of November, so that only 11 months.
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LMAO So true its funny.
I did and update on my phone today and it said there was an update available. Whenever it tries to install it, it fails at 50%. Is that supposed to be 2.2 or is that just a baseband update?
bhaveshp said:
I did and update on my phone today and it said there was an update available. Whenever it tries to install it, it fails at 50%. Is that supposed to be 2.2 or is that just a baseband update?
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It's Not 2.2..
rickysa2000 said:
It's Not 2.2..
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2.3 then? cuz even I would odin for that
bhaveshp said:
I did and update on my phone today and it said there was an update available. Whenever it tries to install it, it fails at 50%. Is that supposed to be 2.2 or is that just a baseband update?
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I' be willing to bet that's 2.1 update 1

help with rooting 2.3.4

So i got a replacement phone yesterday and it came with 2.3.4 on it. I tried to use unrevoked but it said failed cuz my firmware is to new. How do i root this? do i need to downgrade to 2.2? if so can someone tell me how. is it just a simple ruu flash?
Wrong section.
If you're S-ON then you're screwed, if you're S-OFF then you can root.
Edit: Searching yields results lol... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269550
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SteveG12543 said:
Wrong section.
If you're S-ON then you're screwed, if you're S-OFF then you can root.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.
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so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
sruel3216 said:
so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
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Not until someone finds out a root exploit. Until then, you can't root.
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SteveG12543 said:
Not until someone finds out a root exploit. Until then, you can't root.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.
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what the ****! this is my second replacement in 2 days. the first one was 2.2 this one is 2.3.4..........
Sorry man but I'm sure the unrevoked team will get it eventually.
CM7 nightly
masully1984 said:
Sorry man but I'm sure the unrevoked team will get it eventually.
CM7 nightly
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now im stuck with sense haha. so i cant ruu 2.2 through hboot?
sruel3216 said:
so i can never root??? they sent it to me like this
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Yeah, and they can do that. The DInc wasn't released as a rooted phone, that's where the likes of Unrevoked/AlphaRev come in. They'll have to update their methods for the DInc, and I'm guessing that'll be with their tool named Revolutionary.
You may not be able to use the 2.2 RUU to get back to 2.2 stock. You can try it, but that may screw up your replacement too...? Unrevoked/AlphaRev have been working on the newer phones that've been released lately, so the time table for anything from them is unknown, if they even update to root the DInc 2.3 at all.
RMarkwald said:
Yeah, and they can do that. The DInc wasn't released as a rooted phone, that's where the likes of Unrevoked/AlphaRev come in. They'll have to update their methods for the DInc, and I'm guessing that'll be with their tool named Revolutionary.
You may not be able to use the 2.2 RUU to get back to 2.2 stock. You can try it, but that may screw up your replacement too...? Unrevoked/AlphaRev have been working on the newer phones that've been released lately, so the time table for anything from them is unknown, if they even update to root the DInc 2.3 at all.
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man this really sucks....i feel like i have the droid x again, but worse....
Sorry bout that mang,Its starting to sound like I got my replacement right on time before they started putting em out with GB
pastalero said:
Sorry bout that mang,Its starting to sound like I got my replacement right on time before they started putting em out with GB
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same here
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A stock rooted ROM
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Odex. De-Odex later!
Must be on latest OTA!
Includes boot.img that is pre-lokied.
You dont not need to worry about loki or OTA's.
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Thanks for all your hard work on this!
just wondering, what is the difference between flashing this, and rooting after the OTA update? i assume you bypass any pushed OTA's and thats all
nice, scott! thanks for getting to work on the verizon version
Viper76269 said:
just wondering, what is the difference between flashing this, and rooting after the OTA update? i assume you bypass any pushed OTA's and thats all
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This may not be for you...
This ROM is for someone...
Who wants to tinker and build there own personal ROM from the stock base.
Another developer that may not have the ability to get a stock base (Like me, I only have the AT&T phone)
When you hose your phone trying to "modify" things because you "read it on the internet" somewhere you can then use this ROM to get your anus out of trouble.
You flash someone else ROM and realize its not what you were expecting, you didn't make nandroid back up, and your rebooting every time you try to make a phone call. This ROM would come in real handy
You see where I am going with this?
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You Sir are my hero. Nuff said.
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inkdrink said:
Thanks for all your hard work on this!
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jayochs said:
nice, scott! thanks for getting to work on the verizon version
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You are all welcome!
Glad I could help get it started off for Verizon!
scrosler said:
You are all welcome!
Glad I could help get it started off for Verizon!
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haha i always downloaded cleanrom, or your stock rooted roms, on every phone i had that you dev'ed for..which was every phone i had lol..and they're all under each phones specific folder on my hard drive as my just-in-case i mess something up and need a fresh clean flash back to stock. it's helped numerous times lol so i've got this bad boy downloading right now..
2 gigs, that's crazy. i can't believe the roms are bigger than samsungs!
scrosler said:
This may not be for you...
This ROM is for someone...
Who wants to tinker and build there own personal ROM from the stock base.
Another developer that may not have the ability to get a stock base (Like me, I only have the AT&T phone)
When you hose your phone trying to "modify" things because you "read it on the internet" somewhere you can then use this ROM to get your anus out of trouble.
You flash someone else ROM and realize its not what you were expecting, you didn't make nandroid back up, and your rebooting every time you try to make a phone call. This ROM would come in real handy
You see where I am going with this?
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gotcha. just making sure. wouldn't be bad to have it on the computer just in case. i was just curious. i'm personally waiting for a deodexed AOSP ROM, but i can keep this in case i screw anything up. thanks for the info!
jayochs said:
haha i always downloaded cleanrom, or your stock rooted roms, on every phone i had that you dev'ed for..which was every phone i had lol..and they're all under each phones specific folder on my hard drive as my just-in-case i mess something up and need a fresh clean flash back to stock. it's helped numerous times lol so i've got this bad boy downloading right now..
2 gigs, that's crazy. i can't believe the roms are bigger than samsungs!
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Dude, tell me about it!
Do you know how long it takes to upload this isht?
I had to TeamView into jparista's PC, dump his phone, build the ROM, then upload it all using his internet connection because he has twice the upload speed I did.
I would still be uploading now!
you say must be on latest OTA, what happens if we flash this on non OTA?
Scott,
In the OP you say we need to be on the latest OTA?
I had flashed TWRP and have not been able to get the OTA.
I was surprised when I read we needed to be on the latest OTA to flash your ROM.
I have been holding off getting the OTA because I figured I would just flash a ROM to get the on the latest OTA is there a reason we need to be on it to flash your ROM?
Do you happen to have a Stock Recovery IMG and I get in order to get the OTA if I am going to need the OTA I will have to get it through stock recovery
neckbonest said:
you say must be on latest OTA, what happens if we flash this on non OTA?
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I would like to know this as well.
Walter21026 said:
I would like to know this as well.
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Because its built from the OTA and I didn't include a boot image. I don't have the phone so I didn't want to risk bricking someone else's trying to flash a boot image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure... Havent tried it.
So nandroid, flash and report results and all questions will be answered.
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Because its built from the OTA and I didnt include a but image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure...
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looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
scrosler said:
Because its built from the OTA and I didn't include a boot image. I don't have the phone so I didn't want to risk bricking someone else's trying to flash a boot image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure... Havent tried it.
So nandroid, flash and report results and all questions will be answered.
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Thanks for chiming in on this Scott, however I won't test this till someone else has. Already went through hell yesterday with TWRP loops
neckbonest said:
looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
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Sounds good!
Let us know!
Good luck!
neckbonest said:
looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
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Let us know how it goes. Thanks
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