I am on my second Atrix. I updated the first OTA to .91. I didn't initially care for it, but only tried it for a day or so. Exchanged phone for another problem under 30 day return. New phone downloaded OTA. Rooted to pull off OTA zip to stop update reminders.
I've searched the numerous threads about updating various .91 builds and betas. However, I'm not sure if I can just flash the ATT OTA that i've pulled off in a way that doesn't lock the bootloader to make it difficult to go back to .83. I would think the official .91 would not have problems like i've been hearing with the other builds and betas, or having to go through the trouble of applying a bunch of fixes and patches.
Basically I want to try .91 again without a lot of fuss with the ability to go back to the stock .83 if I really don't like it.
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If I switch back to stock and download the OTA will I lose root? If so I'm assuming if I re-root the way I did the first time I would be just canceling out the update. Would that be correct?
Sounds like you are rooted now. I would not doing anything. In the past I would let the update drop and not take it. It's only a matter of time before someone pulls what is needed from the official update and applies it to a rom. I feel it's just easier that way. You keep root and don't loose the freedom of trying new roms.
The ota has been out. The only difference is it is official and not leaked. Most, if not all the devs have updated their roms with the newer verision. If you download a signed ruu you will lose root, and there is no sure thing that the exploit has changed, thus making the older root process still usable.
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Quick question(s).
1) What steps do I take to throw my phone to completely stock (Im running bamf 1.6.3) in order to receive the OTA properly?
2) Any new news on when gingerbread is coming out for the tbolt?
I do have a nand of stock root on my phone, so after I restore that (if thats what i should do) how to i remove root so i can get gingerbread OTA correctly?
As for the reason I'm wanting to do this is because I want to try out the stock gingerbread and I don't like to upgrade android without an OTA, once I get sick of it I will be re-rooting it.
markalyea2 said:
Quick question(s).
1) What steps do I take to throw my phone to completely stock (Im running bamf 1.6.3) in order to receive the OTA properly?
2) Any new news on when gingerbread is coming out for the tbolt?
I do have a nand of stock root on my phone, so after I restore that (if thats what i should do) how to i remove root so i can get gingerbread OTA correctly?
As for the reason I'm wanting to do this is because I want to try out the stock gingerbread and I don't like to upgrade android without an OTA, once I get sick of it I will be re-rooting it.
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Ota won't roll out for a couple weeks. There's a thread to get you back to security on. I think it's in general.
I'm not really sure what is to be gained by un-rooting, doing the ota update, then rooting again. Other than DRM stuff while you are not rooted (google vids, blockbuster, etc).
I'm sure the stock GB ROM with root will be available here before the OTA upgrades start, certainly no later.
Of course it's your preference, I'm just curious.
markalyea2 said:
Quick question(s).
1) What steps do I take to throw my phone to completely stock (Im running bamf 1.6.3) in order to receive the OTA properly?
2) Any new news on when gingerbread is coming out for the tbolt?
I do have a nand of stock root on my phone, so after I restore that (if thats what i should do) how to i remove root so i can get gingerbread OTA correctly?
As for the reason I'm wanting to do this is because I want to try out the stock gingerbread and I don't like to upgrade android without an OTA, once I get sick of it I will be re-rooting it.
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1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423 will get you back to where you're looking to go.
2) ETA on the OTA is all rumor and speculation but the latest rumor and speculation is end of June. I think someone has concrete info from Verizon that said sometime in 2nd qtr but that's a pretty broad spectrum.
*Usually the OTA leaks before it's actually pushed out by Verizon and we get to play with it for awhile before the rest of the world sees it (it shows up in development.) The MR1 is a good example of that...it was a carbon copy of the leak (and the nand root that you have.) I know it's completely your decision but you'll probably be able to run the OTA for awhile before it actually gets pushed out by Verizon if you stay rooted. You just have to wait for the devs to say it's ready to go for rooted phones (which is usually right after th leak hits the light of day.)
I had a rooted photon and after numerous OTA updates to MR7 I decided to stock reset and tried flashing the CM5 release. I kept getting the snowy screen issue, so I wiped the phone with Android Recovery and managed to get to a working install. My problem is that the phone is on 45.2.5 and every time I manually push for an update, I am told the phone is up to date.
Are there any ways of manually applying the update, or flashing back to an older release and perhaps trying again? atm I have an unrooted 2.5 version.
EDIT: btw I am running Linux.
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I'm getting that same problem. I was rooted and unlocked then I re-locked my phone back to stock to get the ota but it keeps telling me I'm update. I'm trying to update to 4.5.7 but it want push the ota to my phone.
I may have unknowingly stumbled upon a fairly easy solution if you don't want the 2.3.5 OTA update, and don't want to get prompted or have it forced on you eventually. A few days ago, I installed the MOF 2.3.5.ish (locked) Leaked Update using Bootstrap. I had been running it for several days and had no complaints. In fact I really liked it. For some reason only beknownst to the beer I have been drinking all day, I decided to .sbf back to 198_6, unrooted and see if I get the OTA. I didn't, and I eventually contacted live chat. During the course of the conversation, my MEID was checked and according to their system, my phone was on the latest software (198_12) and thus couldn't be updated. My phone was fully stock on the 198_6 build, but she wasn't budging. I mentioned that I had flashed the stock .sbf and she suggested that might be the problem, and that it would void the warranty. Long story short, no OTA update, and no prompts for it. The bootloader is still unlockable if I desire. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Can I safely assume that someone has already tried to reflash their lobotomized Photon back back to 198_6 from 2.3.5 using RSDLite, and that as of now, 2.3.5-from-Moto is unfortunately a one-way ticket to hell?
I thought the 2.3.5 update was still in soak test. That would explain why the rep said you were on the latest version.
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No, the rep stated that the latest version was the _12 2.3.5 build. I also thought the soak test was still going, because the Sprint site still lists the _6 2.3.4 build as the latest version. I dunno; I guess at some point it'll show up on Sprint's site.
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If you are currently rooted on 2.3.4, will the OTA 2.3.5 update actually install? I remember when I was rooted on 2.3.4 (154_5 build) and tried to do the OTA update to the 2.3.4 (198_6 build), it looked like it would install correctly. However after the phone rebooted, on the lock screen, a message on the top would say the "update failed, installed unsuccessfully" or something like that.
Im wondering by me being rooted in my current build 2.3.4 (198_6 build), would keep me updating the 2.3.5 build OTA successfully. I would much rather wait for the ICS upgrade.
i remember the last ota when i went in and disabled my camera shutter sound i could not install the OTA.
i had to go back in and change the sound back to on in order to receive the update and install property then changed it back after.
I think this is a related thread - forgive me if I've hijacked it.
Motorola's site says the 45.4.12 is available for "ALL Motorola PHOTON 4G users" (as does a page on Sprint's site)
(a tried providing links, but as a new member here, I'm not allowed - geez)
Despite this information on Motorola's and Sprint's site and after hours of a course of days "arguing" with L2 support, they say my phone is current with "45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US".
Has anyone received 45.4.12 or now how to get to it? I've requested the 45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US file so I can just apply to my phone via RSD but it presumably does not exists and OTA is the only way to receive it, yet I can't get anyone at Motorola support to admit there's a more recent version available than 45.3.6. (even though I have a second photon that has 45.3.7!)
I'm running the stock rom from the 7.23.502.1 RUU. Last night I received notification that an OTA update has been downloaded and ready to install. Since I'm rooted, have TWRP installed, and have deleted most of the AT&T bloatware, I know the OTA won't flash. I pretty much need to run the RUU again, flash the OTA and set up everything from scratch. I'd rather not take the time to do that right now unless this includes the Stagefright patch. I haven't read anywhere that AT&T was even going to patch the M7. Patches for the M8 & M9 started rolling out a couple of weeks ago. From what I've read, those updates were about 50MB. The file I got is 193MB. I can't find any information anywhere regarding an update coming from AT&T for the M7, be it Stagefright, Sense 7 or Android 5.1.
I did notice something odd with this download. In the past all the OTAs I received downloaded to /cache/fumo/OTAPkg.zip. The one I just received was downloaded to /sdcard/fumo/OTAPkg.zip. Probably just being paranoid, but could some sort of malware disguise itself as an OTA?
Do any of the insiders here have info on what this update includes? Also, any way to kill the reminder to install the update w/o actually installing the update? If I delete the OTAPkg.zip, any way to prevent it from downloading again until I specifically request it?
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I'm running the stock rom from the 7.23.502.1 RUU. Last night I received notification that an OTA update has been downloaded and ready to install. Since I'm rooted, have TWRP installed, and have deleted most of the AT&T bloatware, I know the OTA won't flash. I pretty much need to run the RUU again, flash the OTA and set up everything from scratch. I'd rather not take the time to do that right now unless this includes the Stagefright patch. I haven't read anywhere that AT&T was even going to patch the M7. Patches for the M8 & M9 started rolling out a couple of weeks ago. From what I've read, those updates were about 50MB. The file I got is 193MB. I can't find any information anywhere regarding an update coming from AT&T for the M7, be it Stagefright, Sense 7 or Android 5.1.
I did notice something odd with this download. In the past all the OTAs I received downloaded to /cache/fumo/OTAPkg.zip. The one I just received was downloaded to /sdcard/fumo/OTAPkg.zip. Probably just being paranoid, but could some sort of malware disguise itself as an OTA?
Do any of the insiders here have info on what this update includes? Also, any way to kill the reminder to install the update w/o actually installing the update? If I delete the OTAPkg.zip, any way to prevent it from downloading again until I specifically request it?
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I'm guessing it's to address the Stagefright issue. See these links:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-htc-one/575243-software-update-7-23-502-4-a.html
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB420290&cv=820
Thanks for the links. I saw the androidcentral article about AT&T pushing the Stagefright patch to M8 & M9, but it didn't mention the M7. I had not seen that AT&T support page info, though. It'd be nice if that specifically stated it does patch Stagefright. At least I know it's not some sort of malware. Gonna be a few days before I have time to run the RUU so I can apply the OTA.