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Samsung just released the first firmware update today... i installed it but cant find any info online anywhere about what all it changed/fixed? anyone have more info on this?
There's a post in general about it coming soon. I haven't gotten it yet, anyway to extract it and host it? just in case they release it in phases. According to the other post, you can install it via OTA, Store, or home computer, so it should be available to the masses soon.
Always the same first question... Does it kill root?
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Same usual first question: Does it kill root?
Roger
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Sorry about the double post. Got an fc and then didn't show.
I got the update a bit ago. Phone rebooted to install...there was an error but I didn't get to see what it was. Phone rebooted again and is going fine now. Titanium backup still shows root. I went to about phone and it shows 2.1_update 1. I read media hub was supposed to be enabled but mine still says check later...I'm wondering if my phone didn't actually update. I will see what others say about their updates.
Oh and my specs...one click rooted with andromeda kernel and adw launcher...pretty much stock other than that
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i have had 2.1 update one since i first got my phone... :-( i was soo excited about an update ... I want the puzzle unlock
Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
done12many2 said:
Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
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This is what I thought too. I knew I saw the update 1 on my phone when I got it...Well anyway, an update was pushed to my phone this morning and it looks like the installation failed. I try to update firmware again, but nothing. I wonder if root is keeping it from installing. I haven't done anything else to the phone that would stop an update. Might have to side load the update when it comes out on the website.
done12many2 said:
Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
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Different update. This is di07, phone came with dg27
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JojoSteez said:
This is what I thought too. I knew I saw the update 1 on my phone when I got it...Well anyway, an update was pushed to my phone this morning and it looks like the installation failed. I try to update firmware again, but nothing. I wonder if root is keeping it from installing. I haven't done anything else to the phone that would stop an update. Might have to side load the update when it comes out on the website.
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Probably the custom kernel. I haven't even rooted yet, want to wait to see of this blocks root, but probably won't, at least not entirely. May reset root, but it should be rootable again. I thought the root method was a general 2.1 exploit, not really specific to the epic.
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rufflez2010 said:
Probably the custom kernel. I haven't even rooted yet, want to wait to see of this blocks root, but probably won't, at least not entirely. May reset root, but it should be rootable again. I thought the root method was a general 2.1 exploit, not really specific to the epic.
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That's what I figured...I could flash back to stock I guess, but might be moot if the phone can't find the update again. It was pushed to me to begin with and now it's like it never happened...
rufflez2010 said:
Different update. This is di07, phone came with dg27
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I still have dg27 so it seems my update just failed. It's gotta be the custom kernel then. hmm...what to do, ha
Well, update: I was trying to use Odin to flash the stock kernel back on and I bricked the phone, haha. It wouldn't boot after trying to flash with Odin. IT was stuck on a screen with a picture of a phone, a computer and a caution sign in between. I looked around and it seems the only option is to flash back to stock. That worked like a charm in Odin...dunno who the stock kernel wouldnt flash...oh well. So now everything works again. Took like 5 min to flash and reboot, then another 20 to put it all back like I had it. ADW, Dropbox, and Appbrain are my friends, ha.
Anyway, with the stock kernel the update pushed again and installed fine. I have access to media hub now and whatever else was pushed with this update. It seems the update didn't like the kernel. But all is good now, I just have to root again. I think I'm gonna leave the stock kernel this time though.
JojoSteez said:
Well, update: I was trying to use Odin to flash the stock kernel back on and I bricked the phone, haha. It wouldn't boot after trying to flash with Odin. IT was stuck on a screen with a picture of a phone, a computer and a caution sign in between. I looked around and it seems the only option is to flash back to stock. That worked like a charm in Odin...dunno who the stock kernel wouldnt flash...oh well. So now everything works again. Took like 5 min to flash and reboot, then another 20 to put it all back like I had it. ADW, Dropbox, and Appbrain are my friends, ha.
Anyway, with the stock kernel the update pushed again and installed fine. I have access to media hub now and whatever else was pushed with this update. It seems the update didn't like the kernel. But all is good now, I just have to root again. I think I'm gonna leave the stock kernel this time though.
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Let us know if battery life is any better.
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Samsung's build number is always easy to read.
A, B, C, D, ... : month.
January, February, March, etc. G means July, therefore.
27 means July 27th: the date of kernel/firmware build.
So DI07 means September 07, which is fairly new.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/213524
Here is a Sprint Admin talking about it. It is an official release as of today. He has all the fixes listed too.
it is a 2.1 exploit through adb actually so this shouldnt be of any worries to us
Just got a pop up on my phone about the update. Accepted it and told it to apply. Phone rebooted, then showed an error when trying to apply the update. Hit the Home button and phone rebooted. No further notifications now about the update. Went in and manually checked and it tells me none are available. So,..I guess you only get one shot at the update and then you're skipped??
anyone that is rooted with stock kernel able to update and keep root?
wait what update? i checked for an update but there wasnt one.
Any word on if there will be an Odin One Click for the official Froyo 2.2 KB1? If so, will it be able to incorporate the ability to recieve OTA updates? I've looked in many obvious threads including, the development section as well as the Odin One Click thread.
Doesn't KB1 come with a newer recovery that needs to be downgraded regardless? So why not just flash back to JF6?
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Any word on if there will be an Odin One Click for the official Froyo 2.2 KB1? If so, will it be able to incorporate the ability to recieve OTA updates? I've looked in many obvious threads including, the development section as well as the Odin One Click thread.
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Any more updates, I wouldn't hold my breath, won't be OTA. AT&T learned it's lesson with the JH7 fiasco.
You can just use Odin3 to get back to JF6, then reinstall the Froyo update via Kies. Done it a half dozen times already.
I am aware that I could flash back to jf6 and go from there. Just curious if odin would make a kb1 is all. I agree, hopefully att learned from ota update fiasco. When I first got my captivate, I was shocked to see that samsung didn't provide a desktop software cd that would allow your pc to download and push updates similarly with blackberrys and the blackberry manager software or iphone with itunes. For that reason alone is why i found myself on xda trying to find out how to update. I now know that is what the samsung lies is for. But that could still be provided with the phone for the average end users who don't rom their phone.
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ODIN ONE CLICK (and ODIN3) are utilities made by Samsung, and how it was compiled is unknown, SO.. it cannot be "torn apart" and redone with froyo.
however there are some automated systems out, HEIMDALL and the new Captivate toolbox using HEIMDALL, may come out with easy froyo flashes,
and dont forget about froyo's 3e recovery, updated rooting, updated unlock, ect... it just adds more things to do to load a new custom rom..
so unless you want to flash froyo stock and leave it there, there isnt much point.
I am keeping a copy of the stock froyo firmware in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403 Just in case I need to send it back. I have used Heimdall to flash it a couple of times so far.
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I am keeping a copy of the stock froyo firmware in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963403 Just in case I need to send it back. I have used Heimdall to flash it a couple of times so far.
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Wait, so I can just flash that prior to sending my phone to ATT as opposed to odin to JF6 then Kies to KB1?
Something like this would definitely be handy.
+2 a Odin kb1 would make life easyer
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Wait, so I can just flash that prior to sending my phone to ATT as opposed to odin to JF6 then Kies to KB1?
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Maybe, :-/
It depends on what you end up with when you flash it... as there are only the four (cache.rfs, factoryfs.rfs, modem.bin and zImage) files in there. if the rom you flashed has other stuff that won't get over written I guess you might ind up with some sort of Franken ROM and worst case a brick. If you arn't sure what you have done to or have on your phone then I guess you ask in your roms help thread what is the approved method of returning to stock from their rom... some have various lagfixes and such that can require a specific procedure.
Even Odin leaves behind remnants of things from your previous usage. I just sent two phones back and had to Odin both. I then did master clear and still there was some stuff left that I had to delete manually. I doubt AT$T has the manpower or time to go through every returned phone looking for custom ROM remnants. To insulate them from any claims of having access to a customer's private information that may have been left on the phone by a less tech savvy user, they probably just wipe them when they get them or toss them in a bin to be used as repair parts.
Am I the only one who has still not gotten the OTA? I called a service rep and he said the rollout doesn't end until August 31, so they can't do anything until it officially ends. Has anyone had any luck getting them to push to update out to them?
This is a cluster @?!#. TMobile nor LG has any clue as to what's going on. Before I updated I talked a Rep. They said use LG updater...I believe they pulled the ota due to it bricking devices. Look in the dev section. There is some posts that cover some of this. Imo the only thing good out of the update was the baseband.
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According to T-Mobile support website the OTA is completed as of August 10 and you have to use the LG updater. I used it with no issues.
https://t-mobile.jive-mobile.com:443/#jive-document?content=/api/core/v1/documents/2362
Thanks. I've been weary of using the lg updater because of all the phone-bricking horror stories, but I guess I'll have to give it a shot.
Thank you Ph. I was fishing for that link to post.
I did the updater on 3 phones no issues. If your rooted you will lose it. Don't remember about cwm. But nvflash will work. Look for xboarders stock total and flash it if you need root. Folow the instructions...any questions please ask.
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Yea just make sure to follow the instructions on LG's site for updating. Especially make sure you download and install the drivers they have posted. And while the updater is running don't get impatient and unplug anything. Just let it do it's thing until its done.
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Thank you Ph. I was fishing for that link to post.
I did the updater on 3 phones no issues. If your rooted you will lose it. Don't remember about cwm. But nvflash will work. Look for xboarders stock total and flash it if you need root. Folow the instructions...any questions please ask.
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Yea the update overwrites cwm recovery and you lose root. After the update just reflash cwm and then flash your rom of choice.
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Am I the only one who has still not gotten the OTA? I called a service rep and he said the rollout doesn't end until August 31, so they can't do anything until it officially ends. Has anyone had any luck getting them to push to update out to them?
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I talked to a Tmo rep on August 12th, as soon as I found out they ended the roll out. The rep told me to use the LG updater also (which I did without a hitch), but he told me that if I wanted it OTA he would put my IMEI on a list which consisted of phones that will eventually get the roll out. He told me it was up to Google to send them out from here on out and that it could take months for them to send it out. I don't know if he was talking out of his ass, or just pushing me towards the LG updater, I'm just sayin'..
Google has no part in our update process.
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I am starting to think that tmo is getting a "short timer" attitude. The hold time is getting longer, reps seem to not really care any more. And all of the post that have filled this forum about call made to customer service. The hole pointing fingers at LG and Google about who is responsible for up dates. I use to love tmo but I really believe it is turnning into at&t.
Any how coocoo how did your update turn out? Any one else have questions?
I also used the LG updater with no problem. Like Ph said, be patient and don't unplug anything until it's done doing its thing.
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I still havent updated because im very happy with how my froyo rom is set up. I would like the new baseband though. If i use the lg updater and then re-root and restore my rom will the baseband stick? I know that doing a nandroid also backs up the baseband or it did with the G1 atleast. Also is the new baseband worth it?
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I still havent updated because im very happy with how my froyo rom is set up. I would like the new baseband though. If i use the lg updater and then re-root and restore my rom will the baseband stick? I know that doing a nandroid also backs up the baseband or it did with the G1 atleast. Also is the new baseband worth it?
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Flashing and backing up and restoring roms won't touch your baseband so nothing to worry about there. As for updating and "re-rooting" the update will restore stock recovery so after updating you need to reflash clockworkmod recovery using the nvflash tool. Then you either restore one of your backups or flash a rom, even flash back to froyo. The baseband will stay updated. If you want stock 2.3.3 but rooted then there is a rooted version in the dev section. The stock 2.3.3 update can't be rooted with superoneclick.
Yea man its simple u could do what Ph said, if u like ur froyo rom that much just back it up, then flash stock recovery back on, I didn't unroot the update will overrite that, then update, so like I said make a nandroid, then flash stock recovery with tgagunmans one click flasher (super easy) don't worry about unrooting its how I did it basically u really just need the stock recovery image people weren't doing that and getting bricks, now Ph said he did it without touching recovery but just to be safe flash back to stock, so after that just update then after the update restore ur froyo backup and bamm!!! U will have new baseband and root again just like that whole process takes 15 minutes, the baseband stays on ur phone it cannot be erased nor flashed unless using lg update so once u have it ur golden
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Yea man its simple u could do what Ph said, if u like ur froyo rom that much just back it up, then flash stock recovery back on, I didn't unroot the update will overrite that, then update, so like I said make a nandroid, then flash stock recovery with tgagunmans one click flasher (super easy) don't worry about unrooting its how I did it basically u really just need the stock recovery image people weren't doing that and getting bricks, now Ph said he did it without touching recovery but just to be safe flash back to stock, so after that just update then after the update restore ur froyo backup and bamm!!! U will have new baseband and root again just like that whole process takes 15 minutes, the baseband stays on ur phone it cannot be erased nor flashed unless using lg update so once u have it ur golden
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dude you are one the most helpful ppl on this forum and i really appreciate it. i hate the phillies but i may make an exception for you. thanks again for that help right there, will be doing this tonight
The ota update being stopped is a lie. My friend bought his 4 days ago from radio shack. It was on 2.2 over night he got the 2.3 ota.
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Did a factory data reset with cwm then restored stock recovery. Updated with lg updater, flashed cwm recovery restored my nandroid of my froyo rom and booted up. Now i have my same rom with the new baseband. Thanks guys. The last phone i had rooted was a G1 and flashing nandroids could also restore the radio so i figured the same would happen with the G2x.
Hello Everyone,
I'm fairly new to rooting phones and ROMs so if this question dosn't make sense please destroy my inner child I have a rooted sgs3 using odin and factory verizon build but the problem I am having is with ClockwordMod I think. The samsung update restarts the phone but ClockworkMod starts up right away and won't let the update go through. Is there a setting I need to change to allow all updates to bypass ClockworkMod or is there another way for me to get the update?
Any help is much appreciated.
Justin
Sounds to me like cwm just saved you from an auto ota update.
I use twrp so i dont know the answer to your question but if you're rooted, why would you want an ota?
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maniac2k said:
Sounds to me like cwm just saved you from an auto ota update.
I use twrp so i dont know the answer to your question but if you're rooted, why would you want an ota?
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Hello and thank you for the reply. I'm not sure that I need/want it though it continues to ask me to update so it's either keep saying defer or just let it update.
Of you download and flash one of the latest and greatest roms, you wont get asked to update. There is a way you can stop the ota but i dont remember off the top of my head. Im sure google knows. I would just flash a newer rom that includes the update.
hmmmm
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Of you download and flash one of the latest and greatest roms, you wont get asked to update. There is a way you can stop the ota but i dont remember off the top of my head. Im sure google knows. I would just flash a newer rom that includes the update.
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What would you say is the latest and greatest ROM and can I use odin to flash it? Also, if I flash a new ROM I lose everything that is on my phone right??
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What would you say is the latest and greatest ROM and can I use odin to flash it? Also, if I flash a new ROM I lose everything that is on my phone right??
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Well I have beans 12 and woke up and my phone also was booted into recovery and stopped the update.
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What would you say is the latest and greatest ROM and can I use odin to flash it? Also, if I flash a new ROM I lose everything that is on my phone right??
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It is going to keep rebooting into CWM if you don't tell it to until you tell it to stop rebooting to recovery, which is an option in the menu system after flashing. If the OTA update installation is being intercepted by CWM's presence on your phone, then I'm not sure if there is a way around it other than flashing a ROM. Someone with more experience will have to chime in.
With that said, should you choose to install a new ROM, there are a plethora of ROM options on XDA, at least some of which have OTA updates disabled. See the following link for a guide (I'm assuming you are on Verizon):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32079760#post32079760
You can flash the stock, rooted ROM back on with ODIN, and then download EZ-Recovery (which has CWM) and load a custom ROM that way.
I use aokp but jellywiz is a nice stock like rom. Just download a rom and flash in cwm.
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Hello Everyone,
I'm fairly new to rooting phones and ROMs so if this question dosn't make sense please destroy my inner child I have a rooted sgs3 using odin and factory verizon build but the problem I am having is with ClockwordMod I think. The samsung update restarts the phone but ClockworkMod starts up right away and won't let the update go through. Is there a setting I need to change to allow all updates to bypass ClockworkMod or is there another way for me to get the update?
Any help is much appreciated.
Justin
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If you want the update you should flash back to stock and restore the stock recovery. You can reroot and unlock the boot loader after you update.
Im having same issue. Verizion trying to force my phone to have less features. I was able to ignore it 2 weeks ago but now it keeps trying to force the update and I can keep delaying it. Any good tools you all know of to just block ota updates all together? Pretty happy with stock rom as is no need to fix it minus the copy and paste bug.
You can use Titanium Backup to freeze SDM 1.0 and the update will quit downloading. I'm not sure if freezing apps is supported in the free version but the paid version is well worth it of you plan on switching ROMs.
You could also flash Scotts stock rooted Rom with the latest update, then your phone status will say up to date. I flashed the zip right on my phone through cwm but I'm sure you can use Odin too
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I was in the exact same situation as you. The phone will not update with Clockwork Recovery installed. I simply flashed back to the stock ROM via ODIN (stock.vzw_root66 which a quick search should locate), accepted the OTA update, and then used the beginner's guide in the Android Development forum to get back root.
I use Titanium Backup to freeze SDM 1.0. Like JBO1018 wrote, the PRO version is well worth the price, if only to freeze bloatware. Everything else it offers is gravy.
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Hi everyone,
I just flashed the JellyBean leaked TEST OTA India to my P3100 from SamMobile. Is my warranty void now? If yes, will I be able to get it back? Will I receive any further updates from Samsung? How will I get the official version of JB? I am really very confused. Also, my Tab isn't connecting through Kies. And what about the Flash Counter?
Please help.
Thanks a lot.
aqshyt said:
Hi everyone,
I just flashed the JellyBean leaked TEST OTA India to my P3100 from SamMobile. Is my warranty void now? If yes, will I be able to get it back? Will I receive any further updates from Samsung? How will I get the official version of JB? I am really very confused. Also, my Tab isn't connecting through Kies. And what about the Flash Counter?
Please help.
Thanks a lot.
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Yes, technically your warranty is void, and no you can't get it back. I say technically because I've seen manufacturers turn a blind eye to some things (I once sent an obviously rooted phone in without question). You won't receive further updates, because they are unlikely to make patches for a leak that isn't supposed to be public. You'll either get official JB by flashing back the latest stock firmware, or by flashing the stock OTA when its available for download.
Next time I would suggest you research these questions before flashing leaked builds.
Warranty is not void.You can reset the flash counter using triangle away. You can Odin back to any version you want to in order to take OTAs. Though if your going to root and use a custom recovery its best to wait for someone to make it custom recovery rdy rather then reverting to stock for a ota your going to root anyways. Most times hours after a ota there is a rooted flashable version posted. Should be careful flashing any leaked software least they find a way to patch our current root methods.
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Should be careful flashing any leaked software least they find a way to patch our current root methods.
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The only way to do that would be to lock the bootloader, and Verizon Wireless is the only one having that done these days. Even HTC and Motorola's locked devices can be unlocked if you want now.
Thanks a lot
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Warranty is not void.You can reset the flash counter using triangle away. You can Odin back to any version you want to in order to take OTAs. Though if your going to root and use a custom recovery its best to wait for someone to make it custom recovery rdy rather then reverting to stock for a ota your going to root anyways. Most times hours after a ota there is a rooted flashable version posted. Should be careful flashing any leaked software least they find a way to patch our current root methods.
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Thanks a lot RomsWell for your reply. Am happy that I can get back my warranty and make my Tab 2 just as I got from the store I hope the Samsung people will never come to know what I did?