kustodian

I rooted my Desire a few weeks ago using unrevoked and now when I try to update to 2.2 I download the update from the phone, choose to apply it and when it reboots I get a message:

Is the rooting thing a problem, or am I doing something wrong and is there a workaround?

Last edited by kustodian; August 10th, 2010 at 08:29 AM.

kustodian

I found a workaround:

On your Phone

1. open Astro and go to "download" folder
2. long-press and select "edit"
3. press "move"
4. press back button
5. press "edit" from the top menu bar
6. press "paste"
7. long press the file
8. press "edit", then press "rename"
9. rename to update.zip then press OK

Installation

1. power off phone
2. hold "volume down" and turn on phone
3. A screen should appear showing your phone's system searching for various files. Scroll down to “recovery” using the volume down button and press the “Power” button
4. When you see the triangle with an exclamation point symbol, press the “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons at the same time. This may take a few attempts
5. From the menu that appears, use the trackball to select "Apply sdcard:update.zip." Press down on the trackball to start.
6. When the screen displays "Install from sdcard complete" use trackball to select "reboot system now" and wait for the phone to power back up.

takakia

Wow, Kustodian, you saved me. The OTA updates did not install on my rooted desire. Your method worked fine. Thanks a lot. BTW, Froyo seems to very fast. Especially the pages load fast.

kustodian

Glad I could help

Playerwithflavor

Hey I have this problem ... I cant find a DOWNLOAD folder anywhere in astro and i even used the search function.
2. where are you pasting the Download folder to?
3. or are you copy and pasting something else besides the download folder?
Thanks

kustodian

The download folder is on your sdcard.

Playerwithflavor

The only folder i see is "Downloads" not download. I'm sorry is it supposed to be Downloads?

kustodian

On my desire the update was download in a folder called "download" not "downloads", but check it maybe there.

SylentDroid_90

I got the same problem but mine is not rooted....should i use ur method??

kustodian

It should work for non rooted phones as well.

SylentDroid_90

allright i got 2.2 now, except i used astro to take out the OTA file to the main folders, and i had to never rename it update zip... thanks tho since i got the update from UK since the file name was HTC_BRAVO_UK_etc.etc.zip

kustodian

That's great to hear. It seems it only needs to be a zip.

Great Crouton

Anyone know of the method to do the same thing on the Hero? We FINALLY got the update to 2.1 but I get the same error message and I don't have the same keys you guys have.

Vanc3y

hey, sorry i'm pretty much a newb at this..
a while back i did the whole revoked thing and installed leedroid 2.2 mod froyo

now i'm trying to install the telus update and was getting the failed to verify thing like posted here.

now when i go to install the update, it goes into clockwork mod recovery and says

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(status 7)
installation aborted.

i downloaded the 90.5MB update.

What am i doing wrong?

Vanc3y

nevermind..

I have to wait for a full version i read, this is just an update to the stock telus 2.1. and i was running leedroid

thanks for your helpful post anyways.!

nainy4

i did the method above to install update 2.29 for froyo but now after updating from recovery phone goes restarting again and again..and now i even go ionto recovery but it gives me blank screen my with phone picture on it........please help......

armag.info

Thanks, Kustodian!

rua

i downloaded the full 2.29 ruu to my computer(i have rooted desire)connected usb in charge mode 10 min. d/load to phone perfect,now my phone has latest ruu and it is no longer rooted

stratism

I have the same problem with the latest update from HTC.
I followed the instructions but the same error appears. Any ideas?

SUroot

Just to reitterate the obvious.

You SHOULD NOT install OTA updates on rooted phones.

If you are that desperate to have the latest update and no longer want to be rooted, you MUST use the full RUU and not use any other methods to use the OTA update files on your rooted device.

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Badger51

I'm having the file signature issue on my Samsung Fascinate.

I'm not trying to go to Froyo 2.2, just to do a new ROM to get rid of Verizon stuff.

But even after renaming the update file to update.zip, I still get the signature fail issue.

Any other ideas?

thanks very much

SUroot

Are you rooted?

Badger51

Yes I am rooted.

SUroot

And its a custom Rom?

Not being familiar with your device and custom.recovery, it may be better to direct questions to your own devices sub forum.

That said, most custom recoveries have a signature verification toggle option. If you can find it, toggle it to off

nano005

hello im using the desire hd with clockworkmod recovery 2.5 will this method work?

SUroot

NO!

If you want to return your desire HD to stock you MUST use an RUU. This method will mess your phone up as you are rooted with custom recovery.

I THINK these are your RUU's:

http://www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Ace/

Although best to confirm in the desire HD forum

Last edited by SUroot; February 3rd, 2011 at 02:46 AM.

nano005

so how can i get the latest update?

SUroot

See above.

mgrant

There seems to be conflicting info in this thread.

I have a Desire which I installed the stock rom RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00. 32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed.exe back in December. I subsequently rooted my phone with unrevoked. Around about xmas, I received a notice that an OTA update was available for 2.29.405.5. This, as many people have stated, does not work. If you try and install it by pressing the OK button when it asks you, you get the dreaded triangle icon and if you hit the power button you see this message on the screen:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.

I'm not sure what exactly is in this new update but felt I should perhaps install it if nothing else to stop it from bugging me from time to time about it. Is there any reason not to install the update2.29.405.5?

If I follow Kustodian's instructions above, will this work on my rooted unbranded phone without problems? It seems so from some of the responses.

Will updating by this method un-root my phone or cause me to have to reinstall things? I know if I install another RUU, it will wipe things, but this seems like an update instead of a complete reinstall.

However, if I understand SUroot, the answer is no, I should not install this update under any circumstances because I have a rooted phone.

When I move the file to the root of the sdcard and rename it to update.zip, does this only cause it not to check a signature when it is installed? Is that the only difference with installing it from within the UI versus booting and installing?

Michael Grant

mgrant

Can anyone please clarify this for us/me? SuRoot? Kustodian?

Will doing this update like this force and is it reasonably safe?

Michael

jonas000

I'm having a problem problem. any chance you can simplify it abit I doesnt sense to me? Is it just the folder you click on or a file?

I've rooted it no probs just wont instal roms at all

Last edited by jonas000; January 27th, 2012 at 03:11 PM.

SUroot

Please go to our root forum and read the rooting faq

jonas000

now i keep getting a ! next to a android when I to install a rom, even though I have checked permissions in the cwm recovery.

SUroot

Which ROM? Got a link?

jonas000

Well i've tried MIUI, cyanogenMod and also the ICS alpha rom on my sd card but when they start to load, it gets about a third of the way though and then thats when it stops with the image.

Last edited by jonas000; January 29th, 2012 at 06:13 AM.

SUroot

Did you do a factory reset?

jonas000

at the beginning? It doesnt matter which way I try it, it still does the outcome

Am I going to have to get it to factory setting again to fix this?



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Last edited by jonas000; January 29th, 2012 at 10:33 AM.

SUroot

Please can you create a new thread in the root section. Please ensure you give as much information as you can in what you did to root etc etc. Even if you think its irrelevant, it might be so post it anyway. I mean a proper essay