[How-To] Force the Official Android 2.2 Froyo Update for the Motrola Droid (FRG01B | Update 1 of 2)

[PtDarwin]

Thanks for all the tips I had it up and running within 10 - 20 minutes. Lost my music but used mixzing to find it again and had to reset about 8 ringtones. This was after a 2nd reboot and now my phones bettter than ever.


Thanx again everybody

 

[rlaurin1]

I have some doubts this is the offical Motorola release for the following reasons:

-The docking app isn't the Motorola docking app but the standard deck clock app that the Nexus One uses.

-No pay apps show up in the Marketplace even though Nexus One has already released 2.2. The market seems to think this is not an offical release

-Flash wasn't provide with the update itself.

How confident are you that this really is what is going to be going out over the air?

 

[ovenman]

This sucks

 

[johnlgalt]

hmm, weird. I know others have had issues with apps not showing in market since FroYo has been out, and in fact, Titanium Backup has a function to restore missing connections like that, but it may in fact be just a server thing.

I hate to tell you to do this, but try waiting until tomorrow - or else try a battery pull tonight and see if it helps.

 

[EphraimShay]

[Sorry, moved to more appropriate bug thread]

 

[JenHeide]

Download and try again!

I dl and dl and dl like 22 times....it's not working!!

 

[bigben00000000007]

this is suppose to work with sprecovery but i keep getting
E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
installation aborted

 

[Rammknot]

I have some doubts this is the offical Motorola release for the following reasons:

-The docking app isn't the Motorola docking app but the standard deck clock app that the Nexus One uses.

-No pay apps show up in the Marketplace even though Nexus One has already released 2.2. The market seems to think this is not an offical release

-Flash wasn't provide with the update itself.

How confident are you that this really is what is going to be going out over the air?

To fix the apps not showing in the market download tab all I had to to get them to show was turn off my phone and pull the battery/sdcard (have a couple apk apps) and the list filled up.

Flash wasn't provided with the OTA update either, I have a friend who was lucky enough to get it and he had to get the apk to use flash as well.

 

[droidberg]

Thanks so much, been waiting on this for what feels like forever.

Download and install worked flawlessly. Definitely feels like a pretty nice upgrade from 2.1.

 

[johnlgalt]

I have some doubts this is the offical Motorola release for the following reasons:

-The docking app isn't the Motorola docking app but the standard deck clock app that the Nexus One uses.

-No pay apps show up in the Marketplace even though Nexus One has already released 2.2. The market seems to think this is not an offical release

-Flash wasn't provide with the update itself.

How confident are you that this really is what is going to be going out over the air?

I, myself, am very confident - b/c I myself got the update notifcation, and I myself provided one of the mirrors - and all of the file checksums (hashes) matched the one I got OTA.


This is the update notification that I keep getting on my phone (I am already running Pete's BB so I keep hitting later)



This is the info panel under Settings --> About Phone --> System Update



These are the hashes for one of the update.zip files located in the first post:



These are the hashes for the file as it exists in my phone's cache folder



Any questions?

 

[bigben00000000007]

this is suppose to work with sprecovery but i keep getting
E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
installation aborted

any tips

 

[skyscraper38]

I still havent gotten 2.2 to work. I still have sprecovery with no root and cant get it to upload. and was told that i cant get the OTA as well because of sprecovery

 

[bigben00000000007]

i have the same problem

 

[johnlgalt]

this is suppose to work with sprecovery but i keep getting
E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
installation aborted

any tips

Which method are you using?

I still havent gotten 2.2 to work. I still have sprecovery with no root and cant get it to upload. and was told that i cant get the OTA as well because of sprecovery

Umm, I may have miss-spoken - You can get the OTA even with SPRecovery installed - Let's review your situation and see what is going on....

 

[rlaurin1]

To fix the apps not showing in the market download tab all I had to to get them to show was turn off my phone and pull the battery/sdcard (have a couple apk apps) and the list filled up.

Flash wasn't provided with the OTA update either, I have a friend who was lucky enough to get it and he had to get the apk to use flash as well.

Pulling the battery/sdcard didn't work for me. I still only see free apps that I have download and can not find any protected apps in the marketplace.

Is it possible to see if your friend's desk app is the Stock 2.2 clock or if it is the Motorola desk app? If he doesn't have an actual dock, I think the only docking app on the market that currently works with 2.2 is DeskHome.

 

[bigben00000000007]

download on pc
rename file to update.zip
move to root through usb
try to install and blocked

 

[Rammknot]

Is it possible to see if your friend's desk app is the Stock 2.2 clock or if it is the Motorola desk app? If he doesn't have an actual dock, I think the only docking app on the market that currently works with 2.2 is DeskHome.

ill have to ask him when I can get a hold of him again, he has the actual dock, ill see if i can get him to screenshot it while docked for me.

 

[johnlgalt]

rlaurin1 - how long did you leave the battery out?

Also, did you sign in with the same google account as before? Protected apps (as you know) are tied to the account...

Also, the desk app is in fact the stock 2.2 clock app.

 

[navybear33]

Followed the instructions and worked like a charm. Running 2.2 now and loving it. Thanks for the information beats waiting for Verizon.

 

[Rammknot]

download on pc
rename file to update.zip
move to root through usb
try to install and blocked

when you first download the file is it just called "update"? if so then don't rename it to update.zip just leave it alone because it is technically update.zip but you have windows set to hide extensions.

 

[johnlgalt]

download on pc
rename file to update.zip
move to root through usb
try to install and blocked

If you're renaming, where did you downlaod the file from? All of these are already update.zip except one from Google's servers, and that was closed down earlier according to Engadget....

ill have to ask him when I can get a hold of him again, he has the actual dock, ill see if i can get him to screenshot it while docked for me.

You're talking the regular Multimedia dock? I have it right here and can get screenshtos *now* if you'd like

 

[Grey1001]

download on pc
rename file to update.zip
move to root through usb
try to install and blocked

do not rename the file, its already .zip

 

[bigben00000000007]

ok now it says assert failed apply patch check MTD boot with a bunch of numbers and

 

[johnlgalt]

delete the file off your device (computer / phone)
re-download it from scratch
now try.

 

[bleedGreen]

I dont see a big change in OS but thasnk you it was really simple.