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Root Downgraded to Remove Root, Can't Update to Froyo

exoduster18

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Jun 8, 2010
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I have followed every guide that I can find. I cannot get my phone to either receive the OTA update and I cannot get it to update manually.

This is the error that I get:

assert failed: file_getprop ("/system/build.prop","ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon/inc/inc/inc:2.1-update1/ERE27/161494:user/release-keys" || file.getprop ("/system.build.prop","ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

I had a stock Incredible that I rooted with Unrevoked3. I then ran Unrevoked Forever on it and then downgraded to remove root. I placed the 2.2 Update on the sdcard and went through the recovery menu to select it and then try to install it.

The above error is what I get everytime I try to update.

This is also the same error I got when I tried to accept the OTA when I was rooted (in my grogginess in the morning when I woke up and saw the OTA, I just kept hitting ok having completely forgotten about my phone being rooted).

I don't know much about coding other than the little I use to do with Java/C++/HTML in school, but what I am getting out of this is my phone does not like the 2.2 update file. I am assuming that it may have an MD5 Hash in verifying/installing the file that it does not like?

Can anyone help me?
 
I have followed every guide that I can find. I cannot get my phone to either receive the OTA update and I cannot get it to update manually.

This is the error that I get:

assert failed: file_getprop ("/system/build.prop","ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon/inc/inc/inc:2.1-update1/ERE27/161494:user/release-keys" || file.getprop ("/system.build.prop","ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.2/FRF91/231334:user/release-keys

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

I had a stock Incredible that I rooted with Unrevoked3. I then ran Unrevoked Forever on it and then downgraded to remove root. I placed the 2.2 Update on the sdcard and went through the recovery menu to select it and then try to install it.

The above error is what I get everytime I try to update.

This is also the same error I got when I tried to accept the OTA when I was rooted (in my grogginess in the morning when I woke up and saw the OTA, I just kept hitting ok having completely forgotten about my phone being rooted).

I don't know much about coding other than the little I use to do with Java/C++/HTML in school, but what I am getting out of this is my phone does not like the 2.2 update file. I am assuming that it may have an MD5 Hash in verifying/installing the file that it does not like?

Can anyone help me?

Right here, bro: http://androidforums.com/incredible...nother-froyo-root-guide-glitch-free-love.html
 
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Actually, I did. I removed CityID. But that is back now....Is this what is stopping me from upgrading?

I called Verizon and HTC. They both told me that HTC has stopped pushing the updates out for the time being due to a glitch that users were reporting and that it would resume here soon. They reset me in their system and in the Verizon systems so that it will get pushed to me at a later date.
 
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did you follow the link I posted previously? that IS most likely the cause of you not being able to upgrade, you have the wrong software version and you NEED to apply that update before trying to apply the Froyo OTA update. You get the EXACT error you are getting if you don't apply this update.
Getting your phone ready for the FroYo update.zip! - xda-developers

and also this current post may help and also reiterates the need to apply the update that I posted in the link above BEFORE trying to upgrade to Froyo.

http://androidforums.com/incredible...nother-froyo-root-guide-glitch-free-love.html
 
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I am having the same problem, and followed the instructions to a T.

-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon/inc/inc/inc:2.1-update1/ERE27/161494:user/release-keys" ||
file_getprop("system/build.prop", ro.build.fingerprint") == "verizon_wwe/inc/inc/inc:2.1-update1/ERE27203589:user/release-keys"
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Insatllation aborted
 
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I think this is when we were all trying to stay ahead of the curve though by using workaround methods. If you use the official RUU's, the updates should be included. I've never tried to go backward beyond a single RUU however so I'm not 100% sure if you can leapfrog 2 or more RUU's forward. My inclination is that you can but I can't verify it.
 
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