How To How to root and install droid 2.1

[PeDe7]

how hard is it to revert back to. 2.0.1 if i decide 2.1 isnt for me?

just manually update with the 2.0.1 zip file RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting and it'll remove root and revert you back to 2.01

 

[PeDe7]

can someone please post the files to for 2.0.1 restore with nandroid?

I want to revert back but i erased my backup on accident

:-(

just manually update to remove root and get 2.01 back RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting

 

[daonesock]

THANKS SOOO MUCH PeDe7 !!

 

[daonesock]

to manually update i just need to rename it to update.zip and put it in root? .. then recovery boot and run update.zip?

 

[PeDe7]

to manually update i just need to rename it to update.zip and put it in root? .. then recovery boot and run update.zip?

rename it update instead

 

[daonesock]

it says "cant open /sdcard/update.zip .. installation aborted

 

[PeDe7]

it says "cant open /sdcard/update.zip .. installation aborted

what did you name it?

 

[daonesock]

update.zip=same error .. update=same error ??

 

[PeDe7]

update.zip=same error .. update=same error ??

that's odd, cuz i simply downloaded the file, renamed it update, put it onto the root of my sd, turn the phone off, turn it back on while holding x, and just update... go to menu> settings> apps> development> and uncheck usb debugging, and try updating again, if it doesnt work, try wiping and then updating

 

[dimobius]

In the very last steps whenever I type adb shell I keep getting "error:device not found". I believe I believe I have access to adb shell as I get the dollar sign when I typed it in earlier.

 

[krazykrivda]

if you're interested in installing 2.1 on your droid, here is my guideline for windows users [specifically windows 7]

FLASH BUSY BOX AND RECOVERY
1. Download AllDroid.org - Information by crotalusfreak [ctrl+click] and unzip it, now copy the folder named Tools to the root of your sdcard.
2. Next install the DroidRootHelper.apk to your phone.
3. Now run DroidRootHelper
4. Mount system
5. Rename recovery
6. Install busybox
7. Install flash image
8. Flash SirPsycoS's .12.0 recovery
9. Reboot recovery

The link for this part no longer has anything to download! Any suggestions?

 

[PeDe7]

In the very last steps whenever I type adb shell I keep getting "error:device not found". I believe I believe I have access to adb shell as I get the dollar sign when I typed it in earlier.

is your droid at the recovery image and plugged into your comp w/o mounting it?

 

[daonesock]

someone sent me a backup of their phone at factory default for 2.0.1

Thanks again fro all your help !!

 

[RobStemen]

Thank you for making a user-friendly version! The instructions I got sucked!

 

[RobStemen]

Uh oh... This isn't good... I'm getting errors...

 

[RobStemen]

So... I accidentally did a half Nandroid backup and now it won't let me delete it because it's "corrupt and unreadable" any advice?

 

[RobStemen]

Okay. Started from the beginning, attempting a Nandroid restore... Lots of dots... I like where this is going. Done and........................We had an Android guy peeing on an Apple logo. BUT! We have Android 2.1! However we also lost all our apps. But they're on my account. I'm not a fan of the peeing android. Anyway we could change that without going back to 2.0.1?

 

[dimobius]

is your droid at the recovery image and plugged into your comp w/o mounting it?

Yeah I figured out this morning that keeping it mounted was causing the problem. Thanks a lot though. So I have a new problem though, whenever I start the format Data, System, and cache steps I keep getting bad block could not erase, any ideas?

 

[PeDe7]

So... I accidentally did a half Nandroid backup and now it won't let me delete it because it's "corrupt and unreadable" any advice?

manually delete it by mounting your sd onto your comp and deleting the nandroid folder on your sd

 

[PeDe7]

The link for this part no longer has anything to download! Any suggestions?

i updated the link

 

[PeDe7]

Yeah I figured out this morning that keeping it mounted was causing the problem. Thanks a lot though. So I have a new problem though, whenever I start the format Data, System, and cache steps I keep getting bad block could not erase, any ideas?

did you download http://www.mediafire.com/file/yguzz11m2no/BCDMRS-20091219-1559.zip, extract it, take all of it and replace everything in your nandroid folder on your sd card with the extracted files? is usb debugging unchecked on your droid? do you also have your droid in recovery and plugged into your comp?

 

[dimobius]

did you download http://www.mediafire.com/file/yguzz11m2no/BCDMRS-20091219-1559.zip, extract it, take all of it and replace everything in your nandroid folder on your sd card with the extracted files? is usb debugging unchecked on your droid? do you also have your droid in recovery and plugged into your comp?

Yeah Iv done all those things. No luck yet, but thanks for your help anyways

 

[krazykrivda]

what would happen if i don't format my data, cache, and system before hand?

 

[dimobius]

what would happen if i don't format my data, cache, and system before hand?

If you try to restore using nandroid by skipping that step, then nandroid will simply exit out with an error and the restore wont work.

 

[krazykrivda]

If you try to restore using nandroid by skipping that step, then nandroid will simply exit out with an error and the restore wont work.

I'm trying to just take the new keyboard, gallery, and launcher from 2.1 and put it into 2.0.1.. any advice?