Root SPRevcovery didnt block my update??

[joshi3joshi]

update: Im actually now using Fabolous' NexBeast 1.0 rom, and i still have the 2.1 update downloading in the system updates..I installed the OTAfix.zip, but im not sure if i should update in case recovery doesnt block it again? WHat should i do?

I've been running an ese53 rom for a while now, and a while back in March, i received the ota update, and since it was killing my battery life, I did the otacerts.zip trick into the security folder and sprecovery successfully blocked the update. For some reason, I got the 2.1 OTA update AGAIN today, and thinking that sprecovery would simply block the update once again, I clicked "install now". when it rebooted into sprecovery, it just installed!!?? It didn't block the update for some reason. Now Im back to stock 2.1, with no root priveleges and everything is force closing, i cant even get to the home screen. Fortunately, I made a nandroid backup, and sprecovery still works (but no root..), so i recovered back to my old backup, and things are working fine. however, the 2.1 update keeps telling me to install, and it keeps giving me the notification. anyone have a way to fix this? i dont know whats going on

 

[dodger55fan]

There's actually an article about this here: http://www.droid-life.com/2010/05/04/new-android-2-1-updates-locking-down-droids/It's not the original 2.1 update, but actually a new update - read up on it, but I believe if you have sprecovery already installed you should be safe to update, but definitely double check with the article.

I don't believe the OTAfix will necessarily block this thing, unless they have updated it in the past couple days...

 

[joshi3joshi]

hmm. okay. well i do have sprecovery installed, and it didnt block it.
and the link you posted is broken i think. it says the page cannot be found. thanks for the help though!

 

[iamloco724]

with sp recovery your suppose to accept the update it will restart attempt to install then fail and then the notification will go away

 

[joshi3joshi]

with sp recovery your suppose to accept the update it will restart attempt to install then fail and then the notification will go away

no i understand, i have done this before with the previous ese81 ota update. that time sp recovery blocked it. however this time, when i click install, it ACTUALY installs WITHOUT blocking it, so thats my problem. im not sure why its not blocking it this time

 

[iamloco724]

not sure then..maybe reflash sprecovery?

 

[joshi3joshi]

hm, how should i go about doing that? haha sorry ive never needed to reflash a recovery, so im not sure what to do

 

[ska.t73]

Try this link... it looks like a word got added to the end of the first one...

New Android 2.1 Updates Locking Down Droids? | Droid Life: A Motorola Droid Blog

You should just be able to use RSDLite to get back to root...

 

[iamloco724]

ive never done it my self lol..but guide to do so is in here i assume u would just sintall the recovery again with these instructions but maybe you shoudl wait for confirmation on what im telling you i dont want you to do something im saying and it not work out to good lol


http://androidforums.com/all-things...-s-everything-root-related-updated-2-1-a.html

 

[joshi3joshi]

ill try. if it doesnt work, maybe ill just leave it in the system updates and not install it lol. as long as its downloaded and doesnt keep downloading and wasting my battery life, i guess its fine..