Help Trouble updating to 2.1

[davidov92]

OK, so I have a Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700. Came with Android 1.5 and now I want to update it to the official 2.1

So, I've got NPS working, update started, everything working as a charm, but then at the third step, installation, it stayed quite a bit at 0% and then it said it didn't succeed and that I need to do an emergency backup / reset (can't remember what it's called) (so I did what it asked me to do Vol Down + Cam + Power but nothing happened, and started up the phone again, and it was all the same)

OK, so what I want to know is : how can I fix this ? How can I update with NPS without getting the error, since I don't want to risk flashing it and losing warranty.

 

[Anden1986]

Had the same problem What I did was:

1. Removed memorycard and sim-card from phone
2. Did a hard reset (with phone off push volume down, answer call and power at the same time - in that order!)
3. Connected to PC again and ran the install

Hope this helps! Otherwise let me know...

 

[davidov92]

Nope. I can't hard reset. Pressing them down in that order but nothing happens apart from the button's usual functions...

Hard resetting can be done from the settings right ? But that will result in deletion of all apps etc. etc. Since that will probably happen, I have to ask : Google maps, and all that, those come with 2.1 or can be downloaded, right ?

Also, any way to do a backup to PC of everything I have on my phone, since I might mess this one up.

I also think there's some sort of special firmware on it, since it shows an SFR logo and some SFR apps (SFR I guess is some French operator, since everything is in French). Could that be a problem, and will that be removed by hard resetting ?

 

[Poopyfist]

I had the same thing happen, got the update started and it downloaded, but then it just got stuck installing at 0%. I had forgotten to take my sim card out and I got a phone call right before it got started, I think that may have been a factor - were you using your phone at all during the update?

In any case, I tried it once more later on (again forgetting to take out the sim card) and it worked perfectly with no problems

I'd give it another go if I were you.

 

[Poopyfist]

Oh, also I believe to perform a hard reset you're supposed to push volume down + CAMERA button + phone on

edit - this is how you switch to recovery mode actually

 

[davidov92]

Oh, also I believe to perform a hard reset you're supposed to push volume down + CAMERA button + phone on

Nope, still not working.

No hard reset, install still stuck at 0.

 

[mug2k]

Nope, still not working.

No hard reset, install still stuck at 0.

Are you getting stuck in download mode ?. e.g. phone off, then pressing vol down, camera and power ?. I get stuck there, its supposed to start installing some drivers but mine never does and I get notifications on my pc saying the drivers didn't install properly.

When my phone is turned on for normal use the drivers are in device managr and appear as they are supposed to.

Its a pain because I've tried this about 4 times now and it always fails the same way and I've got to go through monotony of reinstalling all my apps again

 

[davidov92]

Nope haven't tried it in DL mode...

Any risks of trying it this way ?

 

[mug2k]

Nope haven't tried it in DL mode...

Any risks of trying it this way ?

I thought thats how your supposed to do it

Maybe I'm trying to do it some different way from everyone else. Which guide are you using ?.

 

[davidov92]

Guide ? What guide ? If I would've found any I wouldn't have came here. All I found were "flashing"/"rooting" guides. Which is NOT what I want to do because it voids warranty.

 

[mug2k]

Guide ? What guide ? If I would've found any I wouldn't have came here. All I found were "flashing"/"rooting" guides. Which is NOT what I want to do because it voids warranty.

Sameer Prabhakar - Mad Ramblings: Samsung I5700 (Galaxy SPICA) Android 2.1 Flashing Guide (Updated)

 

[davidov92]

Ah, yeah, that's flashing it. Not trying it yet. Too scared of a potential screw-up...

 

[mug2k]

Ah, yeah, that's flashing it. Not trying it yet. Too scared of a potential screw-up...

I was the same but got sicking of waiting for t-mobile, I doubt their will ever be an official update from them.

 

[Poopyfist]

Are you using the latest version of NPS?

 

[mug2k]

yep, downloaded from the samsung website.

 

[davidov92]

Are you using the latest version of NPS?

Yes. Installed from the drivers CD, and updated.

 

[Poopyfist]

The first thing I would try entering is *2767*3855# into the dialpad to do a hard reset, remove the sim card, sd card and then try to update on NPS again.

Another thing to try would be a factory reset (this is what worked for me) but be sure to backup all your stuff before you try that. There is an option under settings for the factory reset. Oh, and when I factory reset my phone, it switched the language to czech and it was a bit difficult to switch it back to english. Be sure you know exactly how to change languages before you do the factory reset.

 

[Crash27]

I got it to work finally, I had to restart my phone and the update 5 times before it started to install, but it finally did and is running great now. All I need now is to figure out how to use animated wallpapers LOL