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Root Help! Update fail!

flyjbaker

Android Expert
Oct 17, 2009
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"Main version is older"
"Update Fail"
"Do you want to reboot device?"

I got that message after loading the PC36IMG.zip.
It then asks if I want to reboot!! I am thinking no at this point....what to do??? Everything has gone smoothly up to this point!!!

Suggestions???!!!!...reboot or not??!!!
 
"Main version is older"
"Update Fail"
"Do you want to reboot device?"

I got that message after loading the PC36IMG.zip.
It then asks if I want to reboot!! I am thinking no at this point....what to do??? Everything has gone smoothly up to this point!!!

Suggestions???!!!!...reboot or not??!!!

Reboot and find the new image I saw a link floating around here today.If u are using Simple Root start the whole process over.
 
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NYC, that is the method I am using. I am stock 2.2 OTA trying to root using that method. When I get to the point of going back into the bootloader and then loading the PC36IMG.zip it comes back with the message above. I have gone thru the process twice now. And everything goes perfectly smoothly up until that point. I may try to re download that file from a more trusted source and start all over....I don't know really. I think I am done with it for today. I have wasted all afternoon so far and got nowhere although may have learned a little bit in the process...not sure what....haha. My phone is fine so that is all I care about at the moment. The one small hiccup I did see was both times I had to type "reboot bootloader" twice....???? Who knows. I will start all over on a different computer and download only from XDA.
 
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NYC, that is the method I am using. I am stock 2.2 OTA trying to root using that method. When I get to the point of going back into the bootloader and then loading the PC36IMG.zip it comes back with the message above. I have gone thru the process twice now. And everything goes perfectly smoothly up until that point. I may try to re download that file from a more trusted source and start all over....I don't know really. I think I am done with it for today. I have wasted all afternoon so far and got nowhere although may have learned a little bit in the process...not sure what....haha. My phone is fine so that is all I care about at the moment. The one small hiccup I did see was both times I had to type "reboot bootloader" twice....???? Who knows. I will start all over on a different computer and download only from XDA.

You are only supposed to update once then press no when it reads the PC36IMG.zip again. Afterwards, you move onto the bootloader portion.
 
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You already lost me....when do you "update"???
I think you may have misunderstood what I was trying to say. When still in the command prompt and you type "reboot bootloader" it took me 2 times to get that to take.. I doubt it has anything to do with it but just thought I would mention it for somebody more familiar.
 
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