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.::Official 2.2 SBF Update Thread::.

ericnail

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Dec 27, 2009
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Alpharetta, GA
For those of you who were unlucky enough to attempt an SBF Flash on your OTA 2.2, You would have found youself bricked and awaiting an Updated leaked 2.2 SBF.

I'll be bringing news here as it comes in. As soon as it hits anywhere, I will post it here.


News Feed:

- 4:25AM: do not flash back to 2.1 sbf after 2.2 0ta, keys/signature check has changed, if you go to 2.2OTA say goodbye to 2.1 forever.... -_mrbirdman_

- 5:02AM: Please retweet, everyones about to wake up! DO NOT DOWNGRADE TO 2.1 SBF FROM THE 2.2 OTA, YOU WILL BE BRICKED! UNTILL WE GET A 2.2 SBF LEAK - _mrbirdman_

- 5:14AM: my "fix" wont work sadly, i was running tests to see if my idea would work when i figured out the signatures changed :( - _mrbirdman_

- 8:32AM: RT @_mrbirdman_: Please retweet! DO NOT DOWNGRADE TO 2.1 SBF FROM THE 2.2 OTA, YOU WILL BE BRICKED! UNTILL WE GET A 2.2 SBF LEAK -droid_life

- 9:18AM: DO NOT USE 2.1SBF AFTER UPGRADING TO 2.2OTA, YOU WILL BE BRICKED..U HAVE BEEN WARNED. -P3Droid

- 9:28AM: Unless you guys know someone that I don't know, then we will all be waiting for a sbf file to leak, just don't hold your breathe. -P3Droid

- 4:46PM: 2.2 can be downgraded to 2.1. Details soon. Don't worry about it _mrbirdman_

- 4:46PM: Note tho, you can only downgrade if your not bricked already. _mrbirdman_

- 3:00PM: Reports Coming in now the 2.2 SBF HAS been Leaked. Stay Tuned!

- 5:00PM: Reports Confirmed: 2.2 SBF Has been pulled.





All the best,
Eric
 
This is exactly why moto pulled that 2.1 sbf from everywhere with those C&D letters. Now they are going to be footing the bill for all these bricked phones. Congrats on reinforcing to motorola why they needed and will continue to need to lock down their phones from the public. I hope some brave soul from moto leaks out that 2.2 sbf for you all, but if not I hope verizon tags your asses with the bill.
 
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Or they should just quit with all the locked bootloader b/s. Then I suppose tech support could have avoided bricked phones in the first place, or even solved the problems over the phone.

iPhone is great for out of the box performance with no end user control

Android is great for open source development allowing users and developers to push the bounds of technology (which all cell phone users gain from). Lets keep it this way.
 
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This is exactly why moto pulled that 2.1 sbf from everywhere with those C&D letters. Now they are going to be footing the bill for all these bricked phones. Congrats on reinforcing to motorola why they needed and will continue to need to lock down their phones from the public. I hope some brave soul from moto leaks out that 2.2 sbf for you all, but if not I hope verizon tags your asses with the bill.

Ahhh no Moto changed the keys so that sbf would be render unusable. It was a dick move to hinder the mod community. They didn't have to add a last minute key change and they could have also made an announcement. They sabotaged it and they did it deliberately. Ask yourself why did they have to change the keys and signature on the boot loader? No one had them the boot loader wasn't cracked and they didn't make this change in the 2.3.15 leak which only came out less than a week before the OTA. They should fix it or TAG MOTO ASS with the bill because if they hadn't done that or if they had told the masses that the sbf would brick your phone after the OTA (because they were changing all the keys) none of these phones would be bricked now. .

BTW I think you'd make a good moto employee, if you're not already.
 
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Maybe a silly question, but has anybody tried the 2.2 sbf for the droid 2? Not sure how, or if, they'd be different, just curious.

I wouldn't suggest it. Besides the fact that it has different hardware it's probably has different keys also. Even if the keys are the same as the old X BL the software is probably not compatible. But I'm just guessing so go ahead a try and report back your findings:D
 
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My Issue:
As we all know after the OTA a lot of the Paid Apps do not appear in the Market Place. For one Road Sync Paid Key.

I previously had my X Rooted,Leaked 2.2 Froyo. Then used the Build.Prop Fix. I was able to see my Paid Apps.

Well..I reflashed back 2.1 and wiped and got the 2.2 OTA last night.
Tried to use the Build.Prop Fix to see my Road Sync Key and BAM!

Stuck on M Screen. Before reading and being gusty. I flashed it back to 2.1.
BAD IDEA!!!!! Now stuck @ BootLoader 30.03 Err:A5,70,70,001F screen.

Luckily I went to Verizon and they are sending me a replacement phone. But even more AWESOME! Is that I see there is a Leaked SBF 2.2 out in the wild.

I GIVE YOU REAL HACKERS/Modders MADDDDDDDD PROPS! Cuz the stuff/tools you give us...you guys R the real hackers and we just take what you give us and toy with it.

-thanks.
 
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My Issue:
As we all know after the OTA a lot of the Paid Apps do not appear in the Market Place. For one Road Sync Paid Key.

I previously had my X Rooted,Leaked 2.2 Froyo. Then used the Build.Prop Fix. I was able to see my Paid Apps.

Well..I reflashed back 2.1 and wiped and got the 2.2 OTA last night.
Tried to use the Build.Prop Fix to see my Road Sync Key and BAM!

Stuck on M Screen. Before reading and being gusty. I flashed it back to 2.1.
BAD IDEA!!!!! Now stuck @ BootLoader 30.03 Err:A5,70,70,001F screen.

Luckily I went to Verizon and they are sending me a replacement phone. But even more AWESOME! Is that I see there is a Leaked SBF 2.2 out in the wild.

I GIVE YOU REAL HACKERS/Modders MADDDDDDDD PROPS! Cuz the stuff/tools you give us...you guys R the real hackers and we just take what you give us and toy with it.

-thanks.
Google fixed the market issues with 2.2 a few hours ago. If you waited a day, you would have been fine.

All of my paid apps now appear and I have them installed.
 
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