New gb leak 9/21/2011

[Maddog241]

Android Police have linked up a new RUU for version 2.11.605.2. Could this be the official?

http://lts.cr/xBP

I'm going to flash and will report back. Originally got MD5 mismatch, but there was a typo in the original leak post. All good now.

 

[Yeahha]

Ooh, this could be it. September is getting close to it's end if HTC is going to live up to their date then I would think so.

I am not all that excited but good find. Once you get it flashed can you check to see if the VM notification bug has been worked out?

 

[Maddog241]

Sorry to report, but voicemail notifications still appear to be broken. Google Talk is working again and the camera is ok so far. I guess that's progress.

 

[Pointguard1122]

If rooted with s-off I would assume this loses root, but would keep s-off correct? I plan to go back to stock soon to sell this phone anyways. Is it safe for me to flash?

 

[Yeahha]

Depends on what version of hboot you have. I would suggest waiting until the stock rooted rom comes along.

 

[Pointguard1122]

thanks, will do. Not sure what version, I rooted it and got s-off about 4 months ago. Will it still matter when the official ruu is released?

 

[Yeahha]

I don't know. If you have the eng hboot and run the RUU you will lose root and have s-on I *think*. If you have the perm s-off hboot it would block it but you may get stuck in a boot loop until you can remove the PG05IMG.zip from the SD and flash a rom. If you have revolutionary then it would block it and you may or may not get the boot loop as I really don't know all that much about revolutionary.

 

[Maddog241]

I don't know. If you have the eng hboot and run the RUU you will lose root and have s-on I *think*. If you have the perm s-off hboot it would block it but you may get stuck in a boot loop until you can remove the PG05IMG.zip from the SD and flash a rom. If you have revolutionary then it would block it and you may or may not get the boot loop as I really don't know all that much about revolutionary.

I used the Revolutionary tool to obtain permanent s-off. I stopped at that point as all I wanted at this time is the ability to flash back to a stock RUU after trying a leak. I flashed this leak through HBoot with no problems. All that happened was it bypassed updating the bootloader.

 

[scotty85]

I don't know. If you have the eng hboot and run the RUU you will lose root and have s-on I *think*. If you have the perm s-off hboot it would block it but you may get stuck in a boot loop until you can remove the PG05IMG.zip from the SD and flash a rom. If you have revolutionary then it would block it and you may or may not get the boot loop as I really don't know all that much about revolutionary.

if you have the 1.04.2000 eng hboot,then do not flash this. it will overwrite your hboot to be s-on.

if you rooted with revolionary,then flash away. your revolutionary hboot will still be there after,and you can hboot flash a recovery,then flash superuser.

if youre on firmware that will prompt an OTA(mr2) you can accept the OTA as long as you have the stock recovery. if you have clockwork or twrp installed,do not accept an ota. as yeahha said,wait for a recovery-flashable version. hope that helps

if youre on one of the other leaks,rooted or stock,you wont get the OTA because of the way the updater script works. only official versions will OTA. leakers will have to install the OTA just as you installed the previous leaks

 

[Yeahha]

Scotty, a guy over at rootz flashed and it rewrote his bootloader to s-on. He said the bootloader now says "locked" at the top any idea if you can still root via revolutionary?

 

[bjanow]

Sorry to report, but voicemail notifications still appear to be broken. Google Talk is working again and the camera is ok so far. I guess that's progress.

Then it can't be the OTA.

 

[scotty85]

did it look like this?!

yes,revolutionary will root it just fine. i flashed that hboot and rooted it with no issues.

 

[WormDoes]

No new radio either. This definitely is not the ota, not even close if you ask me. I hate to say it, but HTC is really dropping the ball on this gb ota

 

[Yeahha]

Yeah I would love to see what was changed between this and the prior leak.

 

[scotty85]

so... when are we going to get the OTA?








sorry,couldnt resist

maybe if they leak it enuff times,one of the DEVs will figure out the VM issue for them

 

[Yeahha]

so... when are we going to get the OTA?








sorry,couldnt resist

maybe if they leak it enuff times,one of the DEVs will figure out the VM issue for them

Sorry the CM team is on leave currently, they seem to be the only people who work on the RIL (well that and the MIUI team). Perhaps HTC will just release all the source code and let the devs have a go at it then it would be fixed.

 

[Maddog241]

Yeah I would love to see what was changed between this and the prior leak.

The only real problems I had with the last leak, in addition to the VM lack of notification, were camera and Google Talk fc's. So far in this one, the only thing I have seen is the remaining problem with vm indicator.

It does concern me that the vm indicator problem has persisted for this long.

 

[Striker951]

Android Police have linked up a new RUU for version 2.11.605.2. Could this be the official?

http://lts.cr/xBP

I'm going to flash and will report back. Originally got MD5 mismatch, but there was a typo in the original leak post. All good now.

So if I'm not rooted, this is ok to flash?

 

[Maddog241]

So if I'm not rooted, this is ok to flash?

You could flash this if not rooted. However, there are concerns.

1) It will wipe all phone data.
2) You can not go back unless you root.
3) You will not get the official OTA if/when it ever comes out. You will have to flash the official release in the same manner as this, once again wiping all your phone data.

This leak is pretty good with the exception of voicemail indicator still being broken.

 

[Yeahha]

So if I'm not rooted, this is ok to flash?

You could flash this if not rooted. However, there are concerns.

1) It will wipe all phone data.
2) You can not go back unless you root.
3) You will not get the official OTA if/when it ever comes out. You will have to flash the official release in the same manner as this, once again wiping all your phone data.

This leak is pretty good with the exception of voicemail indicator still being broken.

No, sorry but that is incorrect. If you are rooted and used revolutionary you can not flash this it will block it. If you are rooted via the manual method depending on your hboot it will either block it or you will lose root.

I am also not sure about if you wouldn't get the OTA if you flash this. Given the official OTA is a higher version than this you should still get it but you may have to manually check for it, if it is a lower version (which is unlikely) then you won't be able to flash it even with the RUU without having to root.

 

[Yeahha]

If any rooted users want to test out the update download from the OP here

[ROM] RUU 2.11.605.2 Newest Leak Rooted Stock & Deoxed & Deoxed/Debloat - xda-developers

 

[scotty85]

No, sorry but that is incorrect. If you are rooted and used revolutionary you can not flash this it will block it. If you are rooted via the manual method depending on your hboot it will either block it or you will lose root.

actually,hes 100% correct. the only thing the revolutionary will block is the flash of the hboot,just like shadowmites permanent patched one(wich is the same hboot,with exception of version numbers). the rest will flash just fine,leaving the the revolutionary hboot when the dust settles

when youve rooted with revolutionary,youre fine to flash whatever RUUs you please,higher or lower.

I am also not sure about if you wouldn't get the OTA if you flash this. Given the official OTA is a higher version than this you should still get it but you may have to manually check for it, if it is a lower version (which is unlikely) then you won't be able to flash it even with the RUU without having to root.

hes right about that as well. the way the updater script in a stock rom works,is that it looks at the version number and if it doesnt find a version that was an official release,it wont OTA. i tested this as well awhile back,after it was pointed out to me how it works(i thot the same as you,prior)

i went back to the first mr2 leak,and tried for an hour manually checking to see if it would OTA to official MR2, never happened.

if you want to install this without a revolutionary permanent s-off hboot,then youre stuck with it until you either:
a)root it so you can flash an older version
or
b)manually flash a higher version(be it a newer leak,or the official OTA)

as far as this leak is concerned,i havent gotten any VMs today,but ill take maddogs work theyre still broken. also had some issues with bluetooth. a few times,when i got a text while talking on the BT,the text knocked out my connection also,after i got far enuff away from the phone for a few minutes for it to disconect,when i went back out it didnt re-connect. i turned BT on then off with the quicksettings,and then it reconnected as phone 2

other than that,i did feel it was smoother and less laggy than 2.10.605.0. looks like a lil progress was made at least.

 

[Yeahha]

i went back to the first mr2 leak,and tried for an hour manually checking to see if it would OTA to official MR2, never happened.

I still not convinced that it won't update for you if you were to stay on it. I seem to recall people trying to get an OTA and have been unable to even manually checking. If flashing this prevents any OTA updates then why someone would flash the ruu leak without root is beyond me.

 

[scotty85]

I still not convinced that it won't update for you if you were to stay on it. I seem to recall people trying to get an OTA and have been unable to even manually checking. If flashing this prevents any OTA updates then why someone would flash the ruu leak without root is beyond me.

it is beyond me as well. madddog has the right idea. he ran revolutionary just so he could test the leaks and go back to previous versions. although it would be easier on him if hed instal clockwork and make backups,he could save himself setup time when he wants to go backwards

as for the OTA,when i go back to mr1,or shipping firmware(1.12.605.6 or 1.12.605.9) it OTAs right away,ive done it several times. i went back to 1.66.605.2 wich was never a release firmware. i signed in to my google account,let it sync,then tried checking for updates for an hour. every time it said "your system is up to date"

reason i even tested,was i told someone on a leak thread they would get the OTA. adrenalyn steped in and said this:

Actually, no.

Unless the rom reads as 1.70.605.blahblah, OTAs will not be received, and will not be installed. Every OTA contains mostly patch files. These patch files require certain file versions and the installer script alone looks for the above version. When it does not find it, it aborts.

this was on the 2.11.605.0 thread here: [ROM]RUU_Mecha_GINGERBREAD_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.11.605.0_Rad io_0.01.78.0802w_3_NV_8K_1.41 - Page 4 - xda-developers

you are welcome to do your own testing,of course... i wasnt willing to stay on that firmware for hours,days or weeks,lol an hour was enuff to convince me that adeenalyn was prolly right.

 

[Maddog241]

it is beyond me as well. madddog has the right idea. he ran revolutionary just so he could test the leaks and go back to previous versions. although it would be easier on him if hed instal clockwork and make backups,he could save himself setup time when he wants to go backwards

You are absolutely right about completing the root process would save setup time with each new install. It is kinda time consuming to set everything up.
Old habits die hard. I always took the time to reinstall everything when I updated the BB's over the years and I didn't have a lot of the problems that others did. Maybe that doesn't matter as much on Android, but it seemed to make a huge difference back then.

I'm not an easily discouraged leak tester and I haven't gone back to stock yet since I used the Revolutionary tool.