Installing the OTA 2.1 file

[OfTheDamned]

At a wise man's suggestion, I made this a sticky and remove the word "leaked" from the title so that nobody gets confused.

 

[andrew8806]

it wont ask for a password.... it will just say access denied if he doesnt have root. Download terminal in market and you will see $ (meaning limited access user) type SU <enter> and it should change to #(meaning you are root access)

 

[Bishop]

If you have that file on your card you are probably on a leak. you can not run this update.

I know. But in general, I have the v3 leak, and went I was going through backing up apps in Astro, I noticed it still had the PB00IMG file. Wondering if I should delete it or just leave it alone.

 

[trishuhh]

Man oh man, what are you doing with root if you don't know how to even access root privileges? Sorry.. but..

Anyway, open a terminal and type su, it should request your password. I doubt if you have a password, though, if you don't know what su is? (super user .. the administrator, the root user, etc).

I knew that su was super user, and the reason I got root in the first place was because I found an all-in-one package to get root and the latest rom, not because I was interested in the privileges, except maybe custom roms.

 

[Frisco]

it wont ask for a password.... it will just say access denied if he doesnt have root.

Cool. So not the same as most linux distros, I gather.

Password would not be needed in a rooted phone, I guess.

Welll... hmm.. I've got kids and ornery, prank-loving co-workers.

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

I know. But in general, I have the v3 leak, and went I was going through backing up apps in Astro, I noticed it still had the PB00IMG file. Wondering if I should delete it or just leave it alone.

Delete.

 

[Frisco]

"Seeing" you made me wonder if you had received your OTA notification. If so, did you accept it? Just think it would be the end of an era. *sigh*

The notification has not dared to come to my faithful, loving 1.5 Eris, as yet.

It is likely at the castle gates, mounting scaffold in preparation for the invasion.

My flaming tar buckets are at the ready.

 

[trishuhh]

it wont ask for a password.... it will just say access denied if he doesnt have root. Download terminal in market and you will see $ (meaning limited access user) type SU <enter> and it should change to #(meaning you are root access)

Thank you so much. I got a # sign.

 

[trishuhh]

Man oh man, what are you doing with root if you don't know how to even access root privileges? Sorry.. but..

Anyway, open a terminal and type su, it should request your password. I doubt if you have a password, though, if you don't know what su is? (super user .. the administrator, the root user, etc).

Didn't request a password, but I got a # sign.

 

[trishuhh]

Im pretty sure u lost root...

open terminal and SU, see if u get access denied....

I typed su and got a # sign.

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

The notification has not dared to come to my faithful, loving 1.5 Eris, as yet.

It is likely at the castle gates, mounting scaffold in preparation for the invasion.

My flaming tar buckets are at the ready.

I figured it better think twice, I imagine the moat, and archers, and that dragon will keep you pretty well fortified as well. Keep us posted. After realizing I have no Offical OTA update to look forward to, this will have to do.

 

[andrew8806]

Thank you so much. I got a # sign.

okay... then u updated and never lost root... that's quite odd... weird. I would like to know exactly what you did... because this make come as help to us over at xda

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

I typed su and got a # sign.

Are you pretty well versed in Linux? AIX? Anything of the sort?

 

[dclay89]

Is there an echo in here?

 

[andrew8806]

no feedback on that keyboard... i guess it didnt work for non rooters... or maybe it did and you all got worked up in playing with the speech input option... lol

 

[trishuhh]

okay... then u updated and never lost root... that's quite odd... weird. I would like to know exactly what you did... because this make come as help to us over at xda

Exactly what I did:

Bought phone w/ 1.5 stock on it. (Duh)
Did everything here, w/ automated script: http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/53963-guide-stock-1-5-latest-root-2-1-a.html

Today I tried to download the o/p's link.
Installed, said "update successful, reboot?" at which point I believe it was supposed to switch over to the black screen where it would say delete files delete files delete files like in the o/p's picture, but instead just rebooted.

I noticed that all of my numbers (kernel, build, etc) were different than the o/ps, was advised to install again, or take of the pb00img of my sd card , which was still on there from when I did the all-in-one script and reinstall ota

Took it off and copied to my desktop.

Tried installing the ota again, same process as before, no "delete files" screen.

And here I am. Confused as hell.

 

[Mama Bee]

(sorry if someone already answered this)....

Is this for real?
How to Manually Update Your Droid Eris to Android 2.1 | Android Phone Fans

...manual update for 2.1

Is this the official upgrade or something else?

 

[kcdale99]

Thank you! I followed the instructions and it worked perfectly from 1.5 to 2.1.

 

[trishuhh]

Are you pretty well versed in Linux? AIX? Anything of the sort?

Nope, all I know how to do is change directories. :S

 

[lennyjew]

no feedback on that keyboard... i guess it didnt work for non rooters... or maybe it did and you all got worked up in playing with the speech input option... lol

I tried it in mine (2.1 leak v3) no luck on speech input. I'll have to stick with handcent I guess.

 

[pacedrum69]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE tell me how to move the update.zip file to the top of the list on my SD card??? Im a nnob...and getting frustrated :-( Please help

 

[Shachren]

Just downloaded the terminal emulator from market and tried to start up a superuser permission and it said "access denied" No I did not root. Any way i can trick it into thinking i did?

 

[trishuhh]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE tell me how to move the update.zip file to the top of the list on my SD card??? Im a nnob...and getting frustrated :-( Please help

Plug your phone into the computer and click the "mount as disk drive" option.
Then drag the update.zip file into the root of your sd card, for example, mine is the F: drive. The top of the list/root of your sd card is the very first place you will come to when you open the drive that pops up when you connect your phone to the computer.

 

[pacedrum69]

it wont let me :-(

 

[pacedrum69]

Plug your phone into the computer and click the "mount as disk drive" option.
Then drag the update.zip file into the root of your sd card, for example, mine is the F: drive. The top of the list/root of your sd card is the very first place you will come to when you open the drive that pops up when you connect your phone to the computer.

It shows up on the bottom of the list....