Forced 2.0.1 DROID UPDATE! HOWTO

[chuk1005]

I get an error:

Installing update...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("MTD:boot:2512896:[long string of characters]")
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

name it "update" not "update.zip"

 

[syntrix]

Ah these are better instructions.

Thank you! You have to force the update.zip when you power up!

 

[Xystence]

Worked like a charm! Thanks to all!

 

[syntrix]

100% instructions/howto are already here:

http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/25148-forced-2-0-1-droid-update-howto.html

 

[iamkewl]

you left out local info

Actually you left out a few things, don't edit it, or I win

Lol I gave them a link to how to enter recovery. I'm lazy

 

[iamkewl]

100% instructions/howto are already here:

http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/25148-forced-2-0-1-droid-update-howto.html

no no no no no. i WIN

just kidding, his are better instructions..i guess...if you like that sort of thing

 

[mazz0310]

It's like this is a battle for best instructions, this one was first, and is good enough, if you can't follow this then research for what you need to know.

 

[syntrix]

Lol I gave them a link to how to enter recovery. I'm lazy

Hope you linked it here, the mods would smile

 

[craighwk]

Okay I caved in. Updated.

 

[iamkewl]

It's like this is a battle for best instructions, this one was first, and is good enough, if you can't follow this then research for what you need to know.

Yeah not sure why we need 2 threads. But whatever.

 

[mazz0310]

Yeah not sure why we need 2 threads. But whatever.

He is like advertising his thread in every other thread. I followed yours and they worked great. Tonight has been a good night. I'm pumped that we can update early.

 

[Campah]

name it "update" not "update.zip"

Didn't work. I'm pretty sure it needs to be update.zip.

Redownloaded, still getting the same error. Grr.

 

[BucYouUp68]

The thing i dont understand is this,

All the files contained in the Zip file are time stamped 5/4/2009, Very Odd.

 

[frishmans92]

Well, I downloaded the file, renamed it to update.zip.

And when I tried to install it, it still messes up! It gives me some error. I just don't understand!

 

[craighwk]

Didn't work. I'm pretty sure it needs to be update.zip.

Redownloaded, still getting the same error. Grr.

Mine didn't work as update.zip. Renamed it to just "update" and it worked fine.

Make sure Windows is showing you file extensions. Otherwise, it may be hiding the .zip extension, giving you a filename of update.zip.zip or other wacky things

 

[iamkewl]

Didn't work. I'm pretty sure it needs to be update.zip.

Redownloaded, still getting the same error. Grr.

Ah forgot if you have hide file extensions on (on your pc) then you just need to rename it "update" if you have them off then rename to "update.zip"

 

[Tabs]

Important point that needs to be added to the top post in threads about this - you need to have file extensions showing when you rename the file, otherwise you effectively name the file update.zip.zip and that's what causes the error mentioned above. When extensions aren't on, it assumes that anything you type in for the file name should go before the extension. Both Windows and OSX have options for this in Explorer and Finder respectively.

 

[mazz0310]

Well, I downloaded the file, renamed it to update.zip.

And when I tried to install it, it still messes up! It gives me some error. I just don't understand!

May just need to change it to update. If it is already saved as zip.

 

[frishmans92]

name it "update" not "update.zip"

That did it! Thanks

 

[crowell392]

i think i will just wait for the download ,mine is working fine now and i dont want to mess up things

 

[Darkbleed]

Verifying this works. Good update so far, it didn't break anything and seems to improve performance quite a bit.

 

[craighwk]

The thing i dont understand is this,

All the files contained in the Zip file are time stamped 5/4/2009, Very Odd.

These may be standard OS files that didn't require any changes.

 

[Darbley77]

I thought people were crazy when they were talking bout their screen being slow or choppy. I thought "sure am glad I got a good one". Guess compared to my Storm 1 it was great but this new update really makes this thing fly. Thanks guys!!!!

 

[iamkewl]

Important point that needs to be added to the top post in threads about this - you need to have file extensions showing when you rename the file, otherwise you effectively name the file update.zip.zip and that's what causes the error mentioned above. When extensions aren't on, it assumes that anything you type in for the file name should go before the extension. Both Windows and OSX have options for this in Explorer and Finder respectively.

added to the top, thanks for typing a good explanation!

 

[Campah]

adam@Daedalus/Volumes/DROID: ls
20091124091334124.pdf data
DCIM download
Droid.icns google_maps_navigation
FOUND.000 greed
FOUND.001 media
Images mnn
LOST.DIR prettyweather-googlecode-com
MarkSpace screenshot1258950909189.png
adobe tmp
albumthumbs twc-cache
amazonmp3 twidgit
cardiotrainer update.zip

It's definitely named update.zip.