Root [Boost Mobile] B10G Updater, compatible with custom recovery

[mercury0x000d]

With many (if not all) of us running custom recovery systems, we have been barred from upgrading to the latest firmware. This flashable remedies this, allowing the new B10G update to be installed on a Warp with either CWM or TWRP. Note: This does not perform any checks on the platform type or software you're running. Although this theoretically allows it to be installed on a Warp running any ROM - stock or not - I can only recommend installing on a stock ROM. I've tried this on my own phone with a stock B08C ROM and TWRP and have noticed no ill effects. However, due to the high amount of customizations embedded in some aftermarket ROMs, and how deep B10G goes into the system structure, it almost certainly will not work on a custom ROM not designed around it.

As always...
make a complete backup of your entire system first!

You've been warned in bold, large, italicized, underlined red text. Consider this to be serious.





Download links:

#1 Original update as provided by ZTE, repacked, minus the boot.img patch - allows keeping a custom recovery.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jzjgpi226wtukdr/B08C%20to%20B10G%20updater.zip

#2 If you actually want to put this update over a non-stock ROM, use this or one of the following files. These are also not guaranteed to work. This is the same as #1, but does not flash the changes to the framework-res.apk, framework.jar and android.policy.jar files, so at least it won't take away any power on/off effects or the extended power menu if the ROM you're using it with has those things. Google bloatware has been removed. SystemUI.apk is not included, which should preserve any theming done on a custom ROM.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vohf2b5630ui92w/B08C to B10G updater modified.zip

#3 Same as above, without the build.prop flash. Note that using this version will not show B10G in your phone settings menu, as there is no build.prop file to tell the system so, but the update will be in place.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zug5yt9mpl66bhf/B08C to B10G updater modified - no build.prop.zip

#4 This is an edit of my original flashable #1 by Mr. Bobo which flashes only the firmware (e.g. radio and baseband) updates.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0djakr4ue9ydf8s/B10FirmwareOnlyUpdate.zip


Some notes:
This is a repacking of a 100% stock factory update. An update which was released by ZTE with the intent of patching 100% stock ROMs. ZTE does not endorse - and therefore left no provision for - any of the myriad of mods we have done to our phones since its release. This update does not necessarily allow for these mods, either. You may lose root, you may lose some functionality, you may lose your build.prop tweaks. As none of these were stock features, there is no guaranteed support for them. You have been warned. Again. More plainly.

 

[drewhill77]

Nice work

 

[LilBit]

Just flashed it over CTMod3.75/noobed. Broke root on me, so I reflashed Mr. Bobo's easyroot.zip Worked. So now I have a stock B10 rom, with root and Alien kernel.

Lost my rom, Theme, power button menu, drop down menu. If you need recovery, well, you have to do it the old fashioned way, power off the phone, then do the power button volume up deal. I also have a whole bunch of new bloatware running in the background now!!!

google this and google that, google books, google magazines, google plus, lots of google stuff!! Google maps!!! Yay!! Running in the background with no way to shut it down!!

No roms to flash, no themes, the soundpacks are still intact though. My sms mms app is stock now also, sucks bigtime. Stock camera to!! All in all,

I am not a happy camper!!!! Why I did this I'll never know!!! But it gave me nothing as far as I can tell. But hey, I got the latest firmware!!! YIPPEE!!!!

EDIT: My signal is worse now than ever,also lost the ability to update prl, profile,etc.
bad decision as far as I'm concerned. Just a bunch of MASSIVE BLOATWARE
eating up system resources. And the updates it went through!!! MY GOD!!!
I didn't think it was ever going to stop downloading updates!!!

 

[kdraw44]

Just flashed it over CTMod3.75/noobed. Broke root on me, so I reflashed Mr. Bobo's easyroot.zip Worked. So now I have a stock B10 rom, with root and Alien kernel.

Lost my rom, Theme, power button menu, drop down menu. If you need recovery, well, you have to do it the old fashioned way, power off the phone, then do the power button volume up deal. I also have a whole bunch of new bloatware running in the background now!!!

google this and google that, google books, google magazines, google plus, lots of google stuff!! Google maps!!! Yay!! Running in the background with no way to shut it down!!

No roms to flash, no themes, the soundpacks are still intact though. My sms mms app is stock now also, sucks bigtime. Stock camera to!! All in all,

I am not a happy camper!!!! Why I did this I'll never know!!! But it gave me nothing as far as I can tell. But hey, I got the latest firmware!!! YIPPEE!!!!

EDIT: My signal is worse now than ever,also lost the ability to update prl, profile,etc.
bad decision as far as I'm concerned. Just a bunch of MASSIVE BLOATWARE
eating up system resources. And the updates it went through!!! MY GOD!!!
I didn't think it was ever going to stop downloading updates!!!

I restored a backup I had on pc with twrp and everything is back like it was, kickass speeds and all. I see no hint of the b10 update in "about phone" so I,m just gonna wait til some of our smarter members can pick that thing apart and do something wit it.

 

[drewhill77]

I restored a backup I had on pc with twrp and everything is back like it was, kickass speeds and all. I see no hint of the b10 update in "about phone" so I,m just gonna wait til some of our smarter members can pick that thing apart and do something wit it.

Restoring a backup is going to just undo all of the b10 update...

 

[kdraw44]

Restoring a backup is going to just undo all of the b10 update...

Yes, that's my point, I was afraid it would not restore old firmware.

 

[mercury0x000d]

Okay, I'll reiterate what I said in the original post:

I only recommend using this over a stock ROM. It will almost certainly not work on a custom ROM.

This was made for people running stock, but who couldn't run the update due to their custom recovery. Not for the custom ROM crowd. Yes, Boost/ZTE/Google did severely bloat the install; why they elected to do that I'll never know.

 

[MrBobo]

if anyone wants ONLY the radio/baseband updates (no system changes, safe for stock/custom roms) here is a zip to just flash those parts.

Feel free to put this in post one, it's the same zip with everything else removed except the "special partition" updates.

 

[mercury0x000d]

if anyone wants ONLY the radio/baseband updates (no system changes, safe for stock/custom roms) here is a zip to just flash those parts.

Feel free to put this in post one, it's the same zip with everything else removed except the "special partition" updates.

Thanks, Mr. Bobo! I did so, and posted a modification of the original to play a little nicer with custom ROMs for those still daring to use this with one.

 

[LilBit]

You can flash it over CTMod noobed, I did, I wish I would have waited till tonight though. Maybe I could have kept the drop down and power button menu's!! It's just all that bloatware they had!!

It's gone now though, but so is everything else!!

 

[mercury0x000d]

You can flash it over CTMod noobed, I did, I wish I would have waited till tonight though. Maybe I could have kept the drop down and power button menu's!! It's just all that bloatware they had!!

It's gone now though, but so is everything else!!

I fixed the bloatware in flashables 2 and 3. You'd probably want #3 if you're going over top of a custom ROM as it will preserve any tweaks done by the dev in build.prop.

 

[sb43]

I aint doin it!!

 

[ZingBot]

I successfully flashed #4 with CWM on B08C stock rom. Settings still says B08C...is this correct for this method also? Should I do something to check and see if firmware is updated and good to go? I don't see anything different.

 

[mercury0x000d]

I successfully flashed #4 with CWM on B08C stock rom. Settings still says B08C...is this correct for this method also? Should I do something to check and see if firmware is updated and good to go? I don't see anything different.

Yes, this is correct. Both #3 and #4 do not include a build.prop; the system will always report the version of whatever you were on before. The update is in there, even though you can't see it.

 

[LilBit]

Kernel needs backed off of performance, It's set on boot to performance/sio. Battery killer, overheating issues, as well.

 

[mercury0x000d]

Kernel needs backed off of performance, It's set on boot to performance/sio. Battery killer, overheating issues, as well.

The update modified your governor and I/O scheduler?

 

[LilBit]

The update modified your governor and I/O scheduler?

Something did. Alien kernel is set on boot to performance/sio. Your update, Mr Bobo's deodexed, I dont know. But the kernel is set on boot to performance/sio. I was already rooted so maybe that's part of it. But something changed my governor and I?O scheduler.

The kernel running at performance all the time will cause damage to the phone.

 

[drewhill77]

Something did. Alien kernel is set on boot to performance/sio. Your update, Mr Bobo's deodexed, I dont know. But the kernel is set on boot to performance/sio. I was already rooted so maybe that's part of it. But something changed my governor and I?O scheduler.

The kernel running at performance all the time will cause damage to the phone.

I thought you were on the b10 rom...not the b10 update

 

[LilBit]

I thought you were on the b10 rom...not the b10 update

I updated to the rom, AFTER I flashed Mr. Bobo's deodexed version.
I have The update AND the B10 rom installed. I have B10 in my about phone settings.

 

[drewhill77]

K...at which point did you notice the oc settings?

 

[LilBit]

K...at which point did you notice the oc settings?

After flashing #1 of post #1 On this thread, changed it, Happened again after flashing Mr.Bobo's deodexed version, changed it again, Happened a third time after flashing B10 Rom, changed it a third time.

 

[mercury0x000d]

Wow, I don't know there... there's nothing in the update that I see which would do that.

What is in the update, however is an app called EMCS_R1_3_0_84_PA-SprintCA.apk. I did a little research and found it used to be called "smith.apk" which itself was a remake of a logging app called HTCLoggers.apk in the HTC world. Think on the lines of CarrierIQ, but not quite as infringing on the users' privacy. You can read more about this little gem here and here.

You know that part in Sprint's new bandwidth managing scheme that says your connection with be swapped between 3G/4G and WiFi, but done intelligently since battery life, CPU usage and WiFi network names will all be taken into account? This is the part that facilitates that monitoring.

One more part of B10G to remove...

 

[mac42]

Im running stock with cwm and it was still just as lame. Play store wouldn't even load the signal was so bad. Back up!

 

[ZingBot]

Yes, this is correct. Both #3 and #4 do not include a build.prop; the system will always report the version of whatever you were on before. The update is in there, even though you can't see it.

Can you clarify something for me in basic terms....what is the difference between #1 and #4? Just the bloatware? If I flash #1, what will it do to my phone?

Thanks and all help is much appreciated....just started learning root/flashing/roms/etc.

 

[drewhill77]

Can you clarify something for me in basic terms....what is the difference between #1 and #4? Just the bloatware? If I flash #1, what will it do to my phone?

Thanks and all help is much appreciated....just started learning root/flashing/roms/etc.

Well...version 1 is the full b10g update...it will patch pretty much your entire system except for your recovery or your kernel (boot.img). Version 4 is one the Mr. Bobo put together that will only flash a few partitions adding the baseband and radio patches without touching anything else...