Somniferum
Android Enthusiast
This isn't a root method, it's a manual installation method for the .902 update. If you want to root .902, go here: http://androidforums.com/bionic-all-things-root/498961-902-root-method.html
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This isn't a root method, it's a manual installation method for the .902 update. If you want to root .902, go here: http://androidforums.com/bionic-all-things-root/498961-902-root-method.html
Rooting won't disable your camera. Some of the ROMs that you can install after having root do not have a working camera on them. You do not have to install another ROM after root if you don't want to.
johnlgalt
Antidisestablishmentarian
If it was pushed by the system, as in checking for updates, then it goes to:
/cache - I downloaded the files that got pushed to my phone, then used adb shell from my computer to cp the files (I copied the .crc file too just for the hell of it) to the removable microSD.
Since I was on 901, my file names were:
Code:
Blur.Version.5.9.901.XT875.Verizon.en.US.zip
Blur.Version.5.9.901.XT875.Verizon.en.US.crcDepending upon which ROM you're on, the 9.901 part may be different, bu the rest of the file names should be the same.
As mentioned above, though, if you manually download a file directly via your phone's browser / other app, it should get placed in /sdcard/downloads or else /sdcard-ext/downloads.
(This post is for future reference for anyone else reading the thread).
stoney bones
Member
i know some people were having trouble but i was just pushed the .902 update and i was on .901 (leak) rooted. no problem installing .902 and even kept root....just sayin
I guess I'm the only one?
It happened to me once ... yesterday ... when waking up from a dimmed screen. The only way I could get it back was with a reset/power on ... hold down volume up/volume down/power until it started to reload.
... Thom
I have had that happen in the past 2-3 times but not recently on .902.
Mine has never done it before the .902 update. It will come back with a battery pull.
Verizon had me do a factory reset last night and it still did it this morning... So now they told me it must be because of some app or widget that I have that's incompatible with the new software.
Verizon had me do a factory reset last night and it still did it this morning... So now they told me it must be because of some app or widget that I have that's incompatible with the new software.
Did you check that both cards were firmly and squarely seated?
Did you replace the SIM card?
... Thom
Did you replace the SIM card?
... Thom
I did for the first 4 hours after I installed the update.
I did a reset/power on by holding down the volume up/volume down/power button until the menu appeared and then disappeared.
This was a week ago and I have not had another data drop since then.
... Thom
Verizon doesn't.
I asked specifically if I could try that and they said it wouldn't do any good so they are sending me a new phone.
"new" phone?
Maybe they're right.
If you are required to move your current SIM card to your "new" phone and if still has problems ... try a new SIM card.
I hope it works out for you.
... Thom
Tried that. Took Sim card out and put it back in also. Data drops just as bad. Any other suggestions? Much appreciated
In November I went through a two week period where data was like a yo-yo. Drop after drop. This was when I was on 5.5.886.
After that period it stopped and was absolutely stable for the next six weeks.
My conclusion is that they were working on the tower near me and when they finished the data drops stopped.
Do others in your area have the same problem?
Do you have the problem when you move to a different area?
... Thom
rcaine
Well-Known Member
Been running .902 on unrooted phone since Friday. One benefit I just noticed is that two icons that constantly reverted to generic icon before upgrade now display the proper icon. Battery life is improved. Even with moderate or heavy use I can get close to 24 hours of use before needing to recharge. Since I have a flexible schedule I run the phone until after my morning wakeup reading/check of the state of the world. Then I charge till fully charged while I do my morning routine. Then off to school with it charged until the next morning.
I have been running 902 for about a week. It no longer takes reboots to resolve network issues, but I have not noticed any other improvements either. It only took 6 months to get this fix out..... I guess MOTO will take another 12 for ICS & other improvements.... just in time for a new phone.
Thanks Thom...I made some adjustment...I'll see how it goes...Greg
Got my first replacement phone on Thursday. It had scratches on the glass, so I didn't even bother activating it. They sent another and I received it yesterday. It looked like new so I went ahead and activated it.
So, different phone, NEW SIM card, same issue.
I'm not sure what to try next other than removing all of my apps and maybe pulling all of my pics and other stuff off them SD card and formatting it.
Any other ideas?