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"Downgrading" back to 2.1 Leak?

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bheller

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I didn't find anything about this. I found the Leak (v1 + 3) worked fine, except for the Music app constantly crashing, which did present a problem for me...But what presents a bigger problem is how non-functional this phone has become, seemingly just since the 2.1 OTA. I have a garden variety of bugs discussed here, and between the silent bug and signal strength, the thing is very close to being unusable.

I've called *228 for the possibility of patches and done 3 factory resets. The possibility of barking about it and getting another one is there, but I haven't done it yet for various reasons.

Bottom line: Can I re-install v3 of the Leak over the 2.1 OTA for the moment and prevent it from updating?

Thanks,
Brian
 
Um, have I missed something. I thought none of the leakers had received (or were going to receive) the OTA.

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I'm wondering the same thing. If you have the 2.1 OTA, you can downgrade to 1.5. Then reinstall the leak. But again, I thought none of the leakers received the OTA update...
 
I didn't. I caved and had the leak installed in April. But if, indeed, I have the update and based on the problems people are having around here, that may be a reason!

Hmmm...I couldn't tell you which thread, but after quite a bit of reading here (man, is it confusing!) I concluded that OTA was out (a week or 2?) and every was getting it, maybe not in one day though. I checked the thread where some research was done on build #'s, kernel versions, etc. and my numbers matched the OTA 2.1 numbers. My issues also match those who got the OTA update (can't say for sure there are no leakers, but I got impression those posting had waited). I'll try to take another look, but this has cost too much time already. Sorry, I didn't realize this was still in doubt. Thanks for the help!
 
bheller said:
Hmmm...I couldn't tell you which thread, but after quite a bit of reading here (man, is it confusing!) I concluded that OTA was out (a week or 2?) and every was getting it, maybe not in one day though. I checked the thread where some research was done on build #'s, kernel versions, etc. and my numbers matched the OTA 2.1 numbers. My issues also match those who got the OTA update (can't say for sure there are no leakers, but I got impression those posting had waited). I'll try to take another look, but this has cost too much time already. Thanks for the help!
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Leak V3 and the OTA I believe are identical. The only difference is the HBOOT version I believe. That's why the same problems exist on both OTA and leaked phones. Did you get a software update notice that was about 77mb? If not, I'm almost 100% sure you DON'T have the OTA, and your leak V3 is just gone bad.
 
Well, I installed v3, worked fine. I think I did *228 and then it went to hell. Kept doing it & factory reset, no better (maybe worse). Then I started reading about all these other people with the same problem, and people had posted Verizon said leakers will get it...so I guess I made a leap somewhere in there...BUT...

This is the thread I was referencing:

http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/87118-reference-what-htc-rom-do-i-have.html

I have the kernel version of OTA, not 2.1v3 leak. For real. Maybe I should post over there?

Regardless, the thing is getting worse and close to useless now-- I get weird results when dialing out sometimes, built-in apps crash, silent bug, etc. Restarting didn't fix it for the first time today.

Should I re-apply the v3 update? Just assert myself for a new phone? Go back to 1.5 and get OTA? If it's not hardware then I don't want to go through the hassle of fighting with them, but it doesn't seem clear either way from what I see here.

Many thanks,
Brian
 
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