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Root How to update Milestone to android 2.3.3 (Instruction)

monsterduc1000 said:
OK. When I extract the files from CM7 on my computer, it says there are 3 files in there, META-INF, system and boot. Do I copy all these over? Same for gapps. It says META-INF, and system. Copy these as well?

I have the Androidiani on there already.
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You don't need to extract. Just put the file as you have downloaded in /sdcard/Openrecovery/updates

Then reboot in recovery (pressing x while rebooting), choose 'Apply update.zip' on the next screen. Once Openrecovery is loaded wipe davlik cache and cache, after that select 'Apply update' and select the CM7 file. When done select GAPPS to install this. When all done reboot phone (might take a while the first time).
 
venkat1204 said:
i am using a non rooted milestone with official foroyo on it..!
what steps i need do to port this in my phone..??
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1. Root your phone.
2. Put Openrecovery on your sd card as well as update.zip
3. See my post 2 posts above for what to do next (put the file in updates and so on)
 
I'm running 2.2 on Telus and just did the latest Easyroot process from androidpolice.
Now that's all i've done to my phone. Where should I start on this list?
 
You can try it with easyroot, but two different "easy" root processes didn't work for me. I tried using open recovery with universal androot and superoneclick and neither of them worked, but hopefully this works for you otherwise you will have to do the whole "hard" root process like I did. Not that it is hard at all if you just follow all the steps here and at addictivetips.com (if you get hung up on the language barrier a little).

Make sure to download the andoidiani open recovery from a little bit up on this thread as it has basebands for you network so you have one less thing to hunt for when you have done all this

You can start at step 13 if you have all the files you need (and in the right place) on your sd card.

How to Root Motorola Milestone

And make sure you head here for the latest CM7 builds, https://github.com/nadlabak/android/downloads
 
I followed this guide to a T and for whatever reason my Data no longer works. I installed a different rom iceandfire. Could this be my problem? I don't really think so.

I tried both Telus and Canada in the Baseband settings and get no internet. Help please...
 
Also when I try to add My google account(on wifi which still connects) I get some weird garbage for server settings. I have no idea what to do with that...Help please again.

BTW, I tried switching to a CM7 instead of iceandfire and I still get no data.
 
Okay I got my data working but I still can't add an account to sync with. I enter my gmail detail and then it says authorizing and then I get a screen that says Server Settings
Domain/Username-/enygma500
Password-********
Server-gmail

and it fails every time.
 
SO it would seem I need to install google apps... I have no idea how to do this. Anybody wanna write up a quite tutorial?

I'm using androidiani OR. DO I just put the google apps .zip in the update folder and apply update from the recovery?
 
Enygma said:
SO it would seem I need to install google apps... I have no idea how to do this. Anybody wanna write up a quite tutorial?

I'm using androidiani OR. DO I just put the google apps .zip in the update folder and apply update from the recovery?
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Installing google apps (or gapps) is done exactly the same way you flashed the CM7 rom: put the gapps file in /sdcard/Openrecovery/updates, get in Recovery > apply update and select the gapps file.
 
Well I had everything working for a bit and yet again Nothing is working. My data just suddenly stopped for no reason and I can't send texts. I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache and nothing. I don't want to wipe data again just to download all my apps again.

Any ideas?
 
Enygma said:
Well I had everything working for a bit and yet again Nothing is working. My data just suddenly stopped for no reason and I can't send texts. I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache and nothing. I don't want to wipe data again just to download all my apps again.

Any ideas?
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Was cellular data ever working after you installed the ROM? If not then it might just be some APN settings. If it was working and then randomly stopped working then I'm not sure.

Are you using a Telus Milestone? If you are then send me a PM with some way of contacting you in real time (like gtalk or msn) and I'll try to walk you through the process of getting everything working.
 
Lol, I figured out the problem. Problem with my bank. Something wasn't going through right and my phone bill was missed for 2 months:P What's weird is I can't make calls or text at all now but I can still use the data. The data must have stopped working for a couple minutes while they shut everything else off. I'll be up and running in a few days when the payment registers.

I did have everything working and that's why I was so frustrated when it stopped again. Thanks for the offer though:)
 
Update to version CM7.1.0-RC8
update-cm-7.1.0-RC8-11.05.31-Milestone-signed.zip
Move update-cm-7.1.0-RC8-11.05.31-Milestone-signed.zip
in /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates
Reboot the device in Recovery
Come into menu Nandroid-> Backup-> Backup All
Leave in the main menu.
Come in Apply update
Choose update-cm-7.1.0-RC8-11.05.31-Milestone-signed.zip
Reboot the device.

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Followed a combination of this tutorial with the one from addictivetips and successfully got my phone up and running with the Cyanogen nightly from 6/2/11. Works great!

I didn't realize that the androidaini OR had the option for root, since I didn't see that in either of these two guides. I went through a separate process from addictivetips and rooted my phone before starting this process. Oh well, same conclusion. Farily straightforward.

I was previously running a Telus Milestone on stock 2.2.1 on the AT&T network. I had to use androidiani OR to change my basebands to Canadaian once I was up and running.

Current nightly for those searching is 7.1.0 RC8 11.06.02. I found it on google at githubs. Direct download, much quicker as opposed to the linked file on depositfiles.com.
 
Hello everyone,

can anyone make a clarfication on the steps you have to take to get this done on a un-rooted Milestone with Froyo 2.2.1 ?

Thanks

Edit: Would also like to know what method should I use to root?
 
Not sure if I am missing something here... but want to make sure I do this right. Copied the folder and update.zip to the root of the sdcard. Set the USB mode to Portal + Tools so drivers are installed and RSD Lite detects the phone. Pick the vulnerable sbf file which I extracted to my desktop. RSD runs through it's process and reboots the phone. When I reboot the phone with X held down, it just boots as normal. I reboot while holding up on the dpad and bootloader version is still 90.74

I can bring up the recovery menu by holding the camera button during boot instead but want to be sure that applying update.zip with this older bootloader is not going to cause an issue.

Should note that I am running 2.2.1
 
I went ahead with the install using the older bootloadrer and everything worked fine. Used androidiani to fix up my basebands after the fact because I didn't see the note about using that recovery console instead of the one in the original instructions. I then updated to the latest RC (13) and have to say I am extremely impressed and happy with CM. Kicks Motorola 2.2.1 ass. :-)

Thank you fo sharing this!
 
this does not work for me. RSDLite does not show any devices and I've followed the steps to the "T". Also, when I try to use the ASR, it shows up as

"E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command"

And when I apply sdcard:update.zip I get

"-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update Package...
Verifying update package...
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."

Any tips or clues as to why this keeps happening to me?
 
I finally screwed up the courage to root and install cm7 on my milestone...and what a difference. Thanks to everybody on this somewhat dead thread.

I did run into a few stumbling blocks probably because I'm not familiar with the process and I thought I'd add my two cents to maybe help out...if anyone else every does this to a milestone and stumbles on this thread like I did. You will notice I repeat myself a lot...hopefully that saves confusion but may end up causing more.

Before you do anything, make sure you don't have an Open Recovery folder, or zip or update.zip on your sd card...if you do, delete them. This will save possible confusion later.

I downloaded right to my sd card and unpacked the andoiriani open recover right to the main sd card directory. That put an Open Recovery folder and a new update.zip onto my main sd card directory.

This is very important...and it took me some time to figure it out....you have to create a folder /updates in your new open recover folder. While youre downloading, if you do like I did, download whatever version of update.cm7.zip you want and google apps to the new update folder in the Open Recovery folder.

They must be in this new /updates folder otherwise you will not be given the option to choose them when you get into open recovery mode.

code.google.com/p/androidiani-openrecovery/

https://github.com/nadlabak/android/downloads (I used the 7.1.5 version, update-cm-7.1.5-Milestone-KANG-signed.zip) So far, working like a charm.

wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps


Once you have open recover unpacked and cm7 and gapps copied to the /updates folder in open recovery folder, then it's time to use RSD LITE, to root your phone.

Once rooted, then you will have the option of doing a nandroid backup once in open recovery mode. I chose to use Titanium backup, (downloaded from google market), for my backup tool.





Once you do the button dance to get into open recovery mode, (for me, it was camera+power to get the triangle, then volume up+power to get into open recovery mode), you will see a whole new menu, (the one in the first post), and you now have a bunch of things to do in there. Do them all or you may get the endless boot thing or some other problem. I got the boot loop until I went and did all the wipes.


Using the D pad, scroll down to the options, Wipe Dalvik Cache, Wipe Data/System Reset and Wipe Cache Partition. You select the option by carefully pushing the center of the D pad. I'm not sure if the order matters but I wiped the system first, then dalvik cache then wiped the cache partition.

The androidiani version of open recovery is slightly different that what is pictured...for one, it includes a baseband option...which you'll need later.

Once that's done, then you can install your version of cm7 and google apps. To do this, scroll down to apply update and select. The next page will give you the options of updating using the cm7.zip file you downloaded and the gapps.zip. If you don't have these options, then you didn't put them in the /updates folder you created in the open recovery folder on your sd card.

Select them one at a time...and before you reboot...here's where you scroll to the basebands option and choose your region. It is important...that's how your phone learns your mobile company.

Choose the reboot option and you should be booting into your new cm7 milestone...and mine came ready overclocked...and underclocked right out of the box...you have the option of changing those and so many more settings to your hearts content.

I don't know if I added anything or just made it more confusing...I thought it may be helpful to some to know what roadblocks I ran into.

Totally worth it and once I worked out how, way easier than I expected.

Thanks to everyone.
 
Thanks for this, Rootrol. Quick question before I start: I am running Android 2.1 at the moment and I have already rooted my milestone. Do I need to exclude any steps or is it OK if I go through with the same steps mentioned by you?

Thanks in advance.
 
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