OTA 2.1 Has started..

[dannyyang524]

Oh, i just used my USB cable because that is all I have on hand, well that is good to know, carry on.

So basically, you can power your phone using the USB cord. Haha yea... I remember now. I'm so impatient for this update.

 

[HandlerExploit]

"The OTA will not be in the root of the memory card, this is not like a manual update. All OTA updates are, and have always been stashed in /cache/.

After you download the update (assuming you are rooted) do this in terminal emulator "ls /cache/" and you will see a file ending in .zip.

From their run this "cp /cache/<whatever the zip's filename was>.zip /sdcard/"

Mount the sdcard, copy over the update.zip, post it here and hello 2.1..."

 

[dannyyang524]

"The OTA will not be in the root of the memory card, this is not like a manual update. All OTA updates are, and have always been stashed in /cache/.

After you download the update (assuming you are rooted) do this in terminal emulator "ls /cache/" and you will see a file ending in .zip.

From their run this "cp /cache/<whatever the zip's filename was>.zip /sdcard/"

Mount the sdcard, copy over the update.zip, post it here and hello 2.1..."

I didn't get the update or anything, but just to learn a few things, what if you're not rooted? How would do copy the update.zip file?

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

"The OTA will not be in the root of the memory card, this is not like a manual update. All OTA updates are, and have always been stashed in /cache/.

After you download the update (assuming you are rooted) do this in terminal emulator "ls /cache/" and you will see a file ending in .zip.

From their run this "cp /cache/<whatever the zip's filename was>.zip /sdcard/"

Mount the sdcard, copy over the update.zip, post it here and hello 2.1..."

that makes total sense. except that you wont receive the ota update if you are rooted, haha

 

[HandlerExploit]

I didn't get the update or anything, but just to learn a few things, what if you're not rooted? How would do copy the update.zip file?

You cant, thats why they always put it there. So normal users cant leak it. While rooted users can access it.

 

[LukeS]

Yea, even if you do boot without the sd card, you can't put it back in because of the battery... or can you? I'm not risking my SD card haha.

No, you boot without your SD card and battery, on usb power, then put your sd card in and then your battery and you should be good to go for bypassing the update

 

[HandlerExploit]

that makes total sense. except that you wont receive the ota update if you are rooted, haha

But if you were running a rom with a stock kernel you would receive the ota. You guys got to have one laying around here somewhere. If you get the notification and your rooted just do what I said and you all got 2.1...

 

[dannyyang524]

You cant, thats why they always put it there. So normal users cant leak it. While rooted users can access it.

WTF. So basically, we have no answer here. I did some poking around. I found the cache folder using Astro file manager. Lets say the OTA update is download on to that. Is there anyway, to move it?

 

[nstallion]

No, you boot without your SD card and battery, on usb power, then put your sd card in and then your battery and you should be good to go for bypassing the update

If the update zip is actually in /cache/ and not /sdcard/ then it won't matter if you take the sd card out because it's stored on the phone's memory and not the sd card. I can't confirm if it's actually stored in /cache/ but that's what HandlerExploit said.

 

[HandlerExploit]

WTF. So basically, we have no answer here. I did some poking around. I found the cache folder using Astro file manager. Lets say the OTA update is download on to that. Is there anyway, to move it?

If you follow the commands in my post you can clearly see that it moves the ota update to your sdcard... so you have easy access to it after you mount your sdcard.

 

[dannyyang524]

If you follow the commands in my post you can clearly see that it moves the ota update to your sdcard... so you have easy access to it after you mount your sdcard.

I do have a SD card converter thing..... Can't recall what it is. Basically I can move the update.zip file (If i have one....) without even putting in my phone at all.

 

[nstallion]

that makes total sense. except that you wont receive the ota update if you are rooted, haha

If you aren't rooted, you can use adb to pull the file.

If you are rooted, supposedly this will allow you to receive the OTA update http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid/58088-how-re-enable-ota-updates-your-custom-rom.html

Although you would NOT want to apply the update of course.

I've moved the otacerts.zip and if I get the update (which I haven't and probably won't any time soon) I plan to download and then when it restarts, boot into recovery and pull the file with ADB and then recover to nandroid backup so it doesn't install.

 

[Speeddymon]

Ok, the guy that has it needed to get adb installed, he's not a tech genius, but I'm walking him through everything now, have some patience and I'll get it posted as soon as I can.

 

[dannyyang524]

Ok, the guy that has it needed to get adb installed, he's not a tech genius, but I'm walking him through everything now, have some patience and I'll get it posted as soon as I can.

Alright..

 

[jefld]

Go speeddymon
go

you can do it

 

[dmbfan36_23]

Ok, the guy that has it needed to get adb installed, he's not a tech genius, but I'm walking him through everything now, have some patience and I'll get it posted as soon as I can.

adb = Android Debug Bridge?

 

[Brendanmurphy]

adb = Android Debug Bridge?

Correct ! It allows you to push, pull, and edit files in on the phone.

 

[HandlerExploit]

Unless the boot.img's ramdisk is set to secure=0 (ROOTED) they cannot pull the ota update. You must do it on a rooted device.

 

[LukeS]

adb = Android Debug Bridge?

Mmmmmmmhmmmmm

 

[dannyyang524]

Arg. I understand Verizon's concern, but cmon why make it so hard?????

 

[Brendanmurphy]

Unless the boot.img's ramdisk is set to secure=0 (ROOTED) they cannot pull the ota update. You must do it on a rooted device.

He could easily use astro and extract the file. I can extract apks using astro without root i just cant delete or edit them.

 

[HandlerExploit]

Arg. I understand Verizon's concern, but cmon why make it so hard?????

Its a basic android security ota update step, verizon had nothing to do with it.

 

[LukeS]

Ok, the guy that has it needed to get adb installed, he's not a tech genius, but I'm walking him through everything now, have some patience and I'll get it posted as soon as I can.

I lika you peoples

 

[HandlerExploit]

He could easily use astro and extract the file. I can extract apks using astro without root i just cant delete or edit them.

Thats not in /cache/ though. The permissions are set differently.

 

[dannyyang524]

Its a basic android security ota update step, verizon had nothing to do with it.

Eh, then sorry Verizon. haha.