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Verizon shipping new Eris's (Erisi?) with Leak3/Official 2.1 now?

SirEagle said:
Well, well, looks like leak v3 is the official software now. So now how do they update those that got the OTA's HBoot?
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Heh, quite of a few of us have been saying this for 1-2 weeks now but mostly to deaf ears it seems. Sadly, too many want to believe VZW's twitter twerp who changes their tune every other hour...
 
SirEagle said:
Well, well, looks like leak v3 is the official software now. So now how do they update those that got the OTA's HBoot?
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They can update any phone with any bootloader. It's whether they want to or not. Their update file looks for version numbers they tell it to. The bootloader has changed before and will change again. People worry so much about this and future updates. A future update to the phone may very well update your bootloader to a newer version than the v3 leak.
 
WOW! i kind of hope that they are shipping out phones like this so that we can use booted OS's and still not void our warrenty which is kind of the reason why i dont use the leak version, myself...
 
thenestor said:
Seriously. It would put an end to @VZWSupport's claims that "if you installed the leak, you voided your warranty," and it would also mean that you're likely to receive future updates (or at least have a valid reason to be angry at Verizon if you don't).
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BlazeD OnE said:
Verizon says that loading the leak will void warranty and then they go sending out "like new" phones pre-loaded with the same software.. I for one would be pissed. If they are gunna be sending people these phone, at least give us a way to go 2.1leak to 1.5!
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Just an observation, not sure who told ya that verizon would not honor warranty if ya loaded the leak, but I got an Eris replaced back in March, under warranty, with leak installed. I asked at two different stores, and asked both the CSA and the TECH support at verizon when I called about the hardware issue I was having. got a refurb phone the next day, returned my original and all was good. Just sharing my experience. Good luck to all you still striving for root....
 
I guess I got lucky. Got a replacement at the end of last week with 1.5 still on it. I immediately got an update notice, ignored it, and rooted my phone. I've never been happier with a phone before.
 
buff12db said:
I guess I got lucky. Got a replacement at the end of last week with 1.5 still on it. I immediately got an update notice, ignored it, and rooted my phone. I've never been happier with a phone before.
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+1 I thought I would be happy with the ota so I unrooted and accepted it. Tried it out for about a week. It was soooo slow and had too many bugs for me (settings would fc, silent call, bla bla) So last night I rooted again, and I feel like I have my phone back. Now if I can just stick with one rom, and not become another flash junkie (again!) I'll be ok. :D
 
Just got the replacement phone this morning. My old phone had the audio bugs and overall sucked. The new phone came with 1.5 and looks brand new. The buttons actually are more responsive. It's night and day compared to my original phone because I used it once last time to wipe it and I could tell instantly the old one is bad.
 
I just got my replacement refurbed phone today, HBOOT 1.47. I noticed that where you put the battery there is a sticker that has a date, which I would assume is the date it was tested and cleared. Mine was 04/07/2010.
 
TJTHEBEST said:
So there is still hope for root. phew! Hopefully anyways.
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I got my Leak V3'd Eris replaced last Friday for the silent call issue, at a Verizon Wireless retail store, and got a stock 1.5 android with HBoot 1.47. It upgraded to 2.1 immediately and the HBoot is still 1.47:D
 
OTA should be 1.47 which is why you're still able to root. The engineering rom must have something else (other than hboot) that allows it to be overwritten, as it has hboot 1.49, that the leaks do not. Surely someone has stripped the two down and compared them side by side to see what that might be. The problem as I perceive it is extracting it and implementing it into a rom leakers can use to root.
 
jreed2560 said:
OTA should be 1.47 which is why you're still able to root. The engineering rom must have something else (other than hboot) that allows it to be overwritten, as it has hboot 1.49, that the leaks do not. Surely someone has stripped the two down and compared them side by side to see what that might be. The problem as I perceive it is extracting it and implementing it into a rom leakers can use to root.
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Framework43 said:
Here's the go down.

Users who ran 1.5 and got the 2.1 OTA DID NOT get a bootloader update, so using the old bootloader, you can go to the root rom which runs .49 S-OFF (Engineering SPL)
Both the leaks and root roms have .49 BUT the root rom has older system information, so installing it from a leak rom which has newer system information, you will not be able to use it to root.
If your phone comes with a new bootloader, chances are, you cannot root.

There is a difference between the bootloaders:
2.1 Root ROM-> .49 S-OFF
2.1 Leaked Roms-> .49
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just got my refirb. better than my original. 1.5 was still installed. system update available immediately. Ignoring update, going to root.
 
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