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How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
JerryF
Specialist - Level 1
‎11-24-2011 06:33 PM

What are the steps to do a manual update?

 

Does anyone have a straight forward STEP BY STEP explanation on how to perform a MANUAL update of Gingerbread rather than using the Over The Air (OTA) update?

 

JerryF

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
HoustonHeart
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‎11-25-2011 12:57 AM

Only Official testers have recieved the SD installable so far.

 

Once GIngerbread is released offciailly to everyone, verizon will probably post the downloadable.

 

How I did the offcial.

 

You have to take the file from your pc via usb and move it to the sd card in the main folder (not in any other folder-make sure you have no other update  packs with it to make it easier.

 

You have to put the phone in the update mode which is tricky (not download mode) holdign home key  power and volume Up at same time  then release. battery MUST be in.

 

IT will work if the update file is there. You will then tell it update via SD card.  it will show the update file 

 

It will begin the process and look like an OTA update icon when it does.

 

Once complete it will auto reboot.

 

 

 

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
HoustonHeart
Contributor - Level 2
‎11-25-2011 12:57 AM

Only Official testers have recieved the SD installable so far.

 

Once GIngerbread is released offciailly to everyone, verizon will probably post the downloadable.

 

How I did the offcial.

 

You have to take the file from your pc via usb and move it to the sd card in the main folder (not in any other folder-make sure you have no other update  packs with it to make it easier.

 

You have to put the phone in the update mode which is tricky (not download mode) holdign home key  power and volume Up at same time  then release. battery MUST be in.

 

IT will work if the update file is there. You will then tell it update via SD card.  it will show the update file 

 

It will begin the process and look like an OTA update icon when it does.

 

Once complete it will auto reboot.

 

 

 

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
JerryF
Specialist - Level 1
‎11-25-2011 04:18 AM

Houston,

 

Thanks, you always have good info.

 

One quick question.  When you said "move it to the sd card in the main folder (not in any other folder."  I am not sure which is the main folder.  Obviously no folder is named MAIN so how would I figure out which one is the main folder.

 

To me the two most likely ones might be first .downloadTemp and second download.

 

Wha-da-ya-think?  Help...help!

 

JerryF

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
phillthedrill
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‎11-25-2011 06:35 AM

I'm sure he's talking about the main root, in other words, no folders.  Just put it on the sd card but not in a folder.  That way when it opens up the sd card to get the update, it's right there. 

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
JerryF
Specialist - Level 1
‎11-25-2011 01:23 PM

Phil,

 

Thanks a bunch to HoustonHeart and Phillthedrill!  You two have always given good and timely info. 

 

You are both really helpful especially when contrasted with the folks that ask for help and when you answer them they NEVER again log in to see what help was offered or comment if it helped them. 

 

The same goes for the rant and rave folks that rant and then they are never seen again.  I have wondered if these folks are really shills.

 

Thanks and best regards to both of you,

JerryF

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
trparky
Contributor - Level 1
‎11-25-2011 02:38 PM

Since you have the official... what version is it?  EP4D or EP4P?  2.3.5 or 2.3.6?

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
phillthedrill
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‎11-25-2011 04:08 PM

:smileyhappy:  You're welcome JerryF, glad I could help.

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
bluevolume
Enthusiast - Level 2
‎11-25-2011 05:34 PM

Still very odd that this version seems to be earlier than P3's "official" leak.  It looks like they forked the dev tree then kept working on both.

 

I guess we'll know more as time goes on.

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
majael
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‎11-25-2011 10:32 PM
bluevolume wrote:

Still very odd that this version seems to be earlier than P3's "official" leak.  It looks like they forked the dev tree then kept working on both.

 

I guess we'll know more as time goes on.

I suggest reading the 3rd page of the discussion thread in http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Charge-by-Samsung/Further-info-re-Gingerbread-update/td-p/730743.  I think there is a difference in version identification of the source code package and the compiled code used for testing.

 

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Re: How do you do a manual update of Gingerbread?
trparky
Contributor - Level 1
‎11-25-2011 11:18 PM

But that doesn't answer why the EP4P leak was Android 2.3.6 when the EP4D source code package mentions Android 2.3.5.  That's a step backwards.

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