For those of you who bought your Droid with Android 2.1 loaded onto it already, you may be a bit confused (now that your device is rooted and running Bugless Beast) about how you will receive the "official" Froyo update once it is pushed over the air. To clear up your confusion, let me explain how this works.First of all, if you are prompted to install the OTA update, do not do it! Once the OTA update is received my Twitter and Gmail will most likely blow up with links providing the update. I will download, modify, and apply it over ESE81 (Android 2.1 that stock Droids run on). The end result will be the official Froyo update for the Droid with root. As soon as it is complete you will be able to find it here on this site in the "Downloads" section ready to install on your device.
You may now relax and not worry about going back to a completely stock device.
Let me do the hard work for you...
Awesome, thanks pete for the info! You are the man. : )
ReplyDeleteYou're too kind to us.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! You're the best!
ReplyDeleteSPRecovery and ClockWork Recovery both block OTA updates. Isn't the right move to 'accept update' when prompted, but then in recovery, just reboot?
ReplyDeleteBoth recoveries will block it but you could simply just ignore it until I release the rooted version that day.
ReplyDeletehey pete for some reason your rss button doesnt work in chrome. It worked in firefox, but chrome just sends me to a page with bunches of html. Just thought i would let you know. keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pete! But what about those of us who bought our Droids with stock 2.0?
ReplyDelete@Jason,
ReplyDeleteSame info still applies :)
Does anybody know how to unroot? I have a Droid 1 rooted and I'm running a 2.2ROM. I need to return my droid for a replacement and I have know clue how to go back to Stock. I tried the stock 2.1 ROM from ROM Manager but it always fails to install. I don't know if I'm not installing it right or what? I have every intention on re-rooting the replacement Droid I get but I really need to get back to stock first to do this. Can anybody please help?
ReplyDelete@ Jimmy
ReplyDeletehttp://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-faqs/39254-sbf-root-unroot.html
Pete I would like to "donate " as a way of showing my gratitude. .I will leave my spam email to get in touch, once you respond we can work out the details via pay pal. Thanks again for everything you do my email is default.junk.email@gmail. Hope to hear back soon
ReplyDeleteFan forever
Steve
okay...so it's supposedly here
ReplyDeletehttp://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/139819-froyo-8.html
Can't wait to see the rooted version! :-)
Can this be applied as a manual push over the ota 2.2 non rooted or do I have to be rooted first? I unrooted got replacement and it updated right to 2.2
ReplyDeleteWhy is your rooted version 64.0MB while the OTA is only 45.2MB?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm running CM6RC2. Can I use ROM Manager to install this from SD Card?
im trying it out right now, im also running cm6rc2
ReplyDelete@LarryKL His version is larger because it's a full ROM, not just an update patch. The OTA update is only a patch that applies over the top of ESE81. Pete's version is the full blown ROM that includes everything you need to start fresh.
ReplyDeleteI really want to root my OTA for tethering. But is this saying that I gotta revert back to 2.1 and reinstall this 64MB version?
ReplyDeleteIf so, is there a 2.1 install as clean as the 2.2 was that's seamless without losing data, or reinstalling apps?
just trying to get my Odexed frg22 to work what should i do? e signature problem i thought Odexed was for non roted phones ? if anyone can help i would graetly appriciate it
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