FRG01B OTA enables a feature to undo custom recovery partitions

[Tallica]

Great Job Moto, you're making our job eaiser!

[gavron]

Isn't this old news? 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1 all did that, too - on boot, it would run install-recovery.sh and re-install the stock recovery image.

I don't know. Nobody in real life runs these OTA builds. Everybody I know runs a custom ROM and enjoys the features of free WiFi tether, etc.

It's only on the net that some people apparently think they should stick with OTA. Their experience is what has led to this thread.

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You couldn't be more wrong. 99% of people with these phones run them stock and have no idea what root or a custom Rom is.

Only about 1% of android users root their phones.

Let me clarify.

Of the people who post here that they are rooted, the majority run custom ROMs.

I'm sorry that wasn't clear from my first post.

Stop making up fake statistics.

And by that I mean _now_.

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[Tallica]

I don't know. Nobody in real life runs these OTA builds. Everybody I know runs a custom ROM and enjoys the features of free WiFi tether, etc.

It's only on the net that some people apparently think they should stick with OTA. Their experience is what has led to this thread.

E

You couldn't be more wrong. 99% of people with these phones run them stock and have no idea what root or a custom Rom is.

Only about 1% of android users root their phones.

Let me clarify.

Of the people who post here that they are rooted, the majority run custom ROMs.

I'm sorry that wasn't clear from my first post.

Stop making up fake statistics.

And by that I mean _now_.

E

I might have exagerated a bit, but not much.

And let me clairfy, everyday I see tons of cases of people have applied the 2.2 OTA before even knowing this site exists. Then they come here and root without knowing what they are doing, when the phone is messed up, who do they call....the RS!

So what Moto has done here, is not only useful but infinitly valuable to the RS.

Again I say, Great job Moto!

[gavron]

Yes, Moto has helped a lot! Already I have referred two people (one who started a thread, and one who asked me in a bar last night to Moto's comment.

Kudos to you, Moto.

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[tdweng]

MotoCache, i not sure if you tried or heard of this app, but i use it all the time and it is way easier then using ADB commands or root explorer to get to any folders that require root access. It is called droid explorer and installs on your PC. Once you have it installed all you should have to do is plug your phone in and then open the app, then it is will look like your normal windows explorer and you can get at any folder you want on your phone to push files and delete as needed. It has many other features as well, but that is what i use it for now. Works great on XP, have had issues getting it work on windows 7, have not tried it in awhile so they may have solved some of those issues now.

Droid Explorer

[tdweng]

MotoCache, i not sure if you tried or heard of this app, but i use it all the time and it is way easier then using ADB commands or root explorer to get to any folders that require root access. It is called droid explorer and installs on your PC. Once you have it installed all you should have to do is plug your phone in and then open the app, then it is will look like your normal windows explorer and you can get at any folder you want on your phone to push files and delete as needed. It has many other features as well, but that is what i use it for now. Works great on XP, have had issues getting it work on windows 7, have not tried it in awhile so they may have solved some of those issues now.

Droid Explorer

Just a note on this, you must have root access on your phone and busybox installed for it to work, there are instructions on how to install busybox on there website, but if you are running any custom rom it will already be installed

[GCurry]

Yup. I saw that happen last night, with my first attempt at custom ROM (Sapphire). Did the FRG01B update manually, then EasyRoot, then ROM Manager. ROM Mgr said I successfully flashed CW recovery, but then stock recovery was there.

Then I started seeing the bootup "M" stay for like a minute (that must have been stock recovery being rewritten?). Finally, I got ROM Mgr to make ROM backup and I flashed Sapphire, and CW recovery still there.

[zakany]

Nobody in real life runs these OTA builds. ... It's only on the net that some people apparently think they should stick with OTA.

Then you have folks like me, who were just patient for 2.2 to come OTA before rooting their phone. Besides, what we learn now will help in the future and help us understand the past.

[MotoCache1]

MotoCache, i not sure if you tried or heard of this app, but i use it all the time and it is way easier then using ADB commands or root explorer to get to any folders that require root access.[...]

Droid Explorer

Just a note on this, you must have root access on your phone and busybox installed for it to work, there are instructions on how to install busybox on there website, but if you are running any custom rom it will already be installed

OK, but what's this "root" you speak of? Just kidding. Thanks for the info.

[zakany]

I considered Droid Explorer rather than the Android Data Bridge because my Linux CLI is permanently rusty (never use it enough to learn it). But needing your Droid rooted to use Droid Explorer doesn't help me use Droid Explorer to root my Droid (heh). That, and the author seemed to be squishing bugs with the latest version.