5.9.905, anyone? Pulled from Cheesecake server for your pleasure!

[Dave12308]

You will need to get it back to 902 if you want 905. All the Moto updates work that way...they look for the current released version (902) and if it isn't there they won't work. If I where you I would hold back and see what they release as a final. I can't imagine it will be much longer. If it is 904 you are already done, but if you go back to 902 and then add 905 and they make it 904...or 906 you will have to go back to 902 again. If you don't mind maybe having to do it a couple of times then go for it. I speak from experience with the first update for this phone. I guessed wrong and had to flash back to stock several times. It worked out fine, but was annoying.

Well, all Moto updates that use the differential patching method work this way. If a full OTA came out (which would be ~200MB), theoretically it wouldn't matter what OS you were coming from.

The thing with the patch updates is that they require the exact file set from .902 to work correctly, as the components that are patched need to be exact.

[timmy10shoes]

Agreed.

As a matter of fact, I was on .902 with Motofail root when I installed the .905 from the Cheesecake server. All it did was kill my root until I Motofailed it again.

Updates assert your system, webtop and boot (kernel) if those have been motified or not all from the same build, the update will fail. And if it has a preinstall patch (which they haven't had on the last couple) you will need the correct files in there also or the update will fail.

[johnlgalt]

I think after the accidental leak fiasco with 901(?) they dropped the preinstall patch requirement in order ot get everyone onto .902 when it finally came out. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they start including it again once they read of this new leak via cheesecake lol....

[timmy10shoes]

I think after the accidental leak fiasco with 901(?) they dropped the preinstall patch requirement in order ot get everyone onto .902 when it finally came out. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they start including it again once they read of this new leak via cheesecake lol....

I think when ICS finally is released it will have a preinstall patch.

[johnlgalt]

I'm just hoping that Google's ownership of Motorola Mobility will give MM more clout and force VZW to back off so we can unlock hte bootlaoder at will on these phones....

I know, I know, wishful thinking..... lol

[tjk629]

If you fxz back to 902 and then to 904 will you have 905s baseband?

I'm having data drops on 905 and while I was on 904 it was golden. Would like to be golden again.

[sargentmajord]

If you fxz back to 902 and then to 904 will you have 905s baseband?

I'm having data drops on 905 and while I was on 904 it was golden. Would like to be golden again.

No the 902 fxz puts the entire phone back to .902 including boot radio ect.

[rduckwor]

Any updates on whether this is worth the trouble?

RMD

[timmy10shoes]

Any updates on whether this is worth the trouble?

RMD

It been good to me. Better battery and data than 902

[CBMGGM]

Battery life about the same as 902; Moto blur seems a little snappier but no big leaps here. 3G signal strength is up a bar; 3G to LTE hand off is definately quicker but still lags going from LTE to 3G. I will leave 905 on mine until whatever official OTA release comes out. The 902 fxz is a no brainer these days. Hope this helps