update - how to keep root and apps?

If you don't want to install the update, you can rename
/system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.apk
/system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.odex
/system/etc/security/otacerts.zip
using Root Explorer for example (or by using adb). Just add .bak to these file names.

Updating and keeping root requires using OTA RootKeeper to back up su, installing the update, and then restoring su.

Note that once updated to 4.5.629 you won't be able to go back to a fully functional 4.5.608 (or anything prior to that). You still can SBF and even regain root after that, though.

 

Sorry to tack onto Montavius' thread but I am in a somewhat similar situation and thought it might be beneficial to ask my question here. I had bought a Global 2 quite a while back and then right after that got a Droid X, so I packed up the DG2 until today.

I did root it with Z4root and froze updater with titanium backup. My issue is that the software is quite old - Android 2.2, system 2.4.330.a956.

What are my options to bring it more into 'date' but without losing the root (and the wifi tether)? Should I follow what you have above? What about getting closer to 4.5? Is there a place to download various versions without going all the way to the dreaded 4.5.629? Although I have a Thinkpad that I have CM9'ed, I would prefer to not use a custom rom with this phone -- I bought it because it had both CDMA and GSM for when we go on vacation outside the US, and I had Verizon give me the unlock code, so I do not want to screw around with the OS...

Thanks!

Frank

 

Grab the .608 sbf and update it that way.you will be able to root with moto fail at that point. Then freeze the updater app in system/apps so it will not update any further.

Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk

 

As if I didn't repeat this enough,

Freezing the updater will do nothing. You need to manually rename the files I mentioned. If you just freeze it in TiBu it will still work and will download the update.

 

Where do I get the .608 sbf? And is there a procedure for how to do the update?

Thanks

Frank

 

Sorry -- I did not see that post about the updater. But to be honest, that is what I did on my Droid X and I have not had a single OTA update in a year. Maybe the updater is different between the two phones? Any way, I have just changed them to ensure VZ won't mess with my phone...

One more question - if I do update to the .608 version as bdsullivan76 mentioned above, do I need to change these files back?

Thank you.

Frank

 

There are threads related to the D2G 4.5.608 SBF image on RootzWiki.

The procedure is to use RSDLite to flash the SBF image.

You need to rename the files back if you want to use OTA updates.

 

But not to update using RSDLite, correct?

I will go look for the image and read up on how to use RSDLite...

Thanks

Frank

 

RSDLite ignores everything that's present and completely rewrites everything in the internal memory except the /data partition.

 

So if I understand you correctly, I would again need to 'rename' those files to .bak once I flashed the .608 version to prevent VZN from doing an OTA update, correct?

Is RSDLite the only program I need/have to run, or will I need to load CWM first?

Thanks again.

Frank

 

CWM is needed for custom firmware.

RSDLite uses the bootloader.

After flashing 4.5.608 via RSDLite your device will have all of its partitions, except /data, reset to “factory default”. You indeed will have to regain root (via SuperOneClick; z4root won't work), and rename the OTA related pieces of software.