Downgrade to 902 - No app or data loss

[mranderson1]

ok..i so followed SamuriHL's script..downloaded to .902...then .905 ota...then to .232 ics. it went flawless. the total process was about 30-40 minutes..booted right up..no app or data loss. ONLY ISSUE, i downloaded quadrant standard and it says my cpu is at 1ghz? any help guys?

andrew

 

[Tonik]

ONLY ISSUE, i downloaded quadrant standard and it says my cpu is at 1ghz? any help guys?

Very common. Some come in at 1GHZ and some come in at 1.2GHZ. No one knows why, and to the best of my knowledge no one has been able to figure out how to force it to 1.2. I think the mystery surrounding this won't be solved until after the official ICS is released.

 

[mranderson1]

thanks tonik for answer! has anyone been able to FXZ back to .902..start over and get 1.2ghz speeds? anyone anyone? anyone?

= D

 

[fastpakr]

From what I've read, everybody has consistently gotten one speed or the other across a given phone. A common theory is that there's a hardware test done during the first boot that tests stability at 1.2ghz and makes a decision on how to clock the phone. Many people's phones successfully operate at 1.2ghz and see that as the new speed; those who don't just stay at the original 1ghz clock rate.

 

[bambamsnots80]

Downgrade for a noob

Quick question... I am thinking about trying to make the jump to ics on my bionic...and am trying to get started on that... but I want to be able to get back to where I started from, just in case. Is Samuri's method fairly safe? I've never rooted or messed around with my phone at all, just starting to try to get my feet wet with all of this, but want a way back just in case. I have already downloaded all the files I would need from the beginning of this post as well... Thanks in advance =)

 

[oDECREEx]

Alright.. I've heard all this talk of wiping cache... What does it actually do?

 

[shawner47]

Quick question... I am thinking about trying to make the jump to ics on my bionic...and am trying to get started on that... but I want to be able to get back to where I started from, just in case. Is Samuri's method fairly safe? I've never rooted or messed around with my phone at all, just starting to try to get my feet wet with all of this, but want a way back just in case. I have already downloaded all the files I would need from the beginning of this post as well... Thanks in advance =)

The way back if this fails would be a full FXZ back to .902. You would lose all of your apps and data, but it is a way back to a functional phone again.

I wouldn't be too worried though. If you follow the instructions, pay attention and be patient (it can take several minutes for things to happen), you should not have any issues.

 

[dfib]

Can someone check to see if you need to sign up for an account with this link. I have a choice of 2 links when I set it up and it I can't tell which one you don't need to sign up form to get it since I am already signed in.
SamuriHL_HouseOfBionic.v2.w6.7.232.7z - *********** - online file sharing and storage - download - Dan Fibkins

Never mind tested it myself and you still need to sign up. At least it is free to sign up and you get 15gbs of storage with it.

 

[SamuriHL]

Quick question... I am thinking about trying to make the jump to ics on my bionic...and am trying to get started on that... but I want to be able to get back to where I started from, just in case. Is Samuri's method fairly safe? I've never rooted or messed around with my phone at all, just starting to try to get my feet wet with all of this, but want a way back just in case. I have already downloaded all the files I would need from the beginning of this post as well... Thanks in advance =)

I want to reiterate something I've said numerous times but want to be very clear about. This script is NOT for someone to use to go back to a gingerbread build while keeping data. If you are on ICS, you are staying on ICS unless you do a full FXZ back to 902 which will wipe all data. The system data and some apps in ICS are NOT compatible with gingerbread and you will end up with a non-working phone if you try it. This script is for those who want to move to a new ICS build while retaining data. The downgrade to 902 and 905 are temporary and are never booted into during this process. Therefore the data is never touched by a gingerbread build when moving from one ICS build to another. That's what makes this script so handy. But it should NEVER be used to try to downgrade your phone to a gingerbread build. It wasn't designed for that.

 

[SamuriHL]

I just got back from a 12 hour work day so I'll add the new links and torrent to the OP when I get a few minutes. Thanks for posting them!

 

[fyrmd]

Just ran the script and everything worked great! Upgraded from 2233 without losing any data and much faster than FXZ back to 902 and then update. Thanks much!

 

[SamuriHL]

Are people generally liking the new menu system I put in?

 

[ekf028]

Are people generally liking the new menu system I put in?

Don't know...i ran the first script just fine

Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

 

[nastygullom]

Hey I have a question. Can we use the full or lite versions with any new Bionic ICS leaks? Couldnt we just go into the updates folder of the Samurai and put a newer version of a Bionic leak and delete the 232 one? Or is this limited to just the 232? If it is limited, can it be updated so that we can put any ics leak into the updates folder? Thanks.

 

[SamuriHL]

Hey I have a question. Can we use the full or lite versions with any new Bionic ICS leaks? Couldnt we just go into the updates folder of the Samurai and put a newer version of a Bionic leak?

You mean like it says to do in the OP? LOL! Yes. The script will push any zip files found in the updates folder to your sdcard-ext, so, when a new leak comes out you put it in the updates dir and you're good to go.