[How-To] Force Motorola Droid 2.1 OTA Update (ESE81)

[Getaphixx]

Credit to Fabolous @

Download this file:

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/voles/signed-voles-ESE81-from-ESD56.fa406da6.zip <--- Direct from Google's Servers!

OR

signed-voles-ESE81-from-ESD56.fa406da6.zip

Put on the root of your sdcard (not in a folder)

Rename to update.zip

Power phone off

Boot into recovery (power phone on while holding down x)

When you see the triangle with the exclamation point, press (& hold) the volume up key and camera button key (only press the camera key down half way)

Navigate to “apply update.zip” and press the gold center button on the keyboard to select it. It will start the update process

Reboot



If your installation is 'aborted', it's probably because you named the file update.zip in Windows, which results in a file called update.zip.zip. Try renaming it to just 'update'



EDIT: You can do all this from your phone without using the USB cable.. Using Astro just move the file from your download folder on SD, to the Root of SD..


Installing this will remove root access! It will kill wifi tethering. It ONLY installs over 2.01 and all of your apps/ personal info will remain untouched.


If your phone's Firmare Version reads "2.1-update1".. You're done! Congrats! Everything is fine!

Special Thanks To...

-ugot2go123 and Speeddymon for the update.zip file

 

[masterxchief]

Thanks for posting this!

EDIT: Oh I guess Fabolous posted this on here too
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...orce-motorola-droid-2-1-ota-update-ese81.html

 

[xliderider]

Just to be clear, applying this update will cause a loss of root. Correct?

 

[Getaphixx]

Yes..

Also ignore the site certificate warning..

Download the file anyway..

 

[RoNYC]

hello
got to the exclamation point and pressed volume up and camera but nothing????did i miss anything?

 

[Getaphixx]

hello
got to the exclamation point and pressed volume up and camera but nothing????did i miss anything?

Keep trying... Give it two or three attempts!!!!

 

[7isfx7]

Installed... Thanks

 

[RoNYC]

manage to install and reboot........nothing?!?!?!? checked phone info and still 2.0

 

[Fabolous]

Oops! This may have been the more appropriate section to post in.

Maybe a mod can merge them ?

 

[frayed]

So if I force the update is it exactly the same as if I wait for it ota or will o not get the next update

 

[RoNYC]

after "apply sdcard:update.zip" it gave me a "installation aborted".....help

 

[samiusmc]

after "apply sdcard:update.zip" it gave me a "installation aborted".....help

Make sure the file is named "update.zip" and not "update.zip.zip" If you're using Windows 7, just name it "update" and Windows will add the ".zip" extension.

 

[RoNYC]

on a mac g4, file name is update.zip.....thanks

 

[Speeding Wheels]

Worked like a charm.

Thanks!!

 

[Moonraker]

Bad'****ing'Ass. It worked like a charm.. Just as an OTA update would be I believe.

Live wallpapers, updated galley, updated pinch and zoom. All here in my hands.. No more "Ill see it when I believe it". Its here, you just have to download and do this procedure.. or wait.