Android Phones
Droid X Gingerbread OTA update rolling out, kills root
April 12, 2011 | by Michael Heller
Motorola
This story is one of those strange things that probably sounds worse than it is. The report is that the official OTA Gingerbread update for the Droid X is now rolling out, but it comes with a caveat that it will kill root access if your phone is rooted. And, if you want to taste the dark-colored goodness of 2.3.3, the OTA update does include a new Bootloader, which will kill root access. Worst of all, there is currently no way to regain root access with the new Bootloader. That said, I’m sure the dev community is already hard at work on it.
There is another rumor surrounding this update. The update includes a .jar file apparently with the word “netflix” in it. It seems like a pretty short hop to assume this means that the Droid X is being prepped for Netflix compatibility, but it hasn’t been officially confirmed, so you’ll have to stick with us for any updates on that.
Personally, I hope the Netflix rumor turns out to be true, because I want to see Netflix start to roll out to phones that are already in the wild, rather than being preloaded on specific new phones.
If you have a Droid X and you want the update, but haven’t yet received it, you can always try dialing *#*#CHECKIN#*#* (*#*#2432546#*#*) to force your phone to check for an update.
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The Droid X can not run Cyanogen because it requires a custom kernel. Currently, the only users with Gingerbread are the ones who installed the leaked version from Team Black Hat so this part of your article should be updated.
This is all wrong, the bootloader is not updated, it will be rooted tonight, OTA's always remove root and +1 to the no CM comment, the DX has a locked bootloader
Is that phone number method of forcing your phone to check for an update different from Settings >> About Phone >> System Updates?
Also, it's not exactly *calling* the number so much as typing it in. It auto recognizes it before you even hit send.
did anyone recieve the update? i did checkin but when i click it the notification dissapears and i still cannot find the update through the normal method in settingz
Hearing of a lot of people encountering problems with this.
My recent post Fruit Ninja
got GB ota, 10:00 pm west coast! now to root…
I have not done the update on my phone as of yet, every time I turn on my phone I am asked if I want to install the update. I have rooted my phone and have been told that the update will kill my app.
Should I uninstall the root before updating my phone? Is there a way to re root the phone after the update?
After the OTA there is not currently a method to re-root the phone if it was rooted before the update. RSDlite fails with sbfing, superoneclicks will get stuck at rageagainstthecage (step #6)uninstalling superuser does not work, adb shell cannot reach #, un-root the phone before the OTA or just don't update.
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