It was just last week that we reported on a new blocking method that Verizon had enabled to stop rooted DROIDX users with Gingerbread from using select wireless tether apps. Today though, thanks to one of our fabulous readers, we have a work-around for the DROIDX (possibly other devices) that appears to get you up and running in just a matter of minutes. Hopefully this gives you a little bit of time while that FCC complaint over this very same subject is being looked at.
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Ahh, the trusty ol’ SBF file. The file that can bring you back to a stock state should you do something drastic to your phone and actually screw up. This DROIDX Gingerbread (4.5.596) version would be one that you’ll want to tuck away for safe keeping. We should warn you though, that using this will drop you to a clean and unrooted official Android 2.3.3. And that means you won’t be able to get root since 2.3.3 has not been rooted yet.
Download: VRZ_MB810_4.5.596_1FF_01.sbf [mirror]
*File is super compressed and will need 7zip to unpack it.
You have all had the official DROIDX Gingerbread for at least a few days now, which means it’s time to start reporting issues that you are running in to. Our inbox isn’t completed filled with bugs, so we’ll assume that Motorola must have done a pretty decent job this time around? We are hearing that some users are having text messaging issues where messages aren’t threading correctly. And then there were a couple who actually ran into a bricked device after updating. Anything else though? Any fixes that you’ve found?
Cheers Andrew, marc, and everyone else!
If you weren’t one of the lucky few to receive the “soak test” of Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) and also weren’t interested in upgrading manually over the weekend, then feel free to “pull” the update now. Verizon has held up their end of the bargain and made the update available just as the east coast clock struck midnight, leading us into June 1.
So if you are running stock Android 2.2 (Blur 2.3.340) and want to be all official and stuff, do this:
Menu>Settings>About phone>System updates
The update should be the waiting for you.
Cheers Patrick, Adam, Kurtis, Bill, Andrei, Brian, Jeff, MJZ, Scott, Sam and everyone else!
Upgraded to Gingerbread on the DROIDX and love that new app drawer, but can’t part ways with LauncherPro? We have a solution that’s built right into LP that will get you the best of both worlds. All you have to do is…
1. Long press on your app drawer.
2. Choose Change shortcut>App groups>All apps.
3. After that, pick an icon and your life with both the GingerBlur drawer and LP are complete.
All good now? Any other tips for new GingerBlur that we should let everyone know about?
Cheers Shawn!
The official Gingerbread (v4.5.596) update for the DROIDX started last night for soak test members, but a version has already been released for rooted users thanks to @P3droid. There are essentially two different methods to get you upgraded since there are a variety of leaks running on people’s phones. You’ll want to read all of the instructions carefully and decide which one is you before proceeding.
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Our inbox blew up about an hour ago with readers who were able to “pull” the Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update for the DROIDX. It’s tough to tell if all of these folks were “soak test” members or not, but we’ve known in the past that if the update goes live on Moto’s servers, that almost any can pull it. So if you are running stock 2.2 and want to upgrade, now would be the time to check Settings>About>System Updates.
Oh, we should point out that our buddy @p3droid mentioned that you are able to SBF back to 2.3.340 afterwards in case this thing never gets rooted.
Update: P3 is already preparing a .596 update for rooted users running the leaked .595. Stay tuned, folks!
Cheers L, B, J, J, and S!
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