An Easy Guide to Upgrading

[JulieB]

I took the plunge and upgraded last night.

Just a few notes based on my own experience:

1. Read through at least half of this thread so you'll know some of the possible "gotchas" ahead of time.
2. Do this on a 32-bit machine. The relocker won't work on a 64-bit system and you may get stuck in the bootloader.
3. Don't do this when you're in a hurry. You'll want to have a couple of hours free, partly in case of trouble, and partly to have time to play with new features!

Yep, I got stuck in the bootloader last night because I have a 64-bit machine. I had taken the time to read through a bunch of the posts, which helped me figure out what to do.

It was worth it to see the GPS lock in. Okay, so it thinks I'm next door, but considering I'm not moving and I'm in the corner of the home office that's just a few yards from the house next door, that's about as close as I was expecting.

Now to go restore contacts and software!

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by JulieB

I took the plunge and upgraded last night.

Just a few notes based on my own experience:

1. Read through at least half of this thread so you'll know some of the possible "gotchas" ahead of time.
2. Do this on a 32-bit machine. The relocker won't work on a 64-bit system and you may get stuck in the bootloader.
3. Don't do this when you're in a hurry. You'll want to have a couple of hours free, partly in case of trouble, and partly to have time to play with new features!

Yep, I got stuck in the bootloader last night because I have a 64-bit machine. I had taken the time to read through a bunch of the posts, which helped me figure out what to do.

It was worth it to see the GPS lock in. Okay, so it thinks I'm next door, but considering I'm not moving and I'm in the corner of the home office that's just a few yards from the house next door, that's about as close as I was expecting.

Now to go restore contacts and software!

WOW!!! What a refreshing respite from the "Help I bricked my phone because I did not want to read about upgrading before blindly trying it" posts.

May the Schwartz be with you!

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by bakntyme

WOW!!! What a refreshing respite from the "Help I bricked my phone because I did not want to read about upgrading before blindly trying it" posts.

May the Schwartz be with you!

Thanks, and with you as well!

Actually, I did leave out the wailing, gnashing of teeth, renting of garments and general cussin' that took place after I got stuck in the bootloader.

It really wasn't THAT bad. Just a little frustrating. But there's some very good information here. Thanks, all!

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by JulieB

...
Actually, I did leave out the wailing, gnashing of teeth, renting of garments and general cussin' that took place after I got stuck in the bootloader.
...

What happens in the privacy of your own home should stay in the privacy of your own home...

[Phil_00]

Alright, so im using telus' p4000 and i tryed the guide and got lost along the way. all of the sudden my phone reboots after it said 100% updating on my pc and is sitting at the red greem blue white scrren

it says

TITA100
SPL-1.06.0000
CPLD-9

how can i fix this? Anyone...i'm desperate.

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by Phil_00

Alright, so im using telus' p4000 and i tryed the guide and got lost along the way. all of the sudden my phone reboots after it said 100% updating on my pc and is sitting at the red greem blue white scrren

it says

TITA100
SPL-1.06.0000
CPLD-9

how can i fix this? Anyone...i'm desperate.

You probably haven't seen this thread...it has great information...in the first post here, try starting at step 4:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17667