Ahhh... i see your point.
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Sean Dague <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/26/2010 01:23 PM, Alan Snyder wrote: >>> The only way to do updates outside of your vendor is to hack firmware >>> NOT designed for your phone in. >> >> Not true... I downloaded Android 2.1, the official verizon ota >> package, as a file onto my droid and there's some special key sequence >> you hold down at power on and it updates with that new file >> automatically. it's part of some restore feature. > > And note that it was "The official Verizon OTA package". It came from > your vendor, even if you got it a little bit before your vendor provided > an auto update. > > 2.1 existed for 3 months before such a package was created for the > droid. You as an end user CAN NOT make that package. You will only get > it once your vendor has made it for you. > > Mobile is not general purpose space. Keep saying that until it sinks in. :) > > If you really want to be able to directly update your phone software at > will, you need to get one of the ADP phones, which are specifically > designed for firmware development: > http://phandroid.com/2009/11/13/android-dev-phone-2-adp2-is-the-google-ion/ > > Other than that, you will be at the mercy of your handset manufacturer > and your carrier for getting phone updates. > > -Sean > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley > sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group > http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org > > There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors > than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium May 5 - Crack and LLVM Jun 2 - Android Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie
