Hi all
Is it possible to upgrade my Milestone to 2.2 without the "official" update?
If there is, is there a risk I will turn it into useless hunk of black plastic (with a hint of gold trim)?
And is it in fact worth it anyway?
Thanks!
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Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
BiggusDoggus: Thanks for that.
I've just been told that the processor is too slow in the Milestone to handle 2.2 anyway - would this be true?
Oblivian: I did wonder if there was an all in 1 mod for it, But to date couldn't find a good answer.
Mate has one on XT, and of course is running out of space for apps etc as you can only install apps to external card? on 2.1
joff_nz: I've recently been playing with custom roms on my milestone.
Cyanogenmod6 (2.2)
Cyanogenmod7 (2.3)
ice and fire (2.3)
Have a google and a read, particularly on XDA forums. Clearly you will lose warranty but imo it's way worth it. I found that the 2.3 roms I tried weren't quite as 'stable' as the 2.2 CM6. I have rolled back to cm6 and it is very good. I haven't found anything yet that doesnt work.
When you go through the process, you will need a different version of the OpenRecovery software that most guides suggest, as you will need to select the right frequencies for XT.
The key reason I did it is for 3G hotspot, which works perfectly.
If you have ay questions, post here or PM me.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
joff_nz: You know what, I thought the same but it's really pretty straight forward.
Download the required files, save them to your memory card.
Boot into recovery mode by holding a certain mix of keys and select a few options in order.
It's surprisingly easy.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
joff_nz: Here is a guide for updating to 2.3, most of it is the same:
http://androidforums.com/milestone-all-things-root/312359-how-update-milestone-android-2-3-3-instruc...
The english in it is a bit funny, I think it may have been put through a translator.
Where that guide says openrecovery, you need to download a different version called androidiani:
http://code.google.com/p/androidiani-openrecovery/ (downloads on the left, about halfway down)
Here is another guide:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-android-2-3-gingerbread-cyanogenmod-7-on-motorola-milest.../
Just read through all of those, if you get stuck on anything, google it.
Please understand though, that doing this will void your warranty. This worked perfectly for me, but you are doing it at your own risk.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries
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