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[Continuum General] Triplescrew:
See the problem here is that "noobs" like us honestly have no clue about any of the steps that are needed to update the Continuum to 2.2. To the guy who asked for help, it's best we don't even mess with our phones unless we want to brick it. 2.2 would be nice but I'm not even sure of the specific steps and where even to start because nobody is specific.

And I'm not blaming the devs for not being helpful, I'm just saying if you are a "noob" like me or the guy asking for step by step help you may as well give up and pray verizon releases an official 2.2 update.
[Continuum General] logan302:
Help

OK...I will do what I can to help...

Download the files in the OP.

Download the CWM yellow that I posted since the original link is broken

Download the adynalyn_test4.tar

Push the ec03.zip and update_yellow.zip to your SD card renaming the update to update.zip

Download the pit file for the phone

Take your battery out not connected to USB

You must have USB debugging enabled

Launch Odin and select the pit and using PDA mode select the modem file

Connect phone to USB

Hold down and power to enter download mode

You must have USB drivers installed on computer

Once the connection shows that it is connected (yellow box) press start

If this passes do the same thing with the test4 tar

Exit Odin in between and start over

Unplug and replace battery and launch to recovery by holding Up+Down then pressing On

Release On while still holding Up+Down

This should launch blue (2e) recovery

Wipe Cache

Apply update.zip

Apply ec03.zip

I cannot guarantee that I have covered everything and I take no responsibility in your actions. I am being overly kind and possibly reckless in posting this. If anything above is unclear, search. You will not get any better step-by-step directions. You really need to know about Odin, CWM and generally your way around booting to download and recovery. You might need to do a factory reset beforehand. As always join the IRC for more help. Flash at your own risk.
[Continuum General] circa881:
Everybody else is saying not to use the yellow CWM. Use the cyan CWM
[Continuum General] nodixe:
I would suggest trying to gey into cwm first so you can make a nandroid backup and get your feet wet a little....same for all the steps I guess 1 research 2 root 3 research 4 cwm backup 5 research 6 try flashing froyo....oh yeah cwm blue worked best for me too

sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum
[Continuum General] Triplescrew:
I appreciate the steps, but your last paragraph is exactly what I was talking about. I'm just warning the average Samsung Continuum owner that this is NOT the 2.2 that we are waiting for because the majority of us are not familiar with Odin, CWM, and editing the bios of the phone like many of the posters here on xda.

Basically I agree with you that people like us trying this is reckless because we will most likely brick our phones.
[Continuum General] imnuts:
Unfortunately, there may never be an easier way. Not that I won't hope for a VZW release, but I won't get my hopes up to much. At the very least, you're going to need to know how to use Odin to get to 2.2 if VZW never releases the update. We'll be able to create a "stock" 2.2 Odin then for folks, but that is the easiest it'll ever get from a leak flashing stand-point.
[Continuum General] Triplescrew:
Thanks for the post. And yeah it's not like I'm tech-illiterate or anything, I built my own computer. It's just that this is my first smartphone so I really have no experience modding it or what not.

Like I've seen from a few posts I'll try to start small and work my way up to trying to upgrade to 2.2 ;)

In the meantime hopefully Verizon gets closer to releasing an Official 2.2.
[Continuum General] logan302:
Yeller

Imnuts said it was made for yellow, so I used yellow. Whatever works for you I guess.
[Continuum General] imnuts:
It was made for yellow, but will work in any of them available.
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
I used yellow and it worked completely fine. Just take "_yellow" out of the file name and run it.

Really it isn't that hard. This is the first thing I've ever done to my phone outside of rooting it. The only thing that threw me off was that CWM doesn't "Stick" forever. If the phone reboots you have to redo it so make sure you pull your battery (the USB power will keep it on) and when Odin says "RESET!" in the box you hold your volume up/down buttons while it reboots. If you're having a problem with the steps I'd be more than happy to help you through it if you want, too. I know how it feels to be new to this type of thing and I know how foreboding the community can be about it. Even when a lot of people explain things on here I find myself going "What the hell did they just tell me to do?" lol. No offense meant to anyone here who helps, of course, it's just when you're this new to it, people explaining things in anything other than total lamen's terms totally throws some of the new guys off (myself included)
[Continuum General] logan302:
There are a lot of posts on here, but I rarely see any posters in the IRC. It is really just the author of this amazing update and me staring at each other. We are there almost daily (or perpetually on Imnuts part) willing to help if need be. I am no where near a dev, but am doing anything I can to keep this bastard child of a phone alive.
[Continuum General] jodakiel:
so I'm up in Alaska and have very limited internet especially on Verizon. that being said web searching is worse than dialup. can you throw me a bone. what is irc?
[Continuum General] nodixe:
I too am fairly new...hell we all were at some point. And even though I rooted my sibs Dinc and Dx I had to relearn most everything for this continuum...but it shouldn't be too easy anyway. If I bought my continuum yesterday and jus logged on to xda and created new post or thread and expected step by step instructions on how to root backup and update without having even read op isn't that kinda disrespect to all the people who devd the mods and the members who tested and posted and basically contributed to the growth of this community? Besides anybody who owns this phone and plans on keeping it you might as well start getting to know Odin and CWM and get aquainted with your fellow owners here on xda because this is the best continuum family your gonna find!.... Having said that... this IS the update you have been waiting for!

sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
^

Amen :P

Btw: I am on my way home! :)
[Continuum General] torque240:
YES! Amen! Preach my Brother! :p
[Continuum General] torque240:
where have you been hiding :p

i been wanting to speak to you about some things, but never saw you on the irc
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
exactly what is the "IRC" that you all refer to?

I've cruised various areas of the XDA website, and can't find any forum titled IRC.

I'd like to at least lurk on there to try and learn just how to do the Froyo install without bricking my Continuum.

I build computers for fun, and am no noob when it comes to things like this, but some of the terminology y'all use is a bit confusing to an old man. :)

Thanks all...................
[Continuum General] Nuckin:
IRC is Internet Relay chat, it is not tied to any particular part of the site but rather a complimentary chat.

You can use it through an application or through freenode.net

for more information, google IRC
[Continuum General] KarmaKid:
Android system recovery

I flashed the modified EC03 rom and am in Android System Recovery to apply the update.zip, I have the ability to scroll up and down (vol) but I cannot select update.zip?
[Continuum General] jakeschweinz:
Touch where the menu button would be. Or the camera button, depends on what recovery you used in odin.
[Continuum General] KarmaKid:
Thanks! That worked. I was able to select reboot. When I delected the update.zip it just gave me an error screen. Had to pull battery and select reboot. Do I have to rename the update.zip file?
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
That happens when you don't have the file named update.zip usually xP
[Continuum General] Bierce22:
it took me forever to figure out that u could use the compasitive buttons lol.
[Continuum General] jimyugbob:
I have successfully updated my phone to froyo and have been using it sence friday but today is the first day that i have tried to use the USB storage and when i click to connect the usb the computer tells me that it is unrecognizable. I have connected to the computer in the past before the update. Is the USB driver for the phone different now that the phone is updated? Or is my phone acting up?

edit - Never mind. It was a fluke. It just decided to start working.
[Continuum General] Native89:
This was the only problem I had with the entire install. Reading and researching the steps was the easy part.

Wanted to say thanks to imnuts and logan in the dev forum, but don't have enough posts to do so. Been running fine since the install and it made me realize how spoiled I was with Froyo on my OGDroid even with the dated hardware.
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
I'm having trouble getting the cyan cwm to work in recovery.

I double hold the volume buttons while pushing the on button, and get to the recovery screen.

I put "update.zip" file on the sd card root, but when I highlight it in recovery and select, I get an error;

E:failed to open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory)

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

update.zip gone

I'm doing this with the battery in.

HELP!!!
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
Do I need to do something different?
[Continuum General] t1231:
Have you flashed the CWM recovery in Odin, I was getting the same thing because I forgot to. Pastorbennett has laid out some good instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203597
[Continuum General] Bierce22:
Also after u flash cmr the normal bootloader will come up but the camera button will not work for selection instead u use the compasitive menu Button.

Just an fyi lol
[Continuum General] Nuckin:
Did you rename the zip file "update.zip"? That matters
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
lol, nope.. that is not the important part... you only get the error if you didn't follow the convient guide already made here on xda for flashing the test4 recovery with odin......
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
sure did.

So, I have to connect the USB & enable DL mode on phone, and flash the update.zip in ODIN?
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
NOOOOOOOOOOO, lol... O My Lanta! :P

Go find out how to flash CWM in the android development section, it tells you how to do it there! ........ You always look at how to do something, beforeeee you flash it! :P

If you find the guide, but something doesn't work after following it, then you can ask for help... until then, *silence* :P

PS: I don't mean to sound mean or anything, and i hope you understand that... But here at XDA people spend a lot of time making guides and tutorials for people like you, and even me at some point! and even now sometimes!, and when they aren't put into use and just ignored without even an attempt to be read, people get a little testy around here....
[Continuum General] t1231:
Sorry Trailblazer, I going to help a little more. I was struggling with posting almost the exact same comment. Get the "Adrynalyn's CWM Restore" linked to by pastorbennett herehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203597

then flash just the CWM recovery under PDA in Odin. Then follow imnuts instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1197415 for "stock" or pastorbennetts instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203597
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
At least you linked to instructions themselves, and you didn't give them to him directly :P so that's not that bad...

People need to learn though how to search for instructions themselves though, that's the thing xP
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
Thanks guys.

I actually am sorting thru about a million (it seems) threads on here for the past few weeks learning how to do this sort of thing.

If it were a computer, it'd be a breeze.

New to rooting these phones, but I've been working on computers for a long time.

More into hardware and website dev as a hobby, but I'm learning these phones--slowly.

Again, thanks. :cool:
[Continuum General] sgtwebb1:
I've been reading pastorbennet's and imnuts's posts for the past few days.

These guys are awesome.
[Continuum General] wens32:
Verizon finally did the OTA 2.2!

Just to add a final note:

Verizon finally pushed the 2.2 OTA in Feb 2012.
[Continuum General] abby_nitewolf:
oh snap getting that post count up huh?
[Continuum General] ciscogee:
Right!? Its funny how noobs don't realize they can post anywhere on xda for that... say off-topic or what not. I just love the noob video xda has...

Also looks like he/she was just following up on their post from July

...
[Continuum General] Txwolf1980:
Put the shovel down, and step away from the coffin.
[Continuum General] jodakiel:
Nice! Study else get something in before the weekend? We need to coordinate a spam event. Okay my bet is there are quite a few gamers here , any strategists?
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
Going to constantly tweet at both of them tomorrow. I think I may make a new account solely to do so lol
[Continuum General] logan302:
Annoy

I bothered some Samsung people earlier in the week on the phone for about an hour. No answers.
[Continuum General] jodakiel:
Keep up the good work!
[Continuum General] ruoppster:
My opinion... if it keeps at this pace don't you feel like Samsung and Verizon sold us defective phones. I emailed Verizon about that and they said they would replace my continuum or I can use someone else's upgrade within my family plan and get a different phone... what do you think would be best, New continuum, upgrade switch, or try to force free new phone... been having issues with WiFi, phone crashes, not having enough RAM to run simple programs without the phone being bogged down, really poor battery life...
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
I do feel like my phone is "defective." I feel like I was at least sold a false bill of goods TBH. The guy at the Verizon store told me the update for 2.2 was coming out in a couple of weeks (this was a couple months ago) and that's the only reason I got it over a Galaxy S/Fascinate/Droid. Really pisses me off that they did that. I have half a mind to E-Mail Verizon now and see if I can get a new phone as well.
[Continuum General] ntien:
Do we have any rumors on what froyo will change? I heard that we'll be allowed to use 3rd party apps on the ticker, but not positive.
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Your living in a dream world if you think Samsung is going to spend extra time than they have to on this phone getting third party support working on it... Just Saying... Lol.. I am to the point of actually betting money on it, lol
[Continuum General] BrizzyMO:
I completely agree. This is freaking ridiculous. I mean, I guess in their eyes, they already have us locked in, AND have our money from the phone sales. If Verizon would at the very least give us a time frame or something besides blank stares and rude remarks like "Well, you bought a phone with android 2.1 on it..." I was told the same thing as you when I bought my phone, in January, that it would only be a few weeks...Just harassed Samsung and the rep confirmed that Verizon has had the update, they're the ones holding up the show, and she specifically told me that we should all direct our complaints to Verizon. Samsung has done their part. HARASS Verizon, people! I mentioned to her that Verizon is going to put a dent in Sammy sales if they don't pull through on this, and she agreed with me!
[Continuum General] torque240:
Ok so i made a few calls, and also talked to a few representatives at the verizon store and this is what i managed to understand.

Samsung released the update to verizon.

verizon is doing tests to see if they will send it out.

verizon needs better employees.

verizon needs to get their stories(lies) straightened out
[Continuum General] jodakiel:
Good work all!
[Continuum General] bubby323:
There is always a test build floating around the offices of Samsung and Verizon, it just takes the time and patience to test it.
[Continuum General] samuelhadams:
Hola Bubby.
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
Patience is a whole different ball game then what we're talking about. They promised the 2.3 update to all the OTHER Galaxy S phones while we're still waiting on the previous build. That's straight lazy.
[Continuum General] logan302:
I chatted samsung with no results. I called verizon and they still say it is in googles hands. I called two different samsung numbers and actually merged the calls so there is the annoying on hold background noise with the one that actually picked up. From this I got the samsung corp offices: 972.761.7000 and a Google support number: 650.623.4000. The samsung number needs to be called during normal business hours in TX. I'm calling google now. I will search linked in soon to get a direct contact for sammy in TX.

Logan
[Continuum General] logan302:
contacts

So I'm starting to pester individuals at samsung via linkedin. I'm taking these and finding them in Facebook.

Shoneel Kolhatkar Director, Product Planning at Samsung Mobile

Jay Endsley Principal Engineer/Director at Samsung Electronics

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=775650104

Ben Davolls Content & Marketing - Samsung Mobile Innovator

More on the way.
[Continuum General] logan302:
more

Clyde Roberson Vice President at Samsung Electronics

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1409253598

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1202839418

https://www.facebook.com/jasper.morse
[Continuum General] logan302:
https://www.facebook.com/Mgoodgame33
[Continuum General] logan302:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1098863439
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
Oh that is AWESOME!
[Continuum General] biznazz:
i just wish they would hurry up and release 2.2 because i would love to explore froyo. i have a friend with it and i like it
[Continuum General] logan302:
Samsung

I actually got a reply from one of the guys saying he'll look into it.
[Continuum General] samuelhadams:
Will having CWM recovery prevent me from being able to get OTA updates? How about custom kernals and radios?

I know this isn't the right place for this question but humor me.
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Nope, your good :)
[Continuum General] TraMaI:
I was under the impression custom kernals would disallow you from downloading OTA updates... Now I'm confused.
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
I was on XDA Mobile when i said that, so i only responded to the "Does having CWM prevent OTA" part....

Whoops, sorry guys...

The custom radios prevent OTA... Kernels, i am not sure, but i do not think they prevent OTA... Even if they did, it's easily fixable :)

But flashing different radios almost guarantee no OTA...
[Continuum General] logan302:
Stick Poking

By the way...I haven't taken this to the next step. Once you have FB and LinkedIn we should be able to figure out the office main line (I did this to Yahoo when I got banned from fantasy football for being too crude.) using Google Maps. At that point we should be able to call the main line and ask for the person directly. Again I did this with Yahoo and boy was the head of customer service surprised. After being questioned about how I got her direct line I was placed on perpetual hold. At that point I just kept calling and asking for someone in her group until I got someone willing to game. Long story short...I was allowed a new log in to complete the FF season. Cheers!

Logan
[Continuum General] jodakiel:
Logan lol you are amazing!
[Continuum General] logan302:
balls

Well I got a reply from Clyde Roberson of Richmond, VA saying that phones are not his division. He didn't know the Continuum is a phone.

Logan
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
lol, i like how you shortened your response down Logan :P what was wrong with it that you did? I thought it was a good read :P
[Continuum General] logan302:
Just don't want to burn any bridges here...

especially after my faux pas the other day.
[Continuum General] imnuts:
I've asked a couple people and the update is indeed finished, and as far as I know, VZW has it, they just need to sign off on it and send it out the door.
[Continuum General] jaizero:
http://www.venusvenera.com/2011/05/tutorial-upgradeupdate-samsung_2555.html

Anyone seen this?
[Continuum General] Weudel:
I don't see any active links for download in the article.....

-Sent from my Space-Time Continuum using the XDA Premium App
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Lol, that's definitely not legit xP
[Continuum General] dfgged:
Anyone feeling adveturess? A quick google search gave me the zip file that article was talking about.

Here's the link http://www.mediafire.com/?8vvj5e2wm85smsu
[Continuum General] Weudel:
Any of you devs want to open it up and see what's in this thing?
[Continuum General] dfgged:
I may not be a dev, but I took a quick peak in it. If this is a froyo build, they certainly went a little crazy changing the ringtones and notification sounds...
[Continuum General] Weudel:
If it has a valid froyo kernel and UI then I'm sure imnuts and adrynalyne could do something with it...
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Lolololol xP

That website links that zip for like 20 other phones... I highly highly highly doubt its compatible with our phone xP
[Continuum General] ErikJDurwoodII:
... according to the build.prop in it, it's an SDK Honeycomb build for the Nexus S...

no dice.
[Continuum General] KDOG2020:
I've been out of this awhile. Does it look like we are gonna get the update for this thing or what?
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
We are getting 2.2, for sure..

As the name of the thread you posted in states, it is made, just not released by Verizon yet :P
[Continuum General] samuelhadams:
Nobody knows this for sure. Is it likely? Probably. Is it certain? Unknown.
[Continuum General] Weudel:
Post this message on twitter:

@SamsungMobileUS if I don't have #Froyo on my #Continuum by the end of the month, I will never buy anything with your brand on it again.

Let's see how many of these they can ignore.

If they respond saying that it is all on Verizon let them know that a leak would count as giving us froyo.

-Sent from my Space-Time Continuum using the XDA Premium App
[Continuum General] Weudel:
Got this from @GalaxySsupport

@Weudel Please stay tuned! We thank you for your patience :) #Continuum ^JB

Could be promising...

-Sent from my Space-Time Continuum using the XDA Premium App
[Continuum General] imnuts:
I got the same message. I'm now just harassing VZW about it, as well as a few of the individual Samsung people.
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Speak for yourself...... I know for certain :P
[Continuum General] imnuts:
https://twitter.com/#!/imnuts07/status/80455314192859136
[Continuum General] trailblazer101:
Lolololol :P good stuff xP
[Continuum General] jaizero:
I find it absolutely maddening that my friend that owns a Droid X is enjoying Gingerbread right now and we are still stuck with Eclair.. WTF VERIZON!
[Continuum General] jimyugbob:
What could be the possible reasons why 1: it took soooo long to get an update ready and 2: why in the hell its taking verizon so long to act like we exist and release the outdated update?

1st they take away our 2 year update rebate then they take away our sense of being. I can't wait for the day verizon is put in their place and realize that they need to pay attention to their customers and not their wallets.
[Continuum General] imnuts:
If what I've found is true, the update will be EC01, which translates to March 1, 2011, so it would definitely be old. However, there have been several updates from Samsung coming out recently with not-so up-to-date build numbers, so I'm wondering if they changed the naming scheme at some point. Either way, the update will definitely be outdated before it reaches us.